Photo Release — Huntington Ingalls Industries Employees Honored At Annual Engineering Conferences
November 12 2021 - 2:00PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced today that four
employees from across the enterprise received achievement awards
during the 2021 Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)
National Conference and STEM Career Fair, the largest conference
and career fair focused on science, technology, engineering and
math for Asian Americans in the United States.
Matthew Burris, an engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding,
received the Career Achievement award. The award recognizes highly
experienced, mid-career professionals who have made significant
achievements in engineering and the nominee’s performance as a role
model and mentor for Asian and Pacific Islanders in technology.
Dennis Seran, a software engineer at Technical Solutions; Reby
Vanta, an electrical mechanical engineer at Newport News
Shipbuilding; and Khoa Nguyen, a structural engineer at Ingalls
Shipbuilding, received Promising Professional awards. The award
recognizes early career professionals who demonstrate tremendous
potential for future contributions to the fields of science and
engineering.
SASE was founded in 2007 to help Asian heritage scientific and
engineering professionals achieve their full potential. The
society’s achievement awards recognize Asian and Pacific Islander
American students and professionals for work they are doing in
their respective fields.
Photos accompanying this news release are available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/huntington-ingalls-industries-sase-2021.
Additionally, two employees at Newport News Shipbuilding were
recognized with STEP Ahead awards by The Manufacturing Institute
for their achievements in science, technology, engineering and
production.
The STEP Ahead awards highlight the accomplishments of women at
all levels of the manufacturing industry who exemplify leadership
and demonstrate excellence in their careers. The program was
created to encourage women to mentor and support the next
generation of female talent to pursue manufacturing careers.
The employees were among 130 women honored during an awards
reception in Washington, D.C. They include Emily Frantz, a
construction supervisor responsible for project organization at the
Kesselring Site, in West Milton, New York, who works closely with
production as a project manager creating schedules, ensuring safety
and supporting execution. She was recognized as an emerging
leader.
Teresa Mullen is a construction supervisor who coordinates and
supervises construction processes for U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
tanks, shielding and third decks. Her responsibilities include
defining project scope, goals and deliverables in support of the
build strategy and key event schedule. She was recognized as a STEP
Ahead honoree.
Demetria Petty-Manes, an electrical engineer at Newport News
Shipbuilding, was recognized with the Prism Award for her
achievements at this year’s annual Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
Award Conference. The Prism Award recognizes an individual who has
charted their own path throughout their career, providing
leadership in technology fields and professional organizations
along the way. Petty-Manes is responsible for supporting the CVN 78
ship design manager in resolving issues related to cost
performance, schedule, technical changes and program
modifications.
SWE was founded in 1950 with a mission to empower women to
achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders;
expand the image of the engineering and technology professions as a
positive force in improving the quality of life; and demonstrate
the value of diversity and inclusion.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
provides mission-critical national security solutions to government
and commercial customers worldwide. Headquartered in Newport News,
Virginia, HII employs over 44,000 people operating both
domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.HII.com
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Contact: Duane Bourne(757) 380-3581Duane.A.Bourne@hii-co.com
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