Ronald Schaefer

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About Ronald Schaefer

Ronald W. Schaefer, Lt Col USAF (Ret), President/CEO: Argent Technologies, LLC Ron is a 26-year veteran of the USAF, former Squadron Commander, F-16 Fighter Pilot, F-4E, T-38, and T-37 Instructor Pilot with over 3500 hours total flight time. He founded Argent Technologies, LLC in 2006 and the company has grown steadily ever since. Key areas of pursuit include professional services and allied healthcare, engineering services, studies and analysis, instructional systems design, information operations, radio interoperability solutions, airfield management, unmanned aerial systems, human systems integration and homeland security solutions. He is also a subject matter expert in the field of instructional systems design, flight training and flight operations. He commanded the USAF's only outsourced, contract flight training program and managed previous contracts for aerospace and defense consulting business with ARINC (Annapolis, MD), Spartan College (Tulsa, OK), I-3 (Huntsville, AL), and Lincoln Technical Institute (Orange, NJ). Colonel Schaefer holds a current Top Secret security clearance enabling access to classified information relating to product integration with key defense industry channel partners. He holds a Masters of Aerospace Technology with a focus on cockpit design, human systems interface and instructional systems design. He speaks several languages, is a published artist, musician and writer and holds the USAF highest classification (CAT for diplomatic work in international relations and training for allied nations supporting foreign military sales and the USAF security assistance mission.