VOLUME TWENTY ISSUE TWO b 2015

Triple with win the 777X A trusted partner

In this issue of Horizons, you’ll learn how the selection of Rockwell Collins to provide significant flight deck and flight control content on Boeing’s new 777X aircraft was a major achievement for our company. As explained in the cover story, “Triple win with the 777X,” our company is able to now provide flight deck commonality across Boeing’s family of next-generation airplanes, including the 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX. As a result of this commonality, Boeing will realize savings in life-cycle costs across all these platforms. And any future upgrades and new solutions can be rolled into the entire fleet of aircraft. The 777X award also highlights several of Rockwell Collins’ characteristics that differentiate us in the marketplace and helped make this achievement a reality: strong, collaborative customer relationships; a constant drive to provide state-of-the-art products and services; and our responsive, reliable customer support. In this issue, you’ll also read several articles prompted by employees who have shared stories about how they’re listening to our customers all over the world and working with them on solutions that meet their most critical needs. As a result, we’re not just viewed as another supplier, but as a trusted partner. Moving forward, we must continue to stay engaged with our customers. The result will strengthen the momentum we’re building in the marketplace and drive business growth for both our customers and Rockwell Collins.

Kelly Ortberg CEO and President www.rockwellcollins.com/horizons

IN THIS ISSUE

A magazine for the employees and friends of Rockwell Collins

Publisher: David Yeoman Editorial director: Cindy Dietz Managing editor: Russ Pennington Editor: Annette Busbee Creative direction: Rick Kaufman Copy editors: 2 10 22 Joan Schaffer Karen Steggall Staff writers: Introducing a tru-ly innovative family of radios 2 Megan Strader A new design approach leads to an advanced ground-air networked Libby Waterbury communications solution. Jill Wojciechowski A better way to train 6 Photography: Boeing, cover, pages 10, 12, 13 New research reveals the benefits to the U.S. military of integrating Brandon Jennings, Richardson, Texas, live training with virtual simulation. page 22 Border watch 9 GLUP Production, Toulouse, France, Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Border Management System helps page 21 governments better monitor air travelers entering their countries. Mark Regan, Reston, Virginia, page 21 Mark Tade, Iowa City, Iowa, pages 4, 11, 15, COVERSTORY 18, 19, 20, 21 Tom Schnell, Iowa City, page 7 Triple win with the 777X 10 The new 777X is the third airplane in Boeing’s next-generation fleet Design: to feature Rockwell Collins’ flight deck solutions. WDG Communications Inc. How to contact us: Big business in low-cost carriers 16 Email: [email protected] With a spike in the number of low-cost carriers across the globe, Horizons Rockwell Collins has found a winning strategy for capturing this business. Rockwell Collins MS 124-302 Celebrating innovative achievements 18 400 Collins Road NE Our Engineer of the Year Program celebrates the significant Cedar Rapids, IA 52498-0001 Phone: +1.319.295.1000 contributions of our company’s top engineers. Fax: +1.319.295.9374

Developing talent and future leaders 22 How to contact the Ombudsman: Formal and informal job rotation programs are helping employees Phone: +1.866.224.8137 or find the right job fit. +1.319.295.7714 Email: [email protected] In the news 24 All trademarks and registered trademarks Service anniversaries 25 contained herein are the property of their respective owners. ©2015 Rockwell Collins On the cover On the back All rights reserved. Rockwell Collins has This ad, introducing our The following articles may contain forward- major avionics content TruNet solution, recently looking statements including statements on all three of Boeing’s appeared in several about the company’s business prospects. family of next-generation military publications, Actual results may differ materially from airplanes, including the as well as in programs those projected, as a result of certain risks new 777X. at defense and security and uncertainties, including but not limited expositions. to those detailed from time to time in our earnings press releases and Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 1 INNOVATION

Introducing a tru-ly innovative family of radios A new design approach leads to an advanced ground-air networked communications solution.

Jennie Fredin and John Thedens have spent most of their “This is a pretty new approach for us,” said Fredin. Rockwell Collins careers in Government Systems (GS) “Typically, we build a specific radio for one specific communications. Fredin, a senior engineering manager, customer. Now we’re building radio solutions that has been involved in building airborne radios for more interoperate across both ground and air and for domestic than 15 years while Thedens, a technical project manager, and international customers. That’s something we’ve has spent the last 10 years working on ground-based never done in the past, and it’s exciting.” communications. There’s also a sense of pride among the team The two never crossed paths until they became part members to be collaborating on this ground-breaking of an engineering team formed almost two years ago to program, added Thedens. design the next generation of Rockwell Collins radios. “These networked radios are the future,” he said. Today, that team of more than 150 includes those with “We’re taking a lot of pride in being on the ground floor ground and airborne communications expertise, as well as of this new solution that will be around for the next systems, software, hardware and test engineers. 10 to 20 years and being able to contribute to accelerating All these skill sets are needed for the development of our company’s growth.” TruNet™ — a new family of networked software-defined radios (SDRs).

2 HORIZONS b 2015 Our TruNet™ solution is the first ground-air network that can be customized to meet mission needs.

First to market In addition to the military market, TruNet also Drawing on our company’s product depth and expertise has applications in the civil arena. The secure network in delivering tactical radio comunications, TruNet™ communications and interoperability features can aid enables information to move securely in a way that hasn’t civil agencies supporting homeland security and first been available before, according to Tom Schamberger, a responder disaster relief. principal marketing manager in GS Communications and The family of radio products in the TruNet solution Navigation Products. includes a two-channel ground radio and single-channel The solution bridges a gap that exists today between and two-channel airborne radios. A handheld radio is ground and air communications, delivering the first fully- being developed through a teaming alliance with Thales integrated and interoperable ground-to-air, ground-to- Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI). ground and air-to-air communications network. A big challenge in creating a solution across the “TruNet enables warfighters to securely share critical ground and air domains has been maintaining useful data, image, voice and video communications in real technologies in both without over-burdening either one, time across all domains,” said Schamberger. “This gives said Thedens. military personnel a big picture of the battlespace and the “Because these are networked radios, new flexibility to respond as the mission changes.” functionalities are being incorporated,” he said. “It Government customers also are looking to requires a lot of collaboration and communication at reduce their large, diverse and costly product pipeline, all levels of the team. No one can make a decision in Schamberger added. With our family of radios, customers one area without potentially having an impact in can have a minimal set of radios that provides an entire another, so we have a structure in place to make sure ground-air package. any decisions that are being made are well-coordinated across the whole team.”

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 3 Members of a multidisciplinary team of engineers involved in the development of the family of radios in TruNet™ include (from left) Taunya Kepple, Kris Martin, John Thedens, Jennie Fredin and Edmond Baxter.

4 HORIZONS bb 2015 “ It’s an important growth driver in our GS communications business. The ground and air software-defined radio markets are growing globally, and we want to participate in that growth…”

Mike Jones, vice president and general manager, GS Communications and Navigations Products

To make crucial decisions quickly and help the team Under the market-based approach, domestic and be flexible to respond to market changes, an engineering international requirements were gathered to determine review board (ERB) was created. Made up of engineers how to best build a family of radio products to serve the and program and marketing managers, the ERB reviews needs of customers around the world. everything that goes into the radios and guides the “We paid special attention to developing international program roadmap in terms of what capabilities should variants that we believe are exportable and should enable be introduced now and what technologies can wait our international teams to do work on this platform three or five years. in-country,” said Grigg. “As a result, we are able to introduce both domestic and international radios at the same time. Customized to meet customer needs In the past, the international community would have had A key technical innovation that is a market differentiator to wait several years before getting their products.” for TruNet takes advantage of the software-defined According to Mike Jones, vice president and general nature of the radios. The radios, which can support a manager, GS Communications and Navigation Products, variety of legacy and next-generation internet protocol- another competitive advantage to our solution is that it based (IP) waveforms, enable international customers to will be offered at a cost-competitive price. program their own waveforms and secure cryptography “Our approach has been to differentiate our solution within our platform. Alternatively, we can provide custom by offering high quality, high performance networked programming at our international facilities to meet the radios that are priced competitively in the marketplace,” unique needs of the local customers, according to Kurt he said. Grigg, marketing and business development director in GS Communications and Navigation Products. Positioned for growth “That capability is totally new to the market, and TruNet was launched to the market this spring. Customer we’re the first to do it,” he said. demonstrations will take place this summer. Production of In addition to a different design process for the radios will predominately take place in Cedar Rapids, this platform, the GS communications business also Iowa, and is expected to begin in 2017. implemented a market-based approach that is no longer Jones said our company’s commitment to the program-driven. Instead, it is driven by the global market. development of this next-generation radio system aligns Grigg said that’s in response to a changing environment in with our strategy to accelerate growth. the international military market space. “TruNet is an important growth driver in our GS “What we’re seeing is a desire from governments communications business,” he said. “The ground and air for more commercial off-the-shelf products or Non- software-defined radio markets are growing globally, and Developmental Item (NDI) models,” he said. “Defense we want to participate in that growth. And by having a spending budgets are under pressure in many countries. solution that’s expandable, we are in a good position to With NDI, governments aren’t paying for research and take advantage of future opportunities as they come up.” b development. Rather, that investment is company-funded.” By Annette Busbee

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 5 A better way to train New research reveals the benefits to the U.S. military of integrating live training with virtual simulation.

