John “J.C.” Coffey

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    John “JC” Coffey, Vice President of the Unmanned Systems Division, TriVector Services Inc. in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program Office.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and numerous certifications from the Defense Acquisition University.  He is a retired Naval Aviator with over 25 years of experience in flight operations, test & evaluation, systems engineering, program management and strategic planning, including involvement in defense procurement programs.  He has flown over 4,500 hours in several aircraft including the T-2, T-34, T-44, P-3, A-4, RC-12, H-2, H-46, H-52, H-60, S-3, F/A-18 and MZ-3A.

  • CONFERENCE TOPICS

     

    Policies & Regulations of Operations
    •National Air Space Integration
    •COA Success Stories – How they did it
    •Frequency Deconfliction & Management
    Modularity & Interoperability
    •Common Architectures
    •Payload Integrations

    Autonomy
    •Levels of Autonomy
    •Autonomy, Navigation, Sense & Avoid
    •Multi-Aircraft Control & Swarming

    UAS Applications
    •Agriculture
    •Coastal & Environmental
    •Police and Security

    R&D of Future UAS
    •Synergistic Materials
    •Morphing Structures
    •Multi-Aircraft Control & Swarming
    •Propulsion via Biofuels & Heavy Fuels
    •CyberSecurity

    Flight Demonstrations