Pamela assumed the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer at CPI Aero in 2025. She has been a member of CPI Aero’s Board as a Director since 2023. Pamela is a financial executive with over 35 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industry including P&L management, government contracting, budget control and cost reduction, process improvement, project management, systems implementation, and operational management. Pamela is currently Vice President and CFO of her family real estate business, APL Investments LLC. Prior to her retirement in 2017, she held the position of Director of Business Operations at Aerojet Rocketdyne providing leadership to the West Palm Beach financial organization including the financial integration of the Rocketdyne acquisition. Pamela also held the position of Group CFO, Structures & Systems at AAR Corp. leveraging her diverse financial and business background by overseeing six manufacturing businesses, including two international businesses. A significant portion of her career was spent at Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies, where she initially began as an analytical engineer and ascended through the ranks to become Manager of Financial Operations, Business Unit Controller, and Director of Financial Operations. Pamela holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from Valparaiso University and earned her MBA from Florida Atlantic University.