Embedded with the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade pull it up in a simulator, and there I was in a combat Combat team in the Kunar Province of northeast scenario talking to the pilot for the very first time.” Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Klopfenstein Situations like the one Klopfenstein found himself hunkered down beside the Army ground commander he in — coupled with continued U.S. Department of Defense was assigned to support. (DoD) budget cuts and the rapidly evolving nature of As the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) member and warfare — are why Klopfenstein and his colleagues at Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC), Klopfenstein’s role Rockwell Collins are encouraging military officials to during this particular tour of duty was to communicate reassess how their personnel are trained. with and direct the action of the combat aircraft sent to “We’re not in the days of old where we’re sending in provide close air support. quantities of troops on the ground,” said Klopfenstein. Although Klopfenstein — now a principal account “It’s very coalition-centric and more strategic and precise manager at Rockwell Collins’ Simulation and Training than ever before. Precision itself means you’ve got to be Solutions (STS) facility in Orlando, Florida — was well- tightly correlated, you’ve got to have tight communication versed in his liaison role, this was the first time he had and everybody needs to know what the other person is worked with a French Mirage fighter pilot. doing in order to have mission success.” “I had PowerPoint knowledge of the capabilities of the Klopfenstein believes this scenario is made for Mirage, but I had never worked with a French pilot virtual simulation. before,” said Klopfenstein, recalling the 2008 Realistic and affordable solution mission in the Kamdesh Valley. “I never had a Earlier this year, Rockwell Collins unveiled new chance to train with a French Mirage or research regarding the potential benefits associated

Travis Klopfenstein, a principal account manager at our Simulation and Training Solutions facility in Orlando, Florida, uses a simulated laser range finder to locate a target during a recent training demonstration. He then sends that targeting information to the real L-29 jet (see photo next page) via our networked joint fires software, and the L-29 can then conduct a live attack run on the simulated target.

6 HORIZONS b 2015 with the integration of virtual simulation into U.S. military training regimens. Funded by our company and conducted by the Government Business Council (GBC), the research — “Going Virtual to Prepare for a New Era of Defense” — concluded that increasing levels of virtual training can help the U.S. military better prepare for new challenges while potentially reducing costs by more than $1.7 billion over five years. “This research has uncovered some remarkable data that underscores the value of blending live and virtual training,” said LeAnn Ridgeway, vice president and general manager of STS in Sterling, Virginia. “It also validates our Tom Schnell, director of the Operator Performance Laboratory at The University of Iowa, pilots an L-29 jet equipped with Live, company’s efforts to expand the capabilities of simulators Virtual, Constructive (LVC) simulation technology during a recent and explore how the military can make the best use of training exercise. The University of Iowa and Rockwell Collins available live flight hours, given the impact of budgetary have collaborated on several LVC training demonstrations, realities.” studies and contracts. According to Nick Scarnato, director of Marketing and and participated as the JTAC, generating targeting Business Development for STS, Rockwell Collins customers information from our Litening Targeting Pod simulator. — including the DoD — have been wanting to “train like “Connecting live and virtual players, bridging the gap they fight” for many years. However, the ability to do so across distance and time, and reducing errors through requires a great deal of time and money, both of which training is what this is all about,” said Ridgeway. “We want have been hindered by recent global economic constraints. to bring the men and women protecting our freedom back “I think everybody understands the notion that it’s home to their families.” more cost-effective to do virtual or constructive exercises than it is to do live training,” said Scarnato. “But not More work to do everybody is on the same page as to the readiness level Rockwell Collins has been demonstrating “train like you that virtual and constructive training provides. There is fight” training scenarios for the warfighter for the past four still a broad range of military leaders who don’t believe years during the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation training in a simulator looks, feels or acts the same as and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). However, this is the first training in a real aircraft.” time that our company has solid data indicating the demand To illustrate and underscore the fact that our for and benefits of blending live and virtual training. company is well-suited to blend those trainings to “We’re working hard to solve problems for our provide customers with a realistic and affordable customers, and this study is generating a lot of excitement solution that meets their needs, Rockwell Collins and momentum around bringing this to fruition,” said recently conducted a Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) Dr. Angus McLean, a principal systems engineer in ATC. simulation and training exercise in Sterling. “We’re taking today’s technology and using it to show what Engineers from STS and our Advanced Technology the next generation of ‘train like you fight’ will look like.” Center (ATC) led the demonstration that featured a According to Scarnato, the fact that Rockwell real L-29 jet from The University of Iowa’s Operator Collins brings so many different innovative solutions to Performance Lab that was equipped with LVC simulation the marketplace — more than core avionics and core technology. In this scenario, the L-29 in Iowa flew as communications — is what differentiates our company the lead aircraft while its wingman flew an F/A-18 and is helping us stand out from our competitors. simulator in Sterling. Klopfenstein also was in Sterling “We’re also a provider of simulation products such as Image Generation Systems, Visual Display Systems,

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 7 Radar Simulation Systems and Sensor Simulation,” said Scarnato. “And our Surface Solutions portfolio — which is in our Government Systems business — delivers data link technology and secure communications. “Additionally, we have ATC working to ensure all engineering resources are focused on a common goal. So, this is a collaborative effort across the entire enterprise,” he continued. Despite the progress that’s being made, Ridgeway admits there are still a few key technology gaps that Rockwell Collins conducts demonstrations linking our flight simulator need to be addressed to move LVC forward sooner rather on the ground with a live aircraft operating in Federal Aviation Administration airspace. In this photo, Loyal Pyczynski, a principal than later. The most notable gaps are around the need marketing manager in Simulation and Training Solutions, sees the live for multiple levels of security, very high speed data link aircraft from the pilot’s seat on the simulator. In turn, the pilot of the capabilities and cyber security. aircraft sees the flight simulation via a Link 16 or a radar track. With our “You’ve got to be able to have channels of technology, both pilots can exchange digital messages and practice communication moving all of this information from flying various missions. platform to platform, air to ground, vehicle to vehicle, For Klopfenstein, the path forward is exhilarating. and you’ve got to be able to separate and keep those He relies on his personal experiences to communicate communication lines secure,” she explained. “We also live the importance of providing a training environment that in a data-rich environment, so we need to have the ability replicates what warfighters will experience in combat. to move that data across the pipeline faster than ever It’s a mission he takes to heart. before. And we need to ensure the wrong people can’t “We all share the same training vision. In the back hack into those networks.” of our minds, we keep the stories of the soldiers who Ridgeway said Rockwell Collins and the aerospace and sacrificed so much. These men and women gave their lives defense industry as a whole are working to close those for what they believed in,” said Klopfenstein. “We want to gaps while also establishing an open architecture in which give our warfighters the best training possible so they all armed forces can plug-and-play together in the training accomplish the mission and get home safe.” b environment. By Jill Wojciechowski Benefits of integrating live and virtual training

Reduced cost

Iterative, on-demand training

Increased safety

Personalized, adaptive training

Increased joint interoperability

Simplified integration of varying operational domains

More realistic training

Other/Don’t know

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Source: Government Business Council Survey

8 HORIZONS b 2015 Border watch Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Border Management System helps governments better monitor air travelers entering their countries.

Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Border Management System said Schreder. “This solution enables them to do that — (ABMS) is quickly becoming recognized as a leading combining traditional border control with the enhanced technology for assisting governments in better monitoring ability to identify anyone who might present a risk to the who enters their countries. The goal, of course, is to country.” increase security. The solution provides analysis and Today, more than 25 government entities around deciphering of Advance Passenger Information (API) the globe use our ABMS solution, including several recent data, which is required for the millions of people customers in Latin America and Asia. traveling via commercial aircraft to or from more than According to John Kim, senior program manager for two dozen countries. Network Solutions, more and more agencies are depending ABMS enables government and airport authorities on API data, creating increased opportunities for our to review passenger data before a commercial aircraft solution in the marketplace. takes off or lands by using the API data, along with “Within individual countries, intelligence agencies Passenger Name Records (PNR) and watch lists. ABMS gives need it, as well as immigration and customs departments. government entities the information they need to make It’s changing how we market and sell this solution around informed decisions about every traveler. The system links the world,” said Kim. the data with controlled entry and exit procedures to stop Both Kim and Schreder say they see potential for travelers at the border, deny boarding when necessary, applying ABMS to other modes of transportation such and track travelers during their time in-country. as trains and cruise ships. According to Ken Schreder, managing director of “Very few companies can compete with our secure, Networks and Managed Services, this not only enhances managed network and the adaptability of this product,” overall border security and control, but optimizes said Schreder. “The future of ABMS looks very bright as passenger flow. we continue to offer enhanced features and capabilities.” b “Many governments want increased insight into the By Megan Strader people and goods that are coming into their countries,”

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 9 The new 777X is the third Triple win airplane in Boeing’s next- generation fleet to feature Rockwell Collins’ flight with deck solutions. the777X

Almost two years before Rockwell Collins was awarded Building on a trusted partnership the major flight deck contract for Boeing’s 777X aircraft, Winning the 777X award not only generated excitement in preparations began at our Manchester, Iowa, facility for Manchester, but throughout the enterprise, as well. the possibility that we would win the program. Rockwell Collins now has major content on all three The Manchester facility is our manufacturing Liquid of Boeing’s family of next-generation airplanes. This Crystal Display (LCD) Center of Excellence, and planning achievement is part of a larger strategy to accelerate our was already underway for the production of large-format company’s growth by increasing our market share on new flight displays for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and 737 MAX. air transport platforms, according to Steve Timm, vice According to Derek Owen, a senior operations product president and general manager of Air Transport Systems. transition manager, the scope of those preparations was “The award speaks to the strength of our trusted broadened to include the 777X. partnership with Boeing,” said Timm. “By supporting this “We utilized lean tools to free up floor space where customer and innovating to solve problems, we’ve been the displays for the 777X would be built,” said Owen. “We able to build on our partnership in a way that will provide also spent a significant amount of time driving process long-term benefits to our company, our employees and and design improvements and reviewing the critical our customer.” details of this product to ensure all aspects of the value The 777X aircraft will feature five configurable 15.1- stream were optimized for superior customer satisfaction.” inch landscape LCDs, our integrated surveillance system, When Rockwell Collins received the award for the and select flight controls as standard equipment. And 777X in December 2014, the approximately 250 employees for the first time on a 777 platform, our dual Head-up in Manchester were excited and ready. Guidance System (HGS™) will be offered as an option. The production rate of the large-format displays In addition to the flight deck content, Rockwell Collins for all three of Boeing’s next-generation aircraft will and our partner, BAE Systems, were selected to provide slowly increase until 2017. Then, the numbers increase the entire fly-by-wire flight control electronics system. dramatically to approximately 305 a month in 2018. Together, these awards rival the content we provide “When we deliver our first large-format displays Boeing for the 787 and triple the amount of supplier- for the 777X in a few years, we’ll be reaching full-rate furnished equipment we have on the 777X compared production for the 787 and 737 MAX,” said Owen. to previous generations of the airplane. “We’ll be prepared to handle it.”

