AAE Alum Anthony J. Gingiss named 2009 NOGLSTP Engineer of the Year
| Event Date: | February 18, 2009 |
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The School of Aeronautics and Astronautics wishes to congratulate Anthony Gingiss, BSAAE 1990,
Anthony J. Gingiss, M.S., Systems Engineering Integration and Test Manager for the GPS IIF Program at Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems in El Segundo, CA.
The global positioning system IIF (GPS IIF) is an upgrade of the original GPS, which is a worldwide timing and navigation system that utilizes 24 satellites positioned in orbit approximately 12,000 miles above the Earth’s surface. Mr. Gingiss’ responsibilities on this project include all systems engineering spanning both Space and Control Segments, Flight Products, and Mission Readiness and Mission Operations Support. Mr. Gingiss is President Emeritus of the El Segundo California chapter of the Boeing Employee Association of Gays, Lesbians, and Friends (BEAGLES). He has been active in the leadership of the LGBT Employee Resource Group at Boeing and Legacy Hughes Space and Communications since the mid 1990s. Mr. Gingiss received his MS in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and his BSAAE from Purdue University.