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Prior to the recent Northrop Grumman merger, Tim was president and CEO of TRW Space and Electronics of El Segundo, having been named to that position in 1993--coincidentally when I was first elected to Congress. Indeed, even before my first election, Tim and TRW helped educate me
about the challenges facing the industry. Well-respected by his South
Bay peers, Tim co-chaired my aerospace advisory committee and often hosted
policy discussions with other local aerospace representatives as we worked
to address tough economic times following sharp cuts in defense spending
in the early 90's. During the course of more than a decade, Tim and I worked on a strategy
to diversify the local industrial base. TRW, for example, excelled in
space science and became lead contractor on a number of important space-based
satellites programs, including Mission-to-Planet-Earth, which helped map
our globe, anticipate climatic changes, and identify weather patterns. TRW was also a leader in developing commercial applications for technology it originally developed for the country's defense needs. To that end, I was proud to join Tim at the launch last year of Velocium, which designs and fabricates high speed components for fiber optic and wireless telecommunication applications. The company's products make use of advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes developed at TRW. Tim joined TRW in 1969. From the start, he distinguished himself as a leader of TRW's technical and management team and should be especially proud of the talented and diverse organization of engineers, scientists and technical staff he assembled during his tenure. His employees are committed to the community in which they work and live and many actively participate in local chambers of commerce, school districts and environmental projects. Every recent visit or phone conversation includes glowing reports about his grandchildren. Justin, the oldest, turns six this weekend and Tim's retirement will be a big present for that special boy. Thanks, Tim, for your gifts to a fabulous company, to our community,
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