Dr. Joe Michels, P.E, C.P.L.. managing principal at Solomon Bruce Consulting LLC, has been selected by Lt. Gov Kay Ivey, Chairperson of the Aerospace States Association and Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, to introduce the Research and Development Investment Perspective Session discussion panels at the National Aerospace Foreign Direct Investment Exposition at the Century City Hyatt Hotel in Los Angeles, California on 26 October 2015. This conference, held in Los Angeles, has over 24 states participating and over 70 foreign companies representing aerospace interests throughout the world attending. Over 400 attendees are anticipated at this first annual conference held in conjunction with the United States Department of Commerce.
Solomon Bruce Consulting LLC is an international engineering/management consulting practice with offices in Fort Worth, Texas and Salt Lake City, Utah. Specializing in Supply Chain Management, Executive Career Development and Government Contractual matters, Solomon Bruce Consulting is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in the solution of tough, knotty problems which cause senior executives to lay awake at night.
Joe Michels is a retired Air Force Senior Officer and has served as the Dean of the School of Systems and Logistics at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio as well as the Dean of the College of Business at Montana State University-Billings, Billings, Montana. He is registered professional engineer in the states of Texas and Montana and is a Certified Professional Logistician by SOLE- The International Society of Logistics.