Kevin S. Cochie is Vice President and General Manager of Erickson Inc.’s Defense and National Security business unit. He is responsible for leading and managing sales, operations and growth of Erickson’s defense maintenance, repair, and overhaul of DoD aircraft, as well as its global defense aerial operations business
Previously, he served as Vice President of Washington Operations and Special Programs at Nammo Inc., the U.S. legal entity of Nammo AS, a global leader of advanced ammunition and energetics products.
His career spans over two decades in public and private roles in the defense industry. Leveraging his expertise in Department of Defense acquisition and procurement, systems engineering, and political and government affairs, he has effectively advanced material acquisition programs forward through executive leadership and strategy development and execution.
Kevin served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot and acquisition officer (qualified in the MH6 Littlebird and MH47G Chinook). He held multiple positions in Army Special Operations, including platoon leader through company command at the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) and acquisition assignments in Army Special Operations.
He holds a B.S. in Design Engineering and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida, and an MBA from Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
He also serves on the board of the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA), serves as their representative to the Military Coalition and authors AAAA magazine’s monthly article on updates to Washington politics as it relates to the Army Aviation enterprise.
In The News
-
Popular Science Jan. 11, 2023Saltwater is a lithium-ion battery’s worst enemy. This aqueous prototype embraces it.
Assoc. Prof. Yang Yang featured
-
FOX 35 Nov, 16, 2022UCF researchers could develop the cure for hydrogen leak that grounded Artemis 1
Assoc. Prof. Jan Gou featured
-
Orlando Sentinel Oct. 8, 2022What Florida learned from Hurricane Ian
Prof. Thomas Wahl featured
-
Science Magazine Sept. 22, 2022AI-based screening method could boost speed of new drug discovery
Asst. Prof. Ozlem Garibay featured
-
News 6 WKMG Aug. 7, 2022In this Florida city, when drivers go the wrong way, most don’t crash. Here’s why.
Prof. Haitham al-Deek featured
- Read More