Jack Kormas

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About Jack Kormas

Jack Kormas is Managing Director of Textron Systems Australia Pty. Ltd. In that role, Jack is the Senior Executive Leader for all Australian operations of of Textron Systems. He is responsible for the management of the business in both the civilian and military domains, which includes Engineering research and development, manufacturing of the Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle, flight operations, training services programs and financial performance of the organisation. He has 27 years experience in the Aerospace and Defence industry. Prior to joining Aerosonde, Jack has held senior roles at Rockwell Collins in Quality Management and was their Asia-Pacific Lean/Six Sigma Regional Manager. Jack was charged with providing quality management compliance to AS9100, and to FAA, CASA and EASA safety standards. Additionally he provided training and direction to Rockwell Collins’ avionics repair stations in the Asia-Pacific region in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma implementation and certification. Prior to his time at Rockwell Collins, Jack worked for Boeing. In his 10 years at Boeing, he had a variety positions including Program Management, Spares Management, Manufacturing Process Improvement and Quality Management roles. He began his career at Hawker de Havilland in the Engineering Office supporting P3 Orion and aircraft, progressing to airframe Manufacturing Quality Engineering. Jack holds an Aerospace Engineering Bachelors Degree from RMIT University and a Masters of Business Administration – Technology Management from Latrobe University. Jack is currently on the board of directors of the Australian Association of Unmanned Systems.