BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS go Colors:
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GEM Student Leadership
DEVON ROLLINS Senior Information Systems Engineer, The MITRE Corporation
GEM Outstanding Young Alumnus
MICHAEL HOLLIS, JR. Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Michael Hollis’ accomplishments and service have earned him the respect of his peers, management and the customer. He received his master’s degree in electrical engineering in 2000 and joined Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems as a systems engineer. Through his outstanding leadership, payload simulators were delivered under cost and on schedule in 2006 through 2008. The same year, he transitioned to the $20 million “Walleye” program. The new sensor prod- uct will be delivered in 2011. Mr. Hollis’ contributions to the program have led to further interest from Electronic Systems customers. Over the past three years, he has participated in the Discover “E” program at the Empowerment Academy in Baltimore, MD. The National Society of Professional Engineers introduced Discover “E” many years ago as part of an outreach effort to get more students interested in engineering. Northrop Grumman has been a major sponsor of Discover “E” in the Baltimore area for the past 20 years in an effort to help address a criti- cal need to cultivate and motive the engineers of tomorrow. Mr. Hollis has also participated in an educational program for homeless young people—meeting a 5th grader biweekly to study at the library and discuss the importance of always doing one’s best. He also volunteered with the Habitat for Humanity organization to help rebuild vacant houses in Baltimore city.
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Devon Rollins is the only MITRE intern to date who has received the organization’s Challenge Coin for his consistent demonstration of their core values. Since he joined the not-for- profit corporation engaged in scientific and technical activities for government organizations, he has become an integral part of an advanced group working on high profile cyber investigations with a national security emphasis. Rollins attended North Carolina A&T State University on a track scholarship and pursued a bachelor’s degree in computer science. He joined MITRE in 2008 upon completing his first master’s degree in information assurance, and made an immediate impact on several sponsored work programs. He returned to grad school via the GEM Fellowship program and obtained a second master’s degree in information security policy and manage- ment. At Carnegie Mellon, his ideas were an actionable set of recommendations on how social media can be used to discern the nature of social networks, identify important influencers, and distill infor- mation from network communication. The hallmark of Rollins’ tenure at CMU was opening for Dr. Steve Perry, a criti- cally acclaimed urban public education advocate. He used this platform to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and serve a call of arms for more pronounced efforts in mentoring and volunteerism. MITRE was delighted when he elected to come back.
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