10 HORIZONS b 2015 COVERSTORY

The awards also represent a significant market the 737 MAX. We needed to illustrate the dramatic cost share gain for Rockwell Collins, Timm said, potentially savings that would be achieved with common processes and worth approximately $2 billion in sales for our company procurement. Plus, any future product enhancements could over the life of the program. be rolled easily into all three platforms.” Additionally, Boeing’s customers would realize savings The pursuit strategy with common spare parts, equipment, maintenance Landing the flight deck award was approximately a and pilot training time on all three aircraft, keeping the two-year process and involved countless individuals airplanes in the air and making money. in Commercial Systems. According to Bob Schultze, Schultze said it was a great moment for him when a principal programs manager for Boeing platforms and he received the news that Rockwell Collins had won the a member of the pursuit team, the aircraft manufacturer 777X award. wanted a mature, updated avionics system that wouldn’t “It speaks to the faith Boeing has in Rockwell Collins,” be a burden or a high risk to the program. he said. “Now we need to execute and deliver what we “One way to accomplish that would have been to promised.” reuse and upgrade the existing system that’s on the For Mark Fejfar, avionics engineering lead on the legacy 777,” said Schultze. “Our challenge was to help 777X and a member of the pursuit team, winning the Boeing realize the best solution for the 777X was to use flight deck contract presents the greatest opportunity our architecture that’s on the Dreamliner.” in his 28-year career at Rockwell Collins — the ability to The pursuit team frequently traveled to Boeing’s innovate advanced solutions for an entire fleet of aircraft. facility in Everett, Washington, to meet face to face with According to Fejfar, barriers that typically occur the company’s engineering and procurement agents. Key when aircraft have different types of displays or user to our pursuit strategy was to clearly define the value of interfaces are diminished or eliminated when you have the commonality Rockwell Collins would bring from the flight deck commonality. 787 to the 777X. “By having that common vision and design, we can “We would update our technology that’s on the work with Boeing to develop the next great innovation Dreamliner for the 777X,” said Schultze. “But our solutions that can aid pilots or enhance passenger safety at a fleet also would be common to the point that there would be level,” said Fejfar. “That’s very exciting.” combined value across the two platforms, as well as with

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Jazz Husmann holds a large-format flight deck display in the clean room at our facility in Manchester, Iowa. A dry film lamination process is used in this room to ruggedize our liquid crystal displays for aircraft applications.

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 11 Flight deck commonality... an uncommon advantage Rockwell Collins is advancing mature technologies from previous Boeing aircraft for the 777X.

b Flight Controls b Communication and Navigation Radios

b Payload Equipment

b Displays and Crew b Integrated Surveillance b Head-up Alerting System System Guidance System (optional for 777X b Pilot Controls b Audio System airline customers)

12 HORIZONS b 2015 Flight deck commonality... an uncommon advantage Rockwell Collins is advancing mature technologies from previous Boeing aircraft for the 777X.

b MAX Display System b Communication and Navigation Radios

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 13 Focus on quality Teams across Rockwell Collins are involved in Our evolving fly-by-wire developing and producing our solutions for technology the 777X. For example, display components The 777X fly-by-wire award comes after and graphics are being developed at our Head decades of leadership and innovation Down Display Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; the in flight controls. integrated surveillance system at our facility in Melbourne, Florida; the Head-up Guidance System When Boeing selected Rockwell Collins and BAE Systems in Wilsonville, Oregon; and the pilot control center to provide the fly-by-wire system for the 777X, it marked pedestal in Tustin, California. a significant business achievement and an important Facilitating collaboration and communication technological milestone for our company. across all the life cycle value stream (LCVS) teams Fly-by-wire replaces mechanical flight controls — involved with this program is a major focus for typically consisting of pulleys, bell cranks and cables — Nic Jaeger, principal program manager for the with wires. The benefits include weight savings, increased 777X. That is key to keeping our momentum with performance of the aircraft and reduced pilot workload, this customer. according to Bruce Dalton, a principal program manager “We’ve worked hard to establish a trusted in Flight Control Electronics. partnership, but there’s more to be done to “With wires, more surfaces of the aircraft can be continue to improve from a customer satisfaction controlled via the computing system without pilot input,” perspective,” said Jaeger. “We strive to get it right said Dalton. “This enables the aircraft to react instantly the first time so there’s no disruption in deliveries to changing aerodynamic conditions providing a smoother to the customer.” ride and enhanced safety.” Delivering quality products on schedule is Rockwell Collins is designing the Flight Control critical to helping Boeing achieve its production Module (FCM) for the 777X fly-by-wire system. The FCM numbers. To date, the aircraft manufacturer hosts our state-of-the-art computing system for all the has 300 orders and commitments for the 777X. applications of the Integrated Flight Control Electronics Production is scheduled to begin in 2017 with (IFCE). This includes the autopilot/autoland and the first deliveries scheduled for 2020. maintenance for the flight control systems designed by “We must execute flawlessly at every stage Rockwell Collins. It also includes the software designed of this program,” said Jaeger. “And we have some by BAE Systems, the prime supplier for the IFCE. of the best employees in the world to do that A comeback because they care about quality.” Surprisingly, a key reason that we won the 777X award That includes our employees in Manchester. might have been due to a contract we didn’t get. In 2004, It’s been nearly 62 months since Manchester Rockwell Collins was not selected to deliver the flight has had a facility-caused quality escape to an controls on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner. end customer. With the ramped-up production With the 787, Boeing integrated all flight control schedule ahead, Owen said employees are even functions into one computer, according to John Roltgen, more focused on improving their processes so that a technical project manager and Fellow in Flight Control they can execute flawlessly. Systems. Although our computer processors at that time “We’re privileged to be part of the 777X were great for high-integrity applications, the extensive program and, like everyone at Rockwell Collins, and complex flight control functions that this computer we’re excited about what this means to the growth would have to host required a significant increase in of our company,” he said. b throughput to those processors. By Annette Busbee “That was not cost-effective with our technology at that time,” Roltgen recalled.

14 HORIZONS b 2015 COVERSTORY

As a result, a strategic decision was made by Design Center in Hyderabad on development of the Rockwell Collins to invest in the development of advanced system for the MRJ and CSeries airplanes. innovative, high-integrity computing platforms for fly- One of the benefits of this teaming arrangement by-wire. The Flight Control Electronics team in Cedar capitalized on the time zone difference between the two Rapids focused on a concept for using two, dissimilar locations. By transferring time critical tasks between the off-the-shelf processors to handle the intricate flight two facilities, engineers were able to work on the project control functions. Our engineers created a technology a full 24 hours a day to meet development deadlines. that enabled the processors to produce exactly the same “We continued to build on the technology in those digital outputs, thus ensuring a safe operating system. regional aircraft to develop the FCM for the 777X,” said This avoided extensive engineering efforts required in Roltgen. “We added additional input/output capability prior systems to get the outputs of the two processors to handle the common data network that manages the to closely agree. information flow. And we enhanced the computational “This innovation was a market differentiator for us,” capability. As a result, our solution supports Boeing’s said Roltgen. “Our legacy in flight control and avionics goal of a 777X aircraft that saves fuel and optimizes systems positioned us to introduce this technology to performance even through challenging environments.” the market.” This award solidly positions our company for future Success came in 2008 when Mitsubishi Heavy fly-by-wire flight control electronics business on all classes Industries selected our Primary Flight Control Computer of commercial aircraft, according to Sam Ezran, director of (PFCC) for the fly-by-wire in the Mitsubishi Regional Jet Flight Controls. (MRJ). Two years later, Bombardier chose our PFCC for the “Fly-by-wire will be the flight control system of choice fly-by-wire system in its CSeries regional aircraft. for all large, new air transport aircraft,” said Ezran. “With this win we gain credibility that establishes us as a market Ongoing development leader for high integrity fly-by-wire computing platforms.” b The team worked with system and By Annette Busbee software engineers from the India

Testing the functions of our flight control module for the 777X fly-by-wire system are (from left) John Roltgen, Bruce Dalton, John Sohn and Jim Logsdon.

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 15 Big business in low-cost carriers With a spike in the number of low-cost carriers across the globe, Rockwell Collins has found a winning strategy for capturing this business.

When it comes to purchasing And with commercial airline traffic rapidly expanding an airplane ticket, most people in the Asia Pacific region, these airlines understand the want to find the best value need for proven, advanced communication, navigation for their money. That’s the and surveillance avionics, Walker added. impetus driving the booming Numerous low-cost airline companies have selected worldwide low-cost airplane Rockwell Collins to provide our avionics, weather radar market. It’s also part of the and navigation solutions. One of the largest orders in our strategy Rockwell Collins is company’s history came last year from Indonesia’s Lion Air. using to win major contracts This LCC selected a comprehensive suite of our avionics for with these airline companies. Jim Walker 234 of its Airbus A320 aircraft, including the MultiScan™ Jim Walker, vice president and managing director Threat Detection System and the GLU-925 Multi-Mode of Asia Pacific for Rockwell Collins, sits in the epicenter Receiver (MMR), the first GPS Landing System receiver. of this bustling market. With more than half of the Earlier this year, India-based airline, IndiGo, also selected world’s population and a burgeoning middle class, low- our advanced avionics systems with MultiScan Threat cost carriers (LCCs) are thriving in countries like China, Detection System and MMR for its Airbus A320neo (new Indonesia and India. And Rockwell Collins has been able engine option) family of aircraft. to capitalize on the growth of LCC airlines in this region. Aftermarket services are key “We’ve learned that winning contracts with these In addition to quality products, our low-cost airline airlines boils down to one of the most basic elements of customers also realize value from our aftermarket sales — offering the best value for the money,” said Walker. services, according to Walker. They pay close attention to “Our products are regarded as top in this market, so low- how companies, such as Rockwell Collins, are ranked on cost carriers know they’re getting quality solutions.”

