EXECUTIVE TEAM

Kelly Price
Chief Operating Officer
Kelly Price - Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Price received his BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado and his MS in Engineering Management from George Washington University. He is currently completing a Doctor of Strategic Leadership degree from Liberty University. Mr. Price served 21 years on active duty with most time spent as a nuclear trained US Navy Officer, from 1980 to 2002 with duty assignments on three East Coast fast attack nuclear submarines (USS Jacksonville, USS Oklahoma City, and USS Hampton) and a staff position with Submarine Force in Norfolk, VA as Operations Center Officer. After retiring from active duty, he worked for several defense contractors, including Concurrent Technologies Corporation, DRS Technologies, Textron, The Canton Group, iGov Technologies, Raytheon, and SpiderOak. These assignments involved career growth with roles as Program Manager, Director, and Vice President. The common theme throughout Mr. Price’s post-Navy career was a focus on leading high-performing multidiscipline engineering teams in developing robust communication hardware and software for Department of Defense clients such as the US Navy, US Army, US Air Force, and US Space Force with program values ranging from $2M to $500M. In addition to leading complex engineering development teams, Mr. Price also gained experience as a director of quality and manufacturing technologies. Mr. Price joined Augustus Aerospace in April 2024 as their Chief Operating Officer.
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