Three years later, O’Neal was named president of the Dynamics, studies at San Diego State University. She also holds a Bachelor
Propulsion, and Thermal Sector, now known as the Dynamics, of Science degree in Business Administration from the University
Propulsion, Thermal & Interior Sector. In January 2005, Rod- of Maryland, University College.
ney was named President and Chief Operating Officer. O’Neal
earned a bachelor’s degree from Kettering University and a mas- In 2005, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Public Service
ter’s degree from Stanford University through the General Mo- degree from the University of Maryland University College
tors Sloan Fellowship program. He is a member of the Executive in recognition of her service to the community and to higher
Leadership Council and member of the Board of Directors for education. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin
the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally
engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture,
He is a former member of the Board of Directors for Inroads, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems,
Inc., the Michigan Manufacturers Association and the Wood- products and services. The corporation reported 2005 sales of
ward Governor Company as well as the Advisory Board for $37.2 billion.
Focus: HOPE.
Lloyd G. Trotter named Vice Chairman of
‘06 Engineer to lead major line of business
General Electric
Linda R. Gooden will succeed retiring executive Michael F. Ca- Lloyd G Trotter was recently named Vice Chairman of General
mardo as executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Informa- and President and CEO of GE Industrial. This business segment
tion & Technology Services (I&TS), effective January 1, 2007. includes Plastics, Advanced Materials, Consumer & Industrial,
Reporting directly to Chairman, President and CEO Bob Ste- Inspection Technologies, Security, Sensing, GE Fanuc Automa-
vens, Gooden, 53, will be responsible for all business operations tion, and Equipment Services.
and activities of the corporation’s $4 billion I&TS unit, which is
primarily involved in support services to the U.S. government. Prior to this appointment, Trotter served as Executive Vice Presi-
Gooden has served as President of Lockheed Martin Informa- dent of Operations. For the past year, Trotter was responsible
tion Technology, based in Seabrook, Md., since 1997 and is for leading efforts in lowering structural costs and maintaining
largely responsible for growing that business from a small, one- operations across GE’s businesses.
customer, one-contract division to a 14,000-employee enterprise
providing IT services to federal agencies across the U.S. in more A 36-year GE veteran, Trotter began as a field service engineer
than 60 major locations and in 18 foreign countries. with GE Lighting. Before he was elected Vice President and
General Manager of Manufacturing for Electrical Distribution
In October of this year, she took on additional responsibilities and Control businesses in 1990, he held several production
when she was appointed Deputy Executive Vice President for and technology positions. In 1992, Trotter became President
I&TS. She is also an Officer of Lockheed Martin, elected in and Chief Executive Officer of ED&C, and six years later, was
April 2001. named GE Senior Vice President and President and Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of the Industrial Systems business.
Prior to her current position, Gooden served as Vice President
of Lockheed Martin’s Software Support Services unit and earlier Trotter earned a Bachelor’s degree and honorary doctorate degree
held other positions of increasing responsibility within the from Cleveland State University.
corporation’s Data Systems and Information Systems compa-
nies. She joined Lockheed Martin in 1980 and was previously
Diane Murray named Vice President of Mis-
employed as a software engineer for General Dynamics. Gooden
sion Assurance for Northrop Grumman’s
has a long record of achievement for which she has earned na-
tional recognition, including, most recently, being named 2006
Mission Systems sector.
Black Engineer of the Year by U.S. Black Engineer and Informa- In this role, Murray’s mission-assurance responsibilities include
tion Technology magazine. strategy, planning, and execution for process-improvement
initiatives such as Six Sigma. She leads the sector’s engineering
She also actively supports many professional, academic, and civic process and quantitative analysis efforts, including the Software
organizations, and serves on numerous executive boards includ- Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model integration
ing Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association assessments. In addition, Murray is responsible for the office of
(AFCEA) International; Information Technology Association cost estimation and risk analysis.
of America (ITAA); University of Maryland’s A. James Clark
School of Engineering and Robert H. Smith School of Busi- Since joining Northrop Grumman in 1977, Murray has held
ness’ Center for Electronic Markets & Enterprises; University of various executive and program management positions. Prior to
Maryland, Baltimore County; and Prince George’s Community this position, Murray served as vice president of Information
College Foundation; Maryland Business Roundtable for Educa- Technology Solutions, and chief information officer for the Mis-
tion; and the Executive Leadership Council. She received her sion Systems sector. Murray earned a Master’s degree in opera-
degree in computer technology from Youngstown State Univer- tions research from Cornell University and a Bachelor’s degree in
sity in Youngstown, Ohio, and completed post-baccalaureate mathematics from Spelman College.
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