Nayyar Rao, Participant

Nayyar Rao is a Senior Chief Engineer for Connected Aircrafts and Services at Honeywell Aerospace. He has been at Honeywell for over two decades and prior to the Chief Engineering responsibilities, Nayyar has held multiple engineering and leadership positions in the Communication, Navigation and Surveillance business of Honeywell. He is responsible and the signatory approver for design and development of connectivity enablers like gateways, edges, edge nodes, etc., which enable connectivity between onboard and off-board systems. Nayyar’s responsibilities also include Connected Aircraft Service Offerings, Cloud Platform Architectures, end to end cybersecurity and connectivity solutions. Nayyar also drives Data Engineering, Data Strategies and Governance mechanisms at Honeywell. Prior to Honeywell, Nayyar worked with the Ministry of Defense in India developing Fuel Gauging Systems and Night Vision Imaging Systems for military platforms. Nayyar holds multiple degrees (BS in electrical engineering, MS in computer science, and MBA) and is a member of Aeronautical Society of India, AOPA and the PMI. He is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt and Certified Design Thinking Trainer. Nayyar is passionate about the STEM initiatives at Honeywell and is very actively involved with the Paradise Valley School District and the Mesa School District. Nayyar sits on the Advisory boards of a few Universities for regulating course content and mentoring. In his spare time, he enjoys tinkering with automobiles, performance upgrades, detailing, and competitive motorsports.