Company Confidential

Benefits of a Cross-functional, Multi-industry, and Multi-location Career

SWE ‘15 Conference Lightning Talk

Melissa Forkner Sinduja Babu

Meagan Villanueva

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1. Textron Overview

2. LDP Mission

3. First-hand Experiences

4. Take Aways

Objectives

WHERE WE ARE

REVENUES $13 BILLION PEOPLE 37,000 LOCATIONS 25 COUNTRIES

ENTERPRISE LOCATIONS

52014 Revenue $13.9B Ranked 219th in Fortune 500

Textron Segments

Textron Aviation

33%

Bell Helicopter Industrial Finance

<1%

Textron Systems

12%31% 24%

Unmanned Systems

Geospatial Solutions

Advanced Information

Solutions

Weapon and Sensor

Systems

Marine and Land Systems

WHO WE ARE

LDP Mission

The Textron Leadership Development Program is designed to accelerate early career development of high performing college graduates and to prepare them for upwardly mobile careers throughout the Textron enterprise.

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The LDP:Eng program

• 3 year program – 3 different Business Units

• Each rotation is purposely focused on a different aspect of engineering which provides a solid and broad base of skills and experiences

• Designed to prepare high-potential candidates for leadership opportunities within engineering through

– Conferences and training

– Networking and mentoring opportunities

– Challenging assignments

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Melissa Forkner

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My Experience

Sinduja Babu

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My Experience

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My Experience

Meagan Villanueva

Take Aways• Pursue a well-rounded, cross-functional engineering

experience early in your career as well as throughout; Recognize when you’re at your peak in a job, and look for other opportunities to grow

• Transform initial perceptions of a long-term career, challenge yourself, and embrace ambiguity through exploring different functions, industries and roles and be resourceful in a time-efficient manner.

• Build and foster an extensive network at varying levels across multiple businesses. Utilize network to develop professionally and personally through your career.

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Contact Information

• Melissa Forknermforkner@textronsystems.com

• Sinduja Babusbabu@txtav.com

• Meagan Villanuevamvillanueva@textronsystems.com

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Textron.com/careers