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H. Alex Sanchez

Alex Sanchez is Senior Manager in the Mission Innovation group of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS). Mission Innovation is chartered with exploring new growth opportunities for Raytheon in adjacent markets by utilizing current technologies and capabilities that are applied and integrated in ways that uniquely address pressing needs of today.

As a member of MI, Alex applies analytic methods to support development of modeling and simulation representing missions and mission performance in real and/or virtual systems which execute as part of virtual or live experiments. He plans, schedules and allocates resources to transform ill-defined concepts into new products for entry into adjacent markets. New products Alex is developing include: explosive detection systems using biological agents, bio-film based products for salmonella and lysteria detection, computer models for public policy analysis. Alex has received the 2008 IDS President's Award and the 2008 Excellence in Engineering and Technology Award, Raytheon's highest technical honor.

Alex holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University (1995), and a joint Master of Science in Engineering and Management in System Design and Management from the Sloan School of Management and the School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1999). Alex is pursuing a second graduate degree in System Dynamics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2011). He is the author of several technical papers on systems engineering and modeling of the U.S. education system. Alex has two pending patents on using biological agents for chemical detection and integrating system dynamics models.

Alex was appointed to Governor Patrick's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Advisory Council. Alex sits on the Board of Directors of The Commonwealth Corporation and is a member of its Executive Compensation Committee. He is also a member of the Engineering & Math Programs Advisory Board at Roxbury Community College in Boston, MA.

Alex is fluent in English and Spanish.
 

Prior to joining Raytheon Alex served as Sourcing Manager for OEM and Thermal Subsystems at Teradyne Corporation, Boston MA from 1999 to 2004. In this position he:

  • Negotiated and executed favorable strategic sourcing agreements that met or exceeded cost, quality, and delivery goals.
  • Identified, selected, and rationalized international OEM supply base that met current and future internal design requirements and supply chain objectives.

From 1995 to 1999, Alex served as a Manufacturing Engineer Development (MED) Program Fellow at Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation. Alex was selected for a four year rotational program that develops manufacturing leadership. Alex held five different positions during this rotational program:

  • FAA Licensed Repairman- Developed processes for overhaul, maintenance, and repair of jet engines.
  • Department Supervisor- Led team of 45 employees with over $12 million in annual sales.
  • Reengineering Specialist - Consultant, on lean manufacturing methods.
  • Procurement Analyst- Managed small supply base of outsourced parts.
  • Manufacturing Engineer- Developed manufacturing processes for gas turbine airfoils.