Brikk, that is huge news that Dean gave you the contact info of James Ray.. everybody who ever did some DD on this guy would agree with me, that he would never ever give his famous name in the aerospace industry for a company that is not performing imo
this was announced on April 2nd...
....the CEO (Dean Bradley) is proud to announce the appointment of James Ray as the president of Quasar Aircraft Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary. He will lead the design engineers and the manufacturing process for both the new single engine training aircraft we are developing, and the development program for the twin engine very light business jet that is currently under way. Mr. Ray brings over 40 years of senior level management in the aerospace/aircraft industry to our team.
Mr. Ray is one of the world's foremost experts in composite fiber technology having worked for the original United States Air Force team that initially evaluated graphite fibers for aviation use. In addition, James Ray headed up the deign team for Sikorsky Aviation, a division of
United Technologies, to bring us the Blackhawk and Seahawk
helicopters.
Most recently, Mr. Ray was CEO of North American Composite Consortium which serves as a liaison effecting aviation contracts for the United States Navy.
Mr. Ray has served on our Advisory Board for the last three years and works seamlessly with our management team. We are extremely fortunate to be able to have this seasoned CEO come out of retirement to head up this critical component of our strategic plan.
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James Ray Aviation & Aerospace Professional
Hartford y alrededores, Connecticut, EE.UU.
.Anterior•Program Manager at Kaman Aerospace
•Deputy Director of Engineering at U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command
Educación•Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
•University of Missouri-Rolla
•University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Experiencia de James Ray
Program Manager
Kaman Aerospace
(Empresa pública; Sector de Industria aeroespacial y aviación)
noviembre de 1997 — abril de 2009 (11 años 6 meses)
Responsible for $1B plus SH-2G program and contractual matters including budgets/costs, metrics, quality, delivery, schedules, correspondence with customer, contract change proposals, engineering change proposals, contract amendments, CDRL deliveries, contract correspondence, contract invoices and all contract status/tracking databases. Directly responsible for key subcontractors during development including all major aircraft avionics, sensors and weapons integration software and training and support systems including a Full Mission Flight Simulator, a Software Support Center, a Mission Preparation System, a Mission Debrief System, and a Part Task Trainer System. Also included marketing a qualified SH-2G(I) international version.
Deputy Director of Engineering
U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command
(Agencia gubernamental; Sector de Ejército)
julio de 1969 — octubre de 1997 (28 años 4 meses)
Responsible for life cycle engineering support for all Army aircraft. Direct supervision of 270 to 450 personnel with overall annual operating budget of $70M. Also Chaired Aviation Research and Development Center Strategic Planning and Business Team; Served on Command Continuous Improvement Program; Led the establishment of the Army’s Flight Safety Parts Program; Served as the Command’s representative to the Lean Aircraft Initiative, FAA Requirements Harmonization, Tri-Service Non-Government Standards IPT, Joint Group on Systems Engineering, Lab Quality Improvement Program, National Performance Review Committee and represented the Command in industry/Army commercialization standards efforts with Boeing and Sikorsky. Had lead roles in requirements determination, development, qualification and fielding of all major Army aircraft systems – including Force Modernization UH-60, AH-64, CH-47, OH-58D models.
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Educación de James Ray
Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
EMBA , Business Administration , 1992 — 1994
University of Missouri-Rolla
MSME , Aerospace Engineering , 1968 — 1970
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
BSME , Aerospace , 1963 — 1967