Dr. Justin Pearson is the Aerospace, Government & Defense Sr. Director of Architecture and Business Growth for Wind River. Prior to his arrival at Wind River, Dr. Pearson worked as the Director of Systems Architecture for Lynx and before that, MTSI’s Aerospace Systems and Digital Engineering Lead, working directly with DoD customers for over a decade supporting software, architecture, airworthiness, cyber, MOSA, and systems engineering efforts. Dr. Pearson has been involved with all aspects of MOSA and Digital Transformation, spanning the successful development and fielding of PEO AVN’s first Open Systems Architecture to contributing to the development of ASA(ALT)’s dubbed “Gold Standard”, MOSA implementation guidance for the PEO AVN Enterprise. His transition to Wind River brings Dr. Pearson full circle with the enabling technologies that were so integral to realizing Army Aviation’s first OSA, identification of Aviation Mission Computing Environment (AMCE) requirements, and much more.
Dr. Pearson’s passion for A&D has been demonstrated both professionally and academically, having authored his dissertation and peer-reviewed articles on Addressing Cybersecurity and Safety Disconnects within Army Aviation. Dr. Pearson holds a B.S. and M.S. from UAH and a Doctorate in Information Technology with a Specialization in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Capella University. Dr. Pearson also maintains his CISSP, SEC+, and CEH.