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The Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) announced today that Daryl Price has been appointed the new Executive Director for the organization. Price will succeed Ed Young and assumed responsibilities on September 20."Daryl comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge, that partners exquisitely with a very engaging personality, all of which will be instrumental in leading our ACE team as we bring the SkyLab Innovation Center to life," said John "Lites" Leenhouts, President and CEO.Prior to accepting the position with ACE, Price provided executive leadership to DJParagon, LLC for 22 years. DJParagon is a training and technology company specializing in strategic and tactical business integration and training of technical, operational and mission-critical business process systems. He developed and managed a business training and technology company from inception to $18,000,000 annual revenue with 34 leading-edge emerging technology/data engineers and a customer presence throughout the U.S. and 17 foreign countries.Price pursued a Bachelor of Science Studies in Applied Mathematics and Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and earned an Associate Degree in Data Networking and Telecommunications from Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin. Over the years he has achieved various note-worthy accomplishments and certifications including: Aviation Crisis and Disaster Management-Critical Event Leadership; was a regular participant and speaker at the HAI International Expo and Safety Seminar, and achieved MCI-Critical Incident Management Certification. He is a commercial pilot in both fixed wing and rotorcraft and a seasoned CFI/CFII.