Defense Solutions Leadership

Mr Rayment was named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation in 2021.
Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, he was named President of the Commercial/Industrial Segment in January 2020. Mr Rayment has more than 30 years of experience across the commercial, general industrial, aerospace, nuclear and defense industries. He joined Curtiss-Wright's UK based Penny & Giles business in 2004, which Curtiss-Wright acquired in 2002, and initially held the position of Technical and Sales Director, before becoming Managing Director, Integrating Sensing, within the Company's former Controls segment. He later ascended to Vice President and General Manager of the Company's Avionics & Industrial business, before he was named to lead the Industrial division in 2013. In this position, he had overall responsibility for the division's strategic goals, new product development, global operations and financial performance, and enhanced the global product portfolio with the integration of 6 acquisitions. Previously he held engineering, marketing and sales positions with various aerospace and industrial companies. Mr. Rayment holds a BEng (Hons) Electrical & Electronics Engineering Degree from Portsmouth University and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Bournemouth University.

Kathy has more than 20 years’ experience with technology companies and over 15 years’ experience in the defense industry.  She graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from Carleton University.  Kathy began her career with Deloitte in Assurance and Advisory and received her CPA in 2000.   Prior to joining Curtiss-Wright, she was the Assistant Controller for Mitel Networks. Kathy joined Curtiss-Wright in 2006 as the Assistant Controller for DY4 Systems Inc.  and has held various progressive roles throughout her career.  Kathy is currently the Vice President of Finance and Segment Controller for Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions.

Bob Coveny is the Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions VP of Business Development, Sales, and Marketing, overseeing the efforts of the Global BD, Sales & Marketing teams in the US and International Markets. Mr. Coveny is a graduate of the University of Georgia, a former U.S. Air Force Officer (Master Combat Systems Officer/Instructor) with 2400+ hours in a variety of HC/MC/C-130 platforms. Mr. Coveny also served Diplomatically as a U.S Air Force Attaché while attached to U.S. Embassy Bogota, Colombia between 2000-2004.

Bob has a multitude of capture experience leading large diversified classified/unclassified program campaigns at Bell Flight (Textron), Lockheed Martin, FLIR Systems and L3Harris Technologies. Forming lasting partnerships and being responsive to customers is a hallmark of his team’s success. He is a graduate of Executive Education at both Stanford University & The Wharton School of Business.

Mike Knowles leads a portfolio focused on open standard high-end processing and integrated solutions for C5ISR systems globally. Mike’s portfolio includes business operations at Curtiss-Wright locations in Santa Clarita, CA, Ashburn, VA, and Ottawa, Canada. Prior to joining Curtiss-Wright, Mike served as President of Cubic’s Mission and Performance Solutions division where he ran a global C4ISR portfolio of data link, rugged computing, intelligence, space, and training products and services. His career also included senior leadership positions at Rockwell Collins and Lockheed Martin.

Mike is a retired Navy Officer, AEDO and graduate of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot school. He has a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the US Naval Postgraduate School and a MBA from George Mason University.

Roark McDonald leads a portfolio of small form factor tactical communications, mission computing, and networking solutions in the PacStar and Parvus product lines. Mr. McDonald joined Curtiss-Wright in October 2022, and he manages business operations at Curtiss-Wright's Portland, OR facility. Prior to joining Curtiss-Wright, Mr. McDonald served as Sr. VP & GM of Cubic Corporation's GATR Technologies. His career also includes leadership roles in Northrop Grumman.

He graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.

Michael has over 30 years of experience in the defense industry, and he was hired by Peerless Instrument in 1991 as an Electrical Design Engineer. In 2004, Mike was promoted to Director of Engineering to supervise and lead the Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering departments. Additional responsibility included leading the Purchasing, Quality and Estimating departments starting in 2009.

After the acquisition of 901D in December 2019, Michael was assigned as the integration lead for 901D. In 2022, Michael was promoted to Senior Director to be the Site Lead for 901D. After Fred Borah’s retirement in late 2022, Michael was promoted to General Manager for the Peerless Group.

Prior to joining Peerless Instrument, Michael obtained his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University. Michael has participated in numerous Curtiss-Wright Leadership training programs.

Darian has over 24 years of experience in the defense industry. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997 with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, received his Master's Degree (MS) in Electrical Engineering from the George Washington University in 2004, and received his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Maryland in 2013. Darian began his career as a software engineer working on the Patriot Radar at Raytheon. At Curtiss-Wright, he moved into a Product Management role in 2005, leading the high-performance computing software product line. In 2010, Darian moved into a Business Unit Director role managing businesses in the US and the UK. Darian is currently the General Manager of the Aerospace Instrumentation group at Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions.

Ulrico has over 24 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industry. He graduated from the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich in 1991 with a Master of Science (MSc) in electrical and electronics engineering, and in 2013 he completed an MBA at the University of Wales, Cardiff. After seven years in telecommunication, he joined Swissair Technical Services. In 2001 he relocated to Hong Kong as Vice President Sales Asia Pacific, where he successfully refocussed the aviation MRO sales and marketing operations within the Asian region. Aviation passionate, in 2009 he moved to Eagle Services Asia Ltd. (a Pratt & Whitney JV) in Singapore as General Manager Sales. Back in Switzerland, he eventually took over the lead of Curtiss-Wright Drive Technology as Managing Director. Ulrico is currently General Manager for Avionics, Video, & Systems in the UK and Drive Technology in Switzerland for Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions.