John has 30+ years of experience at The Boeing Company (recently retired). His last role at Boeing was the Vice President of Boeing Defense Saudi Arabia where he served on the Board of Directors for BITG, AAI and the SRSC. Previous to that, John held numerous executive positions where he was responsible for various aspects of Program Management, Business Development, Strategy, etc.
Since joining Boeing in 1988, Bade had worked in a wide variety of leadership positions with increasing responsibility in Engineering, Quality, Supplier Management, Product Support, Program Management and Business Development. Bade had held several international program management assignments working in Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
John holds bachelors and Masters Degrees in Engineering Management from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He continued his education at Saint Louis University obtaining his Master of Business Administration and completed his PhD. in Engineering Management at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
John has been teaching evening graduate courses at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Washington University in Saint Louis in Strategic Management, Technology, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control, Taguchi, Project Management, Entrepreneurship, Emerging and Disruptive Technologies and Total Quality Management. He has also taught at AL Faisal University in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. He has been teaching various courses for 25+ years.
