This event was held to introduce the IEEE QMUL Student Branch to researchers and familiarise them to the current industry trends and the difficulties they will have to face after completing their stint in academia. During this event, the Student Branch Chair, Martin Huang, introduced the IEEE and the Student Branch. The guest speaker was Mr Charles Gill from Lockheed-Martin, and he shared with us his experience while working there.
Martin spoke about the IEEE at length and the benefits of joining this organisation. He also announced the various events the Student Branch is planning to organise, namely the 2008 UKRI Student Congress, seminars and workshops.
Mr Gill gave a brief overview of the Lockheed-Martin Corporation and its operations in the UK. He described his experience of using his electrical engineering education during his career, both with Lockheed and the US Air Force. He also told of the things he has learned over the past 30 years that he wished he had known when he got his first degree.
Bio:
Mr Charles Gill joined Lockheed-Martin UK as a systems engineer in September 2006. Prior to that he was the commander of the United States Visiting Forces facility at RAF Menwith Hill, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire. That assignment culminates 30 years of service in Intelligence and Combat Aircrew positions in the US Air Force. Mr. Gill holds a MS in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland; and a MS in Nuclear Physics from the US Air Force Institute of Technology. He also holds a BS in Physics from the US Air Force Academy.