Biography

Wade McConvey retired from the U.S. Navy after a 30-year career in naval aviation and leadership. Originally from the Buffalo, New York area, he attended the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He later earned a Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and attended the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.

During his naval career, McConvey earned his Naval Aviator wings and served in multiple helicopter squadrons aboard aircraft carriers. He commanded Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Five (HS-5) while the squadron supported Operation Enduring Freedom from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

McConvey later served as Chief Test Pilot and Commanding Officer of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two One (HX-21) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The squadron conducts developmental testing and evaluation of Navy and Marine Corps rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft. Official NAVAIR records confirm his command of HX-21 during this period.

Following his HX-21 command, McConvey served with the Presidential Helicopters Program Office, supporting the presidential lift mission performed by HMX-1. He subsequently served at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin as Naval Attaché and concluded his Navy career at Naval Air Systems Command as Inspector General, according to the additional professional biography you provided.

Following his naval service, McConvey joined KBR, where he works in business development, helping identify client needs and develop targeted solutions. KBR's own employee profile identifies him as a Business Development Manager with Government Solutions U.S.

McConvey is married and has three sons.