Airborne Laser Program Director
Boeing Space & Communications - Missile Defense Systems

Scott Fancher is Boeing vice president and program director for the Airborne Laser program. He was named to the position in November 2001.

In November 1996, Team ABL was awarded a $1.3 billion contract by the Department of Defense for the Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) phase of the Airborne Laser program. The Airborne Laser is a U.S. Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) program designed to destroy ballistic missiles during their boost phase.

Fancher is based in Seattle. He has more than 20 years of service with Boeing and has led various executive leadership positions in engineering and program management. His experience includes technology development, design, product development, manufacturing, and flight test of aircraft and spacecraft systems.

Prior to his current assignment, Fancher was assigned as program director for Special Projects-Integrated Defense Systems. He had overall management responsibility for all activities associated with this program including financial performance, program execution and new business. Fancher originally joined the program in 1995 as its chief engineer.

During 1995, Fancher was assigned to the company's Executive Leadership Development Program.

From 1992 to early 1995, Fancher served as deputy for F/A-18 Avionics Weapon Systems. In this assignment he was a member of a management team that was responsible for all avionics weapon system hardware, software, and integration on the F/A-18C/D/E/F aircraft. Fancher also worked closely with the nearly 40 suppliers of avionics on the aircraft.

From 1991-1992 Fancher served in strategic planning where he was responsible for conducting analysis for new business opportunities, acquisitions, and divestitures associated with the company's advanced technology base.

From 1989-1991 Fancher was responsible for an advanced applications organization. This consisted of concept definition activities for aircraft avionics and spacecraft electro-optic applications including extensive laboratory and flight test concept demonstration and validation activities.

During 1988 Fancher served a company-sponsored Congressional Fellowship as a legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator. This Brookings Institution-administered program is designed to give private industry executives insight into the Federal legislative process.

From 1981-1987 Fancher held increasingly responsible positions in systems engineering and advanced design and analysis for aircraft and spacecraft communication systems.

Fancher has a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University (1981) and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington University (1984). He also has a Masters of Business Administration from Washington University's Executive MBA program (1992).

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Contact:
Bob Smith, Boeing Communications
(253) 773-0983
December 2001