NAS Leadership
Meet our leadership team.
It takes everyone to make the mission successful.
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Mike Costas
Chair, NAS Board of Managers
Mike Costas, a Bechtel principal vice president, is chair of the NAS Board of Managers.
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Wayne Monteith
General Manager
Wayne Monteith is the General Manager for NAS. He has 29 years of distinguished service in the U.S. Air Force.
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Jonathan Ragan
Deputy General Manager
Jonathan Ragan is the Deputy General Manager for NAS, overseeing the Business Operations and Performance Assurance Directorates.
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Jeff Henderson
Deputy General Manager
Jeff Henderson is the Deputy General Manager overseeing test operations and sustainment, and has nearly 40 years’ experience at AEDC.
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Lynn Pippitt
Business Operations Director
Lynn Pippitt is the Business Operations Director, overseeing the NAS business organizations supporting test operations and sustainment at AEDC.
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Ronnie Skipworth
Base Operations & Support Director
Ronnie Skipworth oversees the Utilities, Facilities and Services, Capital Projects and Work Control areas for NAS at AEDC.
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Roy Thompson
Mission Execution Director
Roy Thompson is the Mission Execution Director with nearly 35 years of test and mission support experience at AEDC.
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Walter Bishop
Mission Support Director
Walter Bishop leads the Mission Support Directorate and has nearly 40 years’ experience at AEDC.
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Mike Ramsey
Performance Assurance Director
Mike Ramsey leads the Quality; Security; Continuous Improvement; Training; and Safety, Health, and Environmental branches for NAS.
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Mark Bymaster
Test Complex Modernization Director
Mark Bymaster leads the directorate focused on supporting the growing modernization investments at AEDC.