Edward E. Schaniel (Founder)

Ed Schaniel began his career in Production Operations at the Boeing Company (then McDonnell Douglas) in 1965 after serving in the Unites States Air Force. His hard work and dedication were rewarded by a multitude of progressive leadership positions and company awards.   At the time of retirement from the Boeing Company in 2008, Ed was the Director of Strategic Integration.  He was responsible for Employee Involvement, Employee Engagement, and Knowledge Management for the largest aerospace company in the world. 

In 1993, Ed was tasked to lead the cultural transformation of Boeing’s C17 Program team.  The goal was to transition the existing team and environment and implement a high performing team-based culture. Ed’s innovative methods of leadership and his approach to team dynamics and inclusive meritocracy allowed the C17 team to smoothly transition.  As a significant result, the C17 team was awarded the National Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award in 1994.  Ed and his team were described at the time by U.S President Bill Clinton as a “National Treasure.” Ed is an innovative futurist that has developed and executed state of the art models, processes and integrated systems that have proven results. 

Ed is a recognized leader in Employee Involvement and he dramatically enhances individual and team performances respectively. Ed’s principles of empowerment include engaging the hearts, minds and souls of team members while creating an environment conducive for peak performance.  He then links these principles to business imperatives while still driving towards profound results. “The magic is in the people” is Ed’s signature wisdom, which is still a staple embedded in the language of Boeing Company Culture.  

In 2008, Ed Schaniel retired from The Boeing Company after 43 dedicated years of service. His next step was to offer his knowledge and experience in teaming to organizations around the world. This vision has been successfully realized through the consulting firm Ed Schaniel & Associates.  Ed's state of the art teaming techniques transcend far beyond the Aerospace arena.  His models and tools, are benchmarks throughout manufacturing, health care, pharmaceuticals, government, defense, automotive, transportation industries. 

Ed Schaniel & Associates has implemented programs within some of the largest companies in America.  General Electric Aviation, General Motors, American Airlines, Lear Corporation, Nexteer Automotive, Sukhoi, Sikorsky, Oliver Wyman, California Department of Transportation, & Pepperdine, Purdue & North Texas Universities are among the list of organizations that rely on the coaching and expertise provided by Ed Schaniel & Associates.  Ed Schaniel & Associates strives for excellence and is always looking to update and create new programs. 

Ed is a Maverick in the field of team dynamics and organizational structure and has been invited to share his knowledge and expertise all over the world.  He has been featured in training magazines both domestic and international and he and his C17 team were featured in “The Rudolph Factor” highlighting his ability to advise leaders on team-based culture and strategies for continuous improvement.  Ed has served as keynote speaker on numerous occasions with both industry professionals as well as academic scholars.  Organizations throughout Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Russia, China, Taiwan, Germany and the Czech Republic are among the countries that have featured Ed and his work over the recent years.  

As a graduate of Pepperdine University Ed is a champion for higher education and he enjoys youth mentoring, baseball, golf, and reading.  Ed takes great pride in his civic service duties and serves a sponsor, advisor and/or member of several academic and community groups: University of North Texas, Texas A&M, Clemson University, University of Tennessee, Pepperdine University, Phillips Graduate Institute (US and Taiwan) Community Partner Family Services of Long Beach, Boeing Employee Association of Sexual Minorities, National Graduate School, Boeing Black Employees Association are among the list.