Ryan Perkins is an executive leader with more than 27 years of experience, including military and commercial aviation, business development, government services, sales, and program management. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, he served in Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 466, known as the Wolfpack. He began his civilian career working for Columbia Helicopters as a Military Maintenance Team Leader, and later joined Erickson Incorporated, where he began as a Program Manager and progressed to Vice President of Marketing, Business Development, and Sales. Ryan has also held leadership roles at Breeze-Eastern LLC and Vertical Mission Solutions. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Communication from the University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business, and a Bachelor of Business Administration and Management degree from Southern Oregon University.