Beyond the Rocket Launch: Melbourne Founder Engineers Florida’s Next Industrial Boom

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — As Florida’s Space Coast continues to attract attention for record launch activity and aerospace growth, local industry leaders are increasingly focused on a broader challenge: building the workforce, manufacturing capability, and operational infrastructure needed to support long-term industrial expansion. That effort is driving a new leadership transition connecting West Melbourne-based Defense Operations and Engineering Solutions (DOES) with Merritt Island-based Leak Testing Specialists (LTS), where Aaron Sneed recently assumed the role of President.