TEWKSBURY, Mass., July 16, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's
(NYSE: RTN) Integrated Defense Systems has named Michael Del Checcolo vice
president, Engineering, reporting to IDS President Dan Smith. He is also
the IDS business representative on the Raytheon Company Engineering
Leadership team, reporting to Mark Russell, Raytheon Company vice president
of Engineering, Technology and Mission Assurance.
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Del Checcolo's responsibilities include leading all engineering
activities within IDS, including the development and management of
technology, execution of advanced programs, coordination of strategic
architecture initiatives, and continuous improvement of processes and
tools.
"This appointment underscores the importance IDS places on providing
our results-based people with opportunities to grow within the company,"
Smith said. "Mike has continually produced outstanding results at ever
increasing levels of responsibility for nearly 20 years."
Del Checcolo's most recent assignment was vice president of the IDS
Engineering Advanced Technology Directorate. He holds a master's in
electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a
bachelor's from Northeastern University where he began his career with
Raytheon in 1989 as a "Co-op" student. He has authored numerous papers and
holds more than 20 patents.
Integrated Defense Systems is Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace
Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile
Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland
Security.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Guy Shields
978.858.5246
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
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