Making it in Industry: A Making it in Industry: A look from Inside look from Inside Presented at: 6 th Annual CERIAS Symposium 23 March 2005 Presented by: Dr Kate Cherry & Dr Wendy Hamilton Lockheed Martin
Overview Overview LM/IS&S looks out for their newly LM/IS&S looks out for their newly hired graduates hired graduates – Right out of college & technical – Right out of college & technical CHAP CHAP – Right out of college & thinking Right out of college & thinking – management ELDP management ELDP – Been around 5-8 years & really thinking Been around 5-8 years & really thinking – management ATLP management ATLP Dr. Wendy Hamilton Dr. Wendy Hamilton’ ’s Insights s Insights Dr. Kate Cherry Dr. Kate Cherry’ ’s Insights s Insights
College Hire Acceleration College Hire Acceleration Program (CHAP) Program (CHAP) – Mission: Develop and foster a corporate Mission: Develop and foster a corporate – connection to recent college graduates connection to recent college graduates – Objectives Objectives – Build a corporate connection Build a corporate connection Increase morale _ Increase Increase Increase morale _ retention retention Educate members about our business Educate members about our business and industry and industry Create a support network support network for for Create a members early in their career members early in their career
CHAP CHAP Professional Development Professional Development – Information Sessions Information Sessions (speeches by (speeches by – key business leaders and customers) key business leaders and customers) – Peer-to-Peer mentoring Peer-to-Peer mentoring (study groups; (study groups; – topics: GMAT, GRE, Java, CISSP, etc.) topics: GMAT, GRE, Java, CISSP, etc.) – Round table discussions – Round table discussions Social/Networking Events Social/Networking Events Community Service Opportunities Community Service Opportunities (through NOVA) (through NOVA)
Engineering Leadership Engineering Leadership Development Program Development Program (ELDP) (ELDP) Develop a Develop a broad perspective broad perspective of the of the corporation corporation Develop depth in a Develop depth in a variety variety of disciplines of disciplines Instill self-confidence to Instill self-confidence to develop solutions develop solutions for technical and business challenges for technical and business challenges Learn the value of the Learn the value of the team team approach and approach and the need to work effectively in a team the need to work effectively in a team environment environment Develop non-technical skills such as Develop non-technical skills such as presentation, time/resource presentation, time/resource management, listening, negotiating, management, listening, negotiating, and project leadership and project leadership
ELDP ELDP Rotational assignments Rotational assignments – Complete 3 or 4 rotations lasting between Complete 3 or 4 rotations lasting between – six to twelve months each, in a three year six to twelve months each, in a three year period. period. – Assignments can be in many different Assignments can be in many different – career fields: career fields: Conferences Conferences – Attend 3 ELDP Conferences (week-long) Attend 3 ELDP Conferences (week-long) – to develop leadership, business to develop leadership, business communication, team and networking communication, team and networking skills skills – Learn corporate best practices and Learn corporate best practices and – interact with leadership role models interact with leadership role models
ELDP ELDP Technical Development Curriculum Technical Development Curriculum – In-house program In-house program – – Master Master’ ’s degree program at one of s degree program at one of – three local universities three local universities ELDP Monthly Meetings and ELDP Monthly Meetings and Networking Events Networking Events Mentoring Program Mentoring Program Community Service Community Service
Advanced Technical Advanced Technical Leadership Program (ATLP) Leadership Program (ATLP) Identify and develop technical leaders Identify and develop technical leaders – Individuals with Individuals with demonstrated demonstrated – competence in at least one specialty in at least one specialty competence – Proficient in a wide variety of engineering Proficient in a wide variety of engineering – and technical skills, able to recognize and and technical skills, able to recognize and define problems, conceive of system conceive of system define problems, solutions and deal with the broad solutions and deal with the broad interrelationships of high technology of high technology interrelationships programs programs – Proven competencies-- Proven competencies-- Self-Confidence, Self-Confidence, – Initiative, Leadership, Initiative, Leadership, Communications Communications
ATLP ATLP Accelerate their technical and Accelerate their technical and professional development through professional development through rotational assignments within IS&S. within IS&S. rotational assignments – Provide Provide challenging work challenging work – assignments assignments Provide Provide mentoring/ mentoring/ career counseling career counseling Provide technical and leadership Provide technical and leadership training courses courses training
Dr Hamilton’ ’s Insights s Insights Dr Hamilton Projecting confidence Projecting confidence Smart people Smart people Knowing how to get results/info Knowing how to get results/info Working miracles Working miracles Customers want immediate results Customers want immediate results Interim deliverables Interim deliverables Spiral development Spiral development
Dr Hamilton’ ’s Insights s Insights (cont) Dr Hamilton (cont) * Convincing people to give you money * Convincing people to give you money Making contacts Making contacts Know your customer Know your customer Needs Needs Environment Environment Biases Biases Find out new pithy phrase of the year Find out new pithy phrase of the year - Example: - Example: “Power to the Edge Power to the Edge” ” vs vs “ “Defense in Depth Defense in Depth” ” “ Teaming Teaming
Dr. Cherry’ ’s Insights s Insights Dr. Cherry Technical Leadership in the Corporate World Technical Leadership in the Corporate World implies Management Track implies Management Track – Non-Management Track-- Chief Non-Management Track-- Chief – technologist, chief scientist, senior technologist, chief scientist, senior research fellow research fellow – Management Track Management Track– – CTO, CIO, Technical CTO, CIO, Technical – Directors, VP’ ’s s Directors, VP People network is paramount People network is paramount– – spend time spend time building that building that – Team building is valued Team building is valued – – Seek mentors early-on, advocates as you Seek mentors early-on, advocates as you – progress progress
Dr. Cherry’ ’s Insights s Insights Dr. Cherry Craft your resume Craft your resume Valued skills at Lockheed Martin-- Valued skills at Lockheed Martin-- Self- Self- Confidence, Initiative, Leadership, Confidence, Initiative, Leadership, Communications Communications Don Don’ ’t ever bring your boss a problem t ever bring your boss a problem– – bring bring a problem with a solution a problem with a solution
Dr. Cherry’ ’s Insights s Insights Dr. Cherry Power Power… …. . – Be flexible and keep moving Be flexible and keep moving – Think out of the box Think out of the box Accept diversity Accept diversity – Have an idea of where you are going in Have an idea of where you are going in – your career your career – Pick good Pick good “ “models models” ” – – Build alliances Build alliances – – Declare your identity Declare your identity – – Be patient Be patient – – If you need to be brutal If you need to be brutal– – be brutal once! be brutal once! –
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