About Kenneth L. Preston, DBA

Dr Kenneth L. Preston has 35 years of aerospace and defence industry experience, 25 of them in project management. Caltech CTME describes him as a senior project engineer, technical lead engineer and Boeing Designated Expert on the Boeing C-17 program, and notes earlier technical and management roles on the Space Shuttle program.

At Caltech CTME he teaches systems engineering, predictive analytics and aerospace project management. He has presented papers through the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) on analytics and systems thinking in systems engineering.

Courses delivered (2)

Publications

  • Big Data Analytics/Role of Analytics in Systems Engineering (INCOSE paper)
  • Systems Thinking as a Competitive Advantage for Suppliers (INCOSE paper)

Notable achievements

  • NASA / American Society for Engineering Education Faculty Fellowship Program recipient (as stated by Caltech CTME)

Selected organisations

  • The Boeing Company
  • Space Shuttle program

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