Northwest Aerospace News — Issue No. 29 October | November 2022 | Page 6

OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE NO . 29

CONTRIBUTORS

Jennifer Ferrero has been writing for the Northwest aerospace manufacturing industry for over 10 years . She is a long-time communications and public relations consultant and freelance writer and operates Ferrero Agency among other business development and consulting roles .
Tia Rivera is the Manufacturing Workforce Development Manager at Boeing .
Dale King is the Business Development Director for The Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance ( PNAA ). He works specifically to expand PNAA events and networking into the Portland , Oregon region .
Native to the Northwest , Dale completed his BA at Northwest University , and launched his online market , leveraging technology to streamline sales and the ordering and delivering processes . His own business ownership experience gives him a unique insight and support into the aerospace manufacturers . While his background in industry cluster consulting has equipped him to build new alliances throughout the region .
Amandine Crabtree has more than 15 years of experience in business development and marketing within the aerospace and defense industries , identifying and growing partnership opportunities to create strong business brands across an extensive industry network . In her various roles , she has not only nurtured strong relationships with the local and national clusters , but also global concerns in Europe ( France , Germany , Belgium and the UK ) and Asia ( Japan and South Korea ), gaining a deep understanding of the complex ecosystems supplying major OEMs .
James Mumford
Program Manager Business Development Office of Economic Development & Competitiveness Washington State Department of Commerce james . mumford @ commerce . wa . gov + 1 206-584-1523
Dr . Wade Larson
CEO , Optimal Talent Dynamics www . optimaltalentdynamics . com drwade @ optimaltalentdynamics . com or : wade @ wadelarson . com
Dean Cameron is CEO of Top Drawer Media publishers of Northwest Aerospace News . He has been an aerospace marketing professional for the past 32 years with experience in engineering and design , as well as numerous manufacturing disciplines .
Katie Vantine Anderson
KXLY — Digital Marketing Katie Vantine Anderson kanderson @ kxly . com ( 253 ) 653-0759
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