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JOB: Chief Weapon System Engineer United Arab Emirates, Foreign Military Sales, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Project Office Missile Defense Agency
TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Donald Walley is lead systems engineer for foreign military sales at the Missile Defense Agency. He has led weapon system development through a field test that culminated with the successful execution of the agency’s first Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) foreign military sales tracking exercise in which the system successfully demonstrated a tactical ready-for-war capability. This tracking exercise allowed the system to meet the program’s shipping date without negative impact to the program. Mr. Walley provides engineering and technical support for the requirements, development, design, performance analysis, and verification of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Weapon System. He provided coordination, guidance, and direction for data transfer and control of foreign government information among the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. government, and associated prime contractors. He also coordinated government and contractor technical interchange meetings and ad hoc working group meetings.
2017 Black Engineer of the Year AWARD WINNERS
Yolanda Mack, Ph.D. Outstanding Technical Contribution – Industry
JOB: Principal Systems Engineer Raytheon Missile Systems
TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Dr. Yolanda Mack has made several outstand- ing technical contributions in aerodynamics, informatics, guidance, navigation, control, and simulations during her nine years at Raytheon Missile Systems. One of her technical innovations has helped improve the performance and reliability of several United States Missile Defense Agency products. She was selected from more than 5,500 engineers to be Simulation Technical Authority for a major Missile Defense Agency program. A recognized expert in informatics techniques, Dr. Mack has authored and presented materials in multi-disciplinary optimization, efficient global optimization, and design of experiments.
WHAT SHE’S WORKING ON NOW: Dr. Mack is developing a complex simulation to provide pre-mission testing that verifies embedded software algorithm perfor- mance in preparation for flight tests.
HOW SHE GOT TO RAYTHEON: Her career with Raytheon began in 2007. Prior to that, Dr. Mack worked with NASA on the design and optimization of a radial turbine for an expander cycle rocket motor engine.
GIVING BACK: Dr. Mack mentors and trains junior engineers at Raytheon. Her engineering capabilities have earned her the respect of her peers.
Eva Brown Professional Achievement – Government
JOB: Senior Project Manager, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Eva Brown began her career at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 1993 as an engineering aide. Her diverse assignments include resident inspector at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant and progressively more responsible roles in the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing. In addition, Brown has led a number of complicated licensing reviews, including the restart of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant following a decade-long shutdown. Other activities include support to NRC’s response to the multi-unit meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station in Japan. She also coordinated international resources to provide support to the Japanese and international response to the event. In addition, she serves as one of the lead individuals responsible for the NRC’s Project Manager Qualification program. Brown has sustained outstanding contributions to fulfilling the NRC mission to protect the country’s public health, safety, and environment by implementing licensing and oversight programs for nuclear power plants.
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