Charles Chen

About Charles Chen

As Founder and CEO of Skymantics, Charles is a driving force behind the digital transformation of global aviation and federal infrastructure. Since 2015, he has guided the company\'s integration of advanced systems engineering, mature Artificial Intelligence (AI), and synthetic data to solve the industry’s most complex modernization challenges.Building on deep collaboration within the aviation community, Charles’ focus spans the safe integration of new entrants into the NAS and positioning Skymantics to assist the FAA and prime integrators in executing the aggressive Brand New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) initiative.Empowering Innovation: De-Risking Rapid ModernizationCharles understands the biggest hurdle to massive infrastructure overhauls is validating new systems without compromising safety or data privacy. He empowers Skymantics’ engineering teams to deliver frameworks that prioritize security and measurable results:• Architecting for BNATCS: The transition to a Common Automation Platform (CAP) requires flawless execution. Under Charles’ direction, Skymantics deploys AI-generated synthetic test environments into cloud architectures, providing a scalable sandbox to stress-test the NAS before live operations.• Protecting Taxpayer Data with SimoN: Through Charles’ executive leadership, Skymantics partnered with the IRS to deploy SimoN (Simulation of the Nation) for Enterprise System Test (EST). Leveraging the proprietary DataGenesis platform, his team simulated tens of millions of tax returns without exposing real PII—increasing testing data production by over 300%.• Generative Risk Analytics: Charles champions commercial partnerships that advance digital twins and generative risk analytics, ensuring private sector innovations directly strengthen federal frameworks.The Skymantics VisionOperating at the intersection of commercial agility and federal security, Charles ensures organizations modernizing legacy systems have a clear, data-driven path to success.Core Capabilities: Secure Enterprise AI & Synthetic Data (DataGenesis), Systems Engineering & Integration, Open Standards Deployment. Contract Vehicles: GSA STARS FAA eFAST, SETIS.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Skymantics

   Jan 2015 — Present · Melbourne, FL, US

   Skymantics provides professional and technical services to sectors in aviation, aerospace, geospatial, finance, and internet of things. We specialize in emerging technologies such are artificial intelligence and machine learning as well as professional consulting in systems engineering, project management, software engineering and development, and business process management.Past Clients:* Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Transportation Research Board * Airtel ATN - SESAR * Boeing Research and Technology * Eurocontrol * Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Florida NextGen Test Bed * US Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration * US Department of Treasury - Internal Revenue Service * L3Harris * LS Technologies * NASA Glenn Research Center * Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)* US Department of Energy SBIR * US Department of Agriculture * Veracity Engineering

Education

• Florida Institute of Technology

  Master of Science (M.S.), Systems Engineering

  2010 — 2013

• Auburn University

  Bachelor's Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering

  2002 — 2007

Skills

• Simulations
• Program Management
• System Architecture
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Software Engineering
• Software Development
• Earned Value Management
• Dod
• Engineering Management
• Linux
• Hardware
• Business Process Improvement
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Wireless
• Agile Methodologies
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Government Contracting
• Process Improvement
• Web Services
• Project Management
• Technical Leadership
• Configuration Management
• Integration
• Requirements Management
• U.s. Department of Defense
• System Wide Information Management
• C++
• Service Oriented Architecture Design
• Data Analysis
• Defense
• Systems Engineering
• Systems Design
• Project Planning
• Aircraft
• Aviation
• Consulting