“We bring the strength of being the original manufacturer of these aircraft and our expertise in keeping them modernized, reliable and safe.” – Steve Goo, senior site executive for Boeing Oklahoma City Most Oklahoma City residents may not have known Boeing had a workforce there a few years ago. One of the company’s working spaces was behind a former grocery store. Another office was located above a Chinese restaurant. Then, in 2008, Boeing Defense, Space & Security opened a four-story office building across the street from Tinker Air Force Base. “When we built that, Boeing put down a real footprint here,” said Robert Haley, a Facilities project administrator at the site. If that’s the case, Boeing now has planted two feet firmly on the ground in Oklahoma City with last year’s opening of a six-story office building next door to its first one. “It’s huge for us,” said Karen Jones, Human Resources generalist at the site. “We used to be spread out, and people didn’t realize Boeing was here. These buildings have made us much more visible. Everybody here’s really excited and wel-coming of the new people moving in.” Engineers and support employees in finance, logistics and other specialties are moving to the site from both California PHOTO: (Left) Larry Dongilli, a Boeing Test & Evaluation Lab technician, in the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program software development node at the Oklahoma City site. BOEING FRONTIERS / APRIL 2013 25
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