Jeffrey J. Waldal

The Pratt & Whitney Co., Inc. designs, manufactures, and services aircraft engines and auxiliary power units. It offers commercial engine, military engine, and auxiliary power units. The company was founded by Frederick Rentschler in 1925 and is headquartered in East Hartford, CT.

Ladish Co., Inc. engages in the engineering, production, and marketing of forged and cast metal components for various load-bearing and fatigue-resisting applications. It offers jet engine parts, missile components, landing gear, helicopter rotors, and other aerospace products. The company was founded on September 10, 1985 and is headquartered in Cudahy, WI.

United Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. It operates through the following business segments: Otis; Carrier; Pratt and Whitney; and Collins Aerospace Systems. The Otis segment designs, manufactures, sells, and installs elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and service. The Carrier segment provides heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration solutions. The Pratt and Whitney segment includes aircraft engines for the commercial, military, business jet, and general aviation markets. The Collins Aerospace Systems segment offers technologically advanced aerospace products and aftermarket service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, regional, business and general aviation markets, military, space and undersea operations. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

Ceradyne, Inc. develops and manufactures advanced ceramic systems and component for defense, industrial, nuclear power, oil and gas, solar energy, electronic, automotive, and medical markets. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA.