Boeing (Nov 15th)

led by Kevin Cushman

Kevin is currently an Enterprise Information Architect in the Boeing Information Technology (IT) Enterprise Architecture (EA) group. During his 20-years at Boeing he has worked for two years in 747/767 Manufacturing Engineering, three years in 747/767 Tool Design Engineering, eight years in Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Information Systems and seven years in Boeing IT.

As a Data Management Specialist in BCA Information Systems Kevin held technical leadership positions within the Define and Control Airplane Configuration/Manufacturing Resource Management (DCAC/MRM) Data Conversion organization, DCAC/MRM Integrated Design Team (IDT) and BCA Information System Transformation (IST) program.

Since the formation of Boeing IT in 2004, Kevin has worked as an Information Architect and subsequently an Enterprise Information Architect supporting the 787 program, many application development projects and maturation of the Information Architecture discipline in Boeing. In his role, he focuses on a wide variety of subjects including:  enterprise information architecture, enterprise information management, Kevin is currently an Enterprise Information Architect in the Boeing Information Technology (IT) Enterprise Architecture (EA) group. During his 20-years at Boeing he has worked for two years in 747/767 Manufacturing Engineering, three years in 747/767 Tool Design Engineering, eight years in Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) Information Systems and seven years in Boeing IT.

As a Data Management Specialist in BCA Information Systems Kevin held technical leadership positions within the Define and Control Airplane Configuration/Manufacturing Resource Management (DCAC/MRM) Data Conversion organization, DCAC/MRM Integrated Design Team (IDT) and BCA Information System Transformation (IST) program.

Since the formation of Boeing IT in 2004, Kevin has worked as an Information Architect and subsequently an Enterprise Information Architect supporting the 787 program, many application development projects and maturation of the Information Architecture discipline in Boeing. In his role, he focuses on a wide variety of subjects including:  enterprise information architecture, enterprise information management, data warehousing, business intelligence, governance, data quality, information asset management, master data management, content management, enterprise architecture and process development.

Beyond his normal assignments, Kevin has worked to stretch himself through continuing education, leadership development and university relations activities. Kevin graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) from the University of North Dakota, in 1994 with a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Seattle University and in 2005 with a Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) from the University of Washington.

Kevin is a 2008 graduate of BCA’s Leadership Development Excellence (LDE) program. He is the Boeing University Relations focal to the University of Washington Information School (2006-present) and also a member of the Information School’s Informatics/MSIM Advisory Board (2009-present).

Kevin is married to Kelly, they have one child (Kimberly – 2) and they live in Seattle, WA.