About

As a retired Lockheed Martin Fellow for Airworthiness and Airworthiness Certification, Don brings over 35 years of expertise in Design, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and Airworthiness Engineering. He gained this experience through working numerous civil and military programs at both Boeing and LockheedMartin. He served on the Baylor University School of Engineering and Computer Science Board of Advocates. Don currently serves as an Associate at Dayton Aerospace, Inc.

As an Airworthiness Certification Specialist for Lockheed Martin, Mrs. Mason was responsible for the development and implementation of airworthiness improvement activities to ensure the necessary professionals, processes, procedures, tools and independent oversight were integrated across all Lockheed Martin Programs. She served as Airworthiness Lead for the F-22, C-5, and P-3 Programs. After receiving her bachelors and master’s degrees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Mrs. Mason began her career in 2001 at Lockheed Martin as a Procurement Quality Engineer. Mrs. Mason is an alumnus of the Operations Leadership Development Program (OLDP) where she held various leadership roles. She now serves as a program manager for Lockheed Martin.

A Lockheed Martin Fellow for Airworthiness and Airworthiness Certification, Mike has over thirty-five years in the aircraft design, test, and certification field. Mr. Fox has focused on military aircraft while at General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin and advanced aircraft concepts while at NASA Langley Research Center. He has been an integral team member in numerous aircraft programs from the design through test flight phases. He led the origination of the F-35 Airworthiness Certification approach and process through the joint industry, government, and customer forum, which has resulted in providing U.S. and international customers with an airworthy aircraft for fleet operations.