Sheldon Brown
About Sheldon Brown
Sheldon Brown is a Sr. Commodity Manager at BLUE ORIGIN with extensive experience in supply chain and program management in the aerospace industry.
Title
Sheldon Brown holds the position of Sr. Commodity Manager at BLUE ORIGIN, where he has been working since 2019.
Company
Currently, Sheldon Brown is employed at BLUE ORIGIN, a prominent aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company. His role as Sr. Commodity Manager involves managing the acquisition of commodities essential for the company's operations.
Work History
Sheldon Brown has an extensive career in supply chain and procurement management. Prior to his current role at BLUE ORIGIN, he worked at Triumph Group as Purchasing Manager from 2018 to 2019. Before that, he held the position of Senior Supply Chain Manager at Meggitt from 2016 to 2018, after a brief stint as a Commodity Manager within the same company in 2016. His earlier roles include Materials Manager and Supply Chain Program Specialist at NORDAM, Contracts Admin at PTI Technologies, JIT Program Manager at Anixter Aerospace Hardware, Senior Subcontracts Administrator at HRL Laboratories, JIT Program & Contracts Manager at Honeywell Aerospace, Overhaul Tech at California Helicopter, and Aerospace Product Manager at Deutsch Metal Components. Brown started his career as an Aviation Machinist Hydraulics in the US Navy.
Education and Expertise
Sheldon Brown studied Aviation Management at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, where he completed his degree from 1988 to 1990. Additionally, he achieved an FAA A&P License from the Spartan College of Aeronautics, marking his proficiency in aircraft maintenance and repair. Brown has significant expertise in marketing new products to aerospace Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and possesses a strong background in long-term supplier agreement negotiations.
Background
Sheldon Brown has over three decades of experience in the aerospace and supply chain management sectors. His work spans various roles, including program management, contract administration, and procurement. Brown's background includes notable tenures at companies like Triumph Group, Meggitt, NORDAM, PTI Technologies, Anixter Aerospace Hardware, HRL Laboratories, Honeywell Aerospace, California Helicopter, and Deutsch Metal Components, along with a substantial early career in the US Navy.