Ciriaco Villarreal has extensive experience in military aviation and leadership, currently serving as Deputy Site Lead, Distributed Training Mission Director, and F-15E Subject Matter Expert and Mission Planner at Northrop Grumman since October 2015. Prior to this role, Ciriaco Villarreal had a distinguished career in the United States Air Force from July 2001 to October 2015, where responsibilities included serving as the F-15SA Extended Training Services Specialist, Chief of Standardization & Evaluation, and F-15E Flight Examiner. Ciriaco Villarreal successfully supervised and executed numerous large-scale military exercises, contributed to the Initial Operational Capability of a $29.4 billion program, and led training initiatives to enhance joint and allied forces' operational effectiveness. Ciriaco Villarreal holds a Master’s Degree in Physics from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from the United States Air Force Academy.