ADVANCED MANUFACTURING (AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURE)

OVERVIEW:

Governor Inslee’s top priority is to create an economic climate where innovation and entrepreneurship can continue to thrive and create good-paying jobs in every corner of our state. Washington’s aerospace industry fuels jobs for thousands of families and travel for billions of passengers each year. In addition to the world headquarters for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Washington is home to 1,350+ aerospace-related business establishments that design and manufacture products ranging from tires to bolts to in-flight entertainment systems. There is at least one aerospace-related company in 35 of Washington’s 39 counties.

Our public research institutions and private firms are also leading the world in the advancement of new aerospace technologies, as well, including advanced materials, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aviation biofuels and space exploration.

How we define Washington’s aerospace sector:

• Commercial/Military Airplanes and Rotorcraft
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Systems
• Space Exploration
• Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO)
• Aviation Biofuel
• Air Travel and Cargo

Impacts of the aerospace industry in Washington:

• The aerospace industry generated $76 billion in economic activity throughout the state of Washington in 2012.
• Boeing Commercial alone supported $70 billion in revenues to the state economy—11% of Statewide Gross Business Incomes—through direct sales of
• Boeing jets, supplier and other aerospace company revenues, employee wages and spending.
• Since 2004, the aerospace industry has supported $4 billion in state revenues.
• In 2012 the aerospace industry* provided 132,500 jobs at 1,350 establishments across the state.
• 49% of Washington’s foreign exports in 2012 came from aerospace companies.
• Wages for the industry* as a whole totaled $11.5 billion, representing 11% of all wages earned in Washington State.*

LOCATION:      Evergreen Theatre

AFTERNOON SESSION

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM        Industry Overview

• Mary Kaye Bredeson, AA COE
• Bill Griffith, Ag COE
• Lynn Strickland, AJAC
• Tom McLaughlin, CAMPS
• Tom Kroon
• Jason / Project Manager BioFuels
• Lin Zhou, Bates CTC

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM      Employer Best Practices

• Chris McConnaughay, ThyssenKrupp Aerospace NA
• James Hays, Boeing Insitu
• Leslie Hammer, McGregor Company
• Dan Johnson, Hexcel

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM    Workshop

• Hiring Our Heroes Resume Writing and Interview Skills Workshop