Norway Russia

Spain Germany China Vueling Airlines – Spain Kuwait United Norwegian Air Arab VivaAerobus – Mexico Shuttle – Norway Emerites India Saudi Arabia Hong Kong Volaris – Mexico Air Berlin – Germany Vietnam Mexico Malaysia Philippines

Low-cost carriers with significant Rockwell Collins content

Al-Maha – Saudi Arabia Saudi Gulf – Saudi Arabia Jazeera Airways – Kuwait Air Arabia – United Arab Emirates Fly Dubai – United Arab Emirates

16 HORIZONS b 2015 customer support surveys like those issued by original In the Americas region, our company’s avionics were equipment manufacturers (OEMs) Boeing and Airbus. selected by Mexico-based VivaAerobus for its 52 new In 2014, Boeing named Rockwell Collins the number Airbus A320 airplanes. one aftermarket supplier. Similarly, Airbus gave our “We expect to compete for more than a billion company its “Gold” award — a recognition for best in- dollars of buyer-furnished equipment this year — service performance. Walker noted that these recognitions one of the biggest competitive environments we’ve seen,” are due, in part, to team members who are taking care of said Mahoney. “Of that billion dollars, we expect a third our customers. will be with low-cost carriers.” “We have support engineers around the globe And while Mahoney said he doesn’t expect the working alongside these airlines to keep their planes number of planes being purchased by LCCs to continue at in the air,” said Walker. “These engineers are building its current rate, many of the carriers are choosing to buy or strong relationships at the same time. That’s another key lease airplanes based on warranty periods to save money differentiator for Rockwell Collins that has helped us be on repair costs. This creates revenue potential because successful in this market.” once the warranty expires, the aircraft is sold or returned to the owner from whom it’s leased and replaced with a Strong market outlook new plane and a new warranty. The LCC market isn’t only thriving in the Asia-Pacific Mahoney said our focus today is on how to keep region, according to Colin Mahoney, senior vice president, Rockwell Collins at the top of the LCC market. International and Service Solutions. Globally, LCCs make “The market isn’t new but there’s more at stake than up nearly a quarter of the worldwide market share versus ever before. There’s more hunger in our competitors which full service airlines. These numbers are even greater in means we need to fine tune our strategy,” said Mahoney. EuMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) where LCCs make That includes building even closer affinities with up nearly a third of the market. Last year, Spain-based these customers and clearly articulating the Rockwell Vueling Airlines chose a host of Rockwell Collins avionics Collins value proposition. for its new fleet of 62 Airbus A320 aircraft. “The demand is there and so is our drive to continue to win the business,” added Mahoney. b By Megan Strader

Norway Russia

Spain Germany Air Asia – Malaysia China Kuwait United Lion Air – Malaysia Arab Cebu Pacific – Philippines Emerites India Saudi Arabia Hong Kong Vietnam Mexico Malaysia Philippines

Pobeda – Russia IndiGo – India Qingdao Airlines – China GoAir – India Chongqing Airlines – China Jet Lite – India Junyao Airlines – China Spice Jet – India Ruili Airlines – China VietJet Air – Vietnam Kunming Airlines – China Hong Kong Express – Loong Air – China Hong Kong VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 17 Celebrating innovative achievements

Engineers at Rockwell Collins who have made significant contributions to our company through technical creativity and innovation are recognized annually through our Engineer of the Year Program. The stories of our corporate winners and finalists, who were nominated by their peers or leaders, showcase leading-edge products and technologies that are creating competitive differentiation in our global marketplace and accelerating our growth.

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR WINNER

On a head-up display, the EVS image can replace the Carlo L.M. Tiana pilot’s natural vision, overlaying an image of the outside Commercial Systems world. Pilots can “see through” low visibility during one Fresh off a previous Engineer of the Year nomination of the most critical flight phases. for his work on another vision-system program, “Passengers on EVS-equipped aircraft will be able to Principal Systems Engineer Carlo Tiana was already get home when the weather is bad, instead of diverting taking his inventiveness somewhere new. to another airport,” Tiana says. This time, his nomination comes from his His work leading the research and concept contributions to the Enhanced Vision System (EVS). An development and design of EVS will benefit passengers, EVS camera detects infrared energy given off by many pilots, aircraft owners and airlines. The new EVS product elements on the landscape a pilot encounters during line has the potential to generate significant annual the landing phase of flight. The camera can capture the revenues for Rockwell Collins over the next decade. infrared signatures of terrain, buildings, vehicles, runway Meanwhile, Tiana continues to look for new ways lighting and even wildlife that might have wandered onto to leverage Rockwell Collins technologies, including a runway. The system then portrays these signatures on combining weather radar with synthetic vision to enable the head-up or head-down display as a clear, real-time visual landings in the worst weather conditions. image of the approach and landing environment.

18 HORIZONS b 2015 ENGINEER OF THE YEAR WINNER Jonathan R. Demildt Government Systems

When a key customer needed an avionics system that combined the advanced capability and cost effectiveness of commercial technology with mission-related features required for government customers, the Rockwell Collins pursuit team turned to Jonathan Demildt as the system lead and architect. “We brought value to the customer by sitting with them to understand their vision and mission for the aircraft, then designing a system that would fit their needs and allow them to sell more aircraft to more customers,” Demildt says. The solution uses Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion® integrated avionics system. Pro Line Fusion is well known in the commercial aircraft industry; applying its strengths in this dual-use aircraft environment will enable new customers in new markets to benefit from its advantages. With his engineering experience on government and civil projects, Demildt had the knowledge of both military aircraft and the civil certification process. He also worked with Commercial Systems to understand product lines and how to integrate their baseline capabilities into a missionized solution. Demildt’s well-rounded expertise and leadership were instrumental in giving the customer confidence that Rockwell Collins could meet an aggressive certification schedule. “The capture of this business was a major achievement,” says Brett Caspers, principal engineering manager. “It lays the groundwork with a major manufacturer. We will take its technical solution forward across other airborne pursuits.”

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 19 ENGINEER OF THE YEAR WINNER

as a daily part of their lives outside the company. Why not Timothy J. Smith give them a way to use many of the same technologies e-Business inside the company? But it had to work effectively and Rockwell Collins’ e-Business had a call to action to securely and enable mobility. As an enterprise architect transform the way employees collaborate around the and the principal manager for security architecture world. With full leadership support, the e-Business services, Smith understood the balance a new service team looked at alternatives in this major undertaking. would need to strike. Timothy J. Smith, or T.J., was the enterprise architect “We talked to Google and liked what we heard. We for this new path. also talked with people in our industry and discovered that “T.J. thought about the problem differently,” says we would be pioneers in the use of these capabilities,” Michelle Bates, director of IT architecture services. “In the Smith says. past, we would have applied traditional technologies with The Global Collaboration and Mobility transformation traditional service providers.” involved Google Apps for Business, as well as major IT To Smith, falling back on tradition meant falling infrastructure and security upgrades. And it’s not over behind as a company. It was time for something yet — more rollouts are coming to give employees more completely new. Employees used consumer technologies choices than ever about where, when and how they work.

20 HORIZONS b 2015 Nathan P. Lower, Ph.D. Engineering and Technology Lower’s technical leadership Engineer advanced the ZFAB microfabrication technology development during a critical period when several high- value programs relied on it. of the Year His invention enabled miniaturized microwave components with size, weight, finalists power and cost advantages.

Emmanuel F. Caestecker Brent J. Nelson International and Service Solutions Commercial Systems Caestecker optimized software for Nelson developed network Rockwell Collins’ next-generation software and tool solutions direction finder product line. One for Pro Line Fusion® programs, notable enhancement included notably for the King Air. His work developing a new algorithm that helped greatly reduce network could save more lives by providing configuration and certification 3D bearing indications to search- costs, which will positively affect and-rescue crews. as many as 14 future Pro Line Fusion programs.

Matthew P. Corbett Terrence P. Ward Commercial Systems Information Management Services The Boeing 737 MAX Display Ward architected two key features of System that Corbett architected our ARINC AviNet® global messaging delivers advanced capabilities system: Virtual Application Message while reducing complexity and Queuing and the Aviation Message enterprise-wide program costs. Router. These features enable Reusability of these technologies delivery of application software was a key factor in our Boeing modules and queuing elements 777X display program win. to a customer site or ARINC cloud, reducing cost and deployment times.

Bobby D. Foote Kathleen R. Wenthe Government Systems Government Systems Foote led key initiatives on Wenthe’s persistent drive projects related to digital night for excellence improved the vision, colorized night vision accuracy of the Time, Space and and helmet mounted displays. Position Information module in His work advanced capabilities our Common Range Integrated in these areas, including Instrumentation System (CRIIS). next-generation technology Her tenancious contributions development for the F-35 Gen III enabled CRIIS to meet stringent Helmet Mounted Display System. requirements for weapon- system testing and training. b

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 21 CAREERDEVELOPMENT Developing talent and future leaders Formal and informal job rotation programs are building new perspectives and helping employees find the right job fit.

