MCLEAN, Va., March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has entered into a partnership with
Center Centre, the user experience design school based in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, to build
strong mentoring connections, a pipeline of new User Experience
(UX) talent and augment innovative approaches within the UX
profession.
Center Centre is the first school of its kind and Northrop
Grumman is their first corporate partner for the program
launch.
Northrop Grumman UX professionals will engage in direct
mentoring relationships with the participating students, giving
them the opportunity to network, intern and participate in emerging
skills workshops with their mentors. Students will also work on
real world projects for the corporation.
"UX is a key technology focus at Northrop Grumman. The projects
that the students at the Center Centre will work on will help them
understand the UX needs of our customers," said Neil Siegel, vice president and chief technology
officer, Northrop Grumman Information Systems. "We look
forward to this collaboration and the opportunity to participate in
improving the students' UX skills."
UX brings user-centered design into the product development
lifecycle. Northrop Grumman incorporates UX design technology into
solutions to create easy-to-use and intuitive systems for
customers.
"The Center Centre partnership augments our pipeline of UX
talent and expertise that will ultimately help us to meet our
customers' needs," said Milou
Carolan, vice president, human resources, Northrop
Grumman Information Systems.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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