Warren Rapp, a retired Lt. Colonel was named business director of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Nevada Advanced Autonomous Systems Innovation Center.
Rapp most recently served with the Nevada Institute for Unmanned Systems. He retired from the Nevada Air National Guard after serving in the military for 26 years, including 10 years as a Marine pilot at the beginning of his career. He also served as commander of airport security troops at Reno Tahoe International Airport, director of logistics for the Nevada Air National Guard and as the commander of the 232nd Operations Squadron at Creech Air Force Base.
Rapp was a member of Governor Brian Sandoval’s committee for UAS economic development for Nevada, acting as a military technology advisor for northern Nevada.