Kurt Bender

About Kurt Bender

I am a strategic senior leader specializing in digital transformation and service delivery excellence across engineering, manufacturing, and information technology domains through innovative solutions.As an agile leader and Six Sigma Black Belt change agent, I specialize in cyber resilience, digital architecture, cloud modernization, application service delivery, and leading large collaborative digital transformation initiatives from conception through realization. Throughout my career in the Aerospace & Defense, Nuclear Energy, and High Tech industries, I have experienced and delivered innovative solutions solving the many data, process, and legacy constraint challenges facing industry customers. My accomplishments include connecting a digital thread between product data applications and consolidating 90% of a corporation onto a single PLM solution with harmonized processes and data.A listing of my core competencies include:• Digital Enterprise Transformation• Internal & External Customer Management• Digital Thread (DT) & Product Life Cycle Management (PLM)• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Industry 4.0• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)• Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement• Program Management / Agile Delivery• Interpersonal Skills / Communications Expertise• Consulting & Vendor Relations• Reference & Solutions Architecture• Cloud / Data Integration / Data Analytics• IT Strategy Definition and Execution• Business & Engineering Process Optimization• Planning & Organizational Change• Global IT Operations & Service Excellence• Federal / Aerospace & Defense / Public• DFARS / CMMC / NIST / RMF• Infrastructure & Data Protection Security Services• Active TS/SCI/Q

Experience

1. SVP and Chief Digital Officer

   BWXT

   Feb 2026 — Present · Melbourne, FL, US

   Responsible for leading BWXT’s integrated digital strategy supporting global operations.

Education

• Purdue University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Technology

• Purdue University

  B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering

• Indiana Institute of Technology

  M.B.A., Business Administration, Management and Operations

• Indiana Institute of Technology

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Global Leadership, specialization in Organizational Management

Skills

• Product Lifecycle Management
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Project Planning
• Engineering Management
• Strategy
• Troubleshooting
• Visio
• Program Management
• System Architecture
• Project Management
• System Design
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• IT Management
• Ms Project
• Systems Engineering
• Engineering
• Aerospace
• Product Management
• Software Project Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Itil
• Software Development
• Earned Value Management
• Quality Assurance
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Documentation
• Requirements Management
• Team Leadership
• Security Clearance
• Configuration Management
• Change Management
• Higher Education
• Management
• Process Engineering
• Continuous Improvement