AFCEA Conference

I apologize for not blogging over the last couple of days.  On Monday afternoon I was given the opportunity to represent Northrop Grumman Tuesday and Wednesday at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Technology Forum (a conference) at the St Louis Gateway Center here locally.  Although I didn't have much notice the conference was a blast.  I was able to meet a lot of brilliant people who are all trying to help the Armed Forces maintain electronic and communications superiority in an everchanging world.  There were about 100 different technology companies attending at the convention.  We had a great display and were crowded during the entire convention.  We had 5 of us there from Northrop Grumman and it is amazing how much of a difference it makes to have a couple of people who really loved being there. 

I represented Northrop Grumman by demonstrating our Consolidated Air Mobility Planning System (CAMPS) that I teach customers how to use.  CAMPS was developed when our company was still named Logicon, (prior to being purchassed by Northrop Grumman) and is used to plan the Air Mobility Command's cargo aircraft missions that support the movement of troops, supplies, humanitarian cargo, and air refuelings. 

Northrop Grumman is an amazing company.  It is one of the only large ship building companies left in North America, in fact last year we completed building the USS Ronald Reagan (a nuclear powered aircraft carrier), we currently are building numerous frigates for the US Navy, large container ships, the Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft, several different types of manned aircraft, unmanned spacecraft, and we are heavily involved in the mission systems used to plan (such as CAMPS), monitor, and control the missions of each of these products.

It was a humbling experience the last couple of days to be surrounded by so many Einsteins at a convention.  I felt very intellectually small.  So, the Lord used it to put me in my place and help me to remain humble.  Praise God!  It was a good couple of days.