Profile: William J. (Willy) Geary

Feb. 1, 2006
William J. (Willy) Geary, of Renton, Wash., is president of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) for 2006. He is chief engineer, aircraft interiors, 737 program, at The Boeing Co., in Seattle, Wash.

Geary joins three other officers and three directors to form the Executive Committee. An engineering graduate of Gonzaga University, Geary leads the design engineers and manufacturing engineers to produce, as he says, “pretty much what you would see as you sit in a 737, while I get to participate with 350 of the most talented minds in the industry.”

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