Dr. Raymond Warriner serves as the MilComm Technical Director and Chief Engineer, Engineering Division, MilComm and PNT Directorate, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Space Force Base. In this role, he oversees engineering processes ensuring satellite communication systems deliver integrated war-fighting capabilities to the Department of Defense and its allies.

With over 40 years in engineering and integration, Dr. Warriner has influenced nearly every program within the MILSATCOM portfolio. His career includes key roles in the Peacekeeper missile program, MILSTAR, and decades of leadership with MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1971, serving through Vietnam and Desert Storm, and retired as a Major alongside his late wife, Purita. His military honors include the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, and the designation of Master Missileman and Master of Space.

Dr. Warriner holds degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, System Management, and a PhD in Communication Technology.

Beyond his professional career, Dr. Warriner has devoted decades to community service, particularly with Special Olympics. Since the early 1980s, he has volunteered at events from the San Bernardino Summer Games to the 2015 World Games in Los Angeles. He founded “Dr. Ray’s Knights” for the annual Plane Pull, raising funds and awareness each year.

As State Special Olympics Chairman and President of the Frank Nigro Columbian Foundation, he revitalized support for California’s largest service program for individuals with intellectual disabilities—helping raise nearly $4.5 million in seven years. His leadership has generated more than $80,000 annually and hundreds of volunteer hours at Special Olympics events. For his service, he was twice named Volunteer of the Year by the Air Force Association’s Bernard A. Schriever Chapter.

Dr. Warriner’s career reflects a lifelong dedication to service—whether advancing national defense or championing inclusion through Special Olympics.