Gregory B. Ritchey

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About Gregory B. Ritchey

Unlocking the potential of teams and individuals to solve global problems is what drives my passion. At my core, I love helping people and organizations to achieve success in pursuit of their dreams.As a multicultural and highly relational leader, I leverage industry experience, technical expertise, and cultural competency to build teams, unite people around a common purpose, and contribute to making the world a better place.I harness the strengths of diverse teams and tap into the intrinsic motivation of others in the organizations I serve to promote authenticity in the workplace, enhance productivity and engagement, and foster team autonomy and cohesion.A project management nerd at heart, I combine Agile and Lean strategies to unlock team potential, transform corporate strategic objectives into actionable outcomes, manage risk, and drive meaningful change. Some career highlights: Leading Boeing Product Development’s initiative to decarbonize aviation through Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) integration for current and future aircraft. Advancing Boeing sustainability partnerships and business development to save people and the planet. Selected to the Boeing Leadership NeXt (LX) program as a high-potential contributor to accelerate leadership development. Managed and coached global software development teams to create applications that digitally transform Boeing production operations to harness data for Business Intelligence (BI) solutions Leader for RFID solution development and implementation of RFID technology to improve the time, labor, and safety of quality inspections. Resulted in $20M up-front cost savings,$4M annual time/labor savings, and elimination of 51K unsafe inspection environments Managed high-value procurement contracts and negotiations for new suppliers, valued at $1.2BWhen I’m not wrangling solutions to shape the future and make the world better, I’m enjoying the outdoors with my family, taking on competitive cooking challenges, growing my skills as an urban farmer, and helping my kids chase their dreams!