Finalists for 12th Annual Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards Announced by Penton's Aviation Week Network

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Finalists for the 12^th annual Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards were announced today by Penton's Aviation Week Network, the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries.  To view the finalists, visit http://events.aviationweek.com/current/Public/Content.aspx?ID=1062158.  

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Developed in 2004, the Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards were created in response to repeated concerns about the complexity and difficulty associated with managing and leading the aerospace and defense programs that make up the industry's work.

"This year's Program Excellence submissions provided a wealth of lessons learned and best practices, from driving down cycle time and affecting the learning curve to process innovations that allow program teams to work smarter and achieve better results," said Carole Hedden, Program Excellence editorial director for Aviation Week.  "Our evaluation team of program experts narrowed the field from 72 original nominations to a field of 23 finalists who exemplified the best in creating value, adapting to complexity, team effectiveness and producing results."

Finalists for the 2015 Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards, selected by a panel of experts in program leadership and performance from industry, government and academia, are:

Special Projects Finalists 

• Honeywell National Security Campus Relocation

Brad Hughes
Director Global Security
Honeywell Aerospace

• Lockheed Martin Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile  (LRASM)

Michael Fleming
LRASM Program Director
Lockheed Martin Corp.

• Northrop Grumman Global Combat Support System-Army

David R. Rigby
Program Director
Global Combat Support System-Army
Northrop Grumman Corp.

Sub-System Level R&D/SDD Finalists

• Bell Boeing Armed V-22 Demonstrator

Marc Lovenguth, Sr. Strategy Analyst
Bell Boeing V-22 Forward Firing
Boeing Military Aircraft
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Scott Gardner
Special Projects Engineer 
Bell Boeing V-22 Forward Firing
Bell Helicopter XworX

• Rockwell Collins Joint Precision Approach & Landings Systems (JPALS)

Christopher Caldbeck
Program Manager Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPALS)
Rockwell Collins    

• Lockheed Martin F-16 Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System

Paul Allan Nus
Principal Systems Engineer    
F-16 Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS)
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.

Sub-System Production Finalists

• CPI Aero Phenom 300 Engine Inlets

Derick Martin
Program Manager
Phenom 300 Engine Inlets
CPI Aero  

• Lockheed Martin Solar Array Center

Shawn Eberhardt
Director Mechanical Manufacturing
Solar Array Center
Lockheed Martin

• REO Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod Vacuum Cell Assembly

Paul C. Kelly
President/CEO
Research Electro-Optics
Sniper ATP Vacuum Cell Assembly

Sub-System Sustainment Finalists

• Boeing C-40A

Joseph Bagnoli
Program Manager. Derivative Fleet Support & Sustainment
C-40A Sustainment
Boeing Defense Space & Security

• Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod

Ken Fuhr
Program Director
Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod-Sustainment
Lockheed Martin Corp.

• Northrop Grumman Protected Satellite Communications Payload

Peggy Paul
Program Manager
Protected Satellite Communications Payload
Northrop Grumman

• Rockwell Collins F-18 Performance Based Logistics

William J. Lynch  
Program Manager
F/A-18 Displays PBL
Rockwell Collins

System Level R&D/SDD Finalists

• GE Adaptive Cycle Engine

Dan McCormick
GM, Adaptive Cycle Engine Programs
GE Aviation

• Lockheed Martin Orion Crew Vehicle

Michael Hawes
VP/Orion Program Manager
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.

• Northrop Grumman Unmanned Combat Air System Autonomous Aerial Refueling 

Pablo Gonzalez II
Program Manager
X-47B UCAS-D
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems

System Level Production Finalists

• Boeing GMD

Robert Green   
Program Manager
Ground-based Midcourse Defense
The Boeing Co.

• General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range

Scott Krambeck
Program Manager
MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.

• Raytheon DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer Program 

Wade Knudson
Product Area Director
DDG 1000 Zumwalt
Raytheon Co.

• Boeing Eutelsat

Mike Connelly
Director
702SP Satellite Product
Boeing Network & Space Systems

System Level Sustainment Finalists

• Honeywell Satellite Control Network Contract  

Dave Fuino
Program Director
Satellite Control Network Contract
Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc.

• Northrop Grumman KC-10

Matt Emerson
Director
KC-10 Contractor Logistics Support    
Northrop Grumman Corp.

• Lockheed Martin Persistent Threat Detection System

Karl Kettner
Sr. Program Manager
Persistent Threat Detection Systems (PTDS) Operations & Sustainment
Lockheed Martin

Awards will be presented to finalists and winners at a reception and dinner on November 4, 2015 in Scottsdale, AZ, during the annual AerospaceDefenseChain Conference, jointly produced by the Aviation Week Network and SpeedNews.  For more information or to register, visit http://speednews.com/aerospace-defense-chain/information.

Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards sponsors include Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Elbit Systems of America, Honeywell Aerospace, Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp., and Rockwell Collins.

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