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For a humble Naval surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employee like Jamar Young, winning awards isn’t something that he strives for when doing his work. But this year, Young has been recognized as a Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Modern-Day Technology Leader.
Young, a scientist at Carderock in the Tactical Decision Aids Branch, started with the command in 2013 as a contractor supporting the Signatures Guidance Systems Branch. In July 2016, he was hired as a government employee on the Information Technology Specialist career path. At the time of hiring, young had already received his Bachelor of Science in geographic information systems from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2011 and his Master of Science in information systems from the University of Maryland Global Campus in 2014. Once being hired as a federal employee, Young decided to go back to school and received his Master of Science in computer science from Johns Hopkins University in 2021, while continuing to work full time for Carderock. Due to his work ethic, Young transitioned from the Information Technology Specialist career path to the Computer Scientist career path in 2023.
In his current role, he manages the day-to-day requirements of technology users, reaches out to sponsors for funding for Carderock’s in-house software, and works with the development team. He also regularly volunteers to every Undersea Warfare Commander’s Task Force (CTF) location around the world, providing hands-on, face-to-face support where he introduces and instructs users in the latest operational capabilities.
Young has supported over 30 sites and fleet customers on a regularly. These customers include everyone from the Office of Naval Intelligence to the entire community of U.S. submarines, Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare (TASW) commands such at CTF 54/74 in Yokosuka, Japan; CTF 69 in Naples, Italy; CTF 34 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and CTF 84 in Norfolk, Virginia; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Navy research labs; Navy warfare centers; Defense University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs); and multiple DoD contractors.
“It is Mr. Young’s mix of skill, knowledge, self-drive, determination, and willingness to help that makes him my recommendation for the BEYA Professional Achievement award,” Tactical Decision Aids Branch Head, Matthew Kapus said. “He never slows down, never complains, never gives up, does the work before being asked, fixes problems before they arise, and does it with humility and a smile while always being willing to help anyone.”
Along with being a mentor to multiple junior employees, both contract and government, Young has also personally developed, maintained and trained others in creating authority to operate packages, designed systems for risk management framework accreditation, and ensured cybersecurity protections are applied as part of the systems engineering and configuration management process.
“I work, I did my job and just so happened to have gotten an award,” Young humbly said.
He credits his mentors with helping him to win this award: Ernest Lemmert, Matthew Kapus, Richard Loeffler and David Sracic.
“Mr. Young is a trusted and talented senior scientist on our team and a prime example of the type of engineer this award was intended to recognize,” Ship Signatures Department Head, Paul Shang said.
| Date Taken: | 11.15.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 11.29.2024 08:27 |
| Story ID: | 485408 |
| Location: | BETHESDA, MARYLAND, US |
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