Piper Names Jack Mill as V.P., Engineering

Piper Aircraft Inc. has named Jack Mill (shown at right), as Vice President of Engineering, reporting to President and CEO Simon Caldecott. Mill most recently had been leading the Piper Engineering team as VP in an interim role for several months.

"Jack brings more than 30 years of aircraft design and engineering experience at Piper and the aerospace industry," Caldecott said. Since joining Piper in 1985 he held positions of increasing responsibility in Design, Engineering Management and Piper’s delegated FAA Organization.
 
"His experience leading diverse technical teams, managing large and small technical projects, and creating and fostering a team environment will continue to benefit the company in his new senior leadership role," Caldecott said.
 
Mill holds a bachelor of science in engineering from the University of Central Florida, is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida and is an FAA Engineering Authorized Representative, a Certified Flight Instructor and a Commercial Pilot with instrument rating in single and multi-engine aircraft.

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Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.