Boeing
Kim Smith has over two decades of experience in the aerospace industry, primarily with Boeing, where roles have included Vice President of Quality, Operations and Execution, and Vice President of Total Quality. Previous positions at Boeing encompass leadership in various programs, including VP/GM for the 747/767 Programs and Boeing Fabrication, as well as senior roles in Attack Helicopters and Environment, Health and Safety. Prior to Boeing, Kim Smith served as Lean/Plant Manager at GKN and began with Boeing as an Engineer in Manufacturing Research and Development. Educational credentials include a Leadership Executive MBA from Seattle University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University.
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Boeing
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Boeing is a leading global aerospace company that develops, manufactures, and services commercial airplanes, defense products, and space systems in more than 150 countries. Given the changes in customer needs throughout time, they are constantly adjusting their capabilities in designing and building service options for their customers. Boeing's headquarters are near Washington, DC. They employ over 140,000 people across the US. However, they operate all over the world in more than 65 countries. Boeing has three business units that they operate across: Commercial Airplanes, Defense, Space & Security, and Boeing Global Services. The more functional organizations across the company are engineering, program management, technology and development-program execution, advanced design and manufacturing systems, safety, finance, quality and productivity improvement, and information technology. Boeing's Commercial Airplanes business unit is known for their 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787 families of airplanes and the Boeing Business Jet range. 10,000 Boeing-built commercial jetliners are in service worldwide. Their Defense, Space & Security business unit is known for their KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft, AH-64 Apache helicopter; the 702 family of satellites; CST-100 Starliner spacecraft; and the autonomous Echo Voyager. The Boeing Global Services business unit works to deliver service solutions for commercial, defense, and space customers. They offer cost-competitive service solutions to make sure the aircraft is operating at high efficiency. Lastly, the Boeing Capital Corporation is the financial provider for Boeing customers. They make sure that customers have the financing to buy and take delivery of their Boeing products.