Mr. Neil Hicks obtained his BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Florida. He is a senior propulsion engineer for Boeing. Before he joined Boeing, Mr. Hicks worked for the US Navy as a jet engine technician, for Rockwell International as a Space Shuttle Mechanical Technician at Kennedy Space Center, and for Rocketdyne Rockwell as a Space Shuttle Main Rocket Engine Technician.

Mr. Hicks' project experience includes turbomachinery development and compressible flow. He is a licensed professional engineer.