Cedar Park-Based Firefly Aerospace Hires Chief Revenue Officer

CEDAR PARK, TX — Firefly Aerospace announced that it has hired Brad Schneider as its chief revenue officer, company officials said.

Schneider has more than 35 years of experience in corporate operations, business, and strategic marketing within the aerospace and defense industry, focusing the last two decades on the development of small satellite and launch vehicle technologies.

“Brad’s breadth of financial and strategic experience within the space industry will greatly increase Firefly’s ability to drive revenue growth,” Firefly CEO Dr. Tom Markusic said in a prepared statement. “His extensive knowledge and experience in the small launch industry will enable Firefly to create an unparalleled customer experience as we shift from vehicle development to a rapid increase of launch cadence of our Alpha launch vehicle.”

Schneider has previously held senior leadership roles, including chief financial officer, chief operating officer, general manager and consultant for leading private start-up companies and has had extensive public sector experience with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Prior to joining Firefly, Mr. Schneider was one of the first executives with Rocket Lab USA Inc., serving as Executive Vice President of USA operations responsible for operational and launch services activities.

“The small launch vehicle market continues to experience accelerated growth due to the commercialization of cislunar space," Schneider said. "Firefly is well positioned to assert itself as one of the industry leaders in this evolving marketplace. The company’s unique approach for access to space offers highly capable and reliable space systems to the global market."