The Attributes of a Global Engineer Project: Updates, Inputs, Faculty Development Considerations

Abstract

is the Corporate Higher Education and STEM International Program Manager for for The Boeing Company and the Chairperson of the ASEE Corporate Members Council Special Interest Group for International Engineering Education. Selected as Boeing's Corporate Higher Education Program Manager in 2004, Lynn became the leader of various programs and projects for predominately domestic higher education engagements. Due to Boeing's desire for international expansion, the responsibility of growing Boeing's Higher Education International engagements was added to her preview. This includes: • Developing corporate policy, procedures and guidelines for international university relationships for workforce needs, continuing education requirements, potential research projects, building the Boeing brand and reputation. • Establishing corporate infrastructure and leading a global network of Boeing executives for implementing Higher Education engagements for the company, and • Working across Boeing organizations to align higher education engagements and funding to the various Boeing Presidents' country Strategies Annually, Boeing provides over $8 million dollars of charitable and business contributes for international and domestic higher education engagements through Higher Education and STEM. Prior to this assignment, Lynn managed the Educational Partnerships group in Boeing's training organization. She was responsible for conducting integrated and sustained partnerships and internships with schools, colleges, and universities to communicate skills required by the manufacturing industry. During this time, she served as Chairperson for the following: • National Employer Council for Workforce Preparation (3 yrs); • Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group Board of Directors (7 yrs); • 3 National Science Foundation Review Committees for manufacturing and engineering related NSF grants. Lynn also served as a conference committee member of the National Career Pathways Network and serving on a number of state and local boards and skills standards committees. She has taught at the secondary, community college and university levels as well as been an administrator for school district and a research associate at IC2 Institute in Austin, Texas.

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