"Rapid Product Development from Commercial-to-Military-to-Dual Use”

2040 Main Street,Irvine CA 92614

02 June, 2022

Description

The founders of Phenix Solutions will provide real-world Lessons Learned: Rapid Product Development from Commercial-to-Military-to-Dual Use. “Lessons Learned: Rapid Product Development from Commercial-to-Military-to-Dual Use” Presenters: Brian Riese, CEO & President, Phenix Solutions Mark Zimmerman, CTO, Phenix Solutions The founders of Phenix Solutions will provide real-world “Lessons Learned: Rapid Product Development from Commercial-to-Military-to-Dual Use.” Oregon-based Phenix Solutions has developed a super-heavy weight, rotor lift, Jet-A fueled military drone in an unbelievably short timeframe. In technical terms, it’s a long-range, 3,000 MTOW Coaxial Rotor Remote Piloted Aircraft. The drone is successfully being flight tested by the US military, but in the end it will be a dual-use aircraft. Phenix has successfully obtained continued government funding on an accelerated basis during the highly condensed aircraft development process. Presenters Mr. Brian Riese is CEO of Phenix Solutions. Brian is a Combat Veteran Miltary procurement and contracts expert with over 30 years of U.S Army experience. During his tenure in the Army, he held an Unlimited Federal Contracting Officers Warrant and served as the Source Selection Authority for multi-million dollar Army procurement actions. Mr. Riese is a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College and maintains a top-secret security clearance. As CEO & President of Phenix Solutions, Mr. Riese has real-world, hands-on experience in transitioning emerging technology to solve complex requirements within today’s modern aerospace industry. Mr. Riese originally founded Phenix Solutions in 2011 as a veteran-owned services company. In 2019, he transformed the service business into a manufacturing company with new investment and shareholders from former Simplex Aerospace. Mr. Riese continues to guide Phenix to be a successful non-traditional defense contractor leveraging support from USAF Agility Prime and AFWERX programs. This intense development effort led to the rapid delivery of two initial prototype aircraft, and the first civil-certified Heavy Lift Remote Piloted Aircraft, the Phenix Ultra 2XL aircraft. The Ultra 2XL represents the culmination of Phenix’s dedication to its mission and has significant consequence for the Defense and Civil Aviation Markets. Mark Zimmerman is the CTO of Phenix Solutions. Mark is an entrepreneur, STC expert and business executive with over 20 years international business focused on the development, integration, and certification of emerging technologies into a next generation of certified multi-mission aircraft and mission equipment. Mark earned a B.S. in Accounting at OSU and became a CPA at E&Y. Mark has continued his education throughout his career, including executive studies at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business and Stanford Graduate School of Business. In 2019, Mr. Zimmerman joined Phenix Solutions to help develop and certify a large capacity Remote Piloted Aircraft and related specialized mission equipment. Previously, Mr. Zimmerman served as President & CEO of Simplex Aerospace between 2009-2020 and COO/CFO from 2001-2009. Simplex Aerospace is a leading provider of civil-certified rotorcraft aerial application equipment used primarily in wildland firefighting, high-rise building firefighting, agricultural application, utility power transmission and other aerial missions. Simplex’s systems have been in operation in over 100 countries for 75 years and are known for their quality, durability, and longevity.