12 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT OUR SEATTLE AEROSPACE TEAMFind out more about Atkins’ aerospace team in North America at
www.na.atkinsglobal.com/aerospace. Or contact Dean Cox at [email protected]
to discuss our aerospace engineering solutions.
THEY’RE FROM ALL OVER THE PLACEGrowing up, engineer Maureen lived around the US, in Germany, Russia, Finland, and Ireland. But the Pacific Northwest is still her favourite place.
THEY’RE ALREADY DELIVERING TO LOCAL CLIENTSOur engineers are busy working on projects like the KC-46 body fuel tank for Cobham and the A330 WV80 for Airbus North America.
THEY’RE GROWINGSince opening the office in 2011 the team has grown from 1 to over 70 aerospace engineers.
THEY’RE MUSICALEngineer Robbie played the trumpet throughout high school and has participated in the Portland, Oregon Starlight Parade.
THEY’RE CELEBRATING 3 YEARSIn 2014 it’s three years since we opened our
first aerospace office in North America.
THEY’RE SPORTYOperations Coordinator Amy loves to play
softball and watch baseball in her spare
time, and once won a local TV contest for
looking the most like her favourite player.
THEY’RE LOCALThe team is based in an office on Lake
Washington Blvd in Kirkland.
THEY HAVE A MASCOT
Lucy Goosey welcomes every-
one to the office and is always
dressed for the season.
THEY’RE AEROBATIC Senior Engineer Andy once worked as a high-
ropes instructor, ensuring the safety (and
comforting the psyche!) of people who were
not exactly comfortable being off the ground.
THEY DIDN’T ALL START OUT IN AEROSPACE Senior Engineer Fergus’ first engineering job was with a home spa manufacturer.
THEY’RE LED BY IRON MAN Operations Director Andy has competed in 5 Iron Man races.
THEY ROCKBD Manager Dean played keyboards in a band called “The Mighty Tojacks”. At the height of their fame they played at festivals and appeared on TV.