Lockheed Martin recently awarded its Maritime Systems & Sensors (MS2) Premier Circle Honors designation to 11 Twin Cities area residents.

  From Eagan:
   * Maureen Cuddigan of Apple Valley received the honor for leadership in
     organizing a highly successful three-day Habitat for Humanity event
     with more than 60 volunteers building homes in Newport.
   * Steven Jenny received the honor for leadership initiative and
     commitment to Lockheed Martin's values and beliefs, driving strategic
     thinking and process improvement.
   * Jeanette Jordan received the honor for her commitment to building a
     vital future workforce by her leadership in local and national
     initiatives promoting minority student achievement.
   * Dr. Charles Kryzak received the honor for inventions in fiber-optic
     transceiver technology allowing the first low-profile, multi-channel
     transceivers for military applications.
   * Dr. Ron Mahler received his honor for outstanding contributions to
     Lockheed Martin's technical vitality through authorship of numerous
     journal articles and books on data fusion.  He also received
     recognition as Author of the Year.

  From Apple Valley:
   * Steven Ernst received the honor for his leadership in contract-funded
     research and development programs, growing orders more than 400 percent
     in four years.
   * Harold (Larry) Woods received the honor for his resourceful leadership
     of contract strategies on new business programs, resulting in improved
     financial positions.

  From Burnsville:
   * Robert Shutt was honored for ingenious leadership and superior
     teamwork, resulting in winning business with U.S. Army customers for
     MS2's computer product solutions.
   * Tom Reents was recognized for innovative leadership in developing a
     supplier risk management process and toolset, leveraging best practices
     from around MS2.

  St. Paul:
   * Scott Morgan was recognized for outstanding innovation and personal
     initiative in creating systems engineering curricula, formal courses
     and practicum for early-career engineers.

  Woodbury:
   * John Samuelson was recognized for innovative technical leadership in
     devising and implementing Lockheed Martin's common radio room strategy
     for U.S. Navy submarines.

The Premier Circle Honors program recognizes employees whose contributions to the business set an example of excellence. This year, 85 of MS2's 12,000 employees were selected for the award.

"The individual accomplishments made by these honor recipients convey the effort to change and improve our business to best serve our customers," said Fred Moosally, MS2 president. "They stand as role models for MS2, and are recognized by all employees as deserving of this significant award."

Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin employs about 130,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced technology systems, products and services.

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SOURCE: Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems