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Jay E. Dryer
Senior Technical Advisor


Jay E. Dryer Image left: Jay E. Dryer, Senior Technical Advisor. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Mr. Jay E. Dryer is Senior Technical Advisor, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.

Mr. Dryer previously worked with Arion Systems as a systems engineer providing technical support to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). His work included research in rotorcraft for the DARPA Helicopter Quieting Program that focused on developing the capability to design quiet rotor blades with minimal impact on aircraft performance.

Prior to Arion, Mr. Dryer worked at SRA International as a senior engineer, supporting programs dedicated to enhancing helicopter survivability and to improving other operational technologies. He also provided significant planning for the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge program, an innovative autonomous vehicle race in the desert.

During the 1990s, Mr. Dryer served in the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Submarine Force, the Deep Submergence Unit, and Development Squadron Five, specializing in development and operation of unmanned aerial and submersible vehicles. Additionally, he facilitated the new developments and upgrades to operations involving submarines and Navy Special Forces.

Mr. Dryer holds a Bachelors of Science degree in systems engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Masters of Science degree in ocean engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.



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