Peter Voss is the CEO and owner of Shimco, a 30-year old company that provides gap-management solutions for the aerospace and defense industries.
Peter purchased Shimco in 2011 and focused its activities on the aerospace and defense markets. Since acquisition, the company has almost quadrupled size and is growing at a rate of greater than 25% per year. Shimco’s customers include most of the world’s aerospace OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. Shimco now has long-term supply contracts with companies all over the world, including Airbus, Boeing, Bell Helicopter, Bombardier, Embraer, UTC/Goodrich/Collins, MHICA, KHI, Raytheon, Asco, Boeing Distribution Services and Incora.
Shimco continues to evolve. Currently, Shimco is the only aerospace shim manufacturer in Canada and one of a dozen in the world. However, to keep growing, it recognized that it must offer more to the aerospace industry, and become vertically integrated. As such, Shimco installed a special processes line in 2021 and now offers special processes such as anodizing, passivation, chemical conversion, priming and painting. Shimco is Nadcap accredited and has received special processes approval from Bombardier, Airbus Canada and Boeing. Further, Shimco is leading the world in 2 special innovative areas: environmentally friendly anodizing processes and “IntelliShims”. It has been working with a local university on developing an environmentally friendly anodizing process that is intended to have the same protective properties as chromic acid anodizing. As well, the IntelliShim is a product that generates its own electricity from mechanical movement and then uses that electricity to measure temperature, pressure and vibration and then send that information wirelessly to a collection node on the plane. The IntelliShim will have may applications but the primary target in aerospace will be for predictive and diagnostic maintenance.
Peter earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from McMaster University in 1988, a Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1989 and a Diploma in Accounting from Laurier in 1990. He then went on earn his Chartered Accountant designation from PriceWaterhouse (PwC now) in 1994. Peter then went into industry and held various senior roles in both private and public companies in accounting, finance, operations and M&A. The companies Peter worked for before buying Shimco were mainly in the hi-tech and aerospace sectors.
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Project Title: Development of Safe and Reliable Rechargeable Energy Storage System (RESS) for a Solar Battery Electric UAS
Project Description: The project is to develop Safe and Reliable RESS for Superwake's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) commercial applications. As Superwake begins its drive towards commercialization of its product, the need for conformity to regulatory standards is critical to the success of the product. This project focuses on a product conformity related to a regulatory framework such as Transport Canada Advisory Circular (AC) No. 922-001 – Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Safety Assurance. More specifically, a more complex RESS is required in advanced operations such as beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), flying in controlled airspace and near people.
Environmental Impact: Low carbon footprint and replacement of aero vehicles that run on fossil fuels. The use of smaller solar battery electric drones can replace some applications of small, manned utility aircraft used in commercial applications. The cost to operate these drones would be substantially lower using solar battery electric drones.
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Nancy Barber
President
Women in Aerospace Canada
An aerospace senior executive with over 20 years of in-depth experience in operations, supply chain, and program management, Nancy Barber has spent much of her career in a product development environment involving large-scale clean sheet commercial and business aircraft programs. Nancy owns her own consulting business, Barber Complete Consultancy Inc, and is currently active in the aerospace industry, focused on leadership development, mergers & acquisitions, commercial strategy, product strategy and business development.
Prior to Nancy establishing BCC Inc., she held the position of Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Business Aircraft, responsible for planning, assembly, and delivery of the Learjet, Challenger, and Global business aircraft as well as the industrialization strategy of Bombardier’s operational footprint. Nancy also held the role of Vice President, responsible for the Global 7500 and Global 8000, and New Aircraft Studies, where she led proactive management or program milestones and cost commitments supporting the ramp up of the Global 7500 aircraft, the largest purpose-built business aircraft world-wide, and its successful entry into service in 2018.
Nancy is a passionate promoter of women in aerospace serving as a mentor, coach, and speaker. In 2020, Nancy was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women, and the Northern Lights Aero Foundation awarded her with the Elsie Award for Business in recognition of her outstanding contributions to aviation and aerospace in Canada.
In June 2022, Nancy was appointed President of Women in Aerospace Canada, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to expanding women’s opportunities for leadership and professional development as well as increasing their visibility in the aerospace community by creating a professional network in Canada and across the globe.
Nancy graduated with an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo and has successfully completed the Queen's University Executive Leadership Program. She is published in the Journal of Sport Management as well as the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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