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Interview with Robert (Bob) Krull, who was Director of Boeing Community Connection. He worked for Boeing from 1959 to 1995, and his interview charts his first jobs in structural testing, through his move to management, and his philanthropic work at Boeing. He also discusses overseeing the development of ATMs, during the Boeing "bust" period of the 1970s. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with R. Blake Emery, the director of differentiation strategy for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, ensuring that Boeing develops commercial airplanes that people prefer. He began working for Boeing in 1983 in the Boeing Computer Services organization. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Dave Wilson about his career at Boeing as a Aircraft/aerospace structures engineer. Wilson worked at Boeing for 28 years, from 1977 to 1994, on projects like the NASA-ACEE program, the development of the Gr/Ep structure on the Navy A-6 Rewing and B-2 bombers, and the 777 Vertical and Horizontal Stabilizers and Static and Fatigue Tests. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Edward Pack about his career at Boeing as a lead engineer. His interview discusses the beginning of his work at Boeing in 1941 during World War II through his retirement in 1978. Pack worked on most of Boeing's iconic planes: B-17, B-29, C-97, KC-97, 707, 727, 737, and 747. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with James Kunda, who began working at Boeing as a design engineer in 1985. As of the time of the oral history, Kunda was still working at Boeing, with his career as a design engineer covering the 747, 767, 777, 787, and KC-46. Kunda's interview talks specifically about design of doors and various ballistic protections. He was an Associate Technical Fellow with the company. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Peter Morton and Delmar Fadden about their careers at Boeing. The two worked together as chief engineers on the 757 flight deck and the 767. Their interview covers how they joined Boeing, how their individual careers developed, and their joint projects. Peter M. Morton’s extensive 58-year career has been predominantly in aviation, including pilot training, flight deck design, marketing, program management and executive management. Morton held several executive positions at the Boeing Company including Vice President Human Resources and Leadership Development, Director of Marketing, Director of Customer Training, Director 7J7 Program Management, and Chief Engineer 757 flight deck. Delmar Fadden worked at Boeing as a Chief Engineer from 1969-1999. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with William (Bill) Ahl, a technical expert in electronic performance support systems (EPSS) for jet transport maintenance and engineering with Boeing. He invented five performance support systems and helped troubleshoot across Boeing models and worked in both training and technical support. His career at Boeing spanned the mid-1980s through the early 2010s. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with John Warner, Boeing's Chief Administrative Officer, who retired in 2002. Warner began at Boeing in 1968, and his career included roles such as Vice President of Engineering for Commercial Airplanes, President of Boeing Computer Services, President of Information and Support Services, and Senior Vice President. Interview conducted by Leonard Garfield.

Interview with Ed Renouard. He began his career with the Bomarc Missile Program in 1959. Prior to retiring, Renouard was Vice President and General Manager of the Everett Division, and Program Manager of the 747 and 767 Commercial Airplane Programs (6 years,) Vice President / General Manager of Boeing Helicopter Division, Philadelphia (5 years,) General Manager of Boeing Simulation and Training Division, Huntsville, Alabama (2 years,) President of Boeing Aerospace Operations Subsidiary, Cocoa Beach, Florida (3 years,) and Program Manager of the Air Launched Cruise Missile Program (5 years.) Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Joe Sutter (1921-2016), who oversaw the engineering team that created the 747 in 29 months in the mid-1960s. Sutter started with Boeing during World War II and retired as Executive Vice President for Commercial Engineering and Product Development in 1986. The interview was conducted four months before he passed away. Interview conducted by Leonard Garfield.

