BRANCH: U.S. Air Force LOCATION: Seattle TEAM: Commercial Airplanes Standing watch as the “officer of the deck” on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier while at sea helped prepare Rebecca Jabouri for the various jobs she has undertaken at Boeing, according to the former U.S. Navy surface warfare officer. “On the bridge of a ship, you need full situational awareness,” she explained. “You can’t be focused on just one system or task. And at Boeing, actively seeking opportunities to engage various functions and teams outside my immediate team helps make me a better and more efficient employee.” Before she recently transferred to St. Louis, Jabouri was in Seattle with Commercial Airplanes and worked on the 787 and Dreamlifter programs. In St. Louis she is working with the F-22 program as a project manager. Jabouri graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2005 and was on active duty until 2010. She has been a Navy Reserve officer since. Among the highlights of her time at sea with the Navy, she said, was earning her qualifications to lead bridge watch teams on two of the largest commissioned ships in the fleet. The officer of the deck is the direct representative of the captain, with responsibility for the ship and supervising all ship functions and maneuvers, she explained. “One small mistake or momentary distraction can be disastrous.” Whether on the bridge of a ship, or in her Boeing office, she added, it’s “Systems Thinking 101.” “Each system on an aircraft carrier is potentially part of a larger system or function … and it’s the same at Boeing,” Jabouri said. “You have to always be mindful of the big picture.” PHOTO: BOB FERGUSON | BOEING Rebecca Jabouri Systems engineering integrator 40 BOEING FRONTIERS
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