Seth Tai

Leading the Global Expansion of critical vehicle and energy test systems at Giga Factories around the world to accelerate new product introduction and improve product reliability.

Enterprise Technology Strategy (ETS) oversees the development and integration of a ‘One Boeing’ technical strategy for maximizing the value and outcomes of the company’s research & development investments across all Business Units and Programs. Ownership over the Systems Engineering & Autonomy (SEA) Domain, consisting of 6 critical technology capabilities: Autonomous Behaviors, Immersive Technologies (AR, VR, MR), Modeling & Simulation to Enable the Digital Twin, Model Based Systems Engineering, Software Design, Development, & Deployment, and Verification & Validation. Development of technology capability plans, including technology and product roadmaps, and strategic initiative technology assessments that aid in decision making for Boeing’s Long Range Business Plan (LRBP) and Research & Development (IR&D) investment allocations.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security | Phantom Works | Electronic Products • Managed a highly technical >$35M space-rated product development program for the CST-100 Starliner program, optimizing cost, schedule, and technical risk. • Drove launch of new firmware updates balancing scope, customer needs, and technical complexity including new design, verification approach, and production for flight vehicles.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security | Phantom Works | Advanced Avionics Development of manned space-rated avionics systems from design through integration and testing to delivery, utilizing systems engineering principles while gaining depth in analog and digital circuits. • Test Lead: Spearheaded planning and execution of the Qualification and Acceptance test campaign for a safety-critical avionics (hardware and software) subsystem, delivering 21 units for 3 spacecraft on an aggressive schedule for Commercial Crew Transportation Program, completing program milestones by ensuring product meets defined customer requirements. o Awarded Commercial Crew Program Employee of the Month (Nov 2016) for successfully delivering first subsystem through Qualification testing o Reduced cost and schedule by 50% ($1M, 2 months) after making recommendations to resolve technical anomalies to Engineering Control Board, including NASA customers, leading to approval to implement recommendations. • Responsible Engineer: Designed the Power Supply Module on the propulsion controller for the SLS Exploration Upper Stage that will be flown on the NASA Artemis missions. Responsibilities include design, analysis, schematic capture, circuit board layout, prototyping, bring-up and debugging, hardware bug tracking, functional verification, test and support across the product lifecycle.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security | Phantom Works | Advanced Avionics Development of manned space-rated avionics systems from design through integration and testing to delivery, utilizing systems engineering principles while gaining depth in analog and digital circuits. • Generated and submitted design verification artifacts relating to contractual requirements for Space Launch System (SLS) propulsion hardware, resulting in a successful Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) by the customer (NASA).

Selected to participate in a 2-year, CTO-sponsored engineering leadership rotational program designed to accelerate technical leadership growth through rotations across the product lifecycle and each business unit. • Rotation 1: Product Development (Electrical Subsystems) – Researched, designed, built, and documented 2 functional prototypes of an inductive power coupler that applies wireless power to aircraft, resulting in a patent granted by the USPTO: o US Patent Number: 9,183,983 US Patent Title: Modular equipment center integrated truss sensors • Rotation 2: Environment, Health & Safety – Internal consultant tasked with investigating enterprise-wide problems and presenting solutions to the CTO and other Boeing executives. • Rotation 3A: Systems Concept Center – R&D of Internet of Things on future production aircraft. • Rotation 3B: Enterprise Strategic Growth – Enterprise think tank organization designed to funnel ideas through to business units if business case validated. Trade study on wireless power for precision agriculture UAVs. • Rotation 4: Primary Control Laws – Supported 747-8 Horizontal Stabilizer Tank fuel reactivation by evaluating flutter concerns from analysis during flight test for FAA certification. • Rotation 5: Digital Aviation, Airplane Health Management – Harnessed big data and data analytics to create actionable alerts to save airlines time and money. • Rotation 6: Phantom Works, Advanced Avionics – Writing and updating product requirements, defining verification method and phase, and releasing approved Design Specs.

P-8I Program • Presented recommendations supported by detailed analysis to P-8 executives and management team.

737, 747-8, 777 Airplane Programs • Developed dispositions for non-conformances along the production process

* Oversaw, managed, and promoted high scholarship within the University of Washington chapter, which held over 60 members. * Provided regular updates on scholarship and internship opportunities in addition to on-campus resources, and encouraged attendance at resume, job, or career workshops to help shape well rounded citizens.

Munich, Germany & Berlin, Germany * Participated in a study abroad seminar focusing on information technology, business practices, and culture in modern Germany with students and instructors from the Technical University of Munich. * Actively lead and engaged in field trips to global companies such as Siemens, BMW, and Knorr-Bremse.

Advanced Weapons and Missile Systems (AWMS) * Flew on a Beechcraft King Air flight test and operated state-of-the-art radar equipment during simulated missile runs and dives. * Aided the Advanced Terminal Guidance Internal Research and Development (IRAD) effort by evaluating and operating AC3D (a 3-D image construction tool) to design and create accurate 3-D models of targets. * Supported the integration of embedded code for evaluation in the King Air Test Bed for flight tests of the terminal guidance system via radar. * Evaluated and tested the Joint-Air-to-Ground-Missile (JAGM) power supply prototypes.

Reported to Professor Gerald Pollack, PhD (Bioengineering) * Designed, conducted, and completed undergraduate research projects in a time efficient manner. * Successfully designed and built a Kelvin Water Dropper: harnessing static electricity from water drops to create sparks. * Studied the possibility that aqueous solutions evaporate in steps or stages through heavy use of the laboratory equipment, and then outlined the results in a report to describe the outcomes.