BLACK ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS PIONEER AWARD
Shan Cooper Vice President & General Manager Lockheed Martin Corporation
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s the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Marietta, Ga., site vice president and general manager, Shan Cooper is responsible for the management and leader- ship of some 8,000 staff. She oversees the design,
manufacture, test and sustainment as the original equipment manufacturer of five major aircraft weapon systems: • F-22 Raptor, the most technically advanced fighter in the world;
• C-130 Hercules, the most advanced tactical airlifter in the world;
• C-5 Super Galaxy, the most capable strategic airlifter in the world;
• P-3 Orion, the most prolific maritime patrol aircraft in the world; and
PIONEER AWARD
Cynthia M. Shelton Vice President General Dynamics
ynthia Shelton is responsible for some of the most technically complex and vital cyber programs in defense of our nation today. Shelton is vice president of the Enterprise Mission Solu- tions (EMS) line of business (LOB) for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems’ Cyber Systems Division, headquartered in Fairfax, Va. In this capacity, the nation directly benefits from her leadership skills and energy in an era of new and rapidly evolving cyber threats. The Cyber Systems Division provides best-in-breed systems integration, development engineering and support, cyber- situational awareness, digital forensics, and cyber analytics to the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the Department of Homeland Security, and Fortune 500 companies. Shelton leads 800 employees in her LOB, which generates $300 million in annual revenue. The EMS LOB is the primary con- tractor at the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). And General Dynam- ics protects “.gov,” the nation’s Internet infrastructure. When she joined General Dynamics in 2010, Ms. Shelton shifted her LOB from a low-end services orientation to customer mission integration, building a business around capabilities that
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• F-35 center wing production, in support of the newest and most versatile fifth-generation single-engine fighter. “I personally do not know of a more diverse and substan- tive technical enterprise currently in operation within the state of Georgia, let alone the United States,” said Gregory M. Ulmer, vice president, C-5 Program. “In this role, Ms. Cooper leads an extremely diverse and capable technical engineering and manufacturing workforce, along with the supporting integrating functions, to include: human resources, facilities, security and fire services, legal counsel, finance, contracts, business develop- ment and business management…Ms. Cooper is a consummate general manager.”
Jim Grant, vice president, air mobility, SOF and maritime programs, called Cooper “one of our nation’s very best leaders.” He said, “The engineering team she leads builds the most challenging high performance military aircraft ever built, her workforce is the most motivated in the industry, and the community openly values the importance of Shan’s team. Shan Cooper is the visionary behind our success. She is the ideal person to receive your Black Engineer of the Year ‘Career Achievement Award.’” And so she did. Cooper doesn’t stop leading during the workday. Her accom- plishments continue past the evening whistle. She was recently named one of the state’s most influential Georgians by Georgia Trend magazine. The list of organizations she participates in is long and she is a serious advocate for STEM within the Atlanta metro- politan area primary and secondary educational system.
optimize mission applications and performance. This re-orienta- tion enabled the company to deliver increased value to custom- ers and improved the defense of our nation. She achieved a 97 percent approval rating on the metrics the company’s customers have identified as most important.
After more than 15 years of combined service in the U.S. Air
Force and Air Force Reserves as an intelligence analyst, Ms. Shel- ton began her civilian career at GTE. She then worked at Booz Al- len and Hamilton, and SAIC, prior to joining General Dynamics. Of course, with such a resume one wouldn’t expect Ms. Shelton to have time for community service. But, she does. She is a member of Congressman Van Hollen’s Service Academy Selection Board and a member of the Women’s Leadership Committee for the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs of greater Washington, D.C.
PIONEER AWARD
Lauren C. States Vice President, CTO IBM Corporate Strategy IBM Corporation
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auren States see the opportunities that change presents and acts on them to build the future. As IBM heads into the next 50 years, they rely on people like States who have already made strong steps
toward achievement. She has led initiatives targeted to the de- velopment of IBM’s technical population, with a particular focus
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