Change Makers:


WORLD I M PA C T


MR. REGINALD L. WILLIAMS Outstanding Technical Contribution - Government


THAAD Post-Production and Sustainment Lead Missile Defense Agency


Reginald Williams serves as the Interceptor Post-Production and Sustainment Lead for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Missile Product Offi ce. In this position, he has led several critical eff orts that sustained the interceptor production line and avoided the expenditure of millions in program costs. Most importantly, his leadership enabled a continued confi dence in the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Missile as a defense asset. Reginald helped provide critical obsolescence inputs to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Project Offi ce leadership to help meet the project manager’s need for a block strategy. These eff orts led to the development of a framework that addressed key drivers such as threat evolution, obsolescence state, training needs, and reliability issues. They were key to building a block-by-block look at the capability improvements needed for the THAAD Project Offi ce, which addresses obsolescence before it impacts the program. He has spearheaded a number of eff orts impacting the program, including technical discussions between the THAAD Project Offi ce and Prime Contractor subject matter experts to understand the scope and scale of the work needed to mitigate 13 obsolescence issues aff ecting missile productions. Additionally, he has led eff orts to assess the need for a Thrust Vector Actuator redesign by conducting an assessment of Tin Whisker growth. Reginald has over 20 years of experience as both a military offi cer and government civilian and has been recognized for his outstanding performance and contributions.


Professional Achievement - Industry Product Line Lead


Eric Biribuze, who earned a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial


engineering from Northeastern University in Shenyang, China, and an M.B.A. from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, joined Corning in 1997.


Biribuze has held a variety of roles with increasing responsibilities in the areas of fi nance, manufacturing, product line management, strategy, and business


development. He was an innovator on a key data center product line, working with a team that developed an innovative product portfolio (EDGE) from concept through development, launch, and successful commercialization. That


product line has earned more than $1 billion in sales for Corning to date. Biribuze joined the manufacturing organization in Mexico, where he created innovative delivery systems that drove customer satisfaction and manufacturing effi ciencies through product standardization and established a LEAN foundation for Corning’s largest product line. The team was able to accomplish the impressive feat of one year without any late orders. After Mexico and one more role in strategy, Biribuze joined the auto program and is leading a team of technology and manufacturing engineers to transfer innovative glass product and process into some of the top global leaders of automotive windows (glazing) to enable manufacturing and commercialization of the most innovative automotive windows for leading global automakers.


MR. ERIC BIRIBUZE Corning Incorporated


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