David Nichols:  

• Born and raised on a southern Arkansas working farm that has been in the family since 1850  Oldest of three siblings  Actively participated in farm operation until leaving for college • High School Class Valedictorian, recipient of Firestone Competitive Academic and ACT scholarships • Hold BS in Electrical Engineering and Masters in Business Administration degrees  Founding member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity Epsilon Rho chapter  Member of Sigma Iota Epsilon business honor fraternity • 35+ years experience working in DoD Aerospace & ISR Business Area  Held leadership roles in Program Management, Business Development and Engineering on F-16, F-22 , F-35 and Special Mission Aircraft programs at Lockheed Martin, L3Harris, Raytheon, BAE Systems, Elbit M7 Aerospace  Founded & Grew Engineering Services Business Providing Services to Platform Primes & Suppliers • Divorced • 5 children, 9 Grandchildren, a German Shepherd and a Black Mouth Curr  43 year old daughter (Katrina) 1995 Oklahoma University graduate BA Latin Studies, Masters in Education ...Expand for more