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Steven Donald Ellersick is a Technical Fellow, P.E., M.S., L.C., C.L.E.P., C.L.M.C., in Flight Deck Engineering at The Boeing Company. Mr. Ellersick, born in Pullman, WA and raised in Northeastern Washington, first attended Pacific Lutheran University and finished a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Washington State University in 1983. He has been with The Boeing Company since then. In 1987, he completed an M.S. degree in Physics at the University of Washington.
At Boeing, Steve has worked as an Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer, an Optical and Infrared Engineer, is currently Technical Fellow and Boeing Designated Expert for Commercial flight deck display optics and lighting systems and has worked on the 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, KC-46A Tanker, and 787. Steve has flight deck, interior, and exterior lighting experience, was a test witness only FAA AR (authorized representative), has three patents, six published papers, and over 500 Boeing reports and presentations.
He is a member of the SAE A-20 Aircraft Lighting Committee, SID (Society for Information Display) senior member, IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) Aviation Lighting Committee, CORM (Council for Optical Radiation Measurement), CIE (International Commission on Illumination), ISCC (Inter-Society Color Council), and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) P2020 Image Quality Committee.
Steve founded the Boeing Lighting & Display Optics Community of Practice (CoP) in 2006 and continues to be its leader now as a Community of Excellence (CoE). He is a Professional Electrical Engineer (PE), LC (Lighting Certified) from the NCQLP, an AEE CLEP (Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional), and a NALMCO CLMC (Certified Lighting Management Consultant).
Steve met his wife Sylvia at Boeing, they have three grown daughters and son-in-laws with four grand-children. His hobbies include genealogy and history and is currently President of the Pioneer Association of the State of Washington.
