BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS go Colors:
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Special Recognition HOWARD MILLER, III Business Development Manager, Northrop Grumman Corporation
In 2009, Howard Miller joined engineers from Northrop Grum- man in the Orange County Public Schools Teach-In. The program brings industry partners from the community in to teach local elementary and middle school students, including discussion of the significance of engi- neering in everyday life. After earning his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at
Tuskegee University in 1999, Mr. Miller was commissioned in the Air Force the same year. He worked his way up to missile combat crew commander, responsible for space application of $3.3 billion in weapon systems, including intercontinental ballistic missiles. He left active duty in 2006. Mr. Miller often volunteers to support military veterans. He shifted his focus to business after receiving his M.B.A. in project management and an Executive M.B.A. in business administration in 2005. Two years later, he was responsible for the execution and delivery of simulation training and winning proposals valued at nearly $675 mil- lion. He also developed curriculum and courseware for the program and facilitated all relevant workshops in support of must-win captures. Since 2008, he has managed business development operations across all lines of business within Northrop Grumman Laser Systems.
Special Recognition
TONY OBY, P.E. Area Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tony Oby
is a retired Navy SEAL and a talented engineer. In Iraq, he has responsibility for over 100 proj- ects valued at $535 million. He supervises three resident offices comprised of 125 military and
civilian personnel spread over nine provinces, includ- ing Basra, Karbal, Wassit and Najaf. Mr. Oby’s work often requires
him to go in harm’s way, but despite threats posed by insurgents on convoy movements across Iraq’s harsh desert environment, he does this without hesitation. Prior to volunteering to serve in Iraq, he led several multimillion dollar projects in the Corps’ Fort Worth district, and in Afghanistan. There, he was respon- sible for construction contracts worth over $4 billion, spread over 800 locations. These contracts were difficult to administer because of the rough terrain and cultural differences between in- ternational contractors and local suppliers, but Mr. Oby created a workable environment in some of the most impossible cases. He is a 1987 chemical/civil engineering grad from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, with an advanced degree in construction and public works management from the Naval Civil Engineer Corps in Port Hueneme, California.
44 USBE&IT I WINTER 2011 Special Recognition
VERNON ROSS, JR., ED.D. Director, Talent & Organizational Capability, Lockheed Martin Corporation Dr. Vernon
Ross leads a team of 68 human re- sources profession- als in the develop- ment of training for 36,000 employees. He is responsible for ensuring Lock- heed Martin has a talented workforce within systems engineering, soft- ware engineering, and cyber security. Over the past two years, the Informa- tion Systems &
Global Solutions (IS&GS) sector has won new cyber security business because they have had the right talent in place. Dr. Ross established Lockheed’s “Cyber University,” a combina- tion of live instruction at IS&GS locations and through online and Web-based training. Due to his efforts, there are over 1,300 cyber security professionals across all business areas. Through his voluntary work with the YMCA, local schools and colle- giate-level engineering and diversity boards, he serves as a role model for young people. He sits on the Penn State University Engineering Diversity Advisory Board, serves on the Jackson State University National Alumni Board and as president of the Delaware Valley chapter. He graduated from Jackson State University in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics, a master’s degree in computer education from Philadelphia University and Doctor of Education degree in edu- cational leadership and innovation from Wilmington University.
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