SPA Fellows
Ryan Monson
Fellow, Software Development
Ryan Monson joined SPA in 2019 as part of the acquisition of Veracity Forecasting and Analysis, where he served as the Director of Modeling and Simulation for five years. He is the Modeling and Simulation Lead for the Veracity Forecasting Group at SPA. In this role, Ryan is responsible for software used to model airframe inventories for Naval and Air Force customers. He also develops predictive analytic methodologies, prototypes computational forecasting tools, and leverages those tools to improve decision-making.
Ryan Monson
Fellow, Software Development
Ryan Monson joined SPA in 2019 as part of the acquisition of Veracity Forecasting and Analysis, where he served as the Director of Modeling and Simulation for five years. He is the Modeling and Simulation Lead for the Veracity Forecasting Group at SPA. In this role, Ryan is responsible for software used to model airframe inventories for Naval and Air Force customers. He also develops predictive analytic methodologies, prototypes computational forecasting tools, and leverages those tools to improve decision-making.
As the Technical Fellow for Software Development, Ryan is focused on building and maintaining the software developer community inside SPA. He is responsible for representing the community, advocating for them, and helping all developers engage in continual learning.
Prior to joining SPA/Veracity Ryan was a Research Scientist at ATK Aerospace Systems Research and Development Laboratory where he developed physics-based aging models for solid rocket motor weapons systems, led aging and surveillance efforts, and designed novel analytical methods and visualization techniques.
Ryan graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics. He received a Master of Science in Materials Science from the California Institute of Technology.
Ryan has been an active supporter—attendee, presenter, and session chair—of the Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force (JANNAF) organization throughout his career. He is most active in the Modeling and Simulation (MSS) and Structures and Mechanical Behavior (SMBS) subcommittees. He has attended 9 meetings and been an author/co-author on 18 JANNAF papers.
