Marcus Cunningham

Marcus Cunningham is the manager of the Technologies and Standards Branch (AFS-730) in the Emerging Technologies Division (AFS-700) in the Office of Safety Standards (FS) in the Federal Aviation Administration. He has been working in UAS policy since 2017. During his tenure at the FAA, he has had responsibility for many different policy areas, including designees, import/export issues, airmen, general aviation maintenance, and inspection programs. Prior to the FAA, Mr. Cunningham spent 5 years working in the quality assurance department of a Part 121 airline and 6 years in Part 135 and repair station environments. Marcus holds an FAA Airframe and Powerplant license as well as a Commercial Pilot’s License. His interests include aviation as well as computers and electronics.