I am an aerospace engineering, sales, and marketing executive with over 20 years experience in commercial aviation. I have been involved in some of the largest aerospace projects in the history of aviation and I have worked for the largest OEMs and airlines in the world. My career has seen downturns, upswings, and near-collapse after COVID. I have helped companies survive the ups and downs of one of the most sensitive, cost-conscious, and low-margin industries in the world. Many influential people have said the quickest way to being a millionaire is to start with a billion and invest in the aerospace industry, so the lessons I have learned in business, operations, engineering, and sales have come from a place of survival, desperation, and terror in some cases. I believe the lessons I have learned in this industry can translate to many others, especially to any industry rife with regulatory compliance, fixed revenues, and strong competition.