Reed Integration, Inc., Names J. Steven Waddell, MBA, PMP, As VP of Strategy

News Release: Reed Integration, Inc., Names J. Steven Waddell, MBA, PMP, As VP of Strategy

Date: June 1, 2007
Contact: Steve Waddell, 757-638-3238
Hampton Roads, VA -

Reed Integration, Inc. provider of technical solutions and training to government and commercial industries announced today that Mr. J. Steven Waddell, MBA, PMP, has joined the company as Vice-President of Strategy.

Steve joined RII full time after serving 25 years with Northrop Grumman. With a career spanning over two decades in product development, strategic planning and risk management, Steve has held the lead role in developing and directing the risk management initiatives of many major defense programs, including ship, radar, propulsion and software projects. Steve was the Risk Management Subject Matter Expert at Northrop Grumman Newport News for all carrier programs, as well as the company's Electric Drive program. Leading a team of systems engineers, he was directly responsible for the successful development and implementation of these programs' complex risk management plans. In 1998, Defense Systems Management College recognized Steve's Risk Management Process for the CVN 77 Aircraft Carrier Program as an Industry Best Practice. Steve is an honors graduate of the Northrop Grumman Newport News' Apprentice School program and holds an MBA degree from Florida Institute of Technology. He is a certified PMP© from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

As VP of Strategy, Steve will be directly responsible for the growth and profitability of the company.