Our Founders
Each founder is distinct, but the common thread is shared: discipline, service to the mission, and a commitment to building something that lasts.
AeroHeritage was built by six founders who share one uncommon trait: they each see aviation as both a craft and a calling. Together, they bring a blend of operational experience, aerospace engineering, program leadership, acquisition strategy, sustainment expertise, and technology development—so the company can deliver at the speed the mission demands, without sacrificing rigor.
Aviation Heritage Steward
The Aviation Heritage Steward is the founder who carries the “why” of AeroHeritage: preserving what works, honoring proven platforms, and ensuring that heritage aircraft continue to serve with modern relevance. This founder’s strength is knowing how to build the plan, connect with the founders and stakeholders, protect value—technical, historical, and operational—while guiding modernization in a way that operators can trust.
- sean@aeroheritage.us
The Deal-Maker & Strategist
The Deal-Maker and Strategist has spent years navigating the real acquisition, merger, sales, and lifecycle planning. This founder understands that buying and selling businesses and aircraft is never just buying; it’s buying a supply chain, a management system, parts pipelines, training paths, maintenance realities, and risk. His focus is aligning funding and airframes to mission outcomes—and ensuring every program stands on financial ground.
- murphy@aeroheritage.us
The Systems Integrator
The Systems Integrator is obsessed with one question: “How do we make the aircraft smarter without making it fragile?” This founder lives at the edge where avionics, sensors, communications, and mission systems come together. They translate complex engineering into usable capability, ensuring integration is clean, supportable, and built for real-world conditions.
- mark@aeroheritage.us
The Sustainment & MRO Builder
The Sustainment and MRO Builder is the founder who turns capability into continuity. He understands that operational readiness is earned long before it’s proven in the air, MRO, or manufacturing facility. From maintenance planning to quality systems to the realities of inspection cycles and logistics, this founder ensures AeroHeritage solutions aren’t just impressive on paper—they are maintainable, auditable, and dependable over time.
- jon@aeroheritage.us
The Technology & Autonomy Architect
The Technology and Autonomy Architect brings the forward edge of aerospace: data fusion, autonomy pathways, secure systems, and the infrastructure needed to scale innovation responsibly. This founder helps keep AeroHeritage ahead of the curve, while grounding new tech in validation, compliance, and mission value.
- jason@aeroheritage.us
The Program Leader & Partnership Builder
The Program Leader and Partnership Builder is the founder who makes it all work together—across stakeholders, timelines, cultures, and constraints. They bring a calm, execution-first approach to complex programs, ensuring the client experience is clear, accountable, and measured by milestones that matter. Their focus is building trust through delivery.
- ryan@aeroheritage.us