The job descriptions read like recruitment materials for retirement. This creates the need to recruit, train and an international league of superheroes: retain talented employees. “Searching for new additions to join our team According to Beth Regan, a senior global mobility located throughout the world… The ultimate goal is to specialist in Human Resources, job rotation programs develop talent… The knowledge is open to those who can help meet that need. have a strong desire to test the limits of their potential…” “As a company, we recognize that attitudes about And the work locations wouldn’t suggest otherwise: work are changing,” said Regan. “People want to find the Singapore. Hyderabad, India. Heidelberg, Germany. career that’s right for them. And they want to do it by Reading, England. Sterling, Virginia. ‘experience hopping’ — trying out lots of different jobs But these job descriptions are for positions in different locations. Through a job rotation, they can in Rockwell Collins’ various job rotation programs. try out several positions across the United States — and And they’re attracting some of the brightest minds around the world — without leaving the company.” in the company. Job rotation programs are not new to Rockwell Collins. The Walker McBride Finance Rotation Program Walker McBride knows his rotation program, and he has been operating speaks the language with enthusiasm. formally since 1959. “The Operations Rotation Program is a formal Former participants development program designed to build future leadership from this program strengths for Rockwell Collins,” he recited verbatim. include current leaders McBride joined Rockwell Collins in June 2012 as an Tatum Buse, vice president undergraduate intern on the procurement team where of Finance and corporate he assisted with build-to-print request for proposals controller; Steve Buesing, and purchasing test equipment. vice president and “Coming out of my internship, I knew I wanted to controller, Commercial find the type of work I was passionate about,” he recalled. “You just don’t know that right out of school. I think this program will help me discover that.”

Finding the right career path McBride, now on rotation as a manufacturing project specialist in Richardson, Texas, is not alone in his thinking. And Rockwell Collins is adapting to that sentiment to ensure the personal and professional growth of our employees and to strengthen the company’s workforce as a whole. The challenge is replacing the large number of baby boomers who are retiring. By 2020, 18 percent of Walker McBride is taking part our workforce will have turned 62 and be eligible for in a three-year job rotation program in Operations.

22 HORIZONS b 2015 Systems; and Duane Sadler, vice president and controller, Government Systems. These programs have been very successful and are available across the enterprise. At the India Design Center, employees use their rotation program to share specialized knowledge and build face to face, cross-cultural relationships. In the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EuMEA) region, participants rotate around a number of facilities in France, Germany and the United Kingdom to share best practices and develop connections with colleagues. Today, the success of these formal programs is leading the way for the creation of more informal ones. For New skills benefit employees Erin Eggum took the opportunity to travel example, in Commercial Systems develop- and Rockwell Collins throughout the United Eggum and McBride agreed that their ment is under way for new rotation roles Kingdom during her rotations helped them understand how in Marketing and Customer Support. Finance job rotation at “It’s purposeful growth for employees the business units are interconnected our Reading, England, across the enterprise,” added Regan. within the company. facility. “When you’re down in the trenches Erin Eggum grinding away on a project, it’s easy to Erin Eggum can tell you a lot about stay focused on your own little area,” purposeful growth. She can quickly said McBride. “But now I can see that offer a short list of skills she’s gained Operations is just one leg of the table in the Finance Job Rotation Program: and, better yet, I can see how it fits into analysis, strategic thinking, forecasting, the entire enterprise.” project management and converting Plus, he said, the skills and experience data to information and insights. gained through job rotation programs are She also took full advantage of one of invaluable to professional growth. the program’s more exciting perks — living “The team and leaders in my rotation and working internationally. have given me opportunities to work on “Working in Finance in Reading was projects that are critical to the success such a great opportunity to learn about our of the organization and have been international business and interact with instrumental in my personal development.” employees across several different time Added Eggum, “You start the program zones and cultures,” said Eggum, who is learning to train and be trained. You leave in the last year of her rotation working as knowing the best position for you to grow a financial analyst in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. your career and, at the same time, use your “I learned to communicate effectively, ask skills to benefit the company.” b For information on job clarifying questions and be flexible and By Libby Waterbury and Annette Busbee rotation programs in adaptable. That’s been valuable in my your organization, current role working with colleagues in contact your leader. the United Kingdom and Australia.”

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 23 IN THE NEWS Rockwell Collins and Zen Technologies enter India’s military flight simulation market segment Pro Line Fusion® is now available for commercial helicopters. Rockwell Collins and Zen Technologies announced their joint entry into the SM Pro Line Fusion® for helicopters New ARINC MultiLink flight military flight simulation market in makes its debut tracking service introduced India by unveiling a next-generation Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion® One year after the disappearance rotary wing simulator at Aero India integrated avionics system entered the of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, in Bangalore. commercial helicopter market at HAI Rockwell Collins has unveiled its new In October 2014, the two industry HELI-EXPO in Orlando, Florida. ARINC MultiLinkSM flight tracking leaders signed a memorandum of Featuring advanced graphical service, offering a comprehensive and understanding to combine touch-screen interfaces, intuitive cost-effective global flight tracking their strengths in simulation and icons and easily configurable multi- solution for the world’s airlines. training to offer advanced and high function display windows, Pro Line fidelity aviation solutions. Fusion provides pilots with the The co-developed helicopter right information in the right place. simulator features an ergonomically- Now, pilots can more naturally and designed cockpit. It is configurable effectively stay focused on the and fully addresses both the flight and mission during all phases of flight mission aspects of rotary wing aircraft. b and in all flying conditions. b

Acquisition of Pacific Avionics New U.K. search and expands information rescue program features management offerings ARINC MultiLink merges multiple data Rockwell Collins avionics sources to provide a comprehensive Rockwell Collins acquired Pacific global flight tracking solution for airlines. Rockwell Collins’ newest helicopter Avionics Pty Limited, a Singapore- technologies will be featured on ARINC MultiLink combines based company specializing in a fleet of specially commissioned information from multiple streams technologies used for wireless infor- search and rescue (SAR) aircraft for of data already available to airlines mation distribution, including in-flight Bristow Helicopters Ltd. on behalf — including radar, high-frequency entertainment and connectivity (IFEC). of the Maritime and Coastguard data link (HFDL) performance data, Pacific Avionics’ powerful wireless Agency for the United Kingdom’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance- cabin intranet and internet connectivity SAR program. The fleet includes 11 Contract (ADS-C) and ACARS — to platform will be integrated into Sikorsky S-92® helicopters and 11 reliably report the location of an Rockwell Collins’ portfolio of cabin AgustaWestland AW189 helicopters. aircraft anywhere in the world. The products and services, bringing airlines The program will be the first service also notifies airlines if an a number of advanced capabilities. to use Rockwell Collins’ HeliSure™ aircraft unexpectedly stops reporting Those capabilities include the ability flight situational awareness capab- positional data or when an aircraft to stream video content to more than ilities, such as Traffic Alert and Collision has deviated from its expected path. 250 passengers simultaneously, a Avoidance and synthetic vision, ARINC MultiLink will be flexible architecture to support an as well as the latest night offered as an add-on to our ARINC array of apps and services, and faster vision technologies. b OpCenter/WebASDSM and Hermes/ wireless speeds onboard the aircraft. b Skyview™ services. b

24 HORIZONS b 2015 AROUND THE WORLD

Exciting robotics competition at FIRST® World Championship More than 20,000 students from around the world gathered in St. Louis, Missouri, last month for the 2015 FIRST® World Championship. The event is the culmination of the FIRST season of robotics competitions held throughout the school year. Rockwell Collins is one of the major sponsors and strategic partners of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) that promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to the next generation of innovators. CEO and President Kelly Ortberg and Nan Mattai, senior vice president of Engineering and Technology, attended the event. As pictured here, they presented the FIRST Tech Challenge Rockwell Collins Innovate Award to the Philobots team from Austin, Texas.

Service anniversaries

Rockwell Collins offers congratulations to employees who have marked significant service award milestones in recent months.

50 YEARS Dean R. Parr William C. Caldwell James K. Houser APRIL Charles A. Pelic Moudjilali Derrar Robert E. Jarvis CELEBRATING 40 YEARS Colin J. Tschantz Patrice D. Sorenson Steve J. Dickes Michael D. Jones Pat Boland Roger L. Edson Kevin T. Kimura 45 YEARS MARCH Gwendolyn A. Hall Glenda S. Lethem Cedar Rapids, Iowa MARCH Diane J. Jakoubek David L. Heim Allyn R. Miller Edward D. Kester Cynthia J. Lenehan Start date: Sean M. Martin David J. Heitkamp Richard E. Miller March 1975 40 YEARS Linda K. Masteller Dennis Herrick Robert L. Murr FEBRUARY Lorna J. Rothmeyer Laverne S. Knoup Rick E. Nelson Original position: Administrative Anita D. Silver Janice M. Ruiz Elizabeth K. Kurth Brian L. Nicholas MARCH Susan R. Duane Lighty Karen E. Roszell Current position: Sr. Export Specialist Patsy J. Boland Schellenberg Gerald L. Lowry Randy A. Schlueter Judy A. Hull Robert J. Scott James E. Melzer James B. Seiwald What piece of advice do you have Alain Lacourarie Scott T. Solyntjes Keith L. Miller James E. Triplett for new employees? Maintain a Delmer H. Yonts Sharla A. Sutton Philip W. Mitchell APRIL positive attitude, work hard, listen Michael J. Thome Maria Del Carmen APRIL Kenneth J. Bauer and learn. Homer L. Birdine Michael M. Ochoa Burgueno Chris Behmlander Timmerman Michael T. Dupree George W. Palmer Steven M. Blair Man H. Vuong Robert A. Philipps Steven G. Brookshire 25 YEARS MARCH 35 YEARS James B. West Ellen K. Pospichal Gustavo A. FEBRUARY Sherry L. Allinger FEBRUARY APRIL Michele K. Smith Colmenares Pamela M. Buck Reginald D. Bean Jan K. Bahnsen Bradley J. Dunford Larry W. Suckow John T. Edwards Patrice Cau Constance A. Sandra A. James R. Gignac Susan K. Swanson Patrick W. Embry Frank A. Ditri Benjamin Christopher Jacques Pares Daniel C. Washburn Steven T. Geurts Scott M. Erickson Jeffrey A. Brown Tho T. Dang Edward G. Silagi MARCH James E. Hallerud David B. Hume Monica Cassen Becky J. Dorothy Juan H. Trevino Xavier Barichard Denise M. Hodges Jacques Hygonenq Linda M. Coombes Norene K. Gartelos Anthony H. Vo Christopher Boyd Jeffrey J. Krause Clayton A. Jensen Timothy D. French Sharon L. Hanken Arturo Diaz Aguilar Donald W. Rick J. Lamparek Theodore Giraldi Raymond D. Harken 30 YEARS Brian T. Driscoll Matsunaga Robin Lee Jaime Humberto Craig E. Harwood FEBRUARY Gonzalez Ramirez Clair R. Franzen Christopher Meehan Elizabeth A. Snitker Barbara A. Hazelton Mary S. Boots Rebecca A. Gotz- James M. Herlocker Robert D. Sirrine Robert D. Vanevery Jody M. Keleher Flecksing Marshall Susan M. Hilby Michael G. Thibault Mary K. White Dana A. McCarthy Debra I. Bray Cheryl S. Haynes Mark A. Witte

