Jana Spruce, MBA
Jana is an accomplished executive with more than 15 years of management, engineering and consulting experience. She is a skilled leader and creative problem solver with outstanding communication abilities. She is particularly effective at working across complex functional lines within organizations to speed product development. Her career has been spent primarily in the aerospace industry, where she specialized in new product planning and development.
Most recently Jana was a leader in Eclipse Aviation’s $300 million business jet aircraft development effort in Albuquerque, NM, where she served as Program Manager. Her responsibilities at Eclipse included the establishment and management of program goals, both technical and business as well as financial management. Jana also lead multi-functional project teams including manufacturing, information technology, engineering and design.
Prior to joining Eclipse, Jana spent seven years with Boeing Satellite Systems in El Segundo, California. During her last two years with Boeing, Jana was an “intrapreneur”. As a Marketing Manager there, she helped develop opportunities for the company to spinout new ventures. This included the development and implementation of strategic marketing plans for technology commercialization based on Boeing’s R&D performed for the U.S. Government. She also led customer development and pre-sales efforts.
During Jana’s first five years at Boeing, she was a System Engineer directly involved in the conceptualization and proposal development of new communications satellite projects. She also worked across department lines to streamline company management processes, standardize procedures and align company practices with government compliance policies, all of which reduced costs and increased customer satisfaction.
Jana also spent seven years as an Analyst with the Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, California, where she assessed long term funding trends for R&D and assisted with technical analysis of R&D projects, including ramjet engines and missile aerodynamics.
Jana holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a Masters of Business Administration from UCLA.
