2011 A&D Program Excellence Award finalists
Aviation Week announced the winners of the 2011 Program Excellence Awards, identifying eight top-performing aerospace and defense (A&D) programs at Boeing, DRS Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Rockwell Collins as the leaders in their fields. Winners were selected based on a multi-tiered evaluation by program leadership experts who judged value, leadership, performance and other criteria. XX programs were considered, and eight programs won.
Congratulations to the 2011 Winners!
- Winner, Sub-System Level Sustainment – DRS Kiowa Mast-Mounted Sight, Gary Keymont, program leader, Finmeccanica’s DRS Technologies
- Winner, Sub-System Level Research & Development/SDD (Tie) – Boeing MH-47 DAFCS, Patrick Donnelly, program manager
- Winner, Sub-System Level Research & Development/SDD (Tie) – Lockheed Martin Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 (EQ-36) Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar, Jackson Lee Flake, program manager
- Winner, Sub-System Level Production – Boeing Laser JDAM, Kerry Bush, program manager
- Winner, System Level Sustainment – Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership, Gustavo Urzua, VP C-17 GSP Program
- Winner, System Level Research & Development/SDD – Boeing P-8 Poseidon, Charles Dabundo, program manager
- Winner, System Level Production (Tie) - Raytheon DDG 1000 Integration, William Marcley, program manager
- Winner, System Level Production (Tie) - Rockwell Collins KC-135 GATM, Ronald J. Morey, program manager
In addition to recognizing finalists and winners, the Program Excellence Awards process identifies best practices and lessons learned to be shared across the industry through webinars forums and conferences.
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The Program Excellence Awards are sponsored by BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Rockwell Collins.
