SWE - Winter 2009 - (Page 20) Name: Name: Carrie M. Ballester Employment: Engineer, Lockheed Martin Corporation Tessa Anodide Employment: Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin MS2 Education: B.S. in mechanical engineering, College of New Jersey; M.S. in mechanical engineering, concentration in biomechanics, University of Pennsylvania; pursuing M.S. in project management, Stevens Institute of Technology Education: B.S. in applied mathematics, University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pa.; M.S. in systems engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; pursuing doctor of philosophy in electrical engineering, Drexel University Activities: • Chairperson/event organizer – Lockheed Martin Moorestown’s Women in Engineering Day, where 12-17 high schools bring in approximately six sophomore girls for a day of activities at the facility • Organizer for engineering outreach events for Girl Scouts; Eagle Scouts; and elementary, middle school, high school, and college students • Organizer for outreach and social activities for the Lockheed Martin Moorestown subsection of SWE • Mentor to several high school and college students • SWE New Jersey Section vice president, 2007-2008 • SWE New Jersey Section program director, 2006-2007 • SWE Region E conference planning committee, 2007 • Presenter at SWE Region E conference, 2007 • SWE College of New Jersey Collegiate Section president, vice president, secretary Activities: • SWE Philadelphia Section newsletter editor • IEEE, IEEE Women in Engineering • Speaker – SWE Region E and national conferences Statement: Tessa Anodide is a systems engineer with Lockheed Martin MS2. She is a member of Lockheed Martin’s Corporate Advanced Technical Leadership Program, an initiative designed to promote and accelerate the technical and professional development of individuals through stretch assignments, mentoring, networking, and training. She has developed her systems engineering expertise in numerous areas: lifetime support engineering of diminishing manufacturing sources for the Aegis weapons system; modeling, simulation, design, and implementation of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense programs; and algorithms, strategic planning, and program management of small business independent research contracts. An advocate for encouraging young men and women to pursue careers in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields, Anodide participates in numerous community outreach programs. She is a robotics mentor for the organization For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, and a volunteer for Women in Engineering Day, Engineer’s Week, and MATHCOUNTS. She also conducts engineering activities at Lockheed Martin outreach events, including Space Day. She is an active member of SWE and has presented at regional and national SWE conferences. Statement: As a mechanical design engineer at Lockheed Martin in Moorestown, N.J., Carrie Ballester is the mechanical lead for the Navy’s DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer program. She has overseen the development of two suites of military cabinets and numerous peripherals — a multimillion-dollar design and production contract. She leads a team of several engineers and tracks actual costs against plans, monitors schedule adherence, and develops technical solutions for performance issues. She represents her team at major design reviews with Lockheed’s management, the prime contractor, and the Navy. Before moving to her lead role, Ballester designed the structure for mechanical integration of numerous DDG-1000 peripherals and a rugged packaging system for laptops, an integral part of a ballistic missile defense system installed on several American and international ally destroyers. During her personal time, Ballester directs her energy toward enhancing the overall image and increasing the appeal of engineering. She is the current vice president of the SWE New Jersey Section and the organizer of Lockheed Moorestown’s Women in Engineering Day. 20 SWE WINTER 2009
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