Gwynne Shotwell

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Gwynne Shotwell (2013)

Gwynne Shotwell (* 23. November 1963 in Evanston , Illinois as Gwynne Rowley ) is an American engineer and entrepreneur . She is President and COO of the space company SpaceX , where she is responsible for day-to-day operations, company growth and strategic customer relationships, among other things. Under her leadership, SpaceX went from a start-up to the world market leader for commercial satellite launches.

Youth and Studies

Gwynne Shotwell was born on November 23, 1963 in Evanston , Illinois, the second of three daughters. She grew up about 40 miles north of Chicago in Libertyville , where she was good at math and science as a student .

Shotwell couldn't imagine working as an engineer until 1976 with her mother at a Society of Women Engineers event at the Illinois Institute of Technology . There she inspired a self-employed engineer to study mechanical engineering .

From 1982 Shotwell studied at the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University . In 1986 she obtained a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering with honors and a master's degree in applied mathematics in 1988 .

Career

In Auburn Hills , Michigan Shotwell took after her studies at the Management Training Program of Chrysler Motors in part. Since the corporate climate seemed too conservative to her, she left Chrysler after 18 months.

Space industry

Shotwell then worked for more than ten years at the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo , California , where she held positions of increasing responsibility: For example, she was the chief engineer of a satellite program and prepared several pioneering reports, including for NASA and the US aviation authority FAA . Shotwell then became Director of Space Systems at the start-up Microcosm Inc. , which manufactures low- cost launch vehicles.

SpaceX

Falcon-9 launched on December 8, 2010 with the Dragon space capsule , which circled the earth and then successfully landed in the Gulf of Mexico . SpaceX was the first private company to achieve this

In 2002, the year SpaceX was founded, Shotwell was hired by its founder and CEO Elon Musk as the eleventh employee. There she initially worked as Vice President for Business Development and built up the young company's customer base. She was also responsible for relations with the US government . This resulted in a US $ 1.6 billion NASA contract for supply flights to the International Space Station (ISS).

In 2008 she was named President of SpaceX. As such, she is responsible for SpaceX's operations, including sales , marketing , manufacturing, rocket launches, legal, government relations and finance. Under her leadership, SpaceX became the fastest growing carrier rocket launcher and eventually became the world leader in 2017. SpaceX has carried out 65 launches (as of June 2018) and planned more than 100 launches valued at $ 12 billion.

Personal

Gwynne Shotwell is married with one daughter and one son.

Honors

  • The World Technology Network presented Shotwell with the World Technology Award in 2011 for their achievements in the space sector .
  • In 2013, Gwynne Shotwell was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal . It is NASA's highest award for non-government employees.
  • Gwynne Shotwell is Via S atellite Executive of The Year 2017th
  • In 2020 Shotwell was elected to the National Academy of Engineering .

Texts

Web links

Commons : Gwynne Shotwell  - collection of images, videos and audio files

interview

Video

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b Rocket Ma'am: Northwestern Magazine - Northwestern University. Retrieved July 28, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Gwynne Shotwell. In: womenshistory.org. National Women's History Museum, accessed July 28, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b One Chart Shows How Much SpaceX Has Come to Dominate Rocket Launches . In: Popular Mechanics . July 13, 2017 ( popularmechanics.com [accessed July 28, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Gwynne Shotwell. In: Forbes.com. Forbes Media, accessed July 28, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Jenny Hontz: Rocket Ma'am: Northwestern Magazine - Northwestern University. In: northwestern.edu. Northwestern University, 2012, accessed July 28, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Mark Holmes: It all Started with a Suit: The Story Behind Shotwell's Rise to SpaceX. In: Via Satellite - satellitetoday.com. Via Satellite, April 21, 2014, accessed July 29, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Emily Ayshford: Alumni Profile: Gwynne Shotwell , on the McCormick School website , as of June 14, 2012.
  9. ↑ Gwynne Shotwell President, SpaceX. In: Online Journal of Space Communication. 2009, accessed on July 28, 2018 .
  10. ^ A b c W. J. Hennigan: How I Made It: SpaceX exec Gwynne Shotwell . In: Los Angeles Times . June 7, 2013, ISSN  0458-3035 ( latimes.com [accessed July 29, 2018]).
  11. ↑ a b Max Chafkin and Dana Hull: SpaceX's Secret Weapon Is Gwynne Shotwell. In: Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg LP, July 26, 2018, accessed July 29, 2018 .
  12. ↑ a b Kirstin Brost: SpaceX • COTS Demo Flight 1 Press Kit. (PDF) In: spacex.com. SpaceX, 2010, accessed July 30, 2018 .
  13. ^ Gwynne Shotwell | Closing plenary | SkollWF 2018 ( en ) Accessed May 30, 2020.
  14. ^ SpaceX: SpaceX Names Gwynne Shotwell Company President. In: spaceref.com. December 18, 2008, accessed July 29, 2018 .
  15. ^ About SpaceX Company. In: spacex.com. SpaceX, accessed July 30, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Video approx. 2 minutes 24 seconds on the WITI Hall of Fame
  17. ^ Bill Robinson: The World Technology Awards. In: Huffington Post. November 1, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2018 (American English).
  18. ↑ 2013 Agency Honor Awards. (PDF) In: nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, p. 7 , accessed July 29, 2018 (American English).
  19. ^ Agency Honor Awards. In: nasa.gov. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, accessed July 29, 2018 .
  20. ↑ 2017 Satellite Executive of the Year: Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO, SpaceX. Retrieved July 28, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Shotwell, Gwynne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American engineer, president of the space company SpaceX
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Evanston , Illinois