Interview with Brien Singleton Wygle, test pilot for Boeing. He started with the company in 1951. He worked for Boeing for 39 years, becoming Director of Flight Test in 1970, Vice President of Customer Support in 1974, and Vice President of Flight Operations in 1979. During his 28 years as an active test pilot, he flew all Boeing airplanes from the B-47 through the 767. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Randy Baseler about his time at Boeing. Baseler retired as the Vice President for Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2007, after working for the company for 33 years. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Tom Cogan about his time at Boeing. Cogan retired as the Director of Airplane Product Development for Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2012, after working for the company for 35 years. During his time at the company, Cogan was the chief project engineer for the 787 Dreamliner, the Sonic Cruiser program, 747-X program, and 757 program. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Heather Ross about working for Boeing. Ross worked for Boeing for 6 years in the late 1980s as a flight test engineer. After 16 years working as a commercial airline pilot and as a pilot in the US Air Force Reserver, Ross returned to Boeing in 2001 to serve as a production pilot on the 737 and a test pilot on the 787. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with James T. Johnson about working for Boeing. Johnson worked for Boeing Commercial Airplane Company from 1965 to 1993, beginning as an aerospace engineer and moving on to the VP of Engineering and Product Development, VPGM of the Renton Division, and VPGM of the Everett Division. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Laura Lynn Bogusch about her career at Boeing. As of 2016, the Director of Architecture, Capabilities, and Systems at the Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Laura began working with the company in 1997 in Commercial Manufacturing Research and Development. She worked in design for the composite fuselage on the 787 and became the lead of Composites Fabrication for the 787 Aft Body, before joining the 737 program a Deputy Chief Project Engineer and the 747 Fleet Chief. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann, first woman to captain a 747-400 and a 777, and the first woman test pilot to be employed by Boeing in both production and experimental flight test. Darcy-Hennemann worked at Boeing from 1974 to 2015, first as an engineer and then as captain on the 747-400, 737, 757, 767 and 777 airplanes. By 1995 she was the Chief Pilot for the 777 program, and after 2008 as the Chief Pilot for Boeing Flight Services Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with R. Klaus Brauer, who worked at the Boeing Company from 1979 to 2009. Brauer was Director - Passenger Satisfaction and Revenue when he retired and holds several patents relating to the mathematical processes for optimizing the seating configurations of commercial airplanes and related to the 787 interior architecture. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Michael J. (Mike) Denton, President of Boeing Japan and Vice President of Boeing International. Denton joined Boeing in 1977 as an electrical engineer, later working as chief project engineer for the 737 and 777 programs and Director and Vice President of Engineering at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Edward L. (Ed) White, the senior technical lead for the 737 Advanced Manufacturing Team. He began his career at Boeing in 1998 as a manufacturing engineer. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Stephen R. Taylor, Chief Pilot for Boeing Flight Services. His career at Boeing spans over 30 years mostly in flight tests, but includes President of Boeing Business Jets. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Alan Mulally, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Executive Vice President of the Boeing Company from 2001 to 2006. He began his career in 1969 as an engineer, and he serviced in a variety of engineering and program management positions, until becoming the Director of Engineering for the 777 program. Mulally left Boeing in 2006 to become President and CEO of the Ford Motor Company. Interview conducted by Leonard Garfield.

Interview with Ray Conner, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Vice Chairman of the Boeing Company from 2013 to 2017. He began his career in 1977 as a mechanic on the 727 line, rising to Boeing Commercial Airplane's sales director for Thailand followed by various other management positions including: vice president of the Propulsion Systems Division, vice president and general manager of the 747 program, vice president of Asia/Pacific Sales for Commercial Airplanes, vice president of Sales for the Americas and vice president and general manager of Supply Chain Management. Conner retired from Boeing in 2017. Interview conducted by Leonard Garfield.

Interview with Philip M. Condit, Chairman and CEO of the Boeing Company from 1996 to 2003. Condit joined Boeing in 1965, working in engineering and marketing and developed the "Working Together" style of aircraft design with the 777 jetliner. Condit saw the company through the merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Interview conducted by Leonard Garfield.

