| . | ![]() |
. |
Northrop Grumman has named Linda A. Mills vice president of operations and processes, for the company's Information Technology (IT) sector, effective Oct. 1. Mills will report to James O'Neill, president of Northrop Grumman IT. In this newly created role, Mills will manage business operations and day-to-day business processes. She will also oversee the IT sector's infrastructure and further improve the process framework. "Linda is a recognized business process expert who has helped position Northrop Grumman as an industry leader in numerous market segments," said O'Neill. "We look forward to her involvement and leadership in many of the IT sector initiatives, with the goal of improving our cross-functional business operational efficiency." Mills joins the IT sector from her most recent position as vice president, mission assurance/Six Sigma for Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems sector. Building on her broad program management experience, she led the strategy and implementation for sector-wide initiatives including mission assurance and Six Sigma aimed at increasing customer satisfaction through streamlined operations, improved decision making through the use of metrics, and continued mission success for delivered customer systems. Mills' expertise contributed significantly to the corporation earning more Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model(r) Level 5 Integration maturity ratings than any other defense or commercial company to-date. In her earlier roles at the Mission Systems sector, she worked in a variety of business operations and program management positions, including vice president of Mission Systems' internal information infrastructure organization, vice president for the corporate Global Year 2000 program and director of the U. S. Treasury Communications System program. Mills earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Santa Clara and a master's degree in computer science from the University of Illinois. Related Links SpaceWar Search SpaceWar Subscribe To SpaceWar Express
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Sep 28, 2005Northrop Grumman has assigned four executives to new leadership positions at its Space Technology sector to further strengthen program and operating performance.
|
| ||||||||||
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2016 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement All images and articles appearing on Space Media Network have been edited or digitally altered in some way. Any requests to remove copyright material will be acted upon in a timely and appropriate manner. Any attempt to extort money from Space Media Network will be ignored and reported to Australian Law Enforcement Agencies as a potential case of financial fraud involving the use of a telephonic carriage device or postal service. |