JOSEPH FERFOLIA

Joseph Ferfolia has worked in a variety of roles since 2000. JOSEPH began their career in the United States Air Force as a B-1B Operational Test Pilot and B-1B Pilot, where they commanded a $280M airplane and 4-man crew in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. In 2009, they began working for ManTech as an Assistant Program Manager, providing support to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Program Manager. JOSEPH then worked for Leidos (formerly SAIC) from 2011 to 2015 as a Program Manager for the Real-time Aerial Video Exploitation (RAVE) program. From 2015 to 2017, they worked for 2 Circle Consulting, Inc. as a Senior Analyst providing subject matter expertise to Fortune-500 Gov contracting firms. Since 2017, they have been employed at Southwest Airlines as a First Officer (FO), fully qualified 737 - 700/800/MAX 8 pilot serving as second in command of aircraft responsible for operating to approximately 100 destinations in 40 U.S. states and 10 countries.

JOSEPH FERFOLIA received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Operations Research from the United States Air Force Academy between 1994 and 1998. JOSEPH then went on to earn a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Hardin-Simmons University in 2006.