Steve is currently the Director of Engineering/Chief Engineer for the V-22 Osprey, moving into that position after serving as the Senior Manager of Systems Engineering for the Osprey. Prior to that, he was the Senior Manager and Chief of Structural Engineering of the H-47 Chinook Helicopter program. Previously, he was the Site Engineering Leader of Boeing Military Aircraft’s Philadelphia operation, where he was responsibility for people, processes, tools, and technical excellence, as well as execution of engineering strategic initiatives. Prior to that, Steve was the senior manager of Mechanical and Dynamic Systems Design Engineering. Spear joined the Boeing management team as the Integrated Product Team Leader for the RAH-66 Main Rotor Blade, after serving as lead engineer for many rotorcraft dynamic systems. He joined The Boeing Company in 1993 and began his career as a rotor systems design engineer. He holds both a Bachelors (‘93) and a Masters (’98) of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University.