Allan Williams Diversity Blueprint

Org / Group: Test Integration and Org / Group: Test Integration and Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Job Title: Engineer, Planner Job Title: Engineer, Planner Years at Boeing: 18 at Flight Test Years at Boeing: 18 at Flight Test

Diversity Blueprint Born in Monterey, CA May 1944 –Dad working in Army Signal Corps on secret project to teach Philpino spies signaling methods

Diversity Blueprint Grew up in Spokane till age 5 Dad is back from WW 2 in Europe –I refuse to acknowledge him, call him “Mom”

Diversity Blueprint My biker days - this is an Indian, predecessor to Harley –This is at Victory Heights Post WW2 housing project outside Spokane, now under 4-lane hwy

Diversity Blueprint Move to Skyway, WA, just above Renton in 1949 at age 5 – Dad starts 41 year career at Boeing Defense and Space Worlds to conquer at age 10

Diversity Blueprint Move to Mercer Is summer of ’54 –Dad has pulled the rabbit out of the hat, we have a small piece of waterfront down below on his engineer salary, lots of projects on our “Swiss Family Robinson” Here I’m 13, the eldest

Diversity Blueprint A few years later – I’m the photographer

Diversity Blueprint Speech class 7 th grade: Vacuum Tube Radio –Dad has a basement full of radio surplus he buys and sells

Diversity Blueprint I’ve been busy with Boy Scouts Also completed Mountaineers Basic Climbing course 1962, climbed Mt Adams

Diversity Blueprint Explorer Scout trip to Garibaldi Provincial Park, British Columbia 1961

Diversity Blueprint Attended Coast Guard Academy , sail to Europe on USCGC Eagle sail to Europe on USCGC Eagle

Diversity Blueprint Complete BS degree in Physical Oceanography with Atmospherics Physics minor at UW in ’67 Work for US Army Corps of Engineers doing beach erosion prevention from ’67 to ’73 – they write a letter each year to keep me out of Viet Nam war

Diversity Blueprint Basic and Advanced Diver – Los Angeles County ’68 Dive here at Catalina and for work at LA Harbor

Diversity Blueprint Take 2 years off ’73-’75 to finish flying ratings Travel to Micronesia Dorie Howell bid and won a flying trip with me to Santa Barbara airport

Diversity Blueprint Travel to Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Guadalahara Mexico with my buddy Denny Here I’m in the foyer of a motel

Diversity Blueprint I decide to become a professional pilot 2 years as flight instructor at Hawthorne Airport, just south of LAX 1 year as Chief Flight Instructor/ Flight Dept Manager at Del Monte Aviation in Monterey CA 6 months company pilot, Radionics, Seaside CA 5 years as bush pilot in Fairbanks, Alaska, including 300 hours as flight engineer on Lockheed C engine turboprop Enjoy making my own weather forecasts, which assists my excellent flight completion rate

Diversity Blueprint Complete captain’s license on B in May 1984 in Los Angeles 1.5 years as flight engineer on Lockheed Electra flying Air Force freight around US for Logistics Air Command Meet wife Suzanne Feb 14, 1986 Work for Boeing as Flight Test Planner ’87 – ’89

Diversity Blueprint 1 year Chief Pilot for Air San Juan/ ChartAir at Friday Harbor 3 years First Officer on 19-seat BA Jetstream for United Express - WestAir, based at Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Yakima ’93

Diversity Blueprint Pilot licenses

Diversity Blueprint 10,500 hours of flight time with no accidents or incidents Return to Boeing Flight Test Planning (Manufacturing Engineering) 1996 BS Manufacturing Engineering with Oregon Institute of Technology on site Boeing off hours Institute of Technology on site Boeing off hours 1998 – ’01, first graduating class 1998 – ’01, first graduating class

Diversity Blueprint Marry Suzanne July 1999 Marry Suzanne July 1999

Diversity Blueprint MS Degree Technical Management Embry Riddle ’05, Thesis July ’07: “How much does it cost to store parts at Flight Test” Ten years with Toastmasters – Advanced Gold Award Sept ’07 Have been in all 50 states, lived in 4 corners of US and Alaska, Hawaii 3x, Europe 2x Hobbies: Travel, hiking, snow and water skiing, reading, writing, boating, sailing, sing-a-long music group What Diversity & Inclusion means to me