As Flight Operations Manager, Nick Marusich is responsible for managing the execution of the airborne observation platform’s annual data collection and approved PI-directed flights. Nick received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and spent 23 years serving in the Navy as a Naval Flight Officer completing operations in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He also holds a M.S. in Defense Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada and a M.S. in Social Sciences from the University of Haifa, Israel.