BALTIMORE, May 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) employee Ana Luisa Ramirez has been named Woman of the
Year by the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation.
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Ramirez, a systems engineering manager in the Intelligence,
Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting Systems Division at
Northrop Grumman's Baltimore
campus, received the honor in recognition of her professional
achievements and service to the Hispanic community.
At Northrop Grumman, Ramirez currently leads the systems
engineering integration and test function for an international
program.
Ramirez is a founding member and has held various leadership
positions within the Northrop Grumman One Adelante Hispanic
employee resource group. Ramirez is on the board of U.S. Hispanic
Youth Entrepreneur Education, an organization that introduces high
school students to educational and career opportunities in
scientific and technical fields.
Earlier, Ramirez was president, vice president, and secretary of
the Baltimore chapter of the
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineer, where she still leads
and promotes activities related to science, technology, engineering
and math that benefit students in grades K-12, college students and
the local community.
Prior to this honor, Ramirez was named a Luminary by the
Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards and a Rising Star by
Women of Color in Technology.
Ramirez earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
from the University of Maryland and a
master's degree in systems engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.
Conferred by the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation at the
35th Annual National Latina Conference, the Woman of the Year award
recognizes women who have "found ways to empower the Latino
community and support its advancement in society through the arts,
education, sciences and overall leadership."
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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