the next panelist is julie van kleek, aero jet rocketdime. technology development and product development programs. miss van kleek joined aero jet in 1981 and was appointed to her position in 2013. space and launch business unit and the space program's organization for aero jet. from 2004 to 2005, she was executive director for atlas programs. from 2001 to 2004, she served as executive director space systems business development responsible for strategic direction, investments and growth of aero jet space propulsion business. from mid 1999 to october 2001, she managed a multinational project during which she interfaced extensively in affiliated government agencies. miss van kleek earned her bachelor of science degree from the university of california and has extensive hands-on experience in rocket research and development, liquid rocket, system design, development and testing. gosh, there's a lot of great stuff here. she also is a chairperson of the european space propulsion board of directors. so, anyway, i guess to summarize this, and in ju

miss van kleek earned her ncies.chelor of science degree fromd mechanical and aeronautical engineering from university of california and has extensive and hands-on experience in rocket research and development, liquid rocket, system design, development and testing., there' gosh, there's a lot of great stuff here. she also is a chairperson of tha european space propulsion boarde of directors.rsrectors. so, anyway, i guess to summarize this, and in julie's own words, she truly is a rocket scientist. so, julie?e tru >> i used to be. i'm going to go over here. can i have the first slide, o please?v i think that's the last slide. isn't it? oh, well. what i'm going to talk about is actually the -- you know, going to mars and how that affects yo u.s. competitiveness. and i'm going to do that from s. the standpoint of being a rocket company. r as i start this out, let me talt about what competitiveness is. i'm sure everybody has a different idea of what that omp means, if you look at definitions. it's the ability to sell thi

the next panelist is julie van kleek, aero jet rocketdime. technology development and product development programs. miss van kleek joined aero jet in 1981 and was appointed to her position in 2013. space and launch business unit and the space program's organization for aero jet. from 2004 to 2005, she was executive director for atlas programs. from 2001 to 2004, she served as executive director space systems business development responsible for strategic direction, investments and growth of aero jet space propulsion business. from mid 1999 to october 2001, she managed a multinational project during which she interfaced extensively in affiliated government agencies. miss van kleek earned her bachelor of science degree from the university of california and has extensive hands-on experience in rocket research and development, liquid rocket, system design, development and testing. gosh, there's a lot of great stuff here. she also is a chairperson of the european space propulsion board of directors. so, anyway, i guess to summarize this, and in ju

the next panelist is julie van kleek, aero jet rocketdime. technology development and product development programs. miss van kleek joined aero jet in 1981 and was appointed to her position in 2013. space and launch business unit and the space program's organization for aero jet. from 2004 to 2005, she was executive director for atlas programs. from 2001 to 2004, she served as executive director space systems business development responsible for strategic direction, investments and growth of aero jet space propulsion business. from mid 1999 to october 2001, she managed a multinational project during which she interfaced extensively in affiliated government agencies. miss van kleek earned her bachelor of science degree from the university of california and has extensive hands-on experience in rocket research and development, liquid rocket, system design, development and testing. gosh, there's a lot of great stuff here. she also is a chairperson of the european space propulsion board of directors. so, anyway, i guess to summarize this, and in ju