John Hearing

John Hearing is a systems engineering analysis specialist with over 35 years of experience in complex civilian and military systems. He currently serves as a member of the core systems engineering staff at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, where he leads projects related to creating common requirements for future airplanes, captures and ensures that safety lessons learned are applied to future programs, and leads and coaches Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCAs).

Previously, Mr. Hearing held a variety of positions in the defense arm of Boeing including managing software efforts for controlling unmanned vehicles; developing intelligence collection versions of commercial airplanes; working on long-endurance, high-altitude unmanned vehicles; and developing software for decision support for military planners. Prior to joining Boeing, Mr. Hearing served 20 years in the U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer. He led training operations; served on deployed aircraft carriers, destroyers, and cruisers; managed procurement programs related to space systems; and served as a program auditor for the Secretary of Defense before retiring in 2000.

Mr. Hearing holds patents related to software architecture for optimizing the use of intelligence collection assets. He has published articles on communications architectures and program management.

Mr. Hearing earned his master's degree in systems technology (space systems operations) from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA where he graduated with distinction and with specialization in satellite communications to afloat vessels. He has a B.A. in political science with a specialization in international law from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA.