Alexander “HEFOE” Hillman is a Major in the United States Air Force assigned as the Chief of Technology and Integration at the Secretary of the Air Force’s Integrated Capabilities Office in the Pentagon. Prior to his current posting, Alex earned his PhD in the Engineering Systems Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he focused on early concept design for novel, complex control systems. In his Air Force career, Alex has worked as a data scientist, flight test engineer, and project manager, leading small and large teams as well as technical development programs with a major emphasis on advanced technologies and integration. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a minor in Russian Language from the United States Air Force Academy. A career flight tester and C4ISR systems developer for the U.S. Air Force, HEFOE is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He holds master’s degrees in Operations Research, Systems Engineering, Flight Test Engineering, and Military Operational Art and Science.