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 25 Carrie M. O’Brien Paul A. Pearse Luis Fernandes Thomas G. Sickels CELEBRATING 40 YEARS Francisco Olvera Martha Perez Paul French Denise K. Silvey Alonso Martinez Judy A. Hull Michael A. Garcia Eric L. Straw Darold L. Peters Jason E. Reid Dave S. Girling Charles P. Stroo Cedar Rapids, Iowa Nora Lidia Quinones Jean Pierre Rivet Dawn L. Hall Chai Long Tay Jauregui Michael J. Rodman Karen K. Hempstead Austin R. Towell Start date: March 1975 Agustina Rodriguez Debrah Rogers Adrian A. Hill Tina R. Vera Marquez Adam S. Russell William A. Holden Diane Verney Original position: Accounting Clerk, Joao F. Salvego John W. Sackfield Mary L. Holub Matthew V. Government Systems Maria Del Rocio Susan M. Schultz Wietlispach Segura Picazo Andrew R B Hubbard Frank J. Sgroi Dawn L. Wilber Current position: Sr. PP&C Analyst, CS Stacy L. Tharp Sandra T. Jacko Kyle P. Sievers Jim A. Wittnebel Jr. Project Cost Management Brenda M. Nicole L. Kemp Westergren Jolanta M. Snowel David J. Kiskamp Tzu Liang Yen What piece of advice do you have Deimerly Tracey L. Strong Kari K. Long APRIL Trenton T. Trpkosh for new employees? Don’t be afraid APRIL William D. MacKenzie James M. Arnold Celine Gomez Jennifer S. Waterman Rebecca A. Mentzer Romain Bakir to ask questions — lots of them. Daniel W. Huthwaite Christopher M. Kathy J. Michel Michael T. Bartin Wright Question the status quo by asking, “Is Randy L. Iverson Matthew P. Eric R. Belanger Robert J. Wuestner there a better way?” Kevin J. Larson Mindolovich Aziz X. Berraho Maria Guadalupe Denise M. Mahrt Karen Mishler Mark V. Bisignano Yanez Walting David H. Modro Edwin M. Mark Boettinger Stephane Monge 20 YEARS Angel Alberto Montgomery Lucy F. Rafferty Zamudio Garcia Ernest Scott Bolt John Moore FEBRUARY Ruth E. Nester Glenna Simmons Mickael Bressel Bonnie R. Mullis Christina L. Autumn MARCH Hien N. Nguyen Kevin K. Sizer Donna L. Chadwick Susan L. Nicholas Cindy L. Casel Jean-Charles Amaro Ronald E. Oliver Bryan A. Stickel Stephane Chaigne Olivier Perrier Milton Greenstreet John B. Bailey Jim A. Olson Carine Clerbout Michael Perry James C. Holcombe 15 YEARS Victor H. Boyland Joseph A. Parnella Craig R. Edgerly Rose M. Ramos Ah Kow Lee FEBRUARY Celine Caouret Simon B. Parry Francis L. Feldpausch Peggy L. Ritter Soon Eng Lim Amy L. Banowetz Gunnar M. Harshna Patel Cederholm Deanna L. Freeman Bruce A. Rothwell Abdul Aziz Bin Mohd Amir Beganovic Harold T. Peeling Sheriff Robert V. Chapman Jr. Julianna M. Freeman Susan W. Schnur Stephen R. Boss Lisa J. Retzlaff Michelle M. Moran Dong Chen Linda K. Galyean Elizabeth M. Sentieri Patrick Bossoutrot Marc R. Robert Petrus J. Sahetapy Brenda J. Cross Andrew M. Hansen David Taylor Angela S. Burroughs Rachael L. Roe Kheng Gee Tan Christopher Hazeel Thomas Theis Ricky Ren Heng Ralph Dines Jr. Carol Rose Conley Holder Bruce K. Tweeton Gregory Thulliez Chang Rebecca C. Duffy Judy L. Sanders Thomas E. Holland Victoria L. Vick MARCH Matthew M. Clay Mohammad F. Faizi Rebecca K. Sherod Michael L. Kowalczyk APRIL James F. Aaron II Andrea L. Cooper Roldan Judith E. Kuboushek Mary K. Arnold Elidia Aguilar Castro Lilia Raquel Coronado Christophe Le Blanc Gregg L. Ballew Mayela Arevalo Perez CELEBRATING 35 YEARS Hernandez Raquel D. Lehman Anthony Diaz Jacques Bigou Thomas J. Eccles Barb Hazelton Todd W. Lehman Scott A. Erdman Ana Luz Chavez Hernandez Mindy K. Eilers Victoria A. Meggers Yvonne L. Evans Cedar Rapids, Iowa Chun Hau Chen Dolores J. Fleming Timothy J. O’Toole Brian E. Fairweather Lisa A. Cole Kenneth G. Forfia Start date: Herve Pecassou Glen J. Frett Richard Dion Cynthia L. Foster February 1980 Yong Hen Poo Vincent Gangula Rose M. Dossett Carolyn F. Gelino Rebecca K. Ries Ray N. Kaneaiakala Michael Dufton Margaret L. Gerber Original position: Secretary, David A. Ritchie Jerry A. Litterer Consuelo Flores Arias Troy L. Gruchow Information Technology Nicholas J. Scarnato Charlotte R. Mack Yvette Foote William Gurtshaw Gerald L. Sheehy Frances E. Wayne Ho Current position: Sr. Engineering Andrew J. Strife McCollough Gregory A. Holliday Carla J. Hood Diane K. Sullivan Ellen L. Milbach Armando Ibarra Project Assistant, Facilities Mendoza Michael J. Johnston Viola G. Thomas Steven G. Rindfleisch Coordinator in GS Operations Margarita Jacuinde Patricia C. Knutsen Titus N. Thompson Mary K R. Robertson Bermudez Doug P. Korbel Christopher A. Raymund N. Santos What was your most challenging Norman J. Krieg Bernard H. Lettington Turkovich Mark L. Sentieri project? Helping with the conversion Hector Eloy Lizarraga Rory F. Lopata A. J. Vasquez Philip R. Stickland Garcia of all the various phone systems when Donald H. McGhghy Anthony J. Venuto Carol A. Martin Victoria Nicholls we implemented VOIP. James W. Watson Andrew Morphou

