Mike Denton
Vice President, Engineering
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Mike Denton leads Commercial Airplanes Engineering and is responsible for product development, engineering design, flight operations, test & validation, delegated compliance, certification and safety activities for all commercial airplane models, their derivatives and post-delivery upgrades. Denton also oversees Information Technology, Export Compliance and Intellectual Property activities in Commercial Airplanes. He is a member of the Boeing Engineering, Operations and Technology leadership team, leading the enterprise engineering function.
As the Commercial Airplanes Engineering skill team leader, he is responsible for identifying and implementing best practices, as well as ensuring the right engineering skill sets are in place for designing, integrating, building, testing, certifying and delivering Boeing airplane products.
Prior to this, Denton supported the airplane programs, beginning October 2001 as director of Engineering then as vice president. At that time, his responsibilities were expanded to include Commercial Aviation Services Engineering.
Previously, Denton held a series of key positions -- as chief project engineer for the 777 Program, deputy director for Product Strategy & Development, and chief project engineer for the 737 classic models. Denton joined the company in 1977, as an electrical systems design engineer with assignments on the 747, 737 and 757 programs through 1991. He entered management in 1988.
Denton received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado in 1977, and earned a master's degree in business administration from Seattle University in 1986. He resides in Kirkland, Wash., and currently serves as the Boeing executive focal to the University of Washington.
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