Northrop Grumman's Victor Aguilar-Ruiz and Paco Steve Freire Receive Awards at HENAAC Conference Recognizing Top Hispanic Eng...
19 Octobre 2015 - 11:00PM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) employees Victor
Aguilar-Ruiz and Paco Steve Freire were honored for being
outstanding role models in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) this weekend at the 27th Annual Hispanic
Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) put on by
Great Minds in STEM™ in Pasadena, California.
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HENAAC recognizes the best and brightest STEM professionals on a
national level who serve as role models to inspire young people to
pursue technical careers with a focus on the Hispanic community.
Award winners are peer reviewed and selected by a committee of
representatives from industry, government, military and academic
institutions.
Aguilar-Ruiz received a Most Promising Engineer - Undergraduate
Degree award. He is a systems engineer in Northrop Grumman's
Electronic Systems sector, working on requirements development,
analysis and testing of navigation systems. After working as a
Northrop Grumman intern, Aguilar-Ruiz moved to full-time mechanical
and industrial engineering positions supporting manufacturing,
process improvements and stress analysis. He has been a lead mentor
in the Northrop Grumman High School Involvement Partnership program
supporting students interested in engineering careers and is a
leader in Adelante, Northrop Grumman's Hispanic employee resource
group. Aguilar-Ruiz earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical
engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Steve Freire, an engineering program manager in Northrop
Grumman's Electronic Systems sector, received the Luminary Honoree
award. Before joining Northrop Grumman in 2004, he provided
engineering support to surface and submersible programs for the
U.S. Navy. At Northrop Grumman he has supported radar programs,
manned and unmanned systems, bio-detection systems and the F-35 and
F-16 programs. He has held leadership positions in the Society of
Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) D.C. and Baltimore chapters,
helped create professional development programs and received a
Leadership Recognition award from the SHPE Baltimore chapter. He
also supports community STEM initiatives and is an active member of
Adelante. Steve Freire earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical
engineering from City College of New York and a master's degree in
technical management from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
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.
CONTACT: Mark Root
703-280-2739 (office)
571-425-2132 (mobile)
mark.root@ngc.com
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