Ms. Caldwell is Senior Director for Spirit AeroSystems’, leading two distinct organizations, Defense & Space Engineering and Global Research and Technology. She is responsible for life cycle engineering from development through sustainment on Defense platforms and is also responsible for the technology and product development across Spirit’s global enterprise. She leads an organization of engineers and scientists delivering critical technologies for sustaining and future commercial and defense programs, including industry 4.0 and engineered factory technologies, materials and structures, and performance architectures. Ms. Caldwell oversees Spirit’s National Defense Prototype Center in the US and Aerospace Innovation Centre in the UK. Prior to joining Spirit AeroSystems, she served 15 years across air vehicle structures and materials advanced programs at NASA, DARPA, Johns Hopkins University, and the Office of Naval Research. Ms. Caldwell holds a BS in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and a Masters in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland. She previously served on the Virginia Tech Engineering Science and Mechanics Advisory Board and currently serves on Executive Steering Committees for DoD Service Lab and NASA initiatives. She spends her free time with family, trail running, and skiing.