SIUE School of Engineering 16th Annual Awards Banquet
Celebrating the academic excellence, service and leadership of students, faculty and alumni
This year's event was held virtually on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Keynote Speaker | Awards Banquet Video
Awards Event Video
Keynote Speaker
Angela L. Heise
Microsoft
Corporate Vice President
Defense & Intelligence
Angie previously served as President of Leidos Civil. In this capacity, she was responsible for providing solutions to U.S. Cabinet-level civil agencies and major elements of the public and private sector across the globe. Leading a 10,000 person business focusing on information technology and cybersecurity, air traffic automation, energy and the environment, federal infrastructure and logistics, and transportation security.
At the Lockheed Martin Corporation, Angie served served in the position as Vice President, Lockheed Martin - Commercial Cyber. In her role, she was responsible for the delivery of a portfolio of cybersecurity and information technology solutions and services to commercial Global 1000 customers. She was focused on accelerating growth in our commercial cyber business and structuring the business for scale. Angie also served as the Vice President of Enterprise Information Technology. In this capacity, she was responsible for leading the Corporation’s information technology business serving the Department of Defense customers to operate and defend their global networks, managing eight major data centers, hosting 200 Air Force and Army mission applications and providing IT support for senior leaders in the Pentagon. During her tenure in this capacity, her team was responsible for two major international wins to include the new NATO headquarters IT infrasture design and implementation and the Austraulian Data Center Consolidation Program. Her organization consisted of over 3000 employees worldwide providing IT services to millions of users.
Previously, she was Director for Lockheed Martin Corporation’s Army Corps of Engineers – Information Technology program located in Vicksburg, Mississippi. In that role, she was responsible for leading a team of 800 engineers and technicians across the country providing innovative IT support, operating two major data centers and supporting over 2000 field sites in a 24x7 setting from October 2010 to September 2012. Under her leadership, she significantly improved the IT service for the Army Corps of engineers across the country.
Angie graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and completed Harvard’s Advanced Management Program in 2018. She currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Essent Guaranty as a member of the Technology, Innovations and Operations Committee.
