LGOs at Boeing are an integral part of the company. Alumni work on building the planes, create better ways to deliver the planes, and manage the company’s strategy. The largest exporter in the United States, Boeing is the longest-standing LGO industry partner, having been a part of the program’s founding in 1988. Since then, Boeing has hosted LGO internships and recruited LGO alumni every year. Boeing sees the material learned in the LGO program as a necessity for a career in senior management, and the company makes an effort to network and engage with LGOs a every point in the program, from plant treks to alumni conferences.
Andrew Mighty (LGO ’23)
Title: Autonomous Drone Assisted Aircraft Inspections
Engineering Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Lisa Liu (LGO ’23)
Title: Model-based Technology Roadmapping for Sustainable Aviation
Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering
John Barstow (LGO ’23)
Title: Application of System-Theoretic Analysis to Work Movement in Production Systems
Engineering Department: Aeronautics/Astronautics
Christian Allinson (LGO ’22)
Title: Enabling Proactive Quality in Commercial Airplanes using Natural Language Processing
Engineering Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Boeing actively recruits LGO students every year. Many LGO alums at Boeing join the leadership development program for a fast-track to a strategic management position. Others accept permanent assignments directly after graduating. Three years after graduation, LGO alumni at Boeing often transition into a senior manager or project leader role.
Rotational & Leadership Development Opportunities: The Boeing LGO/Tauber Leadership Development Program is a six-year rotation program where participants rotate every +/-12-18 months to gain both depth and breadth of Boeing products, services, and value streams. The aim of this program is to be an industry-leading program that attracts top talent and develops senior executives to lead and promote excellence across the Boeing product lifecycle.
Recent Post-Graduation Job Titles: Data Analyst, Operations Manager, Leadership Development Program Manager
Maurcio Benitez (LGO ’21)
Senior Manager, Sustainability & Future Mobility
While at LGO: MBA & SM Mechanical Engineering
Previous studies: University of Texas at Austin, Mechanical Engineering
Mauricio’s career began in the environmental services industry. At LGO he conducted his internship at Boeing, then joined the company full-time with a focus on leading sustainable fuel development. He also serves as a leader of the LGO Underrepresented Minority Alumni Group.
Jackee Mohl (LGO ’16)
Senior Director, Commercial Spares
While at LGO: MBA and SM Aeronautic and Astronautic Engineering
Previous studies: MIT, Mechanical Engineering
Jackee worked in Boeing’s defense business before joining MIT LGO. After graduation, she held a variety of roles in manufacturing and commercial leadership, including as business development focal for Boeing Global Services digital channels for commercial products and services. Currently Jackee leads the 300+ person global component repair network and training simulator manufacturing for Boeing Global Services (BGS) government sites around the world.
Lizzie Hammar (LGO ’14)
Sr Director, Interiors Responsibility Center, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
While at LGO: MBA & SM Mechanical Engineering
Previous studies: Princeton University, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Lizzie’s career began in the technology consulting sector. At MIT her LGO internship was at Boeing, where she joined full-time after graduation. Now a Boeing Executive, Lizzie has worked across both Commercial Aircraft and Business and Defense Systems in a variety of operations leadership roles.
Michelle Bernson (LGO ’04)
Vice President, Enterprise Production Systems Engineering
While at LGO: MBA & SM Mechanical Engineering
Previous studies: Michigan Technological University, Mechanical Engineering
Michelle worked with Boeing’s manufacturing team before joining LGO. During the program, she interned with ABB near Venice, Italy, on a manufacturing and supply chain project. Since graduating from LGO, Michelle has held management positions in Boeing with growing responsibilities. Having led Boeing’s interior production process at Boeing’s Charleston, SC, facility, she now leads 1700+ engineers across multiple sites to collaborate across engineering disciplines to improve design and producibility to enable safety, quality, flow and unit cost reduction.
