Kate Tomeo

Kate Tomeo currently serves as Director, Operations Excellence at Pratt & Whitney. Prior to this role, Kate held various leadership positions at Collins Aerospace from July 2019 to April 2023, including Associate Director, 787 Operations Lead, where responsibilities encompassed production, supply chain, logistics, and customer communication for Boeing 787 content. Additional roles at Collins Aerospace included Senior Manager in Data Governance and Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, focusing on data accuracy and automation strategies. Kate's career also includes significant experience at UTC Aerospace Systems and Pratt & Whitney, where roles ranged from Operations Strategic Project Manager to Senior Manufacturing Engineer, emphasizing process development and operational improvements. Kate began the engineering journey as a Mechanical Engineering Intern at Xerox Corporation during 2010. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University and ongoing studies for a Master of Business Administration at the University of Connecticut.