Mr. Bill McCandless is the current Systems Engineering Chief for the Fixed Wing Project Office, the office of primary responsibility for HADES, an aviation weapon system with a robust MOSA implementation. He has been involved in realizing MOSA concepts within Army Aviation as early as JMR and MSAD efforts. His previous positions include serving as the Safety Lead, Air Vehicle Lead, and Risk Manager for FLRAA (now Cheyenne) Project Office where he worked development of that system through Milestone B. He is part of the Maneuver Air Directorate of AvMC DEVCOM and has aerospace engineering degrees from Mississippi State and Georgia Tech.