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About RAAP Engineering

RAAP Engineering is being positioned as a company-first presence for government-facing outreach, bringing together senior systems engineering leadership and hands-on aerospace simulation support for mission-focused customers.

Operating Focus

Mission-oriented support with an emphasis on rigor and trust.

RAAP Engineering is oriented toward organizations that need disciplined engineering thinking, clear written communication, and experienced technical judgment. The public website is intentionally concise, with content structured to support government introductions, capability conversations, and bid-related outreach.

As the company grows, this foundation can be extended with business identifiers, a formal capability statement, project summaries, and tailored qualification materials without changing the core structure of the site.

Founder Leadership

Mark Gibson

Mark Gibson brings more than four decades of experience across aerospace, communications systems, defense, missile defense, systems verification, technical policy support, and engineering education. His career spans Air Force service, private industry, civil service, NASA-related strategic work, defense support contracting, and technical instruction.

Public-facing highlights include leadership in systems engineering, verification and assessment, enterprise architecture support, and guidance development for complex mission environments. His background provides RAAP Engineering with immediate credibility for conversations involving engineering discipline, technical review, and government-facing professionalism.

Education MS Systems Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering
Representative Environments DoD, NASA, Missile Defense Agency, Joint Interoperability contexts
Clearance Reference Active clearance referenced at a high level for public context

Co-Owner Profile

Eric Gibson

Eric Gibson is a Software Engineer with 3 years of experience supporting U.S. Air Force aerospace simulation systems in secure training and government-facing environments. His work includes software development, system integration, verification and validation support, technical documentation, and legacy code modernization across C, Fortran, and C# codebases.

His background includes WPF user interface work, automated testing, hardware and software integration, discrepancy resolution against real aircraft behavior, and contractor and government verification support during on-site deployments. He also supports cybersecurity-related activities, including ACAS scan setup, vulnerability scan execution in newly established environments, and relaying findings to cybersecurity teams for review and remediation.

Education BS Computer Science, University of Michigan-Flint, concentration in cybersecurity
Certifications CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Security+
Clearance Reference Active Secret clearance referenced at a high level for public context

Contractor Skills Matrix

Technical coverage relevant to bids, teaming, and capability discussions.

Aerospace and Defense

  • Aerospace simulation systems
  • USAF training environments
  • Government-facing technical support
  • Mission-critical software delivery

Software and Platforms

  • C, C++, C#, Fortran, SQL, JavaScript
  • .NET WPF, Git, GitLab, Docker, Postman
  • Red Hat Linux, Windows 11, WSL
  • PowerShell and Bash scripting

Verification and Delivery

  • Automated testing frameworks
  • Contractor verification testing support
  • Government verification event support
  • Technical documentation, test procedures, and ACAS scan support

Representative Experience

CymSTAR aerospace simulation work that supports RAAP's public-facing technical profile.

Simulation Development and Sustainment

Support development, maintenance, and debugging of real-time aerospace simulation systems aligned to U.S. Air Force training platforms including E-4B, A-10, KC-135, and C-5 environments.

Legacy Modernization

Implement enhancements and defect corrections across legacy and active codebases in C, Fortran, and C# while helping preserve reliability in long-lived training systems.

Verification and Test Support

Prepare systems for contractor and government verification testing, track issues, resolve discrepancies, and support validation workflows through sign-off during site trips to Air Force bases.

Cybersecurity and Operational Coordination

Compare simulator behavior against aircraft documentation, support hardware and software integration, run ACAS-supported scan activities in controlled environments, and produce technical writing and test procedures for secure delivery workflows.

Public-Facing Summary

Eric Gibson brings a practical engineering perspective to RAAP Engineering's team profile: aerospace simulation software experience, secure-environment professionalism, hands-on verification support, and practical cybersecurity scan coordination that complements the firm's senior systems engineering leadership.