La-Chun Lindsay
La-Chun Lindsay | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Alma mater | Clemson University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Aerospace Engineering |
Institutions | GE Aviation |
La-Chun Lindsay is an American
Early life and education
Lindsay was born in the city of Rock Hill in South Carolina.[1] She went to school there and graduated from Clemson University in 1995, with a B.S in Ceramic Engineering.[3] From January 1992 to August 1994 she worked as a cooperative education student for the Department of Energy at Battelle Laboratory.[4] She developed a "fiber optic coupled system for use in the remote processing of nuclear waste".[4] She also "invented a system to destroy fluorocarbons and halohydrocarbons by reaction with molten aluminum".[4]
Career
After graduating she worked at SELEE Corporation, where she introduced the use of ceramic foam in metal filtration technology. At SELEE, she occupied numerous different roles and led their largest product line.[5] She then joined General Electric Quartz in 1997 as plant manager. Lindsay held a number of roles at General Electric, including Process Engineer, Tubing Green Belt, Supplier Quality Black Belt and Manager of the Sand Processing Plant,[5] before joining the Corporate Audit Staff in 2000. Here, she performed financial, compliance, regulatory and commercial audits, and she was a member of GE's Commercial Council.
In 2007, she became Vice President of Commercial Distribution Finances Field Services Group in
In 2015, she became Managing Director for
Awards
- 2017 - Honorary Fellow at Cardiff University[11]
- 2017 - Honorary Doctorate at the University of South Wales[12]
- 2018 - Honorary degree, College of Engineering, Swansea University[6]
Diversity efforts
In 2016, it was claimed that Lindsay was the only openly gay executive within the global company of
References
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- ^ a b c d "More equality leads to higher profits". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Honorary Fellowships". Cardiff News. Cardiff News. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Lindsay, La-Chun. "La-Chun Lindsay". Linkedin. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ a b c d "La-Chun Lindsay". Stonewall. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b "La-Chun Lindsay". www.swansea.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "£20m GE engine repair contract won". BBC News. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ Sands, Katie (31 May 2017). "Inspriational Women Take the Stage at Business Event". Western Mail.
- ^ "New site leader appointed at GE Aviation Wales – Aerospace Manufacturing Magazine". Aerospace Manufacturing Magazine. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Cardiff University". Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "La-Chun Lindsay". www.southwales.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "Leading Corporate World Figure to Inspire Future Female Generation". Business News Wales. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-10-08.