FAMU engineering alumna receives big promotion at multi-billion dollar defense contracting firm

Tameika N. Hollis, an alumna of FAMU’s mechanical engineering program, is taking on a new set of responsibilities at one of the country’s largest defense contracting firms.

Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed Hollis to the position of vice president, Engineering, Manufacturing and Logistics (EM&L) for the Advanced Concepts and Technologies Division (AC&TD) in its Electronic Systems sector.

In her new role, she will be responsible for the Electronic Systems sector's infrastructure operations, including facilities, capital administration, flight test, the sector affordability team and the Technology Underground activities at the sector's Baltimore Washington International Airport campus.

Hollis joined Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems in 2003 as a systems engineer. After only two months, she was named integrated product team lead for systems engineering and integration and test for her program. In that position, she was responsible for the development of all systems engineering tasks and budgets as well as all system-test activities.

In addition to her technical contributions, Hollis was a part of a task force chartered with streamlining all the systems engineering processes at the company.

Before being hired at Northrop Grumman, Hollis worked for Raytheon and for Boeing Satellite Systems.

Hollis earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from FAMU and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.

Northrop Grumman produces a large variety of products for the U.S. military, including drones, fighter planes, radars, and sensors. Its annual operating revenue is more than $23 billion.