GULFSTREAM SELECTS DOREEN GONZALEZ AS SENIOR MANAGER OF G650 PROCUREMENT

 

SAVANNAH, Ga., December 21, 2010 - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently named Doreen Gonzalez as senior manager, G650 Procurement. She reports to Bill Williams, vice president, Materials.

In her new role, Gonzalez oversees the procurement of materials used in the manufacturing of the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G650 business jet.

Gonzalez, who joined Gulfstream in 1992, previously served as a senior purchasing manager for Gulfstream’s aircraft completion facility in Savannah, most recently focusing on the sourcing for the G650 interior. Before that, she managed the completion material contracts for the award-winning Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System (EVS). She also worked as a subcontract administrator for the company’s Production Purchasing department and Savannah Service Center and as senior project manager for a number of Gulfstream V outsourced interior completions.

Prior to joining Gulfstream, Gonzalez worked for General Dynamics’ Convair division in San Diego and Ford Aerospace in Newport Beach, Calif. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Long Beach.

 

NOTE TO EDITORS

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 1,900 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200®; the new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350®; the large-cabin, long-range G450®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550® and the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs more than 9,000 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.

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