2024 Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards Finalists and Winners

OEM SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Winner:
Embraer

Phenom 100EX

• Simone Gobo Barcellos, Director, Phenom Program Office

Finalist:
Lockheed Martin

OSIRIS

• Chris Granrud, Program Manager, Rotary and Mission Systems

OEM SYSTEM PRODUCTION

Winner:
Lockheed Martin

THAAD

• Matthew Kotylo, Director, THAAD Production Programs

Winner:
Raytheon

LIDS Coyote

• Andrew Gallerani, LIDS Product Line Director

Finalist:
Northrop Grumman

E-2D Production

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

OEM SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT

Winner:
Lockheed Martin

F-16 Viper Upgrade Program

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

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Winner:
West Star Aviation

West Star Aviation Academy

• Michael Zada, Chief Project Officer
• Katie Johnson, Chief People Officer

Finalist:
Delta Air Lines Tech Ops

Electronic TaskCard System

• Tuvayas Duckworth, Senior Product Owner, Technical Publications

SUPPLIER SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Winner:
Collins Aerospace

Collaborative Mission Autonomy

• Brian Batovsky, Program Manager, Collaborative Mission Autonomy

Finalist:
Honeywell

High-Altitude LiDAR Atmospheric Sensing (HALAS)

• Kent Grimsrud, Senior Program Manager

Finalist:
Top Aces

F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter

• Ed Woodruff, Director, Program Management Office

SUPPLIER SYSTEM PRODUCTION

Winner:
Honeywell

Next-Gen Resilient M-Code Navigation System

• Aaron Grierson, Program Manager

SUPPLIER SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT

Winner:
Collins Aerospace

B1 Radio Upgrade

• Reg Bush, Senior Manager, Value Stream Management