Rob Ffield

Rob “Ice” Ffield’s passion for performance and pursuit of perfection led to an unprecedented string of naval career milestones which included two tours as an air-combat instructor at the Navy’s prestigious Navy Fighter Weapons School, TOPGUN; selection to lead the Navy Flight Demonstrations Squadron, The Blue Angels; and combat tours while in command of a strike fighter squadron and carrier air wing.
Throughout Rob’s career, his relentless search for building winning strategies, tactics, and cultures led to numerous advances in air combat including his development and refinement of TOPGUN’s night fighter tactics, which were critical to the Navy’s Gulf War success. His research and lecturing on training excellence provided the initial inspiration for a core group of visionary fighter pilots and instructors who fundamentally reinvented TOPGUN’s curriculum into the highly heralded program used today.
Following his passion to focus on creating cultures of excellence, Rob left the Navy and founded the CATSHOT Group, named for the Navy’s catapult shot that launches aircraft from aircraft carriers. Since its inception, CATSHOT Group has done just that with multi-billion-dollar organizations in the energy, aerospace and defense industries. They are currently expanding into other fields where performance matters.