BETHPAGE, Md., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman has picked Patricia McMahon to run its deputy head of Integrated Systems Eastern Region.
Northrop Grumman said in a statement Friday that McMahon had been named to the job and to be Bethpage, N.Y. site manager. "She reports directly to Thomas Vice, who was named vice president of the company's Integrated Systems Eastern Region in November 2007," the corporation said in a statement.
"McMahon will continue in her role as vice president and IPT leader of Electronic Support and Attack Solutions as well as market segment leader for Information Operations/Electronic Attack," it said.
"Pat's leadership in the electronic warfare industry coupled with her decades of experience serving Long Island in many leadership roles make her the ideal person to serve as my deputy and as site manager for Bethpage," said Vice. "Long Islanders can expect Northrop Grumman to continue to play an active role in business and community issues through Pat's involvement, the involvement of my entire leadership team, and our 1,800 employees who work in Bethpage."
"Best known of Northrop Grumman's Airborne Electronic Attack platforms is the EA-6B Prowler aircraft, which is operated by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and supports the U.S. Air Force and Army. At its heart is the ICAP -- Increased Capabilities -- III. The same system flies on board the Navy's newest AEA plane -- the EA-18G Growler, a derivative of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter," the corporation said.
"McMahon joined Northrop Grumman in 2003. ... (She) worked for BAE Systems' Communication, Navigation, Identification and Reconnaissance line of business. She was the vice president and general manager of its electronic identification/ display systems/antenna systems programs and was based in Greenlawn, N.Y.," the corporation said.
"McMahon is currently on the boards of the Long Island Software and Technology Network -- LISTnet, the Farmingdale College Foundation, and Women in Science and Engineering -- WISE -- at SUNY Stony Brook," Northrop Grumman said.
