Systems Engineering Awards

Awards

Lt Gen Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Award

Purpose

The LtGen Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Award is given to an individual and to a group who:

  • Demonstrate outstanding achievement in the practical application of Systems Engineering principles, promotion of robust systems engineering principles throughout the organization, or effective systems engineering process development.
  • Demonstrably, through their systems engineering contributions, helped achieve significant cost savings due to new or enhanced processes procedures and/or concepts, increased mission capabilities, or substantially increased performance.

The Individual Award is intended to recognize a body of work spanning a career or most recent career activities.  The Group Award is intended to recognize significant accomplishments during the previous year.

History

The National Defense Industrial Association’s Lt Gen Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Award was established in 2003 to honor the memory of Lt Gen Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr., USAF, whose leadership embodied the highest ideals in Defense Systems development and deployment. Lt Gen Ferguson was one of the original participants in the NDIA Systems Engineering Division during its founding years in 1997.

2022 Award Winners

Rolf Siegers, Engineering Fellow, RTX Corporate Architecture Board - 2021 Lieutenant General Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Individual Award Winner

Object Management Group Space Domain Task Force & INCOSE Space Systems Working Group CubeSat Systems Reference Model Team - 2021 Lieutenant General Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Group Award Winner

Past Winners

Year

Individual

Group
2021  Philomena Zimmerman,
 DoD		 Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Newport Mk 48 Mod 7 Advanced Processor Build Five Plus (APB 5+) Software Systems Engineering and Development Team - 2021 Lieutenant General Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Group Award Winner
2019  Garry Roedler,
 Lockheed Martin Corporation		 Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TTWCS) Design Team
2018  Timothy Patrick,
 NSWCDD		 Submarine Harpoon Rim of the Pacific Demonstration Team, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport
2017  Ms.Kristen Baldwin,
 DASD (SE)		 CREATE
2016  Mr. Stephen P. Welby,
 ASD (R&E)		 CLUSTER TOPGATE team, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport
2015  Mr. Steve Henry (Retired),
 Northrop Grumman Information Systems
Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) Systems Engineering Team, The Raytheon Company
2014  David R. Castellano,
 U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and  
 Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal		 Raytheon Company Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) Systems Engineering Team
2013  Dr. James T. Keeney,
 Air Force Research Laboratory		 Northrop Grumman Information Systems

F-35 Communications, Navigation, Identification (CNI)
2012  David E. Davis,
 US Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center		 F-15 Suite 7E Test Team, Air Force 46th Test Wing, Eglin Air Force Base
2011  CAPT Thomas Heatter, USN,
 MDA		 National Reconnaissance Office Launch Team
2010  Harold (Hal) Wilson,
 Northrop Grumman		 CECOM Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared Program andMDA Airborne Laser Testbed Systems Engineering Division
2009  Brian Wells,
 Raytheon		 University of Maryland Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE)
2008  Dr. James Finley,
 USD(AT&L)		 US Navy PMS-420, Techical Direction Agent Team for LCS Mission Package Project
2007  Robert Skalamera,
 USD(AT&L)		 US Navy-NUWC-Newport - Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System Team
2006  David Strimling

Advanced Collaborative System Optimization Modeler (ACSOM)
2005  Mark Schaeffer,
 USD(AT&L) SE		 N/A
2004  Mike Wynne,
 USD(AT&L)		 N/A
2003  Bob Rassa,
 Raytheon		 N/A




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