2013 WOMEN OF COLOR AWARD WINNERS ship Class of 2009 and Boston Women in Business Groups to raise funds for HIV caregiver’s kits for Boston Aids Africa and World Vision. She is a member of the Council of Asian American Leaders leadership forum.
Iris Bombelyn Vice President, Narrowband Communications Mobile User Objective System Program Manager Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
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ris Bombelyn is responsible for delivering live satellites to four worldwide ground stations and securing a waveform that provides third-generation mobile communication to the United States and its allies. She manages a $700 million budget and 900 employees. During her 28-year career she has made remarkable contributions to the space industry. In 2000 as manager for a $5 million Proton program she coordinated commercial satellite launches in Kazakhstan. By 2007, she was directing the $80 million Intelsat 15 program at Orbital Sciences Corp. Bombelyn earned a bachelor’s in engineering from Washington State University and an M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She speaks Russian and Japanese. “I was the first one in my family to graduate from college,” she said. “Dad was a longshoreman and mom was a seamstress. Dad met mom in Japan after WWII as a JapaneseAmerican U.S. interpreter. When I went off to college, my dad asked me what major I was going to declare. I told him I was thinking Journalism, because I liked writing, or engineering, because I was good in math. He looked at me for a beat, and with an absolute deadpan delivery, said ‘Well, kid….engineers eat.’ Dad was right. Engineers not only eat, they get to solve problems, invent and generally make everything around them better. In my job today, even though I no longer ‘engineer,’ it’s still exciting to see the progress we make, and provide leadership that helps my team deliver capabilities that have never existed before.” Bombelyn is a member of the IEEE and MentorNet, a program that connects students with scientists and engineers. She led campaigns through her Sloan Fellow24
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Pamela D. Carter Vice President, Business Development for Global Services & Support Defense, Space & Security, The Boeing Company
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amela Carter is an asset to the U.S. Air Force and The Boeing Company. She manages 15 direct reports and 150 indirect employees. She is responsible for a $110 million annual budget to pursue new business. International growth in key markets such as the United Kingdom, Middle East, Asia, Israel and India falls under her responsibility as well. Carter credits much of her career success to her more than 35 years of experience in aviation logistics disciplines. She also has extensive experience with integrated business and operational strategies. As a retired Air Force colonel, Carter has a reputation as an expert logistician and a successful leader of several organizations of various sizes. While in the Air Force, logistics, supply, transportation, contracting and maintenance were among her areas of specialty. She began her Boeing career in 2004 after completing a 26-year career in the Air Force. Carter’s first assignment with Boeing was standing up C-17 operations at McGuire Air Force Base. She led a team of engineers, field and logistics service technical representatives. Her team also included personnel who were responsible for providing engineering, spares and engine management support directly to customers. Carter is a two-time recipient of the Boeing Business Development Leadership Award, and received a Women of Color in Technology All-Star award in 2010. While www.womenofcolor.net
