Colorado Site Director, Boeing

David Eddy has been with the Boeing Company for 30 years and is the Boeing Site Director for the Aurora and Colorado Springs locations.  He is the Boeing Program Manager on the GPS OCX Program and also serves as the President of the Boeing Leadership Network Association for the Colorado Chapter.  Prior to moving to Denver eight years ago from Southern California David was a Senior Manager on the National Systems Program and other Proprietary Programs. His responsibilities have included Element Systems Engineering, Mission Manager for Space Vehicle Launch & Initialization, Mission Operations Lead and Technical Subcontract Manager.  He has a BSEE from Brigham Young University and MBA from Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business and Management. He is an avid golfer and has coached a variety of sports at the High School and Club level.

Q: If you could live in a different era, which one would it be and why?
A:     I think it would be fascinating to live 100 years from now to see which of today’s “out of the box” innovations actually come to fruition in the future.  I am personally rooting for the flying car!  

Q:     What is your favorite piece of advice?
A:     My two favorites pieces of advice include: 1. While it is important to win, it is imperative to compete and 2. People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan (my kids hate this one!).   

Q:     What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
A:     I believe my license plate is very telling of how I enjoy spending my spare time - “GLFCRZY”

Q:     Describe your profession in one word.  
A:     Leadership

Q:     What was your first job and one thing you learned from it?  
A:     The first job I ever had was as a paper delivery boy when I was 12 years old.  The greatest lesson I learned from this job was the importance of customer relationship development.  

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