Steven Endacott

Background

About Steven Endacott

After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, Steve Endacott entered the aviation warfare specialty, piloting the A-7 Corsair, F-5 Tiger and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. During his career he served as a Weapons Test Pilot, a Carrier Task Force Strike Operations and Contingency Plans Officer, an Air Wing Strike Leader, an Instructor and Tactics Department Head for the Naval Strike Warfare Center (NSWC in Fallon) and as Commanding Officer of a Navy Strike Fighter Squadron. Based upon his experience and performance, Endacott was highly decorated and selected for the rank of Captain (O-6).Upon retiring from the Navy, Endacott was recruited to serve as the Director of Military Projects for Systems Consultants. In this role, Endacott spearheaded Tactics Development and Evaluation projects, Concept of Operations (CONOPS) development for new military capabilities and integrated Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into major joint exercises throughout the country. An expert facilitator, Mr. Endacott ran large working meetings and provided “Facilitator Training” to the military instructor corps at the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center.Endacott now runs his own company, Flight Test Concierge; a small business located in Churchill County encompassing NAS Fallon, Nevada. In this role, he provides UAS expertise to Embry Riddle and the State of Nevada UAS Test Site. He also oversees ongoing field weapons reliability data collection and analysis for Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD.Concurrent with the above, Endacott has served for 21 years as the City of Fallon Emergency Manager and Homeland Security department head, which is a part-time appointed position by the city mayor. In this role he has provided leadership and direct oversight of the planning, response and recovery from a variety of natural and man-made emergencies