Sheri Murray, Greg McGowan and Jimmy Wu Elected to ASA Board of Directors

Washington, DC – ASA welcomes Sheri Murray, President and CEO, Air Parts & Supply Co. (APSCO), as a new member of the ASA Board of Directors; as well as Greg McGowan, Quality Leader of Product Support Engineering, Boeing Commercial Airplanes; and Jimmy Wu, President and CEO, Infinity Air, Inc., as returning members of the ASA Board of Directors.

About the Aviation Suppliers Association

The Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA), based in Washington, D.C., is a not-for-profit association, representing more than 430 global member companies that are positively shaping the aviation industry. Collectively, they lead critical logistics programs, purchasing efforts, and distribution of aircraft parts worldwide. ASA’s Board of Directors and Corporate Officers focus the organization’s energies on regulatory and legal matters such as safety, international compliance, business promotion and ethical business practices that impact the aviation parts supply industry. ASA also recognizes outstanding industry leadership and commitment with its annual Edward J. Glueckler Lifetime Achievement award. Member companies include: distributors, suppliers, surplus sales organizations, repair stations, manufacturers, airlines, operators, and other companies that provide services to the aviation parts supply industry.

ASA has been recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Database Management and the Industry Voluntary Accreditation program. The Aviation Suppliers Association has been featured in Aviation Week, Aviation Maintenance, Aircraft Technology Engineering & Maintenance, Overhaul & Maintenance, SpeedNews, and USA Today, along with other business journals and leading industry publications. ASA is an annual participant in the Aviation Week MRO conventions, Airline Purchasing & Maintenance Expo London Conference and Air Carriers Purchasing Conference.

Government Affairs Advocacy: on a global scale, ASA interacts with government agencies across 6 Continents including the FAA, US Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, EPA, EASA, Transport Canada, European CAA, CAAC, Australian CAAC, and many others.

Accreditation Program to ASA-100: ASA is a leader in distributor assessments and is an accreditation organization under FAA AC 00-56. As a result of the Association’s accreditation capabilities, over 260 facilities have received global accreditation to ASA-100 since 1996.

Certification to ISO 9001: ASACB (trade name for ASA) is an ISO registrar and is accredited by ANAB to conduct ISO 9001 assessments.
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??Memorandum of Understanding: ASA has a Memorandum of Understanding with Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) for collaboration and support. ASA has a Memorandum of Understanding with both the International Aerospace Quality Association (IAQG) and the America’s Aerospace Quality Group (AAQG) to support each other’s efforts, common projects and initiative in the area of improvement of the aerospace supply chain.

About Sheri Murray
Sheri Murray is President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Parts & Supply Co. (APSCO), a company specializing in the distribution of aircraft ignition and fuel control spare parts in the U.S. and abroad. Founded in 1959 by her father, Charles Rosskam, Sheri took over the operational direction and day-to- day management of the company in 2001. Under her leadership, the company has more than doubled in size, sales revenues have quadrupled, and she has expanded the breadth and application of parts carried in inventory.

With more than thirty-five years of experience in the aviation industry, she has earned a reputation for superior product knowledge and creative problem solving. As a native Floridian, she attended college in the South Florida area while working at APSCO, in the shipping department. The invaluable insights she garnered by working her way up the ladder and spending considerable time in every department enabled her to build the company into the world-class parts supplier that it is today.

About Greg McGowan
Greg McGowan serves as Boeing’s representative on the QA Committee on which Boeing is a voting member. Greg is currently the quality leader of Product Support Engineering (PSE), a division of Boeing’s Commercial Aviation Services Fleet Support business unit. PSE provides operators with technical information to enable safe and efficient airplane operations. Prior to his current assignment, Greg spent five years as the quality leader for Material Services supporting spare part distribution, component repairs and material management services.

Greg has been in Quality Assurance at Boeing Commercial Airplanes for 27 years. Prior to moving into Commercial Aviation Services, he spent 6 years in BCA Regulatory Administration as the liaison to the FAA Boeing Certification Management Office, and 15 years in Airplane Programs. He participated on the FAA ACSEP rewrite and the FAA/ATA Electronic Documentation Task Force developing the standard for electronic certification data. Greg adds a wealth of knowledge regarding distribution and repair issues to the ASA Board. Through Greg’s support, ASA has been able to expand its government affairs efforts.

Greg attended Washington State University studying business, the University of Washington Business School’s Aerospace Industry Manufacturing program and the Arizona State University’s Configuration Management II program. Greg and Cheryl celebrated their 27th anniversary and have three children and one granddaughter.
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??About Jimmy Wu
For the past 26 years, Jimmy Wu has focused his education and cultivated his experience in the world of Commercial Aviation spares purchasing and sales. Mr. Wu holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of California, Berkeley and since 2000, Mr. Wu has been the President and CEO of Infinity Air, Inc. located in Tarzana, California and Miami, Florida. In 2003 Mr. Wu acquired Allflight Corporation, an FAA, EASA, ANAC, CASE and CAAC repair station located in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Wu oversees over 8085 employees and manages over 135,000 sq. ft. of facility space in three locations.

Prior to Infinity Air, Mr. Wu was the North American Purchasing Manager and the Pacific Rim/Southeast Asia Sales Manager for Ryder Aviation Sales. Mr. Wu is a Director on the ASA Board of Directors, where he plays a key role at leveraging his strong relations within the Pacific Rim/Southeast Asia in an effort to ensure that distributor standards are consistent, has strongly committed to airline safety and has promoted safety and distributor accreditation throughout the world.