Finalists Announced for Aviation Week Network’s 20th Program Excellence Awards

Winners will be Recognized on November 20 in Washington, DC

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 24, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Aviation Week Network and its Program Excellence Evaluation Team have selected 14 finalists in a total of seven categories for the 2024 Program Excellence Awards. The winners will be named, and all finalists honored during the 20th Program Excellence Dinner and Awards Ceremony, scheduled for November 20 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The Program Excellence Awards categories are OEM System Design and Development, OEM System Production, OEM System Sustainment, Special Projects, Supplier System Design & Development, Supplier System Production, and Supplier System Sustainment.

“For 20 years we have celebrated and honored industry leaders from around the globe through the Program Excellence Awards. The finalists represent the best of the best in commercial, space, and defense sectors,” said Joe Anselmo, editorial director and editor-in-chief for Aviation Week. “The finalists and winners were selected by their industry peers, and we are honored to be celebrating these individuals on November 20.”

The Program Excellence Judging Event and Diamond Sponsor is Siemens. The Excellence Evaluation Team is Boeing, Collins Aerospace, Defense Acquisition University, Elbit Systems of America, Embraer, General Atomics Aeronautical, Honeywell, ITT, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon Technologies.

The finalists by category are:

OEM SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Embraer

Phenom 100EX

Simone Gobo Barcellos, Director, Phenom Program Office

Lockheed Martin

OSIRIS

Chris Granrud, Program Manager, Rotary and Mission Systems

OEM SYSTEM PRODUCTION

Lockheed Martin

THAAD

Matthew Kotylo, Director, THAAD Production Programs

Raytheon

LIDS Coyote

Andrew Gallerani, LIDS Product Line Director

Northrop Grumman

E-2D Production

Janice Zilch, Vice President, Multi-Domain Command and Control Programs

OEM SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT

Lockheed Martin

F-16 Viper Upgrade Program

Casey Anderson, Senior Program Manager, F-16 Viper Upgrade Programs

SPECIAL PROJECTS

West Star Aviation

West Star Aviation Academy

Michael Zada, Chief Project Officer

Katie Johnson, Chief People Officer

Delta Air Lines Tech Ops

Electronic TaskCard System

Tuvayas Duckworth, Senior Product Owner, Technical Publications

SUPPLIER SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Collins Aerospace

Collaborative Mission Autonomy

Tom Coglitore, General Manager, Collaborative Mission Autonomy

Honeywell

High-Altitude LiDAR Atmospheric Sensing (HALAS)

Kent Grimsrud, Senior Program Manager

Top Aces

F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter

Ed Woodruff, Director, Program Management Office

SUPPLIER SYSTEM PRODUCTION

Honeywell

Next-Gen Resilient M-Code Navigation System

Aaron Grierson, Program Manager

SUPPLIER SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT

Collins Aerospace

B1 Radio Upgrade

Reg Bush, Senior Manager, Value Stream Management

ABOUT AVIATION WEEK NETWORK

Aviation Week Network is the largest multimedia information and services provider for the global aviation, aerospace, and defense industries, serving 1.7 million professionals around the world. Industry professionals rely on Aviation Week Network to help them understand the market, make decisions, predict trends, and connect with people and business opportunities. Customers include the world’s leading aerospace manufacturers and suppliers, airlines, airports, business aviation operators, militaries, governments and other organizations that serve this worldwide marketplace. Aviation Week Network’s portfolio delivers award-winning journalism, data, intelligence and analytical resources, world-class tradeshows and conferences, and results-driven marketing services and advertising. Our principle is helping our customers succeed.

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