Dr. Dave Kaufman is a Ball Corporation Senior Vice President and the President of Ball Aerospace. Kaufman has held numerous positions at Ball over the past 20 years.
As Vice President and Chief Engineer at Ball Aerospace, Dr. Jeanne Atwell engages across the company focusing on execution throughout the life cycle of Ball Aerospace programs, from proposal to final delivery.
As Vice President of Operations for Ball Aerospace, Paula Burns is responsible for Information Technology Services (ITS), supply chain, and manufacturing and test capabilities.
As the Vice President of Engineering at Ball Aerospace, Dr. Mike Gazarik is
responsible for overall strategic and operational leadership of the organization, which includes all disciplines of engineering, as well as enterprise resource and capacity planning, capital investments, internal research and development and intellectual property.
As the Senior Director, Executive Coach for Ball Aerospace, Dr. Kathryn Haber leads Ball Aerospace’s drive for performance and functional excellence by working with each executive, providing leadership coaching, mentoring and experience-based individual and team development.
As Vice President and General Manager of the National Defense strategic business unit for Ball Aerospace, Mark Healy is responsible for the company’s portfolio of space systems and advanced technologies for the defense and intelligence communities
As Vice President and General Manager of Civil Space, Dr. Makenzie Lystrup is responsible for Ball Aerospace’s portfolio of civil space systems that include science, operational weather and Earth observation, and advanced technologies development objectives.
As Vice President of Finance for Ball Aerospace, Alison Medbery is responsible for contracts, financial planning and analysis; financial accounting and reporting; government accounting, corporate ethics and compliance; project controls, government systems compliance and policy; performance initiatives and company-level business metrics.
As Vice President of Security and Mission Assurance for Ball Aerospace, Michele Miller provides leadership that guides the application of enterprise security, mission-system assurance, requirements trades, mission risk identification and analysis, and process application that ensures mission success across the company’s program portfolio.
As Vice President and General Manager of Tactical Solutions at Ball Aerospace, Dr. Jake Sauer is responsible for Ball’s portfolio of advanced tactical mission systems and technology for instillation on military platforms, enabling warfighters to go forward bravely and return home safely.
As Vice President of Human Resources for Ball Aerospace, Vikki Schiff leads all aspects of the company’s HR function including recruitment, employee relations, training, development, compensation and benefits.
As Vice President and General Manager of the Systems Engineering Solutions strategic business unit at Ball Aerospace, Steve Smith is responsible for all aspects of Systems Engineering Solutions nationwide operations and contract performance.
As Vice President of National Intelligence Systems within the National Defense strategic business unit at Ball Aerospace, Gary Testut leads the team responsible for all aspects of business capture, execution, and growth to meet the requirement of customers within the national intelligence space community.
As Vice President of Strategic Operations for Ball Aerospace, Deirdre M. Walsh is the company’s senior executive in the Washington, DC area and responsible for leading the creation and execution of government relations strategies to enhance the company’s reputation and strategic positioning in the industry as a trusted mission partner.