Technical Management Division Chief, Project Management Office, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Ms. Michelle Gilbert has 14 years of service as an acquisition professional for the United States Army. She currently serves as the Technical Management Division Chief for the Project Management Office, Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). Ms. Gilbert joined the PEO AVN Future Vertical Lift (FVL) efforts in 2015 and has since held multiple positions to include the Deputy for the FLRAA Development and Production Product Management Office (DAPPMO) and the FLRAA Systems Engineering Branch Chief providing subject matter expertise on multiple tasks required during the Materiel Solutions Analysis (MSA) phase and the competitive down select. Major initiatives included leading the establishment and application of Digital Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) in the development of the FLRAA system requirements, helping shape the acquisition strategy and development of Program of Record (PoR) documentation, and overseeing execution of the Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction (CD&RR) efforts. Prior to FVL efforts she supported the Project Management Office, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) in various lead roles to include interoperability initiatives and development and production of the Mobile Ground Control Station (MGCS) for the Gray Eagle Product Office. Ms. Gilbert has a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH) and a Master’s of Science in Systems Engineering from the Naval Post Graduate School (NPS). Ms. Gilbert grew up in Madison, AL where she still resides with her husband. They have one daughter (22) who is currently attending Auburn University. When not traveling, Michelle enjoys spending time with her two dogs and planning the family’s next adventure.