System Engineering Division Bob Rassa Exceptional Award

This award recognizes an individual, who has gone above and beyond, by demonstrating outstanding leadership, strategic impact and significant contribution to the Division's overall goal and tactical progression while reflecting NDIA's mission and vision within the volunteer community.

Provide a narrative description of the nominee's accomplishments, clearly addressing each of the criteria listed below. Make your writing clear and concise with the liberal use of facts and figures where appropriate. The winners are those nominations that demonstrate the highest degree of achievement with respect to the evaluation criteria and have delivered significant benefits to the defense systems engineering community and profession.

The evaluation criteria:

  • Support of NDIA and the NDIA SE Division:
    • Active participation in NDIA Systems Engineering Division committees over a period of years
    • Active participation in NDIA Systems Engineering Division Leadership over a period of years
    • Engagement with NDIA leadership on behalf of the Systems Engineering Division
    • Enhancing the reputation of the NDIA Systems Engineering Division

  • Support of the advancement of Systems Engineering as a discipline in DoD:
    • Practical application of systems engineering principles
    • Promotion of robust systems engineering principles
    • Effective systems engineering process development
    • Demonstrated cost savings
    • Increased mission capabilities
    • Substantially increased performance

  • Narrative (1000)


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