Executive Staff

John S. Tomblin Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Industry and Defense Programs; Executive Director, NIAR; and Research Officer

john.tomblin@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5234

Robyn Bongartz

Associate Vice President, Finance and Operations

robyn.bongartz@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6912

Tom Fischer

Senior Advisor

thomas.fischer@idp.wichita.edu

Tracee Friess

Associate Vice President of Strategic Communications and Marketing, Industry and Defense Programs

tracee.friess@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5597

Pierre Harter

Associate Vice President of Research and Industry Engagement

pierre.harter@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 706-0690

Eric Hein

Director of Strategy and Product Development

eric.hein@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 299-8673

Marcie Holsteen

IDP Human Resources Director

marcie.holsteen@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-5216

Austin Nordyke

Chief of Staff

Austin.Nordyke@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6557

Chris Snyder

Director, Information Technology and Security

chris.snyder@idp.wichita.edu

(316) 978-6466

Research Leadership

Rachael Andrulonis

Director, Advanced Materials Research Senior Research Scientist, Advanced Materials

Brandon Baier

Director, Full-Scale Structural Test Lab

Chris Boshers

Technical Director and Chief Engineer of Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems (ATLAS)

James Dellinger

Director, Environmental Test Laboratory

Shawn Ehrstein

Director, Emerging Technologies & CAD/CAM

Robert Huculak Ph.D.

Research Scientist

John W. Laffen

Director, Walter H. Beech Wind Tunnel

Melinda Laubach-Hock Ph.D.

Director, Sustainment

Royal Lovingfoss

Director, Advanced Materials & Processes

Mike Montgomery

MRO Technical Director

Gerardo Olivares Ph.D.

Sr. Research Scientist & Director, Crash Dynamics and Virtual Engineering & Flight

Waruna Seneviratne Ph.D.

ATLAS Director, Composites & Structures Senior Research Scientist

Mark Shaw

Chief Engineer for Defense Industrial Base Strategy

Dustin Stuever

MRO Director of Operations

Matt Tomblin

Director, Automation Research Center

Lauren Tubesing

Chief of Operations, Advanced Materials