ABOUT OUR TEAM

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Jack brings 7 years of aviation experience to the table, starting flight training at 13, soloing at 16 years old, earning his private pilot certificate at 17 years old, and purchasing his first aircraft at 20. Prior to founding Leading Edge Aero, he worked as a line technician and avionics technician apprentice at a Michigan-based avionics shop. After realizing how much overhead was involved when servicing the type-certified aircraft market, he founded LEA to provide high-quality, reasonable cost solutions to the E-AB community. His first "solo" project he completed was a Garmin G3X system on an RV-4, in 2024. Since then, the business has grown to 3 full time technicians, one part time engineer, 6,000sqft of hangar space, and a long list of satisfied customers. LEA specializes in experimental aircraft, including STOL competitors, racers, prototypes, warbirds, gliders, UAVs, and more.

Ryan is an avionics technician apprentice and commercial pilot who began flight training in 2019. Ryan specializes in the fabrication side of our projects, designing CAD models, fabricating brackets and cutting custom instrument panels on our in-house CNC machine. He is also very familiar with the Garmin G3X architecture, and occasionally builds G3X wiring harnesses for our homebuilder customers. He earned his Private Pilot Certificate in 2021, completed his Instrument and Commercial training at Western Michigan University, and added a Multi-Engine Commercial rating. With over 800 hours - mostly from pipeline survey - Ryan currently flies a 1969 Cherokee Six (which he often flies to work) while continuing to build experience toward his aviation goals.

Robin is an avionics technician who brings nearly a decade of hands-on avionics experience from both military and civilian aviation. After serving in the U.S. Air Force as an F-16 Integrated Avionics Technician and earning an Associate of Science in Avionics Systems Technology, he transition into general aviation, where he specializes in avionics installations, troubleshooting, and aircraft modifications. Robin has experience working on everything from small piston aircraft to larger turbine aircraft, with a focus on Garmin avionics, custom wiring harness fabrication, and STC development, including Starlink integration projects. Passionate about aviation and quality craftsmanship, he enjoys solving complex technical challenges and helping deliver reliable, innovative soltions for every aircraft he works on.

Nick brings more than a decade of aviation and technical experience to the table. He is a commercial pilot, CFI and Formation Rated Lead Pilot with experience in dozens of aircraft from the Piper Tomahawk to the mighty AT-6G. Skilled in CAD modeling, procedure design, regulatory navigation, and interpreting technical documentation, Nick contributes his expertise as a project engineer with Leading Edge Aero. He produces full-aircraft and system-specific wiring diagrams to create a smooth flow from the engineering to the fabrication stage, and we include those wiring diagrams with the project when the customer takes delivery for future troubleshooting. He also creates SOPs for shop operations, including software usage, data storage, file and revision management, and more. As a project engineer at LEA, he makes it his mission to ensure that the work done to your airplane meets the highest standards for compliance and design.