1. Mike Friend
BEMS 24836
Hire Date = January 16, 1979

2. There’s some fellow here from Illinois
says he wants to design airplanes….

3. First Job – Design Configurator 5
My first airplane design: Three engine 767
concept (referred to as the 777):

4. Second Job – Wind Tunnel model designer

5. Off to Russia!

6. Next – Deputy chief engineer, BCA Preliminary Design
New Small Airplane --- leads to 20XX --- leads to Yellowstone --- leads to 787

7. Next – off to Madrid to start BR&TE, and build the
Fuel Cell Demonstrator electric airplane

8. Next job – chief engineer for Product
Development in Boeing Commercial Airplanes

9. Along the way, built and flew an experimental
airplanecalled the Twister

10. Next – Off to Germany!

11. Always willing to share my opinion on stage

12. Still working on wind tunnel models
after all these years
Engineeringteam of the year award - 2010

13. Back to Seattle one more time -
Global Technology and the Middle East
QatarGrand Prix 2012Working with QCRI researchers in Doha, Qatar
Working with KAUST university in Saudi Arabia on solar power

14. Onwards to the next adventure!