Troy T. Akerlund

ABOUT

Troy has over fifteen years of experience in multiple cross-functional assignments, of increasing responsibility, in Government Contracting and Aircraft Manufacturing. He has been at Boeing for over eight years, and is currently a Senior Financial Planning Analyst for the BCA (Boeing Commercial Airplanes) Tanker (2C) Airplane Program. Before this, he was in BCA Revenue Management, where he

was responsible for supporting the contracting and sales of all twin-aisle aircraft in the Asia Pacific, Australia, China, India, Middle East, and SE Asia Regions. Prior to that role, he was in BCA Supply Chain where he led various initiatives focused on improving working capital, directives, work transfers, and processes/controls. While at Boeing, he has also held roles within 787 Financial Planning (primarily leading initiatives focused on total landed cost reduction and enterprise logistics, transportation, and warehousing), 767 Financial Planning, and IT Financial Operations. Before going to Boeing, he spent nearly seven years in government contracting, focused on; contract proposals, accounting, business

development, mergers/acquisitions, government compliance, and strategy.

He has lived in Washington most of his life, except for the time he spent in Anchorage, Alaska, while working for a government contractor and attending the University of Alaska, Anchorage where he earned

his MBA. Most recently, he just earned another master’s degree in Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics from the University of Washington.

In his free time, he tries to spend as much time as he can with his family and 3 year old Australian Shepard, Tucker. He also enjoys remodeling his house, going to the gym, hiking, and playing various sports. He especially enjoys the outdoors and loves going hunting and fishing in the Pacific Northwest.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Financial Planning & Analysis
Business Cases & Scenarios
Supply Chain Logistics
Strategic Analysis
Budgeting & Forecasting
Performance Management
Project Management
Compliance
Process Improvement
Government Contracting

TECHNICAL

Advanced MS Excel
Advanced MS PowerPoint
Pricing & Revenue Management System (PaRMS)
Enterprise Planning & Analysis System (EPAS)
Tableau
Forecast Processing Tool (FPT)
Contracts Management System (CMS)
Cognos

Education

Cornell University (eCornell), Ithaca, NY 2021
Servant Leadership Certificate
Data Science with SQL & Tableau Certificate

University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2020
Master of Science, Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics (College of Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Logistics & Analysis, Facility Design & Operations Management, Inventory Management, IT Systems & Supply Chain Integration, External Supply Chain Transportation Risks, Collaboration Across the Supply Chain, Freight Transportation, Finance & Performance Management

University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK 2009
Master of Business Administration, Management (College of Business & Public Policy)
Financial Decision Making, Executive Uses of Accounting, Creating Successful Organizations, Business Environment Analysis, Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, Management Simulation, International Marketing, Negotiation & Conflict Management, Management Information Systems

Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, AK 2008
Leadership Certificate (two-year program)

Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 2004
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration Management