OEM COG Meeting: Affordability Benefits of Digital Engineering on the T-7A RED HAWK APT program

Affordability Benefits of Digital Engineering on the T-7A RED HAWK APT program
Thursday, October 14th

Speaker: Brian Beyer
Brian Beyer, a Technical Fellow in Systems Engineering at Boeing, will share his experience with development of the T-7A Advanced Pilot Training (APT) System.  He will share how Boeing leveraged Digital Engineering to create the safest, most integrated, most advanced, and most affordable Air Force pilot training system ever!  Brian was the Affordability leader for the production representative jet (PRJ) phase (the TMRR development phase) of the program from early conceptual development through the first flight of the aircraft.  Brian has worked on a number of development, production, and support/training system programs in his 20+ years at Boeing as an engineering leader.  Other notable defense programs include MQ-25, F/A-18 Super Hornet, F-15EX, Future Combat Systems (FCS), Small diameter Bomb (SDB) and JDAM weapons programs.  Brian is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and holds several other certifications in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and problem solving methods.  He is passionate about improving quality, productivity, and value to his customers.