About Karl west
Karl West continues his career of over thirty-five years in the aerospace industry, engaged as an R&D engineer and project leader.
His wide experience base originates from working with various-size project teams (3 to 30 people) and organizations (20 to 5,000 people).
Karl believes in a team-centered, hands-on approach to maximize performance and efficiency. He's led numerous projects, often starting with only a concept and working through to customer delivery in the face of challenging cost and schedule constraints that have required effective performance by the entire team.
Karl has a keen interest in observing human nature, as well as identifying and implementing best practices.
Karl and his wife Laurie live in Michigan and have two adult daughters living out-of-state. Karl enjoys international travel as well as exploring locally through walking and camping. Karl enjoys listening to many types of music, and is passionate about pop/rock music, especially from the 1960s through 1980s. As a side hobby, Karl plays his digital piano with classic pop/rock, as well as select classical piano solos.