As the Senior Fellow for Advanced Technology at Pratt & Whitney, I lead the company’s technology portfolio internally and representit externally. I have served as Director of Systems & Controls Engineering (SCE) at United Technologies Corporation, a world-wide corporation supplying a broad range of high-technology products and services to the fast-growing aerospace and building industries. Leading the SCE organization, we provided UTC’s business units with the Model-Based Digital Thread tools needed to deliver the complex cyber-physical systems at the core of UTC products.In over 30 years with UTC, I have made contributions working with fuel cells, lasers, and combustion & propulsion systems. As Chief Engineer for Technology at Pratt & Whitney, I led the Company’s technology portfolio. I was also responsible for development of the Pratt & Whitney Technical Career Ladder and for leading the Fellows Program, which recognizes the company’s top technical experts. Earlier, I served at United Technologies Research Center as Director of the Flight Systems Program, with responsibility for advanced technology for Hamilton Sundstrand and Sikorsky Aircraft. I hold Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science and Master of Philosophy degrees from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University. I have authored of more than 40 patents and more than 50 published technical articles. I serve on the advisory board of the Engineering Schools at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. I have also served on the National Research Council Board of Assessment of the National Academies, an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA), and as chairman of the Aerospace Industry Association (AIA) Environmental Committee and Technical Operations Council.