William “Will” Boyd Jr. grew up in Hawaii in a military family. He did his first tandem skydive at the age of 9 and his adventures ensued! Two countries, five states, five elementary schools, two junior highs, and one high school later, Will developed his ambition to help others and serve. He finished his undergraduate education as a Distinguished Military Graduate at the University of North Alabama with a major in Mathematics. After more than a decade on active duty in the Army as an Engineer, Will pursued a career in Aerospace culminating as the Production and Ground Operations Lead for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser® Engineering Test Article Space Plane. Soon after successful atmospheric flight testing, Will and his wife, Sarah, founded Alpha Zulu Logistics. Will holds an M.S. in Engineering Management from Missouri University of Science & Technology as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Will has continued his service in Army Reserve as a Space Operations Officer (FA-40) out of Fort Carson, Colorado.