Russ joined Top Aces in 2018 as Chief Commercial Officer and is responsible for leading a focused team of professionals spearheading domestic and international business growth. An experienced military, diplomatic and business development leader, his background includes a unique combination of tactical aviation, US domestic and international business development and State Department experience.

Russ completed a distinguished 26-year United States Air Force career in 2011. During his service, he held both operational and test command positions in the US and Europe, served on the Pacific Air Forces staff developing safety and training policies and served as the Deputy Group Commander for the Adversary Tactics Group where he employed the F-16 in the Aggressor role. He also flew as the Lead and Opposing Solo Pilot for the USAF Aerial Demonstration Squadron, Thunderbirds during the 1995 and 1996 air show seasons. He brings over 3300 F-16 flight hours to the Top Aces team.

Prior to joining Top Aces, Russ served in business development roles of increasing responsibility including as Vice President, Air Force Business Development for the L3 Technologies Communication Systems Segment.

A graduate of the US Air Force Academy Class of 1985, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Behavior, a Master’s of Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia.

Lindsay joined Top Aces in 2015 as the Director of Human Resources and Administration for the U.S. Operations, and was instrumental in developing and implementing HR policies, practices and procedures and in standing up and leading the HR function for the U.S. subsidiary, Top Aces Corp

.   He currently works as the Sr. Director of Support Services and is responsible for leading the various functions and teams that make up the Support Services group within the organization, including Human Resources, Information Technology, Security, Export Compliance, and Legal.  

As an experienced senior HR and business leader, Lindsay’s background working for both large, global corporations and small private start-ups, including work for US Federal Contractors, provides a unique blend of experience and skillsets valuable to the mission and purpose of Top Aces.  Prior to joining the company, Lindsay worked for CH2M HILL, Inc. (now part of Jacobs Engineering Group), managing HR for the US Southwest Region and eventually as part of the Corporate Labor Relations team for North America.   His various responsibilities provided work opportunities in Canada, Qatar, and throughout the United States.   Earlier in his career, he led HR teams as the Director for multi-state companies operating in the construction, engineering, manufacturing, and environmental industries. 

Graduating from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication, he also holds a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix. 

Kevin joined the Top Aces team in 2019 as the Chief Pilot and now is responsible for all aspects of planning and execution of the U.S. program, focused on delivering superior adversary air services to customers across the U.S.

His duties include close customer coordination, effective and efficient synchronization and strategic alignment of the US team, as well as profit and loss responsibilities for the U.S. operation.

Kevin completed a distinguished 21-year U.S. Air Force career in 2013. During his service he held both operational and training command positions in the U.S., Pacific and Europe, and commanded the 64th Aggressor Squadron where he employed the F-16 in the Aggressor role.  Kevin also brings over five years of F-35 and adversary air industry experience from his business development roles at Northrop Grumman.

A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 1992, he holds a Bachelors’ Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, a Master’s of Mechanical Engineering from Mercer University, and a Master’s of Operational Art and Science from Air University.

General (Ret) Robin Rand retired from the United States Air Force in Sep 2018 after serving on active duty for over 40 years.  

He entered the United States Air Force in 1974 and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation Science.  He has also received a Master of Science degree in aeronautical science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Master of Arts Degree in national security policy from the Naval War College; and was a fellow of the Pinnacle Course at the National Defense University.

During his military career, that included six overseas assignments, he had multiple flying assignments; served as an air liaison officer duty with the U.S. Army; and completed staff tours on the Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Headquarters United States Air Force.

General Rand is a command pilot with over 5,100 flying hours, including more than 480 combat hours.

His extensive command duties included the 36th Fighter Squadron at Osan AB, Republic of Korea; USAF Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nevada; 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea; 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Arizona; 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad AB, Iraq; 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) at Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona; Air Education and Training Command at Randolph AFB, Texas; and his last assignment prior to retiring was Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command and Commander, Air Forces Strategic - Air, U.S. Strategic Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

In addition to serving as a Top Aces Corp. Proxy Board of Directors member, he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Gary Sinise Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports active duty military members, military veterans, first responders, and their families.

Vice Admiral (Ret) David J. Venlet is President of Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems and a member of the Defense Business Board advising the US Secretary of Defense.  He managed the largest and most complex defense procurement program, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.  Asked to lead the program when it was facing possible cancellation by Congress, he worked with a joint government and industry team that stabilized performance in test and production.  With transparency and realism in high-risk communications, he restored trust in the program by the US and numerous partner nations.

He led a 24,000 person $30B organization, Naval Air Systems Command, providing engineering, test, logistics, contracting, financial and program management support for Department of the Navy aviation acquisition.  NAVAIR provided sustainment for over 3,000 aircraft and unmanned vehicles, enabling global aviation operations by the Navy and Marine Corps.

David is a retired Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. He led large complex organizations and programs at the executive management level for 10 years as a flag officer.  His career in defense acquisition covered 22 years and he flew F-14 Tomcats in fleet operations.

He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Naval Postgraduate School and US Naval Test Pilot School. David is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and completed the MIT certificate course in Architecture and Systems Engineering.  He served as Chairman of the Defense Acquisition University Board of Visitors.