Bill Laray

Background

About Bill Laray

As a civil servant I have over 33 years’ experience in Engineering, Test and Evaluation of Aircraft Support Equipment, BRAC Program Management, and Training Systems and Weapon Systems Program Management within Naval Air Systems Command. Additionally, I retired at the grade of Captain USN with 25 years’ experience as a Reserve Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer in support of NAVAIRSYSCOM and the Naval Aviation PEO(s). I have long experience as a leader and manager of assigned training systems, IPTs, and products associated with a wide variety of Navy Weapon Systems, Aviation Support Equipment, and Aviation Survival Support Equipment programs. I perform all planning, budgeting, managing, execution and controlling of assigned programs to achieve cost, schedule and performance parameters in accordance with established baselines. I am an acknowledged Subject Matter Expertise (SME) on training systems providing support to a wide number of NAVAIR program offices and IPT Leaders. I have a long history of interacting with PEO and program office personnel, training activities and commands, DoD and Non-DoD agencies, and industry as a training systems acquisition professional and subject matter expert. I have long experience working directly with fleet representatives, including CNAF, TYCOMS, Type Wings and CNATT in order to deliver effective, affordable, and sustainable training solutions.