Nathanael "Nate" Frank

Technology Executive | Airport Technology Leader | Digital Transformation

Technology executive with 10+ years of experience building and leading high-performing technology teams across complex public-sector environments. Specializes in digital transformation, portfolio governance, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies – with a consistent record of establishing new organizational capabilities, modernizing legacy systems, championing business intelligence, and aligning technology investment to long-term strategic goals.

Project Management Professional (PMP) — Project Management Institute Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) — Project Management Institute Certified Scrum Master (CSM) — Scrum Alliance
Master of Science: Engineering Management in Aviation Information Security
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University — Daytona Beach, Florida
With Distinction (4.0)
Bachelor of Science: Information Technology
American Military University — Charlestown, West Virginia
Summa Cum Laude (3.95)
Graduate Certificate: Airline Management – IATA
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University — Daytona Beach, Florida
In Progress
Graduate Certificate: Aviation Information Security and Assurance
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University — Daytona Beach, Florida
4.0
Undergraduate Certificate: Enterprise Web Applications
American Military University — Charlestown, West Virginia
4.0
Professional Coursework: Airport Operations
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)
Committee Member
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE): Young Professionals, Facilities and Technical Services
April 2026 – Present
Standards Reviewer
IEEE Standards Association
December 2022 – December 2026
Chairperson, Co-Founder
San Francisco Bay Area Computer Society, a chapter of the IEEE Computer Society
December 2021 – January 2025
Vice Chairperson
IEEE Standards Association, P2998: Standard for Accessible Software Design
January 2022 – September 2023
Vice Chairperson, Secretary
IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society, Silicon Valley Chapter
January 2020 – December 2022
Chief Information Officer; Member, Board of Directors
NOVA Pride
August 2013 – October 2015