Interview with Roger A. Seeman, who retired after 44 years at the Boeing Company in 2010 as the Director of Test Engineering at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He joined Boeing in 1966 as an engineer and worked in instrumentation, test system hardware and software development/procurement, setup and operation for BCA laboratory test facilities. In 1983 he became Chief Engineer for Software Engineering and later was the Chief Engineer for the Avionics/Flight Systems Simulation Labs, Director of Laboratory Test, and from 1997 to 2004 led the Boeing Commercial Airplanes laboratory team in working with McDonnell-Douglas counterparts to rationalize the combined assets of the two companies following the merger. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Paul Dees, who works at Boeing Commercial Airplanes as a Test Engineer, in Aerodynamics, and as an Airplane Configurator. He started working at Boeing in 1991 and has worked on 18 different major military and commercial airplane projects during his career. He was the co-leader of the 787 Wing Planform team, responsible for developing the wing architecture, and became a Boeing Technical Fellow in 2014. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Mary K. Dowell, a manufacturing superintendent at Boeing. She began her career with Boeing in 1978, transitioned to manager in the late 1980s with a 757 interior crew, became general supervisor for the 737 line when manufacturing converted to continuous movement, and became 777 factory superintendent in Everett. As of the time of the interview, she was working on the 787 line. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Arthur F. Carbury, who worked at Boeing from 1949 to 1990. He worked on both the military and commercial sides of the company, beginning in engineering. He held the positions of Director for Material for Commercial, Director of Customer Support, and from 1986 to 1990 Vice President. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Barbara J. Cosgrove, the vice president of the Flight Test Value Stream for Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E). Throughout her 31-year Boeing career, Cosgrove progressed through a variety of assignments with increasing responsibility. She was promoted to management in 1994 and to executive management in 2000, at first a test engineer and later in positions that included the Director of Everett Site Services for Boeing Shared Services Group and Director of Boeing Enterprise Lab Wind Tunnels and Services and Aero-Noise-Propulsion Laboratories. She also hold patents in commercial airplane design. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Saundra Jean Cope, acting vice president and general manager of Supply Management and Procurement in Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Cope began her career at Boeing in 1967 in Tool and Production Planning and has held several senior management positions including Director of Material Planning in the Material Division of Commercial Airplanes. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Walter Bruce Gillette, who worked at Boeing from 1966 to 2006. He began at Boeing as an engineer in Aerodynamics Research Unit and ended his time as Vice President of 787 Airplane Development. Interview conducted by Sean McKee.

Interview with Jenette Ramos, Vice President and General Manager of Boeing Fabrication, overseeing 11 sites and more than 17,000 employees. Ramos began in 1988 at Boeing’s Renton plant as an environmental engineer in the facilities organization. Ramos was the first female general manager at Boeing and held positions as vice president, Supply Chain Management; vice president, Operations Supply Chain Rate, Supplier Management Capability for Boeing Commercial Airplanes; and director of Business Operations for Boeing Fabrication. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Robert J. Noble, Vice President of Boeing Commercial Airlines Supplier Management Partnering for Success. Previously, Noble was Vice President of Supplier Management for the 787 Program, Director in Global Partners for the 787 program, and Director of 787 Supplier Management for the Wing and Fuselage & Interiors Life Cycle Product Teams. He joined Rockwell International, now Boeing, in 1982 and held various leadership positions in procurement, facilities and program management in California locations. He transferred to the Boeing Tulsa Division in November 1994 as 747 program manager and moved to Seattle in 2000. