Romulo Gallegos

Title
Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Applied Aviation Sciences Department
College
College of Aviation

Office Hours

Monday thru Friday - 1000 to 1300 Tuesday/Thursday - 1100 to 1300

Areas of Expertise

Air Traffic Control

Aviation Safety

Air Navigation

Diplomacy

International Relations



Professor Romulo “Romy” Gallegos joined the Daytona Beach campus in 2024 after serving three years at the Prescott, Arizona campus. He teaches both Air Traffic Management and Applied Research Methods courses. 

He earned his Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. He brings a wealth of experience, having served as an air traffic controller in the U.S. Air Force, a diplomat with the U.S. Department of State and an international air navigation/aviation safety expert with the Federal Aviation Administration and the International Civil Aviation Organization.

His research focuses on capacity building efforts in the air transportation sector of third-world countries in Africa and the Middle East, has a keen interest in global conflict zones and their effects on air navigation, and the aviation sector’s role in disaster relief/recovery operations. Professor Gallegos teaches Air Traffic Control Basics, Terminal Radar Operations, Air Traffic Control Tower Operations and Global Harmonization in Air Traffic Management. Professor Gallegos hopes to complete his private pilot training and complete certification in instrument and multi-engine operations. He looks forward to mentoring a diverse group of students and helping them develop to become the best air traffic controllers and the next generation of aviation professionals.


  • M.A. - Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy: International Relations, Tufts University
  • B.A. - Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, DePaul University

  • AT 307: Global Harmonization in ATM
  • AT 305: Intro to Terminal Radar Ops
  • AT 315: Introduction to ATC Tower

AT202 - Introduction to Air Traffic Management

AS480 - Applied Research Methods


International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - Regional Aviation Safety Group - Pan American (RASG-PA) "Annual Safety Report - Informe Anual de Seguridad Operacional" October, 2017.

Air Traffic Control - United States Air Force (USAF)

International Program Manager - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Air Navigation/Aviation Safety/International Training Manager- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

Foreign Service Officer - Department of State (DoS)


Member - University Aviation Association (UAA)

 Embry-Riddle, Prescott: College of Aviation Adjunct Professor of the Year