ATI manufacturing operations will be managed by Mr. Koz Makino, who brings 30 years of global aviation manufacturing experience working with Boeing, Douglas Aircraft, Gulfstream and others. Before joining ATI, Mr. Makino was the President of US operations for a billion-dollar international aerospace conglomerate. Mr. Makino holds a Bachelor’s degree in Material Science and Engineering. He is also an active pilot.

Mr. Riley Drake will serve as ATI’s CFO. Mr. Drake has over 20 years of diverse financial management experience and has guided several aerospace companies through initial years, setting up financial controls as well as mobilizing capital. Prior to ATI, Mr. Drake served as the CFO/Controller at Universal Space Networks and Rocket Development Co. Mr. Drake holds MBA and CPA degrees.

The guiding force behind this venture is President & CEO, Dr. Ravi Tripuraneni, who invested over $375,000 of his own money and over a decade of intensive research to create 11 designs from which RT-700 was chosen and refined which share a common DNA: features tied to specific customer needs; use of pre-certified sub-assemblies; and design for manufacturability.

Dr. Tripuraneni has been passionate about aviation all his life. He has over 30 years of experience in design, manufacturing, consulting, management, and marketing. He has worked in a variety of industries and at well known companies in IT, Engineering, Consulting and at several Higher Education institutions.