Angela Lessington began working as an industrial engineer at the Boeing Company in 2011. For the first four years, she worked with mechanics and management to develop schedules, reports, and models to generate performance metrics for various Boeing 787 product lines.

In August 2015, Angela transitioned into information technology (IT).

She currently is a product manager for the infrastructure transformation consulting practice team. She has been in this role for about two years and is able to empower and support teams using agile methodologies by consulting with various groups within IT. She also facilitates process improvement workshops while coaching teammates using lean principles.

Since joining Boeing, Angela has earned numerous certifications in lean process improvements such as Six Sigma Green Belt, Value Stream Mapping Leader, and Accelerated Improvement Workshop Leader.

She also has various certifications in agile methodologies and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles such as SAFe 4 Product Owner/Product Manager, Scrum Master, and Agilist.

Angela currently serves on a Diversity and Inclusion Council, where she has received various awards for team support in diversity and inclusion.

Angela earned both a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and a master's degree in industrial and systems engineering from North Carolina A&T State University.

She is a member of the Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society and enjoyed tutoring undergraduates in math courses while completing her graduate degree. After graduate school, Angela was accepted into the Manufacturing Professional Development Program with Caterpillar Inc.

This three-year accelerated leadership program facilitated the training and management skills needed to assume key positions in Caterpillar's global manufacturing operations. During this time, Angela was able to gain experience in global purchasing, quality control, project management, and supervision.

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