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Presented at: 6th Annual CERIAS Symposium 23 March 2005 Presented by: Dr Kate Cherry & Dr Wendy Hamilton Lockheed Martin

Making it in Industry: A Making it in Industry: A look from Inside look from Inside

Overview Overview

  LM/IS&S looks out for their newly

LM/IS&S looks out for their newly hired graduates hired graduates

– – Right out of college & technical Right out of college & technical  CHAP CHAP – – Right out of college & thinking Right out of college & thinking management management  ELDP ELDP – – Been around 5-8 years & really thinking Been around 5-8 years & really thinking management management  ATLP ATLP

  Dr. Wendy Hamilton

• Dr. Wendy Hamilton’

’s Insights s Insights

  Dr. Kate Cherry

• Dr. Kate Cherry’

’s Insights s Insights

College Hire Acceleration College Hire Acceleration Program (CHAP) Program (CHAP)

– – Mission: Develop and foster a corporate Mission: Develop and foster a corporate connection to recent college graduates connection to recent college graduates – – Objectives Objectives

 Build a corporate connection

Build a corporate connection

 Increase morale

Increase morale _ _ Increase Increase retention retention

 Educate members about our business

Educate members about our business and industry and industry

 Create a

Create a support network support network for for members early in their career members early in their career

CHAP CHAP

  Professional Development

Professional Development – – Information Sessions Information Sessions (speeches by (speeches by key business leaders and customers) key business leaders and customers) – – Peer-to-Peer mentoring Peer-to-Peer mentoring (study groups; (study groups; topics: GMAT, GRE, Java, CISSP, etc.) topics: GMAT, GRE, Java, CISSP, etc.) – – Round table discussions Round table discussions

  Social/Networking Events

Social/Networking Events

  Community Service Opportunities

Community Service Opportunities (through NOVA) (through NOVA)

Engineering Leadership Engineering Leadership Development Program Development Program (ELDP) (ELDP)

  Develop a

Develop a broad perspective broad perspective of the

• f the

corporation corporation

  Develop depth in a

Develop depth in a variety variety of disciplines

• f disciplines

  Instill self-confidence to

Instill self-confidence to develop solutions develop solutions for technical and business challenges for technical and business challenges

  Learn the value of the

Learn the value of the team team approach and approach and the need to work effectively in a team the need to work effectively in a team environment environment

  Develop non-technical skills such as

Develop non-technical skills such as presentation, time/resource presentation, time/resource management, listening, negotiating, management, listening, negotiating, and project leadership and project leadership

ELDP ELDP

  Rotational assignments

Rotational assignments – – Complete 3 or 4 rotations lasting between Complete 3 or 4 rotations lasting between six to twelve months each, in a three year six to twelve months each, in a three year period. period. – – Assignments can be in many different Assignments can be in many different career fields: career fields:

  Conferences

Conferences – – Attend 3 ELDP Conferences (week-long) Attend 3 ELDP Conferences (week-long) to develop leadership, business to develop leadership, business communication, team and networking communication, team and networking skills skills – – Learn corporate best practices and Learn corporate best practices and interact with leadership role models interact with leadership role models

ELDP ELDP

  Technical Development Curriculum

Technical Development Curriculum – – In-house program In-house program – – Master Master’ ’s degree program at one of s degree program at one of three local universities three local universities

  ELDP Monthly Meetings and

ELDP Monthly Meetings and Networking Events Networking Events

  Mentoring Program

Mentoring Program

  Community Service

Community Service

Advanced Technical Advanced Technical Leadership Program (ATLP) Leadership Program (ATLP)

  Identify and develop technical leaders

Identify and develop technical leaders – – Individuals with Individuals with demonstrated demonstrated competence competence in at least one specialty in at least one specialty – – Proficient in a wide variety of engineering Proficient in a wide variety of engineering and technical skills, able to recognize and and technical skills, able to recognize and define problems, define problems, conceive of system conceive of system solutions and deal with the broad solutions and deal with the broad interrelationships interrelationships of high technology

• f high technology

programs programs – – Proven competencies-- Proven competencies-- Self-Confidence, Self-Confidence, Initiative, Leadership, Initiative, Leadership, Communications Communications

ATLP ATLP

  Accelerate their technical and

Accelerate their technical and professional development through professional development through rotational assignments rotational assignments within IS&S. within IS&S. – – Provide Provide challenging work challenging work assignments assignments

  Provide

Provide mentoring/ mentoring/career counseling career counseling

  Provide technical and leadership

Provide technical and leadership training training courses courses

  Projecting confidence

Projecting confidence

  Smart people

Smart people

• Knowing how to get results/info

Knowing how to get results/info

  Working miracles

Working miracles

  Customers want immediate results

Customers want immediate results

• Interim deliverables

Interim deliverables

• Spiral development

Spiral development

Dr Hamilton Dr Hamilton’ ’s Insights s Insights

Dr Hamilton Dr Hamilton’ ’s Insights s Insights (cont)

(cont) * Convincing people to give you money * Convincing people to give you money   Making contacts Making contacts   Know your customer Know your customer

• Needs

Needs

• Environment

Environment

• Biases

Biases   Find out new pithy phrase of the year Find out new pithy phrase of the year

• Example:
• Example:

“ “Power to the Edge Power to the Edge” ” vs vs “ “Defense in Depth Defense in Depth” ”   Teaming Teaming

• Dr. Cherry
• Dr. Cherry’

’s Insights s Insights

  Technical Leadership in the Corporate World

Technical Leadership in the Corporate World implies Management Track implies Management Track – – Non-Management Track-- Chief Non-Management Track-- Chief technologist, chief scientist, senior technologist, chief scientist, senior research fellow research fellow – – Management Track Management Track– – CTO, CIO, Technical CTO, CIO, Technical Directors, VP Directors, VP’ ’s s

  People network is paramount

People network is paramount– – spend time spend time building that building that – – Team building is valued Team building is valued – – Seek mentors early-on, advocates as you Seek mentors early-on, advocates as you progress progress

• Dr. Cherry
• Dr. Cherry’

’s Insights s Insights

  Craft your resume

Craft your resume

  Valued skills at Lockheed Martin--

Valued skills at Lockheed Martin-- Self- Self- Confidence, Initiative, Leadership, Confidence, Initiative, Leadership, Communications Communications

  Don

Don’ ’t ever bring your boss a problem t ever bring your boss a problem– – bring bring a problem with a solution a problem with a solution

• Dr. Cherry
• Dr. Cherry’

’s Insights s Insights

  Power

Power… …. . – – Be flexible and keep moving Be flexible and keep moving

 Think out of the box

Think out of the box

 Accept diversity

Accept diversity – – Have an idea of where you are going in Have an idea of where you are going in your career your career – – Pick good Pick good “ “models models” ” – – Build alliances Build alliances – – Declare your identity Declare your identity – – Be patient Be patient – – If you need to be brutal If you need to be brutal– – be brutal once! be brutal once!