For our next installation of Quick Six, we sat down with Jami Tomczak, Lean Facilitator for supply chain at GE Aerospace's Grand Rapids, Michigan, location. She's been with GE Aerospace for four years and helps drive improvement by ensuring that people at her site are executing lean practices. She does this by fostering an environment of learning so everyone can develop creative solutions using lean. Jami is not only passionate about lean, she’s also an active member in the Pride Alliance employee resource group (ERG) at the Grand Rapids facility. She's an advocate and hopes to inspire others to live in their truth by showing up as her authentic self to work every day.

When she was a little girl, every Friday for six years of her childhood, Devon Shepherd’s family would get in their minivan and drive to the airport to watch planes take off and land. Little did she know, plane spotting would help influence her into working at GE Aerospace for more than 20 years.

Ever since his childhood, Michael Castillo has always had a passion for aerospace. Now as a GE Aerospace engineer, he has devoted himself to helping marginalized Hispanic students pursue careers in STEM fields.

A proud Pacific Islander from Mumbai, India, GE Aviation's Jayesh Shanbhag shares how his culture shaped his experiences and how he began his career at GE Aviation.