About Parry Labs

Parkes founded Parry Labs to design, deploy and operate creative solutions for national security. As an entrepreneur, he serves as Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer and board member of Skydweller Aero, Inc. and has extensive experience in operational leadership and business development in government and commercial markets. Prior to starting Parry Labs, he has held the position of Airborne Mission Lead at the Office of Strategic Capabilities within the U.S. Department of Defense, worked in Strategic Planning, Corporate Development and M&A at United Technologies and was an image scientist on classified programs at Harris.

As COO, Aydin Mohtashamian oversees execution and development of new technologies at Parry Labs. Prior to joining Parry Labs, Mohtashamian held several executive positions at QinetiQ (formerly MTEQ) and L3 Technologies where he led transformation, development, and production programs for all branches of the DOD and has extensive experience in delivering complex and crucial systems to the warfighter.

Jon Pilon joined Parry Labs in 2022, bringing financial leadership, strategic business partner and audit experience in privately held and publicly traded companies with a mix of debt and equity capital structures. He has been a key leader in high-growth government contracting, distribution, technology systems and services companies. Prior to joining Parry Labs, Jon served as the Chief Financial Officer of Federal Resources Supply Company, a private-equity backed government contractor, from 2015 through a strategic sale in late 2021. Jon currently serves on the board of directors of a Michigan-based government contractor serving the Department of Defense. Jon is a CPA and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the College of the Holy Cross.

As the Head of Engineering and Products, Walsh leads the creation and deployment of Research, Technology and Product strategies and manages engineering teams and capability development. Walsh is a proven strategic engineering leader and Army Aviation Subject Matter Expert with deep experience in aircraft and ground system development, hardware and software integration, and next-generation research and development solutions. Prior to joining Parry, he was Director of Open Systems for Military Avionics and Helicopters at Collins Aerospace where he led organizational transformation to instantiate the company’s Mosarc Product Line, a fully Modular Open System Approach (MOSA) compliant solution. Previously, he was UAS Chief Engineer at Leidos, and System Integration Lead for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

As Senior Vice President of Ground, C2, and Maritime Systems, Amber champions the success and delivery of new products, technologies, and solutions across the organization for our customers. She brings a wealth of experience in the Defense sector, from both government and industry roles, to working on advanced technology development and winning new business. She most recently served as the Technical Director of Anduril Industries’ Land Systems business and played a pivotal role at Raytheon as Deputy Business Unit Lead in the Network & Cyber Technologies sector. During her career in the U.S. Army, Amber was a DARPA Program Manager at the Tactical Technology Office. She currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S Army Reserves within the Defense Innovation Unit and is on the Army Science Board and an active member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Tom leads Parry’s crewed aviation programs across the DoD from the Huntsville site, overseeing program management, business development and engineering. He previously served as the Director for Program Management and Site Lead for Collins Aerospace’s Army Rotary Wing Avionics Solutions team where he managed Future Vertical Lift and MOSA pursuits. Tom served for more than 28 years in the Army commanding Soldiers at many levels deploying to both Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Vertical Lift Consortium and as a member of the Auburn University Aerospace Engineering Advisory Council.