Michelle Coppedge
AME Affiliation
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1988
Education
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma 1988
MBA, Oklahoma City University, 1991
M.S., Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, 1995
Served on the AME Board of Advisors
Since 2015
Career
Ms. Coppedge currently serves in a senior executive role as the Director of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
Area of Expertise
Ms. Coppedge has 25 years of experience working as an engineer and later overseeing engineers in both private industry and government. She worked 14 years at AT&T/Lucent Technologies, serving as the Director of Engineering, before moving to the FAA. Ms. Coppedge currently serves as the Center Director for FAA’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC). The MMAC is the second largest contingent of FAA employees outside of WDC, employing 6,300 federal and contract employees, as well as hosting/training around 1,000 Air Traffic Control students.
Interesting Facts
Ms. Coppedge is a certified SCUBA diver and previously helped instruct SCUBA with her father at a local university years ago. She also has traveled extensively internationally for five years.
"The faculty and staff and their commitment to the students set OU apart from other universities. OU has made significant progress over the past 20 years. The caliber of students and offerings in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering has significantly improved. This is something every OU engineering alum should be very proud of."
