Rich Hoffman is a 25+ year Army Information Technology (IT) defense contractor with Chugach Government Solutions. He is a Senior Systems Engineer Analyst working in the US Army Materiel Command Headquarters at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, helping to shape the future directions of systems, networks, and application hosting arrangements used within the Army.
For the past 57 years, since his eighth-grade science class and timed with the Lonnie Zamora sighting on 24 April 1964, Rich has been pursuing his primary interest in investigating, researching, and lecturing on the subject of UFOs. In June 2017, Rich left his position as MUFON Director, Strategic Projects, Alabama State Director, and other functions within MUFON. He is still a Benefactor and is a lifetime, subscribing-only member. He is currently an Executive Board Officer for the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU), a coalition of like-minded, serious, dedicated scientists and professionals who want to solve the phenomena using scientific methodologies and leverage current technologies.