Walt W Braithwaite was born on January 1945 and is a Jamaican-Born American engineer and former executive at Boeing.
10 Facts About Walt Braithwaite
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Walt Braithwaite has received the Black Engineer of the Year and Pathfinder Awards and the Walt E Braithwaite Legacy Award is named in his honor.
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Walt Braithwaite's family moved to England during his teen years, where he attended Hackney Technical College in London while working towards a certificate in mechanical engineering.
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Walt Braithwaite received a bachelors of science degree in Engineering in 1965 from the American Institute of Engineering and Technology.
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Walt Braithwaite joined Boeing in 1966 as an associate tool engineer in the Fabrication Division.
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Walt Braithwaite created and served as the pioneer for the implementation of the Initial Graphics Exchange Specification.
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In 1991, Walt Braithwaite was named as vice president of information systems and architecture at Boeing.
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In 1994, Walt Braithwaite was named vice president of all information systems activities for Boeing Commercial Air-plane Group.
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Walt Braithwaite created a mentoring program during his time at Boeing.
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Walt Braithwaite volunteered with the YMCA Black Achievers program and is a member of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity.