About

John Russell is Principal of JR Aerospace, an aerospace and advanced manufacturing executive whose career spans the U.S. Department of War, aerospace industrial strategy, aircraft structures, propulsion manufacturing, manufacturing research, and private sector business development.

He has led major manufacturing and aircraft structures portfolios, assessed manufacturing readiness, identified production bottlenecks, built public-private partnerships, and supported transition of advanced technologies into aerospace and defense applications.

Background

Fives, Inc.
Vice President, Business Development for Defense

Air Force Research Laboratory
Chief, Structures Technology Branch, Aerospace Systems Directorate

Chief Engineer, Technical Director, and Deputy Chief, Manufacturing & Industrial Technologies Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

Office of the Secretary of Defense
Program Manager, Defense Wide Manufacturing Science & Technology

Board & Advisory Service
SME Board of Directors; National Materials and Manufacturing Board; Frontera Space Board of Advisors

Technical and Industrial Depth

Aircraft structures • Advanced composites and bonded structures • Automated fiber placement and tape laying • Additive manufacturing • Propulsion manufacturing • Automation and digital manufacturing • Manufacturing readiness • Aerospace industrial base • Technology transition • Production scale-up