WOMEN OF COLOR AWARD WINNERS 2013 SPECIAL RECOGNITION
of Latinas. She is an expert team builder and is a self-motivated, energetic person with effective interpersonal skills. She has man- aged up to 28 employees singlehandedly including non-union, union and hourly salaried employees.
Selina Vik Head, Training and Career Development Total Force Strategy and Management Department Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
will show you exactly why Vik has the respect of her peers. Vik is the first African-American woman to receive the Barbara Ward-McCracken Human Resources Specialist Award at her Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and at her Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) site. The NAWCTSD Mentoring Team led by Vik is responsible for more than fifty percent of command employee participation in the mentoring program. She also created the NAWCTSD
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Aerospace Corporation is a dynamic leader in delivering space mission success. We are a team that takes pride in our readiness to answer some of the most complex technical challenges in existence. With projects and challenges spanning clandestine to commercial, you’ll have the unique opportunity to work on projects that are literally evolving our space capabilities. When you join us, you’ll join a rare collection of the most intelligent people in the field and be fully empowered to do your best work.
“I want to work on spaceships.”
We are always looking to talented men and women with M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in the scientific and engineering disciplines listed below. If you’d like to join us, please apply online at
www.aerospace.org/careers by creating a profile and uploading your resume. Please refer to code: Z9M. We have openings in El Segundo, CA and Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas.
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Avionics System Engineering – Bearing/Mechanical Drives – Circuit Design and Simulation – Communication Systems – Component Engineering – Computer Systems Engineering – Cyber Security – Digital Image Processing – Electronic Systems Design – Failure Analysis Engineering – Flight Mechanics Engineering – Mass Properties – Product Assurance Engineering – Product Engineering – Radar Systems Engineering – Reliability Analysis Engineering – Satellite Integration and Test – Satellite Propulsion Systems – Signal Processing – Software Engineering – Spacecraft Development – Survivability/Vulnerability – System Analysis – System Safety Engineering – Technical Cost/Schedule Analysis – Upper Stage Flight Operations
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s. Selina Vik has built a successful career full of accom- plishments. A glance at her list of career achievements
On-Boarding Academy Program. The program introduces new employees to the practices, policies and culture of the Command. Vik is also the first African-American woman at Patrick Air Force Base to receive the Air Force Space Com- mand Javits-Wagner O’Day Chairman’s Award. She received the award in recognition of awarding the first National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH) contract for Base Custodial Services. In addition to building her own suc- cessful career, Vik takes an active role in helping the careers of others. In 2000, Vik became a Management Analyst support- ing the employees of the Contracts Department with expert management of their staffing, recruitment and training needs. Vik became a NAVAIR National Recruiter, and expand- ed recruitment efforts to include historically African American colleges and universities in Florida. Her efforts increased the number of African Americans in the contracts department from 2 percent to 15 percent over two years. As a volunteer at St. Peter and Paul Church, Vik cooks food for the Feed the Homeless Committee. She believes it’s important to do well in all areas of life, not just on the job. Helping others achieve all their potential is important to Vik. Her experience as a men- tor, coach and leader spreads a renewed interest in learning and development to anyone she meets.
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