Our Nation's Largest and 55th Annual ... National Engineers Week Honors & Awards Banquet Saturday, February 20, 2010 Sheraton Universal Hotel 333 Universal Hollywood Drive, Universal City, California 91608 Recognizing Engineers, Engineering Projects, and the Engineering Profession National Theme: "Engineers Make a World of Difference"	eWeek Supporters AIAA San Fernando Pacific Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB American Society for Quality San Fernando Valley The Boeing Company CSUN College of Engineering & Computer Science General Chuck Yeager Foundation IEEE San Fernando Valley Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems Division Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne SME San Fernando Valley
Keynote Speaker Thomas J. Cassidy, Jr. President General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Mr. Cassidy led General Atomics' entry into the unmanned aircraft business area, and in a period of three years established General Atomics Aeronautical Systems as a leader in the field.  Joining General Atomics in 1987, Mr. Cassidy directed business development efforts for the company’s defense-related activities. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Navy for 34 years, retiring as a Rear Admiral.  Previous assignments included Command of the Pacific Fleet Fighter and Airborne Early Warning Wing, Command of the Naval Air Station at Miramar, California, and Command of Fighter Squadron 161 aboard the aircraft carrier Coral Sea during combat in Vietnam.  As a flag officer, he served the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the CNO liaison officer to the Chairman, and was Director of the Tactical Readiness Division for the CNO.  Mr. Cassidy is an Associate Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA).
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