Anthony Wayne (Tony) Wright
Program & Operations Leader
Warrenton United States (Virginia)
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
I'm a retired U.S. Navy Commander — Commanding Officer of a T-45C training squadron that won the fleet's Goldthwaite Award, with seven WestPac deployments and four years at sea as an Operations Officer aboard the USS John C. Stennis supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, plus three-plus years flying out of Japan. Today I'm a Check Instructor and Gold Seal CFI at Aviation Adventures. More on my flying background at aww195.com.
On the program and technology side, I'm CTO of Wright Intel Solutions, LLC. Earlier in my career I served as Operations Director at PVA TePla OKOS Solutions, and as SETA Lead on an ACAT I program I won a proposal against three competitors and grew the program 70% in the first option year. More on my program-management and technology work at wrightintel.net.
Always glad to connect — find me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aww195.
On the program and technology side, I'm CTO of Wright Intel Solutions, LLC. Earlier in my career I served as Operations Director at PVA TePla OKOS Solutions, and as SETA Lead on an ACAT I program I won a proposal against three competitors and grew the program 70% in the first option year. More on my program-management and technology work at wrightintel.net.
Always glad to connect — find me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aww195.
Chief Technology Officer
Wright Intel Solutions, LLC
Since 2020
- Technology lead for a government-services consultancy. Architected and stood up the firm's complete business infrastructure — email, telephony, website, and CRM backend. Support capture and proposal development, including an LLM-driven client-research pipeline.
Flight Instructor (Gold Seal CFI) / Part 141 Check Instructor
Aviation Adventures
Since 2024
- Check Instructor at Northern Virginia's largest Part 141 flight school. FAA Airman Certification Representative; graduated 20+ students at a 100% first-attempt pass rate; AOPA Distinguished Flight Instructor, 2026 (Eastern Region). Authored the school's Part 141 Multi-Engine Instructor curriculum.
Principal Analyst
Modern Technology Solutions, Incorporated
November 2016
to March 2020
- Managed multiple parallel projects for a Department of the Navy S&T customer. Program Manager for a 200+ person, $120M+ Government/Industry/Academia program designing and building an advanced sensor (AESA, data links) with software integration into a military aircraft. Created and reported technical and financial metrics to stakeholders including senior OSD officials.
Senior Group Manager
Ausley Associates, Incorporated
May 2011
to November 2016
- Managed 60 employees and subcontractors across three contracts supporting a DoD program — staffing, mentoring, performance management, and contract compliance. Software Contracts Lead: wrote and managed six software contracts spanning two aircraft operating-system upgrades on F/A-18E/F and EA-18G — $155M over 18 months, called the most significant aircraft upgrade in over a decade by flight-test evaluators.
Commander (O-5), Naval Aviator — Retired
United States Navy
April 1990
to March 2011
- 20-year Navy career flying the F/A-18. Commanding Officer / Chief Instructor Pilot, VT-9 (T-45C) — commanded 70 instructor pilots delivering 60+ Naval Aviators annually; awarded the 2010 Goldthwaite Award (Best Training Squadron in the Navy). Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (TOPGUN graduate); Operations Officer directing combat operations from USS John C. Stennis in support of OEF. Director, Warrior Transition Program, Kuwait, 2010-2011.
Operations Director
PVA TePla OKOS Solutions
2020
to 2023
- Oversaw production, procurement, and a 24/7 international customer-support team for a precision-instrument manufacturer. Led the firm's ISO 9001:2015 re-certification. Doubled output to a $12M benchmark over two years at constant staffing, with 100% on-time delivery through 2022.
