Vice Admiral Joseph Dyer
USN (Ret.)

• Chair, Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
  
• Chief Operating Officer, iRobot Corporation
  
• Former Commander, Naval Air Systems Command

Vice Admiral Joseph W. Dyer currently oversees day-to-day operations at iRobot Corporation; previously, he served as president of the Government and Industrial Robots division.

Admiral Dyer served as Commander of the Naval Air Systems Command from June 2000 until his retirement in 2003. He previously was assigned as Commander of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Patuxent River in July 1997 and a month later assumed additional responsibilities as the Assistant Commander for Research and Engineering of the Naval Air Systems Command.

From January 1994 to April 1997, Admiral Dyer served as F/A-18 Program Manager, leading engineering and manufacturing development efforts on the new F/A-18E/F, continued production and fleet support of the F/A-18C/D, and all F/A-18 foreign military sales. Under his management, the F/A-18 program won the Department of Defense Acquisition Excellence Award and the Order of Daedalian.

From April 1991 to December 1993, Admiral Dyer was the Chief Test Pilot for the U.S. Navy. After receiving his wings in March 1971, he was selected as one of the first Nuggets, the first tour aviators, to fly the Mach 2 RA-5C Vigilante. He flew nationally tasked reconnaissance missions in both the eastern and western hemispheres.

Admiral Dyer received his commission through the Aviation Reserve Officer Candidate Program following his graduation from North Carolina State University with a B.S. in chemical engineering. He subsequently earned an M.S. in financial management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

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