Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Felicia Williams Named Vice President of Human Resources at Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc.

ENDICOTT, NY — Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. (EI) has named Felicia Williams to the position of Vice President of Human Resources effective immediately. In this role, Ms. Williams is responsible for leading EI’s human resource programs, including evaluating and determining needs and opportunities, assessing the effectiveness of existing structures and programs and determining strategic goals and implementation plans.

Ms. Williams has more than 20 years experience in human resources administration and management. For the past 15 years, she has held a variety of leadership roles within the human resource organization of Arrow Electronics, Inc., most recently as Vice President of Human Resources for North American Global Components. Her expertise in performance management and development, organization design, change leadership, strategic staffing and mergers and acquisitions support EI’s strategies moving forward.
 
“Felicia’s broad and diverse HR experience will bring much added value to the company as we continue to focus the organization on growth and operational excellence,” said James J. McNamara, president and CEO at EI. “I am confident she will make a significant contribution in this complex environment.”

Ms. Williams holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree from Illinois Institute of Technology, and is Green Belt certified.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Northrop Grumman Corporation Electronic Systems recognizes Endicott Interconnect Technologies for “Raising the Bar in Performance”

The theme of the Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems’ 2008 supplier conference was “Raising the Bar in Performance.” This full day event included presentations by key sector leadership responsible for supplier management, supplier awards and a reception for the award recipients. The NGC Electronic Systems Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Mission Assurance (MA) organizations co-hosted the 2008 Supplier Conference and Awards event at the Historical Electronics Museum in Linthicum, MD on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008.

The leadership message was clear, the NGES supply base is an essential component of the success of programs, and Northrop Grumman must have a supply base they can depend on for consistent high quality, on-time delivery, cost competitiveness, innovation, and continuous improvement of processes and product.

In addition to the key sector leadership Ed Asher, Mission Systems Sector, Director of Workforce Relations presented on Operation IMPACT (Injured Military Pursuing Assisted Career Transition) and Lieutenant Colonel Wendell Bugg, Integrated Systems Sector Director, Sector Communications, provided a “Voice of the Customer” perspective.

The supplier awards echoed the conference theme and presenters’ messages. The award categories represented the supplier behaviors, attributes or outcomes that Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems values: Customer Service, Strategic Contributions, Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Extraordinary Effort, Life Cycle Cost and overall highest contributor, Supplier-of-the-Year. The Supplier Awards Program construct from nomination to final vetting reinforced a voice of the customer theme and underscored the principle of one Northrop Grumman.

Among the honored suppliers was Endicott Interconnect Technologies, selected for Innovation. Endicott, located in Endicott, New York, is the successor to IBM’s microelectronics division in Endicott, NY. Endicott provides microelectronic solutions provides high density interconnect substrates.