SSPI Names Steve Bates, Director of Systems Engineering at Maxar, as the 2022 Mentor of the Year!

 

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SSPI Names Steve Bates, Director of Systems Engineering at Maxar, as the 2022 Mentor of the Year! SSPI has announced that it will present its 2022 Mentor of the Year Award to Steve Bates, Director of Systems Engineering at Maxar. Steve will be honored on October 12 at SSPI’s 17th Annual Future Leaders Celebration for the attention, support, wisdom and guidance he has provided to young professionals and colleagues throughout his career. During the Celebration, SSPI will also honor the “20 Under 35” space and satellite professionals to watch in the coming years and present three of them with its Promise Award for outstanding achievement. Steve Bates is Director of Systems Engineering at Maxar Technologies, a position he has held since September 2021. In his current role, he is responsible for managing a team of systems engineers and developing the safety roadmap for Maxar. Steve draws on his deep experience in aviation safety from a long and impressive career in the industry to help Maxar ensure that the company meets the demanding safety requirements for a crewed NASA spacecraft as part of the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) for Gateway, a vital part of NASA’s Artemis program. He is also responsible for preparing Maxar engineers to safely execute new missions as part of the company’s business development strategy. Throughout his more-than-35-year career, Steve has consistently served as a mentor not only to the engineers but also the leaders around him. Steve is known for his kind, wise and supportive mentoring style as well as his ability to illustrate difficult points with stories to better help new engineers find their footing on challenging projects. He maintains constant coolness under pressure and helps those around him do the same, especially during times of change and instability at work. Steve is also known for his humility and respect for his management and co-workers, as well as his frequent expressions of appreciation for his colleagues’ excellent work and commitment to helping others in the workplace, both on social media and within company communication lines. Click here to learn more about Steve. SSPI’s Making Leaders campaign is made possible with the support of our corporate partners

Your meaning of DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion). One Corporate Perspective. September 2022

  One corporate perspective and meaning of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)

How do you define DEI?

Diversity, equity, inclusion in providing disaster, emergency, and climate risk management full-spectrum services to communities. 

No community left behind.

BEMA International

 

Black Emergency Managers Association International Washington, D.C. bEMA International Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P)   A 501 (c) 3 organization

FEMA Seeks Feedback on "Restoration and Recovery Guide for Private-Public Partnerships" no later than Oct. 13.

 

NIMS Alert 18-22 National Incident Management System     NIMS Alert 18-22   FEMA Seeks Feedback on "Restoration and Recovery Guide for Private-Public Partnership"   FEMA wants input from whole community partners on the “Restoration and Recovery Guide for Private-Public Partnerships” draft document. The open comment period runs through Oct. 13. This guide is for local government, private sector, non-governmental organizations, community planners and whole community stakeholders that are responsible for, have authorities to manage, or provide resources for restoration and recovery. The guide provides recommendations and resources for jurisdictions to establish and maintain a private-public partnership to help plan and coordinate the restoration of community lifelines, plan and develop recovery strategies, and implement recovery operations. This review period provides an opportunity to provide substantive content recommendations on the draft so FEMA can refine the document before publishing the final version of the guide for whole community use. To download the document please visit FEMA.gov. Please submit feedback to NPD-Planning@fema.dhs.gov    About NIMS   NIMS provides stakeholders across the whole community with the shared vocabulary, systems and processes to successfully deliver the capabilities described in the National Preparedness System. It defines operational systems that guide how personnel work together during incidents. Learn More