SAN LOUIS OBISPO, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. James "Jay" McConville has been named President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AeroMech Engineering, Inc. (AME). The announcement was made today by Jesse May, President and CEO of Chandler/May, Inc., the parent company of AME. Thomas Akers, founder and current CEO, will serve as AME's Chairman of the Board.

In making the announcement Mr. May said: "Jay is the right executive to move AME into the promising future it has secured due to the work of Thomas Akers and the entire AME team. Jay and Thomas will work together to ensure that our customers continue to receive our high-quality support now and into the future."

"We have a real opportunity here to serve the Warfighter," added new CEO Jay McConville. "AME's team of dedicated professionals has all the fundamentals in place. Our portfolio is strong, including the Fury™ UAS, optimized for special payload missions, and our supporting systems development capability. I am proud to be associated with a team doing so much for our nation's defense."

At Chandler/May, Mr. McConville served as Vice President for Strategy and Business Development. Prior to joining Chandler/May, he was the Vice President of Reconnaissance and Surveillance within a major defense integrator, directing over $300M per year in business. He is also a former Army Intelligence Officer who served with the 1st Cavalry Division during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, among other assignments.

Mr. McConville has a Bachelor of Science from George Mason and a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College, Washington, DC.  

About AeroMech Engineering, Inc.

AeroMech Engineering, headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA, is a leading provider of unmanned aircraft systems. The company specializes in the design, test, production, and support of unmanned systems. After designing and producing the US Air Force's first small UAV system, the company has since delivered over 1000 aircraft to U.S. and Allied forces. Unique in the industry for its small size and breadth of capability, AeroMech focuses on innovative turnkey solutions to support the Warfighter and to meet unique mission and customer requirements.

http://www.aeromechengineering.com

About Chandler/May

Chandler/May is a System Integration and Tactical Product Development company that has delivered hundreds of C2 shelters, rugged computing systems, and I/O solutions to the defense and aerospace markets. These military systems designed and built by Chandler/May include the development and production of tactical ground control shelters, custom C2 systems on air defense control platforms, portable ground control stations, submarine tactical equipment test stations, UAV flight and payload computers, aircraft glass inspection systems, and field-rugged system simulators and trainers.

http://www.chandlermay.com  

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SOURCE Chandler/May Inc.

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