Chapter Leadership

Paul is a Boeing Company Associate Technical Fellow who focuses on the safe modernization of the Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems and the Boeing Commercial Airplanes flight decks to satellite-based technologies. Paul has 30 years of experience in the design, analysis, flight testing and certification of complex avionics hardware/software systems. As a Boeing ATF, Paul helps business units and government customers (i.e., NASA and FAA) design, integrate and flight test avionics embedding next generation ATM concepts as well as help airlines introduce new revenue operations.  Paul’s experience includes US military manned and unmanned platforms for tele-operations, integration and validation of autonomous robots on the Boeing wing factory floor and using complex system-of-system simulations to digitally test new operations. In addition to enabling the business, Paul’s responsibilities seek to affordably implement new technologies through structured System Engineering (SE) methods and tools to drive autonomy technology into the field.

He is principal with Air Direct Solutions. He works with companies in the application of systems engineering to define and solve problems. This includes defining user needs, system/subsystem requirements, system architecture, risk management, interface definition and verification planning. Paul has professional experience in the entire range of product development in the aerospace, avionics, defense, e-commerce and medical device industries. He is a past President of the Seattle Metro Chapter and INCOSE member since 1997.

John is a Senior Technical Fellow, System Engineering at The Boeing Company. John has over 30 years of experience in the design, analysis, verification, and operation of complex integrated hardware and software systems. As a Senior Technical Fellow in Systems Engineering of The Boeing Company, John is sought for consulting and execution of critical engineering challenges across multiple business units. John’s experience includes manned spacecraft, communication and remote sensing satellites, commercial aircraft flight controls and systems integration, and mobile satellite communication networks. He has worked at the level of detailed HW/SW integration in high integrity aviation electronics, through to the level of systems of systems required for globally mobile mission critical communication services. In addition to solving development problems, John’s responsibilities aim at improving system engineering processes and tools, and planning for long range implications of nano- and other disruptive technology.

Mahsa Paydar serves as Communications Director. 

Leanne is currently a Model-Based Systems Engineer who has worked for Kratos Defense and Security Solutions for a little over one year.  Prior to this job, she also worked in the aerospace and defense industry holding the title of Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman for two and a half years.  Leanne holds a B.S degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University as well as various industry certificates, including the Object Management Group (OMG) SysML Model User certificate and the Cloud and DevOps: Continuous Transformation Professional Education certificate from MIT.  She has been a member of INCOSE since May of 2022 and has been involved with the Western States region as a member of the Wasatch Chapter and Colorado Front Range Chapter.  Since becoming involved with INCOSE, Leanne has been dedicated to helping the chapters teach and promote Systems Engineering practices within the community by volunteering at outreach events, speaking at a University INCOSE event, and attending INCOSE and other Systems Engineering conferences.  She continues to be a part of the ongoing development within the Seattle Metro Chapter.