Dr. Vaho Rebassoo
Chief Technical Officer, IT Services, The Boeing Company

As Chief Technology Officer, IT Services, Vaho Rebassoo is responsible for strategic planning and direction for infrastructure technology across The Boeing Company.

Dr. Rebassoo has over 25 years of experience in systems engineering and technical management in network and computing. This includes key roles with the Pentagon Telecommunications Center, Bell Laboratories in development of the 5ESS switch and the System 85 PBX and, at Boeing, designing, implementing and operating large complex networks and computing infrastructures.

He joined Boeing in 1984 as Chief Engineer for the Boeing Telephone Service Modernization Program. He assumed responsibility for the entire BTSMP program in 1988, then Network Operations as well later in 1988.

As head of Network Technical Services from 1992 to 1997 he was responsible for the design and implementation of Boeing data, voice and video networks worldwide.

In 1997 he managed IT merger activities with the former McDonnell Douglas and Rockwell companies, and then was appointed CTO of Computing and Network Operations in Boeing. As Director of Technology Management, he assumed responsibility for planning, design and implementation of IT infrastructure enterprise-wide.

Dr. Rebassoo received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his Master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Washington.

He is the member of numerous executive advisory boards, including the Washington Technology Alliance, the UCLA Wireless Research Program, and the University of Washington Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) Program.

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