The 2019 Professional Achievement in Industry Award at the Women of Color Gala held this fall went to Francisca Kokui Adesokan.
As associate director of engineering, she has made significant contributions to the revolutionary Geared Turbo Fan (GTF) jet engine technology that is disrupting the aerospace industry.
Colleagues also recognize Francisca as a role model who is passionate about mentoring students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. As a leader, she coaches and mentors her direct reports to reach their career potential
During her 10-year career at Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Company, Francisca has held positions of increasing technical responsibility from entry-level engineer to integrated product team (IPT) leader to her current managerial role leading a multidisciplinary team of over 70 engineers.
She was recently selected as a component integrated product team (CIPT) leader and is the only African American female in this role in an organization of over 600 engineers and 80 leaders.
In her current role, she is responsible for the design and analysis of over 100 hardware to meet functional, cost, weight, and safety requirements. She is also responsible for the hardware industrialization, ensuring the hardware meets quality and performance requirements in the field and managing a $15 million yearly budget.
