Aviation Week Network Logo

Aviation Week Network's Program Excellence Awards

Winners will be Recognized on November 20 in Washington, DC For 20 years we have celebrated and honored industry leaders from around the globe through the Program Excellence Awards.”

— Joe Anselmo, editorial director and editor-in-chief for Aviation Week 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.

Aviation Week Network is part of Informa Markets, a division of Informa PLC.

ABOUT INFORMA MARKETS Informa Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. Our portfolio is comprised of more than 550 international B2B events and brands in markets including Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate, Fashion & Apparel, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, and Health & Nutrition, among others. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content and actionable data solutions. As the world’s leading exhibitions organiser, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year. For more information, please visit www.informamarkets.com.

# #

Elizabeth GraceThe Buzz Agency+1 [email protected] us on social media:VUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzse6VUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzseVUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzse7VUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzseVUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzse8VUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzseVUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzse9VUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzse

Legal Disclaimer:

EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.

You just read:

News Provided By

September 24, 2024, 17:00 GMT

EIN Presswire's priority is author transparency. We do our best to weed out false and misleading content. The content above is the sole responsibility of the author who makes it available. If you have any complaints, kindly contact the author above. Originally published at VUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzse10VUGA08u5z0xgpva7vlkb4swzse