Who We Are

As the Director of Human Resources, Leandra is responsible for the employee experience, engagement, performance management, training & development, strategic initiatives, and everything in between as it relates to human resources functions. She joined the company in 2023. Leandra has over 20 years of direct experience in progressive human resources management positions in aerospace manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, engineering, and healthcare industries. Leandra holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, as well as her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification. Leandra is an active member in multiple Human Resources associations and has served many terms as Association President, Education Chair, and Membership Chair. When Leandra isn’t studying the ever-changing HR landscape, she gets her biggest joy from spending time with her husband and extended family, which includes her 15 nieces and nephews. She also loves to travel, especially to Maui, but has many other spots on the globe she’d like to visit in her lifetime.

As the Director of Quality Assurance, Mike is responsible for Applied Aerospace Structures Corporations compliance to and continuing registration to AS9100 and Nadcap special process accreditations. In addition to his role as compliance officer, Mike also drives corporate-wide continuous improvement initiatives to improve current processes in AASC’s business management system. Mike has also worked in the role of Sr. Program Manager at AASC, since he was hired in 2004, and has been in his current position since 2008. Mike previously worked for Lockheed Missiles and Space, GTE Government Systems, and Space Systems/Loral in satellite black box design and test as well as special operations system design and integration. Mike holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from California State University, Sacramento.
Mike has played the drums since the fourth grade and enjoys playing music with other musicians. When not banging on the drums, Mike along with his wife, enjoy the company of their three daughter’s families and three granddaughters.

As the Director of Engineering, Mike is responsible for supporting and managing customer requirements for design and build contracts, concurrent engineering efforts and materials and product development and testing. Mike has more than 30 years of space flight structures and antenna experience and has been the responsible engineer on many spaceflight sub systems including antennas, arrays, and structures, many for deep space science missions. Mike has a considerable background in composites, RF and antenna design and has received several awards and patents from within the space community. Mike graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Farnborough College of Technology and worked for Marconi Space and Defense in the UK before immigrating to the US in 1984 and joining RCA Astro Electronics in Princeton NJ. Mike worked through the heritage Astro organization of RCA, GE, Martin Marietta and Lockheed Martin leaving his position as a section manager in the antenna group in Newtown PA to join AASC in 1998.