26 HORIZONS b 2015 Steven T. Williams Timothy J. Kroeze MARCH Casey M. Kohl Diane L. Vega Daniel I. Moore Alan Williard Thomas W. Lemmen Edward P. Anctil Alice L. Lee Iliana D. Velazquez Craig S. Morris Derald D. Winger Jr. Brian L. Malamphy Pamela M. Anderson Joseph J. Maraszek Joseph A. Walden Suneeta G. Mullin Ming Chi Yue Christopher J. Frank Antonelli Bela Mariassy Steven D. Wilcox Tim S. Nelson Manton Lonnie D. Arnold Angel Gabriel Harvey S. Wong Janet M. Olesen 10 YEARS Jean M. Martensen Ernest W. Ashenfelter Martinez Ortiz Chenggang Xie Derek R. Owen FEBRUARY Shavell M. Martin Kenneth J. Barker Christine A. Mayer Zhaorong Ye Brian D. Patterson Christopher B. Ellen R. Mayfield Gary L. Berneking Jeri A. Messer Anderson Christine L. Young Ryan J. Paulus Tracy M. McNamara Andrew D. Bitterman Thomas J. Messer Suresh Annachi Sergio Zaragoza Jody L. Perry Corey S. Mosley Todd R. Boyle Sean P. Miller Cinthia Claudia Baez APRIL My K. Phu Hernandez Melissa A. Murray Daniel B. Appleby James N. Potts Jennifer J. Baide Israel Navarro Orozco Traci H. Baker Kristin A. Prouty CELEBRATING 35 YEARS Chadwick E. Balvanz Margo D. Noel Richard J. Barlow Amber D. Reed Mark S. Norton Mark C. Becker Jody Lincoln Keleher Lissa S. Bern Il B. Reed Aric A. Becker Aaron J. Nost Dan S. Boardman Fred L. Rossow Cedar Rapids, Iowa John P. Bishop Veronica Ochoa Evelyn M. Bruce Tara E. Schoepske Sanchez Eric A. Bowen Hong Cai Nichole A. Sellner Laura M. O’Connell Start date: Lucile Canourgues Laurie A. Carlton Justin J. Smith Thomas J. Ohrt February 1980 Amanda R. Carson James H. Clapp Cory J. Stanton Michelle D. Owens Kathleen A. Cecena Shawna R. Crile Steven F. Storm Joshua M. Perkins Original position: Clerk/Typist, Andrew K. Cho Kenneth Cruz Lloyd H. Swanson Steven J. Phillips Service Parts Department, Collins Michelle N. Clark John F. Cushman Jerome Tachoires David L. Pinkston Steven R. Cummings Telecommunications Products Sebastien D’Agostino Joseph S. Torre Charles A. Power Christine L. Curfman Division Bruce E. Dalton Frederic Trincal Brian J. Powers David C. Deardorff Eric Delzongle Janet L. Van Winkle Rodrigo Prieto Scott M. Delagardelle Current position: Pr. Primary Contract Laurent Vidal Sandoval Julia M. Devlin Julie Demuth Jayne Manager, GS Airborne Solutions William S. Werner Karen L. Puckett Steven J. Dirks Michael J. Dion Heidi J. Eastman Kerry J. Whitetree Carmen Lorena What piece of advice do you have for Ngoc Nga T. Do Ramirez Valenzuela Henry O. Eniola Benjamin D. Williams Jed W. Erdahl Araceli Renteria new employees? Don’t let your job Jeffrey E. Fetta Steven J. Wilson Christopher R. Fisher Estrada be the most important thing. Enjoy Tiberiu Fodor Jun Yang Lyndsey A. Fleming Melanie L. Richert Phillip J. Forslund Crystal A. Yannarella your life outside of work to the fullest Daniel Gray Gregory J. Riddick Mickael Fradin DeAnn R. Zobro Kurtis R. Grimm Mark E. Rinehart extent possible. Adam Frey 5 YEARS Mizrraim Gutierrez Roy Rodriguez Robert Gallino FEBRUARY Avila William J. Schaeffer Sandhanam Varun Agarwal Alick Ha Justine C. Scheib Ganapathy Joshua Baer Randy J. Haas Patricia A. Sexton Victor M. Colon Rebecca A. Moos Tammy L. Gasper Kevan N. Bakewell Gavin P. Haentjens Brandon J. Shanahan Michael L. Cooper Evan D. Moyle Bryant S. Grant Mandar S. Paul H. Harder II Charles A. Cotton Hau T. Nguyen Randy W. Green Clifford E. Shaw Banavadikar Larry G. Harwood Troy A. Docken Jun Ogawa Anna M. Halls Cristina O. Simon Andrew D. Bigler Richard E. Hatton Vickie S. Dvorak Brian D. ONeel Donald E. Herndon Kelly J. Sinnock Michael K. Burdine Kristina L. Helbert Steven A. Fisher Michael E. Peyton Kirk A. Jonasson Amy L. Smith Philippe Carmona Erin M. Henderson Heather M. Gibson Anne Plotz Tony M. Jones Deborah S. Smith Timothy J. Carson Sandra R. Henderson Jason D. Glynn Robert G. Rogers Michael R. Kapsch Anthony L. Sia Cha Daniel Martin SteidlerDennison Rachel E. Grimm Philippe Rouquette Matthew A. Kearns Rudolph Y. Chan Hernandez Castillo Gary L. Stout Terell A. Guest Nivedita Roy Ghatak Jungseung Kim Jennifer L. Chao Ryan J. Hesseltine Constance L. Robert M. Hall Jesus Saavedra Paul M. Klesner Fabien Charlier Sharon L. Hill Thurston Paul A. Heaver Anne M. Sams John J. Kuennen Sachin Chopra Brian E. Hoepner Bien Tonthat Timothy K. Hidinger Brandi L. Schminkey Nicholas T. Lebo David D. Cox Christophe Imbert Tim A. Touro Danny V. Hoang Walter T. Seubert Alan E. Lofdahl Gregory A. Crawford Erik D. Johnson Carmen J. Turner Sean M. Hoke Heather M. Sims Chris N. Ludwig Vishal Diwakar Dalal Jason M. Juran Matthew C. Paul D. Hopkins Cathleen J. Sondag Katherine M. McAfee VanDewater Melissa B. Ditch Heather M. Keeler Albert P. Hubl Timothy P. Sullivan Dawn E. McGuire Randy Vanhxay Chad E. Dorsey James E. Klein Kenneth N. Husband Cynthia R. Thomas Willis L. McPhee Denise A. Vollmer David L. Eastburn Timothy D. Klement Pramod Khadgi Russ D. Uthe Holly K. Merrifield Ann M. Weldon Leslie A. Fessler Jon L. Kounkel Cecilia Kingrey Juan E. Valles-Zamora Donald D. Mesch Dale A. Hartman

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 27 Jennifer M. Jayne Matthew A. Maduro Venugopal Angagal Brett T. Mangold Daniel K. Kaiser CELEBRATING 35 YEARS Trivedi Ravi Ganesh K. Armugam Christy L. Maheshbhai McDonough Kevin P. Knox James B. West Paul Attaway Kin Hoong Kwan Danny E. Major Stephen R. Ausman Andrew J. Morrical Priscilla Lara Cedar Rapids, Iowa Bruce C. Maynard Vincent Barreau Debra Murdock Michael D. McClurg Hinda Myny Dennis L. Larsen Start date: Richard J. Beckman Brendan J. Leahy John H. McKean Angela R. Beer Shingo Nakamura Timothy J. Leyes Sr. March 1980 James A. Millea Guillaume Berni Ramon Jorge Navar Larios Ronghui Liang Nicolas P. Mortelliti Jessica R. Boyer Original position: Summer Intern, Bhumika D. Nayak Melissa A. Anh N. Nguyen Roberto Bracamontes Ryan J. Olson MacDonald Collins Telecommunications Jill N. Orris Francois Brignol Mark D. Olson Devani Hardik Products Division Pranav Pandey David R. Bruno Mathuradas Anand Pandey Mark Parme Jr. Dorothy Calvert Natalie C. Current position: Pr. Electrical Chetan A. Patel Shilpa R. Patel Javier Chapa Lopez McLaughlin Kristine K. Peyton Engineer, Advanced Technology Chinh T. Phan Jane Cook John A. Mercil Jesus Rolando Debora C. Polk Dallas R. Coombes Ricky Prakash Center, Advanced Radio Systems Quintero Herrera Barbara A. Potter Julie A. Cox Mohanty Department Andrea M. Rahe David J. Ray Matthew J. Cunnien Douglass D. Nguyen Jack Ramirez What is your favorite aspect of Kari A. Ray Jared M. Ryan G. Noonan Ana Paola Ramirez Divya A. Reddy Cunningham Kathleen O’Friel your current position? The people: Murillo Ravindra Reddy Steven W. Davis Douglas A. Ogreen Niranjan Reddy collaborating with talented and Ronald R. Rude Daniel A. Dennett Edmund D. Page Darlene R. Reynolds creative colleagues, and mentoring Sunil Kumar Sahu Ellen P. Dennis Lisa S. Parry David M. Rhodes Alejandro Salazar Carmelo F. Di Fede Nicolas J. Plamann the next generation of engineers. Ma De Lourdes I. Rios Larios Irene Enabulele- Charles B. Plyler Jr. Brittany Robinson Avanindra Singh Bogle Joel F. Ratter Celsa Silvia Rosales Stephen N. Balong Kevin C. Foster Hariom Singh Shawn C. Freese Yasmin A. Rocco Ponce Ryan J. Barnett Christopher D. Garcia Katie R. Sokerka Christine A. Garceau Elodie Rodriguez Courtney L. Rowe Christopher M. Boggs Ernest Gardner Justin J. Spratt Christine A. Gibson Sahil Samnotra Rita B. Sackett Delwyn G. Borntrager Chandra S. Garrepally Raymond Staley Jennifer C. Glover Christopher L. Peggy J. Schuricht Stormchylde S. Miguel A. Guerra Debra L. Stark Rolando Gonzalez Schaffer Kelly C. Scott Borsetti Vijaya Sekhar John R. Steffen Matthew R. Hamje Linda M. Sojka- Vanita Sharma James A. Brace Gunupudi Kristen E. Steffen Brian Harrison Parman Charles D. Smale Justin A. Bressler Alecia R. Harrison Tiffany M. Straughan John L. Haunfelder Viraj N. Solanki Matthew J. Smith Mark R. Brinthaupt James A. Harvey Kerry C. Talyat Christopher Hinnen Ratan Tirkey Gaurav Srivastava Glen T. Buckner Ryan B. Hemphill Jerome Toulouse Tarsha R. Holly Carmen K. Tseng Mark A. Steel Randy L. Bunge Mathew A. Hennings Jack D. Treloar Amanda K. Holtey Sandeep Verma Somanchi Heidi E. Capron Joseph J. Anders P. Walker Heidi M. Trotter Timothy M. Hubert Venkata Surya Kara Clark Hermanowicz Isaac B. Weddington Justen T. Tucker Rosa Isela C. Subrahmanyam Michael V. Cone Senia H. Hernandez Humildad Andrew N. Wendling Piper J. Twachtmann Angela K. Taylor Melissa D. Dahm Wendy S. Hoffman Arturo Ibanez Adam D. Whalen Kyle VanDusen Kenneth W. Triplett Pamela S. Husmann Marco A. De Leon Frank J. Vodhanel Jr. Gregory V. Inkelaar Gabriela Valdez MARCH Denise A. Hynes Jennifer K. Dearborn Kevin A. Wanasek Vincent J. Ippolito Maciel Martin Acosta Christopher I. Brenda C. Diaz Frederic Wandelst Susan D. Johnson Missael Efrain Vega Thelma Judith Alba Jaramillo Anantha Krishna Eric I. Wendling Traci L. Johnson Todd B. Vitek Meza Kim S. Jepsen Donekal Rebecca L. Jones Evan D. Allrich Mark H. Williams Carolina M. Walters Sameer Sudhakar Cary E. Jones William A. Zakaluk Aaron D. Kolega Rachael N. White Sergio Alvarez Doye Michael E. Keefer Vijay Kumar S. Jar Hwee Ang APRIL Sherri Wildoner Matthew W. Draeger Oliver S. King Kotnoor Nasser Arslane Julio Cesar Acuna Daniel E. Wilson Scott E. Duffy Jonathan M. Kolbrak Pavan Kumar Pattani Rishit Jimenez Joel Wotell Tammy Eastman Sudha Ramani Kora Paul D. Livermore Arvindbhai Sajeda Afzal Wataru Yaguchi Garrett R. Elworth Iewen Lee Maria Luz Lopez Kimberly A. Ash Jay Alameddine Yeng Yun Zee Matthew S. Erickson Terry A. Long Maria Guadalupe Benjamin Atger Simpson Ananda Raj Timothy Fellows Angelica A. Lopez Lopez Osuna Maria

28 HORIZONS b 2015 Retirees Rockwell Collins offers congratulations and best wishes to the following employees, who have recently announced their retirements.

Barry M. Abzug Haysville, Kansas Palm Bay, Florida Manchester, Iowa Falls Church, Virginia Thomas J. Cleveland Richard W. Finley Barbara A. Holden Brian P. McKeehan James M. Pienkos Cedar Rapids, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Valley Springs, Central City, Iowa Naresh K. Agarwal California San Jose, California George T. Cleveland Joseph R. Fischer Kathleen E. Hull Brenda H. Prediger Panora, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Springville, Iowa Christophe B. Miller Cedar Rapids, Iowa Michelle I. Anderton Richardson, Texas Riverside, Iowa Diana L. Cline Floyd D. Fischer Ted D. Jillson Denise L. Railsback Iowa City, Iowa Marion, Iowa Wichita, Kansas Thomas G. Mills Shellsburg, Iowa Birendra Bahadur Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Brian R. Connell Linda Flannery Gail A. Kester Clark William H. Ransom Marion, Iowa Palm Bay, Florida Marion, Iowa Stephen R. Mitchell McKinney, Texas John N. Barnett Cedar Rapids, Iowa Moreno Valley, Michael J. Cooper Jeffrey A. Frazier Stephen M. Kleckner Shelly R. Reynolds California Oregon City, Oregon Corona, California Cedar Rapids, Iowa Delilah A. Moffit Marion, Iowa Marion, Iowa Alan R. Bechtold Kendall R. Cornell Sheila K. French Jeffrey P. Kline Douglas R. Richards Marion, Iowa Dubuque, Iowa Marion, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Thomas L. Moran Marion, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Melvin R. Bender Kimberly A. Susan B. Gates Irving J. Lagneaux Patricia L. Richardson Kalona, Iowa Cronbaugh Plano, Texas Cedar Rapids, Iowa Carolyn A. Mullinix Melbourne, Florida Belle Plaine, Iowa Oak Hill, Florida Carl J. Berstler Tamam Gharib Don L. Landt Robert H. Marion, Iowa Michael W. Davies Robins, Iowa Palo, Iowa Mary A. Murphy Richardson II Anamosa, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Ellicott City, Maryland Ronald L. Bird Geirun B. Giza Rodney N. Larson Cedar Rapids, Iowa Larry D. Davisson Marion, Iowa Marion, Iowa Richard T. Napolitano Palo, Iowa Annapolis, Maryland Donald L. Roberts Wichita, Kansas Larry W. Black Dwayne D. Grote Judith A. Leavitt Cedar Rapids, Iowa Gary J. Deimer Cedar Rapids, Iowa Coralville, Iowa Sara J. Onsager Marion, Iowa Decorah, Iowa Fernando Rodriguez Murphys, California Gary W. Boesdorfer Earl R. Haft Pamela K. Letsch Murphy, Texas Robert D. Denison Miami Springs, Clinton, Iowa Roger S. Parks, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Florida Marion, Iowa Richard F. Rystrom Cedar Rapids, Iowa Larry D. Bricker Paul D. Little Marion, Iowa Maria G. Diaz David H. Haley Marion, Iowa Gilbert C. Parmelee Gilroy, California Marion, Iowa Las Vegas, Nevada Douglas E. Salisbury Hiawatha, Iowa Gregory E. Brown Norma Lopez Palo, Iowa Debora J. Drexler Dorothy A. Huntington Beach, Irvin J. Pasker Coggon, Iowa Harrington California Cedar Rapids, Iowa Kathy M. Sedore Marion, Iowa Sally A. Bruce Rockledge, Florida Vinton, Iowa Raejean Fairbanks Maynard G. Luth David C. Pattison Cedar Rapids, Iowa Kenneth M. Hartman Fairfax, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mary L. Shaffer Marion, Iowa Tracy Bruseth Carlsbad, California Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linda M. Farrell Dona C. MacMillan Donna R. Patton Melbourne, Florida Robert T. Heitsch Iowa City, Iowa Coggon, Iowa Mark S. Shanks Tigard, Oregon Dennis E. Burkhardt Palm Bay, Florida Ely, Iowa James D. Fennern Sr. Allen P. Mass Duane E. Peters Cedar Rapids, Iowa John S. Hobbs Lisbon, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Bruce E. Shockley Charleston, South David E. Cantrell West Des Moines, Iowa Carolina Sherwood, Oregon Valerie F. Ferguson Rogelio R. Matos Steven H. Petersen Pasadena, Maryland Indialantic, Florida Cedar Rapids, Iowa Karl R. Hoffman Alma A. Schramek Mary K. Clark Marion, Iowa Swisher, Iowa Tipton, Iowa Donald G. Fifer Jr. Pamela S. McComas Dwight D. Phillips

VOLUME 20 b ISSUE 2 29 Nicholas Skordilis Susan E. Spitz Ronald J. Stastny Bruce E. Taylor Lynda L. Williams Larry L. Young San Jose, California Cedar Rapids, Iowa Ely, Iowa Crossville, Tennessee Marion, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Renee Smith Patti J. Stacy Douglas A. Stealey Thomas D. Chris C. Williams Christy S. Young Robins, Iowa Brandon, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wahlstrom Hiawatha, Iowa Palm Bay, Florida Vancouver, Washington Richard G. Smith Ronald T. Stanton James F. Steggall Shirley E. Wilson Ning Zhu Everett, Washington Tualatin, Oregon Cedar Rapids, Iowa Center Point, Iowa San Jose, California Debbi L. Washburn Marion, Iowa Raleigh J. Spinks Jr. Shirley J. Starr Carole J. Stephen Edmond M. Wilson Gail M. Zweibohmer Marion, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Marion, Iowa Center Point, Iowa Postville, Iowa Robert L. Whitfield Manteca, California Robert E. Stockwell Hillsboro, Oregon

30 HORIZONS b 2015 In memoriam Rockwell Collins offers condolences to the families and friends of the following employees and retirees, whose deaths were recently reported.

Richard D. Allen III* Ricky L. Fulbright Linda Johnston* Darrell W. Netolicky* Paul D. Purdy* Karl K. Strempke* Morristown, Griffin, Georgia Feb. 14, 2015 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dunkirk, Ohio Melbourne, Florida Tennessee March 5, 2015 Dec. 5, 2015 Dec. 14, 2014 Feb. 10, 2015 Feb, 1, 2015 Glenn W. Kirchman* John J. Furlan* Melbourne, Florida Kim R. Newmister* Sylvio I. Raymond Jr.* Antonette T. Kenneth G. Althouse* San Jose, California Feb. 10, 2015 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Houlton, Maine Stuessel* Arcadia, Florida Dec. 21, 2014 Feb. 2, 2015 Jan. 2, 2015 Marion, Iowa Jan. 16, 2015 Clifford D. Koop* March 29, 2015 Billy D. Goodgame* Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cam V. Nguyen* Sandra S. Reid* Kenneth J. Baker Slidell, Louisiana Feb. 7, 2015 Fontana, California Olin, Iowa Ann Thompson* Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jan. 29, 2015 Jan. 19, 2015 Jan. 24, 2015 Jan. 12, 2015 Dec. 21, 2014 Frank A. Kowalewicz* Walter A. Hammerle* Rochester Hills, Thomas A. Niemi* James J. Ritchey* Aiphuong T. Tran Clyde T. Beatty* Florence, Kentucky Michigan DeWitt, Iowa Newark, Ohio Dallas, Texas Springfield, Ohio Feb. 21, 2015 Jan. 3, 2015 Dec. 29, 2014 Jan. 5, 2015 March 12, 2015 Jan. 2, 2015 Charles H. Harff* Carson W. Krebs* Dale Odell* Edelmiro Rodriguez* Dennis J. Vanderhei* Tommie Boleyn* Sewickley, Fountain Valley, Anahola, Hawaii Reno, Nevada Cedar RFapids, Iowa California Marion, Iowa Pennsylvania Jan. 4, 2015 March 7, 2015 Dec. 24, 2014 Jan. 12, 2015 March 9, 2015 Feb. 22, 2015 Michael D. Patrick* Helen Romanski* Kim Walters Bryson C. Lewis* Roger D. Burns* Patrick G. Henry* Springfield, Ohio Stony Brook, New Shadyside, Maryland Monroe, North Sun Lakes, Arizona Madison Heights, Dec. 15, 2014 York March 18, 2015 Carolina Jan. 5, 2015 Michigan March 8, 3015 Dec. 1, 2014 Dec. 23, 2014 Michael Pennington* Narda D. Walters* Richard O. Clark* Amelia Island, Florida Beverly Saunders* Marion, Iowa Dennis P. Edward F. Martin* Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dec. 5, 2014 Annapolis, Maryland Jan. 6, 2015 Hilzendager* Zellwood, Florida Feb. 19, 2015 Jan. 9, 2015 Central City, Iowa Dec. 31, 2014 Lillian L. Peters* Frances A. Watson* Feb. 1, 2015 Richard Coss* Cedar Rapids, Iowa James R. Siechert* Phenix City, Alabama Dianne M. McGhee* Annapolis, Maryland March 16, 2015 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dec. 18, 2014 Regina H. Honzik* Melbourne, Florida March 8, 2015 Jan. 5, 2015 Hodgkins, Illinois Feb. 28, 2015 Linda M. Pratt Lloyd Worthley* Jan. 20, 2015 Sandra J. Fick* Rockledge, Florida Jason W. Smith Fremont, California Richard D. Moore* Hiawatha, Iowa March 10, 2015 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jan. 2, 2015 Joseph Hucko* Selma, Iowa Feb. 8, 2015 Feb. 17, 2015 San Diego, California Jan. 13, 2015 George W. Pritts Jr.* Dawn M. Wright Jan. 4, 2015 Robert M. Frame* Alexandria, Virginia Bruce H. Stetler Center Point, Iowa Carl S. Nelson* Lincoln, Nebraska Dec. 13, 2014 Mulvane, Kansas Feb. 10, 2015 Lonnie D. Hughes Lutz, Florida Feb. 22, 2015 March 10, 2015 Indialantic, Florida Feb. 11, 2015 Dec. 3, 2014 *Retirees

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