Wed, Jan 19, 2011
Michael Hinderberger Appointed As Vice President,
Engineering
Piper Aircraft on Tuesday named Michael C. Hinderberger as vice
president of Engineering. He will be responsible for all Piper
engineering and new product development activities.
"We welcome Michael Hinderberger to the Piper senior leadership
team," said Piper CEO Geoffrey Berger. "Mike's experience in the
management of aircraft certification programs, production
implementation and customer service will serve him and the company
well." The company has recently hired more than 140 engineers to
work on development of the new single-engine PiperJet Altaire that
will enter service in 2014.
Hinderberger has a broad background in engineering and program
management with more than 25 years experience leading aircraft
development programs through introduction into service and
post-delivery support. He has industry experience as a product line
manager, program manager, engineering leader, and Integrated
Product Team leader.
His most recent assignment was for Belcan Corp. where he served
as an airframe integration and certification consultant for
Rolls-Royce Deutschland. Previously he served as a vice president
for Hawker Beechcraft Corp. in product development and as chief
engineer for Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. on the G650 business
jet.
He has also served as flight test team leader for the Bombardier
Global Express. Hinderberger's education includes a Bachelor of
Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati
and a Master of Science in Technical Management from Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University.
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