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Inez Racine Towner about her career at Boeing. She began working at the company in 1968 for the 747 program in Everett, in a clerical job in panel maintenance. She took a voluntary layoff in 1970 and returned in 1979 to work on the 767 program on control file and procurement coding. She later worked on the B2 Stealth Program in procurement. She again left the company between 1989 and 1995, when she rejoined as a 777 Manufacturing Planner. In 2016, she was working on Environmental Control Systems. Towner helped form the Boeing American Indian Society in 2006. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Desmond John Evans, who started at Boeing in 1958 at the Renton Division. He worked as Supervisor on the 727 Production Line, a Line Supervisor on the 747 Jumbo Commercial Jet Program in Everett, and continued on as a manager in manufacturing of the 767 and 777 programs. He retired, but then rejoined in 1995 for two years to yet support the exterior decorative painting of the 777 and 737 airplanes. Evans was one of "The Incredibles" who worked on the 747. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Lars Quinn Anderson, Vice President for 777 Product Development at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He had retired between 2010 and 2013, when he was called back to work on the 777 product development. Previous to his retirement, Andersen was vice president – program manager of Boeing Commercial Airplanes 777 Program in Everett. Anderson began his career at Boeing in 1973 as a propulsion engineer, and in 1989, began working on the 777 as chief engineer. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Fred C. Mitchell about his 39-year career at Boeing. Mitchell began at Boeing in 1961 as a associate tool engineer. From the late 1960s through 1980, he worked on 707 Passenger Accommodations, on all areas of payload systems. He was part of the first Boeing team that went to China. He spent much of the 1980s in air freight systems at the company. Beginning in the late 1980s, he joined the executive team as Director of Maintenance Engineering, VP and GM of Customer Service, VP and GM of Fabrication, VP of Airplane Production, Executive VP of Components, Executive VP of Operations for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He retired in 2001, but beginning in 2008 rejoined periodically to help out with special projects. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Michael H. Carriker, Chief Pilot - Airplane Development, Boeing Test and Evaluation, Engineering, Operations and Technology. Carriker started with Boeing in 1990 as a production pilot and quickly began Senior Engineering Pilot for the 737. He worked as Chief Pilot for the Sonic Cruiser, 787, and 777X, and was Captain for the first flights of the 787-8 Dreamliner, 737-600, and 737-900. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Randall L. Neville, Chief Model Pilot for the 787 (all models) from 2011 to 2016, Boeing Test & Evaluation, Engineering, Operations & Technology. He was the pilot on the first flight of both the 787-8 and the 787-9, and prior to working on the 787, was a F-22 Raptor test pilot for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with David S. Melberg, the Flight Deck Design Model Lead on the 767-2C/KC-46A Tanker. Melberg started at Boeing in 1987 and worked on flight deck design his entire career at Boeing, working on all models from the 737 to the Sonic Cruiser and 787. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Carolyn Corvi, the former Vice President - General Manager of Airplane Programs, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, having retired in 2009. She started at Boeing in 1974 and held leadership positions in program management, manufacturing, quality assurance, propulsion, and aircraft systems. She received the 2001 Women in Aerospace Leadership award. Interview conducted by Leonard Garfield.

