December 2006
Environmental
Satellites—A New Generation is on the Horizon
Mark Fortune
As an economic analyst on-site with NOAA, MITRE's Mark Fortune has
spent the last decade supporting the development, acquisition and
management of a new system of polar-orbiting environmental satellites.
November 2006
MITRE:
A Family Affair
Chaya and Richard Rosen
Flexible work arrangements, management support, and on-the-job challenges
have helped this couple build successful, rewarding careers in knowledge
management and systems engineering at MITRE's Miami site.
October 2006
The
MITRE Johns Hopkins University Systems Engineering Degree
Sandi Aguirre
Participating in the MITRE JHU cohort systems engineering program
gave Sandi Aguirre more tools to apply to the design, implementation
and project management of multiple complex systems for sponsors.
October 2006
Experimentation,
War Games, and Analytic Studies
Paul Odell
MITRE's Paul Odell, a multi-discipline systems engineer located at
the corporation's Newport, Rhode Island site, draws on knowledge from
his 30-year Navy career for his current project—supporting the
Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) project.
September 2006
Mom
Appreciates the Many Opportunities at MITRE
Marianne Thiffault
A willingness to learn has always been a key component to Marianne
Thiffault's career at MITRE. Her enthusiasm for information sharing
and technology integration tools is evident in her work on the company's
Community Share project and the Cross Boundary Information Sharing
Laboratory (XBIS).
August 2006
Two Passions,
One Cause
Tom Berry
Lights, action, MITRE! Tom Berry's lifelong interests in film making
and airplanes have led him to introduce sophisticated narrative techniques
to the company's presentations on pressing aviation issues.
July 2006
Stopping
Hackers in Their Tracks
Kathy Wang
As a MITRE information security engineer, Kathy Wang works on the
front lines of the fight against computer hackers. Her work on "honeyclients"
is helping government agencies fine-tune their defenses against various
types of cyber-mischief.
July 2006
From
the Mid-Atlantic to the Mountains of Alaska
Mike Talotta
MITRE Systems Engineer and Cessna pilot Mike Talotta eagerly accepted
the opportunity to relocate to Anchorage, Alaska and support the Capstone
program.
June 2006
Shepherding
New Technologies
Ann Jones
Ann Jones, director of MITRE's Emerging Technologies Office, considers
herself an enabler of new technologies that are not traditional disciplines
at MITRE.
June 2006
Collaboration
and Net-Centricity: A Project Leader's View
Karen Rigopoulos
MITRE project leader Karen Rigopoulos knows how critical information
sharing is to MITRE customers. Her work focuses on leveraging information
technology to develop interoperable joint C4ISR capabilities.
May 2006
On Assignment
South of the 38th Parallel
Bill Hahm
Pleased to be on-site in Seoul, MITRE's Bill Hahm appreciates the
opportunities and experiences he has had living and working abroad.
May 2006
A Systems
Engineering Natural
Rob Jensen
A former Marine and avid cyclist, Rob Jensen found his niche at MITRE
overseeing several enterprise engineering initiatives for the Department
of Health and Human Services and the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
April 2006
Ham
Hobbyist Uses His Skills on the Job and Off
Adam Woodbury
Flexibility and experimentation—two words MITRE's Adam Woodbury
uses to describe the benefits of amateur radios.
March 2006
An
Unpredictable Career of Opportunities, Bad Guys, and Public Service
Audra Herber
Former special agent Audra Herber has built a career pursuing bad
guys and diverse opportunities. Now an information systems engineer,
she's helping the Navy create a Law Enforcement Information Exchange.
March 2006
Climbing
a Ladder to the Stars
Kidest Mimi Hailegiorghis
From half a world away, an unlikely and unforeseen journey has brought
Kidest Mimi Hailegiorghis past formidable cultural and linguistic
barriers to national recognition for her achievements.
February 2006
Building
Bridges, Abroad and at Home
John Michitson
Whether he's working on Air Force network upgrades in the Middle East
or wrestling with budgets as a city council member in Massachusetts,
John A. Michitson uses technical savvy and people skills to promote
collaboration and get the job done.
February 2006
A
Roadmap of Where We've Been
George Despres
Documenting almost 50 years of MITRE projects, people, and activities
is a full-time job for Corporate Archivist George Despres.
January 2006
Submarines
and San Diego
Gerardo Roa
Thrilled to be living in San Diego, MITRE's Gerardo Roa is supporting
SPAWAR in developing and testing an IP based communication system
for submarines.
January 2006
Thin
Film Specialist
Elaine Mullen
Although she started at MITRE as an artist, Elaine Mullen now studies
how specially designed glycoproteins can rid human pathogens from
the body and detect toxins in water supplies.
