Aircraft Engine Technology Development

with Geoff Hunt, Senior Vice President,
Engineering & Technology
Pratt & Whitney

Wednesday, October 25th, 1:15pm
Goodwin 190

This session will take a closer look at Pratt & Whitney’s current portfolio of products and how technology advancement benefits today’s products as well as the next generation engines. It will also examine factors such as sustainability that are shaping the design and development of those engines.

Geoff Hunt is senior vice president of Engineering & Technology at Pratt & Whitney, the company that introduced the GTFTM family of engines in 2016 to drive down the environmental impact of the latest generation of commercial airframes. He leads Pratt & Whitney's global Engineering team, with a focus on designing and supporting the Pratt & Whitney portfolio of engine programs, developing technical leadership and capability, and advancing technologies that will support the next generation of commercial and military engines.

Hunt’s 38-year career in the aerospace industry has included leading roles in the development of landmark products in aerospace. He was most recently senior vice president, Engineering & Technology for Collins Aerospace. In this position, Hunt led product development programs to ensure the company continued to offer differentiating technologies to meet customer needs, as well as ensuring flawless Engineering program execution by leading the implementation of best practice processes, tools and resources across the enterprise.

Hunt began his career as an engineer at Rolls-Royce, where he spent 13 years working on large commercial engine development programs before joining United Technologies. His past 25 years of experience includes roles of increasing responsibility in Engineering and program management at both Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace, where he provided leadership across a large range of products and platforms, including product development, system integration and program execution for the 787 Dreamliner.

Hunt is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sheffield University, England, and an MBA from Boston University. He is also an elected member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, a member of the University of Connecticut’s School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board and sits on the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut Science Center. In addition, Geoff is involved in a number of STEM organizations and activities to support the next generation of scientists and engineers, including being an active Board Member of Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, and of Friends of Christ Hospital USA.