Ray is the Senior Vice President for North America Defense Business Development. He joined Rolls-Royce in November 2020 and is responsible for the growth of Defense programs. Before joining Rolls-Royce, Ray served in the U.S. Army and Army National Guard for more than 34 years providing large-scale strategic and operational leadership, successfully leading combat, and garrison formations at multiple levels. He is an AH64A/D Apache Pilot deploying in support of Operations Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, and Spartan Shield. Upon completion of Operation New Dawn, his unit initiated the Army’s AH-64D overwater operations and deck landing qualification program. Ray is a Master Army Aviator with more than 2400 flight hours and 480 flown in combat. Ray holds a baccalaureate degree in Business from Coker University and is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College where he earned a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies.
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