Luis Ventura
Aerospace & Defense Professional | Program Management | UAS Operations | Counter-UAS | Training Development | TS-SCI
- Role
- Adad Field Service Engineer- C-suas at OWT Global LLC
- Location
- Monterey, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Luis Ventura
Results-oriented aerospace and defense professional with over 20 years of U.S. Navy leadership and industry experience in UAS operations, program management, and training development. Hold an active TS-SCI clearance, FAA Part 107 certification, and have logged more than 2,500 UAS flight hours across multiple platforms, including Switchblade, ScanEagle, Puma, Raven, and MQ-8C Fire Scout. Skilled in airspace deconfliction, testing and evaluation, and counter-UAS operations while leading diverse teams in high-stakes environments.I excel at managing multi-million-dollar aviation and logistics programs, developing training curricula for operators and maintainers, and promoting collaboration across U.S. and international agencies. Known for delivering innovative solutions through red-team threat assessments, ISR integration, and C5ISR program analysis, I combine extensive operational expertise with strong program management and technical insight.I am now looking for new opportunities in the aerospace and defense industry, especially in program management, training leadership, or test and evaluation roles, where I can apply my experience in both UAS operations and strategic program oversight to support mission success and organizational growth.
Experience
Adad Field Service Engineer- C-suas
Nov 2025 — Present · Monterey County, CA, US
Field Service Engineer providing technical expertise, operational support, and sustainment for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) across CONUS and OCONUS installations. Serve as a subject matter expert for the setup, operation, troubleshooting, and lifecycle maintenance of radar, radio frequency (RF) detection and jamming systems, and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems used to detect, track, identify, and defeat Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft threats. Support system integration, post-installation validation, operator training, and mission-critical field operations to ensure system readiness and reliability in diverse operational environments.
Education
Tidewater Community College
Associate of Science - AS, Business Administration and Management, General
Tidewater Community College
Associate of Science - AS, Engineering Technology, General
Old Dominion University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Engineering Technology, General
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