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May 13, 2025
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2024 Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards Finalists


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

  • Brian Batovsky, Program 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