Interview with Ronald Benson Woodard, who served as President of Boeing's Commercial Airplane (BCA) Group from 1994 to 1998. He started as a Structural Engineer with Boeing in 1966 and help positions including Executive Vice President of BCA, and Senior Vice President from The Boeing Company. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Beverly M. Wyse, president of Shared Services, which provides common internal services across Boeing's global enterprises. She joined the company in 1985 and held a number of leadership roles as Boeing, including vice president and general manager of the 737 and 767 programs, and vice president of general manager of Boeing South Carolina. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Harold E. Carr, who retired from Boeing in 1997 after serving as Vice President of Public Relations and Advertising since 1986. Carr started at Boeing in 1962 in the public relations news bureau. During his time at Boeing, Carr oversaw the company's historical archive and weekly newspaper the Boeing News, as well as publicity for Boeing's role in programs like the Minuteman missile program and the Apollo/Saturn moon landing. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Walter Leyda, who worked at Boeing for over 60 years. He began working at Boeing in the 1950s in the apprenticeship program right after graduating from high school. He worked as a tool and die maker on every model at Boeing and on the "Moonshine Shop" as of 2016. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with John F. (J.J.) Jenkins, an aircraft mechanic, who started working at Boeing in Greenville, Mississippi, in 1987, and moved to Seattle not too long after. He was worked on several different programs, including the 747, 767, and discusses changes in assembly line process. Jenkins talks about mentoring other employees below him, being the only minority on a project, and being a part of the Machinists Union during strikes. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Terris C. (Terry or T.C.) Howard, who was a Manager of Quality Assurance in the Materials Division at Boeing. He worked for the company for 42 years in engineering and quality assurance. He worked in Spain to oversee the first offset program for the 727, and in his 40 years with the company he was involved in the development of the 707, 727, 737, 747, 767, and 777 programs. After his retirement, he was part of the group that helped restore the first Boeing 727 at the Museum of Flight Restoration Center. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Abraham M.S. (Abe) Goo, who retired as President of what was then called the Boeing Military Airplane Company (now Boeing Defense Systems) in 1989 after a 38 year career. He was the chief design engineer on the company’s AGM-69 short-range missile system and the B-1 avionics system, among other achievements. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Andreas (Andy) Danitschek, who works in drafting at Boeing. He started with the company in 1987 in Everett as a drafter, and his father, son, brother, sister, and son-in-law all worked for Boeing. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Blandino (Dino) Go, a Filipino American who works for Boeing Materials Technology Group, supporting the work of engineers. Go worked on projects like the barrier door on airplanes after 9/11, an autothrottle, and a halosensor. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Brian Pio Fitzgerald a native of Killarney, Ireland, who joined Boeing in 2005 as an engineer working on the 747-8. In 2011 Fitzgerald won the Boeing Engineer of the Year award for his work leading his team through the development of a solution to a 747-8 wing vibration. He is now the Senior Manager for 777X Flight Controls. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Jerry Kimberling, who worked at Boeing for over 40 years. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Don T. Lovell, Sr., a 38-year veteran of Boeing and a Chief Engineer of BMT. At Boeing, Lovell participated in key programs including, B-52, KC-135, Minuteman, Hydrofoil, Saturn, Apollo TIE, and all commercial airplane programs. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Cecil L. Caviezel, who started working at Boeing in 1961. He joined the Marines from 1964 to 1968 and returned to Boeing in 1972. At Boeing, Caviezel has worked as a jig maker for Minutemen missiles, a rivet bucker, a structural mechanic, and a development tooling specialist with Auburn Tooling Services (ATS). Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Albert L. (Al) and Kevin Jones, a father and son who both worked for Boeing. Al worked as a pilot for Boeing from 1956 to 1981, retiring as the Chief Pilot of the Flight Training Crew, and his son Kevin works in video services at the company. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Daniel R. (Dan) and his son Mat Healy, about their careers at Boeing. Dan started his career at Boeing in the Auburn plant in 1965 working as a tool and die maker. He was recruited from his high school machine class. His son Matt works as a manager in Integrated AeroSystems. Dan's mother, grandmother, wife, sister, and brother-in-law all worked at Boeing. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with Lyle L. Whipple, who started working at Boeing's Auburn site in 1968 in manufacturing. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with John K. (Jack) Wimpress, who began working for Boeing in 1948, as an aerodynamics engineer on the Boeing Wind Tunnel on models of the B-47. In 1957, Wimpress began working in corporate headquarters in Research and Development, and later went on to lead roles in the Transport Division, Manager of Airframe Systems Technology in the Military Aircraft Division developing the YC-14, and then chief engineer in the Commercial Company on the 757 program and later the Director of Product Development for the Renton Division. Wimpress retired in 1986. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with John Roundhill, who began his 37-year career at Boeing in 1965 as a research specialist in acoustics and propulsion technology. He went on to chief engineer in product development for the 737, 747-400s, 757, 767, and 777 programs. He retired as the Vice President of Product Strategy and Development of the Commercial Airplane Group in 2002. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with John Quinlivan about his work at Boeing. Quinlivan was the Vice President and General Manager of the 747, 767, and 777 programs and the senior executive for the Boeing facilities in Everett. He retired in 2005. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Tommy Huynh, who started working at Boeing in 2011. He is a Tool Maker with expertise in lean manufacturing and 3D printing technology. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Michael Lombardi, the Corporate Historian for the Boeing Company. He began working with the company out of high school and has been working for the company for almost 40 years. Interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy.

