DWAYNE LUCAS JOINS CASCADE AEROSPACE

 

Abbotsford, B.C. - Cascade Aerospace is pleased to announce that Dwayne Lucas has joined the company as Vice President and General Manager, Products and Engineering.

Brigadier General Lucas' arrival at Cascade follows a distinguished 36 year career with the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) where, after a number of field operations positions, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff Support and Fighter Force Redesign Leader, Air Force Staff - Director of Material Program Development, Director of Aerospace Equipment Management (Fighters and Trainers), Chief of Staff Support for 1 Canadian Air Division, and as Director General of Aerospace Equipment Program Management until retirement in 2005.

Mr. Lucas led a variety of strategic initiatives and development programs at DND, including the redesign of the Canadian Fighter Force structure, development of an accountability, responsibility and authority framework for the strategic air staff, and Air Force infrastructure renewal.  As Chief Engineer for the Air Force and Technical Airworthiness Authority for DND, Mr. Lucas oversaw all military aircraft fleets including all ground-based systems, and implemented the new Optimized Weapon System Management (OWSM) support program. The program increased the operational output of Canada's Air Force and reduced its operating costs, and is now emulated by the Canadian Army and Navy.  He was also a key leader in Air Force personnel development, led all aerospace engineers and introduced a new mentoring system to the Air Force.  Mr. Lucas has a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Design and a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering.

"Dwayne is a very accomplished aerospace engineer and leader with skills in management, teaming and visioning, and we are honoured to have him join our organization," says David Schellenberg, Cascade President.  "He will enable us to take our Products and Engineering Group, and indeed our company, to new heights", he added.

Cascade Aerospace Inc. is a privately owned Canadian company providing fleet management, heavy maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification services for commercial and military transport aircraft.  Cascade, the prime contractor, and its Herc Solutions partners provide CC-130 fleet management services to Canada's Department of National Defence. With more that 30 years of service experience and a reputation for excellence, Cascade currently employs approximately 600 people at its state-of-the-art, eight narrow body bay facility at the Abbotsford International Airport.