BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
Jeff G. Josiah Senior Electrical Engineer II Missile Systems Raytheon Company
ucts. He is currently leading a team of thirteen engineers in the design of a signal pro- cessor for one of America’s most advanced missiles, the Joint Air to Ground Missile. Josiah is responsible for all cost, schedule and technical management for the design effort. In 2009, he led an engineering & manufacturing development team of firmware engineers working on the design and build of prototype missiles in flight tests at Raytheon Missile Systems. Firmware, a form of software that runs in configurable digital logic devices, is critical to defense programs such as the joint air to ground missile (JAGM). If Raytheon Missile Systems wins the JAGM competition, the program will result in work valued at $5-7 billion over a likely 20-30 year life. Josiah is a subject matter expert in system integrity—the ability to ensure the Department of Defense equivalent of malware and Trojan Horse have not penetrated the system.
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Before joining Raytheon, Josiah worked his way through college as a computer software designer for IBM, Verizon Wire- less, and local New Orleans businesses. During his first four years of college (1999-2003), he served as an employee in Dil- lard University’s technology department. While there, he earned certifications from Computer Technology Industry Association and Microsoft. Josiah graduated summa cum laude in physics with a minor in computer science and math from Dillard Univer- sity in 2003. He went on to graduate with honors from University of New Orleans with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineer- ing in 2004. He completed his master’s degree in Embedded Systems at the University of Arizona in 2008. He has authored and coauthored more than ten research papers and is a director of educational activities and public relations for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Josiah is a member of the National Society of Black Engi- neers (NSBE) and Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engi- neers. He has served as mentor or math tutor at various schools and organizations including the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School in New Orleans, Ocotillo Elementary School, Tucson, Los Amigos Elementary School and Boys & Girls of Club of America – Tucson. Josiah is a gifted photographer and is a proud alumni of a high school on the small eighty-four-square mile island of St. Croix, where he gave a commencement address in 2009 and shared his story with nearly three hundred graduates.
eff G. Josiah is shaping the future of Raytheon prod-
Cecil B. Miller Director and Chief Information Officer, Mission Systems and Sensors
Lockheed Martin Corporation
contributions to Lockheed Martin customers, the com- pany and to his community. A 1996 information sciences graduate from Florida A&M University, he joined Lockheed Martin’s enterprise information systems as a communication and design analyst. Over a decade, he held various positions in the organization including, systems architect, manager, open systems, and manager information systems security engineering. In 2008, he was appointed a director of systems engineering and architec- ture in Lockheed Martin’s Enterprise Business Services (EBS). In less than two years, Miller enhanced skills development and workforce planning for over eight hundred professionals in the unit. Miller created forums to enable sharing of information and drove consistency in the leadership development program. He has been an asset in maintaining oversight for the unit’s technical leadership development programs to include Information Systems Leadership, the Advanced Leadership Development Program, and the EBS Lockheed Martin Fellows Program, with the first ever fellows for the unit named in 2009. Fellow recognition is granted to less than a percent of the corporation’s technical employee population and the honor of Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow is reserved for a tenth of one percent.
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Miller recognizes the importance of developing others and supporting corporate objectives. He serves as a mentor for more than ten employees and leads the southeast region of the African American Leadership forum. He was also instrumental in setting up the first employee resource group within the EBS. Miller finds it equally rewarding to help others outside of work. He served for four years as a member of the Central Florida YMCA Black Achievers Board of Directors. During this time he was part of the project management team overseeing a $250,000 donation from Lockheed Martin. The funds led to the development of the Lock- heed Martin Technology Center at the YMCA that helped local students in the community. He also served for three years as an industry workforce advisor for the University of Central Florida’s Minority Engineering Program. He has served as a mentor for elementary students and also volunteered as a Pop Warner foot- ball coach, In July 2010, he moved to Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems and Sensors as a director of information technology, managing more than 300 professionals and a $100 million inter- nal budget to support business requirements including computing, networking and telecommunications.
ecil B. Miller has made exceptional
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