The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has announced\nthat Christine DeJong has joined the association as its Director of Global\nInnovation and Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Christine brings over 13 years of experience in standards\nand business development at ASTM International where she managed the aviation\nand aerospace portfolio, which included general aviation aircraft, aircraft\nsystems and unmanned aircraft systems. Her responsibilities included monitoring\nindustry trends, exploring and launching new standards activities and related\nprograms, establishing partnerships, and providing guidance regarding how\nstandards can solve common challenges to bringing new products to market and\nsupport workforce development. Her connectivity to innovation initiatives at\nASTM included the launch of ASTM\u2019s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence\nand the Autonomy in Aviation cross-sector committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cChristine\u2019s vast\nexperience at ASTM International will be of immense value to GAMA member\ncompanies as our scope of work expands into areas such as electric and hybrid\npropulsion, increased automation and supersonic,\u201d said GAMA President and CEO\nPete Bunce. \u201cWe look forward to utilizing her extensive expertise in global\naviation standards and development to help the GAMA membership bring new\ninnovations to market more rapidly, and ensuring those standards keep pace with\nrapidly evolving and transformative technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A native of New Jersey, Christine holds Bachelor of Arts\ndegrees in Law and Justice and Spanish from Rowan University and a master\u2019s\ncertificate in Translation from La Salle University. Christine is training to\nattain her private pilot\u2019s license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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