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For Jay , aerospace seemed to choose him . He worked throughout high school while earning his private pilot ’ s license . From that point on , his career never diverged from airplanes — always flying , instructing , or managing some aspect of flight .
In fact , Jay ’ s expertise in aviation led him to become vice president of Fleet Services at Boeing , where he was instrumental in architecting new program offerings and new services platforms . In this role , he provided leadership and oversight of integrated teams consisting of sales , contracts , legal , marketing and supplier management . Since leaving Boeing , Jay successfully ran Maloney Aerospace Advisors before becoming a guiding voice at OLI — giving aerospace companies that informative edge that comes with more than 30 years ’ experience .
Jay ’ s story is its own wonder . Kelly , however , doesn ’ t feel as if aerospace chose her . She chose aerospace . Like many , Kelly grew up watching the technological advances the aerospace industry catalyzed . And , she is captivated by the current evolution of technologies such as electric aviation , supersonic and hypersonic aircraft , uncrewed aerial systems , and the commercialization of space , just to name a few ! It is this newworld technology and its component parts she is eager to talk about and why OLI was created .
Kelly and Jay are energized by the work they ’ re doing for OLI ’ s launch customer , Altek , Inc . Based in Spokane , Washington , Altek is an aerospace and defense , medical , and industrial instrumentation supplier providing custom manufactured products .
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