Title: Commercialization Analyst
Category: Managing Professional
Education: M.S., Meteorology; B.S., Civil Engineering
Mr. Schrader has an MS in Meteorology from Penn State and a BS in Civil Engineering from State University of New York at Buffalo. He spent 20 years as a US Air Force officer in a variety of leadership and staff positions. He was the lead technology modernization planner for the Air Force weather service and led the development and implementation of a 25-year strategic plan. During this time he also developed and helped implement a global contrail forecast algorithm in support of the B-2 stealth bomber program. Later, he was the operations director for the DoD Modeling and Simulation Executive Agent for Air and Space Natural Environment, winner of the 2003 Air Force Modeling and Simulation Award (Cross Functional Category). His operational assignments included an expeditionary squadron command in Bosnia-Herzegovina, flight command in support of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division, and tactical support to strategic and tactical Air Force and Army combat units. Since retiring from the military in 2005, he has worked with over 80 small, high tech R&D firms to help them successfully commercialize their innovations or transition them to operations.