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Profile

As the Principal Fellow for Advanced Technology at Pratt & Whitney, Michael leads the company’s technology portfolio internally and represents it externally. In over 35 years with United Technologies Corporation, (UTC; now RTX), Michael has made contributions working with fuel cells, lasers, and combustion & propulsion systems. He has served as Corporate Director of Systems & Controls Engineering where he provided UTC’s business units with the Model-Based Digital Thread tools needed to deliver the complex cyber-physical systems at the core of UTC products.

As Chief Engineer for Technology at Pratt & Whitney, he led the company’s technology portfolio enabling new commercial and military platforms including the Geared-Turbo Fan and the F35 Lightning II propulsion systems. He was also responsible for development of the Pratt & Whitney Technical Career Ladder and for leading the Fellows Program, which recognizes the company’s top technical experts. Earlier, Michael served at United Technologies Research Center as Director of the Flight Systems Program, with responsibility for advanced technology for Hamilton Sundstrand and Sikorsky Aircraft.

Michael holds a Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science and Master of Philosophy degrees from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University. He has authored of more than 40 patents and more than 50 published technical articles.

Michael has served on the advisory board of the Engineering Schools at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Drexel University. He also served on the National Research Council Board of Assessment of the National Academies, a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA), A member of the Connecticut Academy Od Science and Engineering (CASE) and as chairman of the Aerospace Industry Association (AIA) Environmental Committee and Technical Operations Council.

Sessions

• Sustainability Part 1: The potential of hydrogen and electric