The 2019 Technical Innovation Award at the WOC STEM Conference was awarded to Cristina Ramos, a senior principal mechanical engineer at Raytheon Missile Systems.
As the chief engineer for the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) program, she was responsible for overseeing all technical aspects involved in producing one of the most sophisticated air-to-air missiles in the world.
Cristina earned her Chief Engineer Level 3 certification in 2018 and has received numerous engineering honors and awards over the past decade.
She played a crucial role in supporting the delivery of the AMRAAM for a $1 billion production contract with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and international customers.
Throughout her career, she has been a strong advocate for technology and engineering. Cristina is an active member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).
Dr. Kaiann Fu, an industry systems engineer in Northrop Grumman's Information Systems sector, also received a Technical Innovation Award at the 2015 WOC STEM Conference.
Since joining Northrop Grumman in 2009, she has contributed to research and development projects as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance programs, specifically designing and developing algorithms for communication systems.
Dr. Fu has authored three technical publications on digital communications and earned her bachelor's, master's, and doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
