Rapid Prototyping Research Center
( March 1, 2022) RPRC successfully completed a demonstration of an advanced heavy lift autonomous aircraft called UAS-(L) at Fort Pickett, Virginia.
Leveraging the vast knowledge base of the RPRC team’s expertise in cutting edge technologies and industries, RPRC has released its new “Capstone Research Project Opportunities” catalog
RPRC is pleased to annouce the appointment of Marc Doran as RPRC’s new Director of Operations. Marc is a seasoned professional and retired Naval Officer (Structural Engineer).
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Eric Vollmecke has over 35 years expertise in technology fields that includes working at all organizational levels (senior government and corporate) as well as across the key functional support levels from systems engineering, program management to strategy development. He has led many R&D initiatives that have advanced technical capabilities and provided cost effective, competitive discriminators to commercial companies and government clients. Eric served in a variety of executive and program management positions in Heyer Medical, SCRA, Lockheed Martin, Sengex prior to joining Mason RPRC team.
Mr. Vollmecke also serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserve component as a Major General. Major General Eric W. Vollmecke is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe/Africa. He also directs the ANG support to the State Partnership Program.
General Vollmecke holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from the Citadel and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from George Washington University. He is also a recent graduate of the Joint Armed Forces Staff College.
Mr. King is an experienced C5ISR Test Director and Research Engineer with a strong background in developing, presenting, and implementing cutting-edge technical plans and solutions. He gained his C5ISR skills from his time in the U.S. Navy while forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and as an Technical Manager in the defense industry. Mr. King prides himself with the innate ability to enhance existing services, capture new opportunities, tactical foresight, and cultivating strong customer relationships within the private, U.S. government and Department of Defense sector. Mr. King is a certified Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) and is an internationally known Tactical Data Link (TDL) Link-16 instructor and Software Defined Radio (SDR) integrator specializing in Command and Control (C2).
Mr. King’s research interests and efforts are with Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), Defense Cyber Operations (DCO), and Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS). As a Navy veteran, Mr. King understands and strives for developing ways to better protect our national security for our Defense and Intelligence communities.