Interview with Thomas E. Kane, who began working at Boeing in 1954 as a mechanic to help build front cabin sections for C-97 airplanes. After serving in the U.S. Army, Kane returned to Boeing working in Seattle as an engineer technician for structural testing, airplane division. He continued to work in structural testing for 38 years. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Monica L. Fredrickson, a software test engineer for Boeing. She began working of the company in 2011 as a System Engineer intern, and has worked on the P-8 and Minuteman programs. Interview conducted by Emily Hall.

Interview with James C. Seferis, the Boeing/Steiner Professor of Polymeric Composites in Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington from 1991 through 2005. Seferis is the Founder and Chairman of the Board for GloCal Network Corporation. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Ross. R. Bogue, who was the vice president and general manager for Boeing's commercial aircraft division. Bogue was head of the 747, 767, and 777 programs and general manager of the Everett plan from 2006 to 2009. He started with the company in 1979 as an industrial engineer. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Armandino (Dino) Batali, who worked for Boeing for 32 years. His time at Boeing included advanced work in the fields of process chemistry and metallurgy, and then transitioned to senior management in Spain and England, developing technical sources for the Boeing Commercial Unit. Batali retired in 1996, and he and his wife Marilyn ran Samuli restaurant and deli in his second career. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Elaine Davis, who worked for Boeing for 42 years, retiring for 1992. Davis worked as an aerodynamicist on Boeing's wind tunnel and later classified work planning trajectories for missiles and putting things in orbit. Davis died in 2018. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Richard Edwards, who retired from Boeing as Chief Engineer in 2000. Edwards started at the company designing bent metal parts for B-52s, and worked on the 727 project design group, as lead engineer on Avionics systems, and in charge of all 737 and 757 systems project engineering. He was part of the first Boeing group to enter China in 1972. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with James P. Noblitt, who retired in March 1997 after a 37-year career at Boeing Company as the Vice President and General Manager at Boeing Missile and Space Division. He started at the company in 1960 as a systems engineer, and at his time with the company oversaw Boeing's work at prime contractor on NASA's International Space Station: The Sea Launch Program and the Air Force/NASA Inertial Upper Stage booster rocket program. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Jeffrey Hawk, who worked for Boeing from 1975 to 2007. Hawk's early work as an aeronautical engineer for the company focused on aerodynamic efforts on the 737, 747, and 767 programs. Hawk then moved to certification, ending his career as Director, Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Certification and Director, Sonic Cruiser and 787 - Certification, Government Relations, Environment and Employee Safety. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Craig Bomben, the Vice President of Flight Operations for Boeing Test & Evaluation, enterprise Chief Test Pilot, and Vice President of Boeing Test & Evaluation Design/Build. Bomben joined Boeing as a production test pilot in 2006, and previously serviced as chief production pilot for commercial airplanes for the company. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Stephen R. Westby, who worked at Boeing from 1997 to 2008. Westby retired from the company as Vice President of Manufacturing and Quality for the 787 program. His previous roles included Vice President of Boeing Commercial Airplane Manufacturing and Quality, Director of Delivery Operations for 737 and 757 programs, and Director of 737 Final Assembly. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Jean Chamberlin, Vice President of Program Management, Boeing Defense, Space & Security. She started with the company in 1979 as a methods analyst on the 737 line. In her time at Boeing, Chamberlin held leadership roles on several high-profile aerospace efforts, including the B-2 Spirit bomber, the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, the H-47 Chinook helicopter, the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor, and the KC-46 tanker. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Robert A. Davis, who retired from Boeing as Vice President of Engineering and Technology in 1998. Davis started with the company in 1958 in the structures staff at Boeing in Renton. His first assignments involved research and development in the fields of fatigue cracking, fracture toughness, and corrosion of materials, and in 1974 became the Chief Engineer for Structures for the Renton Division in support of the 707, 727, and 737 programs. He served as chief engineer for projects on the 757 and 747 before becoming Vice President of Engineering for Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 1991. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Roger Guay and Patricia Henderson, husband and wife who both worked at Boeing. Guay worked at Boeing for 32 years developing software applications for aviation technicians and pilots. Henderson spent 19 years at Boeing in Instructional Technology and Organization Development, leaving as Director, Training Center Services and Human Resources for Flight Safety. They co-developed a maintenance performance support system software application that was implemented for all Boeing airplane models. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Michael K. Sinnett, Vice President and Chief Project Engineer for the 787 Program and Senior Chief Engineer for Airplane Systems for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Sinnett started his aerospace career at the McDonnell Aircraft Company in 1982 working in flight simulation. At Boeing, Sinnett filled several roles in Boeing Commercial Airplanes, including Director of Airplane Systems, Chief Engineer of Supplier Management, and Chief Engineer for 767 Airplane Systems. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Kathleen M. Moodie, Vice President of Everett Site Operations at Boeing. Prior to this role, Moodie lead Boeing Commercial Airplanes manufacturing function excellence, operations standards and compliance, and workforce strategy. Growing in the company, she had served as Director of 747/767/777/LCF/ Paint Operations and Delivery at the Everett Delivery Center and Director of Manufacturing for the Everett Modification Center, 787 Dreamliner Program. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.

Interview with Leon Emile Robert, Chief Project Pilot for the 757 and 767 at Boeing. Robert started at Boeing in 1978 as a flight test engineer. Interview conducted by Nicole Robert.

Interview with John Cornish, who worked for Boeing for 38 years. Cornish began at Boeing in 1974 as an industrial engineer supporting the 707 production line and went on to support the 707, 727, and 737 programs. After several roles in management, Cornish became Manufacturing Leader for 737 and 757 Final Assembly and in 1997 became the Vice President of Operations for the 737 and 757 Programs. He then took roles in Product Development and managed several factories in the Fabrication Development, and in 2008, Cornish became the Manufacturing Vice President for the 787 Program, where he stayed until his retirement in 2012. Interview conducted by Shelly Leavens.

Interview with Mark Denison Jenks, the Vice President and General manager of the Boeing 787 program. Jenks joined Boeing in 1983 and went on to manage Boeing Helicopters Division Development Center and held various program management positions in Huntsville, Alabama, for the International Space Station. In 2001, he joined the Sonic Cruiser program in 2001 as Director of Technology Integration, and then held leadership roles as the Vice President of 787 Airplane Development, and Vice President and Deputy Manager of the 787 Program. Interview conducted by Kimberly Jacobsen.