Officer Profiles
Melissa Odom
President
Melissa Odom is the Deputy Business Area Engineering Director for C4ISR Systems at BAE Systems in Hudson, NH. She has worked in Defense as a software and systems engineer for over 20 years. Prior to joining BAE, she worked on COMINT and SIGINT systems for shipboard, airborne, man portable, and land-based platforms for over a decade at DRS Technologies. She was a technical lead for their distributed Electronic Warfare systems, which she helped design, develop, and deploy in several different countries. She worked on the Patriot Missile System during her time as a software engineer for Raytheon and wrote targeting and collateral damage software while working for the Naval Surface Warfare Center. She grew up in Maine, and has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA.
President
Melissa Odom is the Deputy Business Area Engineering Director for C4ISR Systems at BAE Systems in Hudson, NH. She has worked in Defense as a software and systems engineer for over 20 years. Prior to joining BAE, she worked on COMINT and SIGINT systems for shipboard, airborne, man portable, and land-based platforms for over a decade at DRS Technologies. She was a technical lead for their distributed Electronic Warfare systems, which she helped design, develop, and deploy in several different countries. She worked on the Patriot Missile System during her time as a software engineer for Raytheon and wrote targeting and collateral damage software while working for the Naval Surface Warfare Center. She grew up in Maine, and has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA.
Christina Millar
Vice President
Christina Millar is a Principal Systems Engineer in the CEMA organization at BAE Systems where she leads Capital Management and Miniature System Integration Lab efforts at the Hudson, NH facility. Her previous roles included Systems Engineering Integration and Test Lead, Consoles Racks and Power IPT Lead, and Requirements Manager. Prior to coming to BAE Systems in January of 2019, she worked at Raytheon Technologies as a Mechanical Engineer. She held multiple roles throughout her 4 years there, including Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) Lead and Research and Development Lead for MMIC Thermal Management.
Christina has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont and will be receiving her Master’s Degree in Engineering Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2022. Christina holds leadership roles in several other organizations, including the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) SNH Chapter Vice President as well as the BAE Systems Women’s Inclusive Network (WIN) Employee Resource Group (ERG) Vice President. She lives in Amherst, NH with her husband and two dogs, and she enjoys cooking, skiing, photography, scuba diving, and world travel.
Vice President
Christina Millar is a Principal Systems Engineer in the CEMA organization at BAE Systems where she leads Capital Management and Miniature System Integration Lab efforts at the Hudson, NH facility. Her previous roles included Systems Engineering Integration and Test Lead, Consoles Racks and Power IPT Lead, and Requirements Manager. Prior to coming to BAE Systems in January of 2019, she worked at Raytheon Technologies as a Mechanical Engineer. She held multiple roles throughout her 4 years there, including Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) Lead and Research and Development Lead for MMIC Thermal Management.
Christina has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont and will be receiving her Master’s Degree in Engineering Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2022. Christina holds leadership roles in several other organizations, including the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) SNH Chapter Vice President as well as the BAE Systems Women’s Inclusive Network (WIN) Employee Resource Group (ERG) Vice President. She lives in Amherst, NH with her husband and two dogs, and she enjoys cooking, skiing, photography, scuba diving, and world travel.
Jeffrey Brody
Treasurer
Jeff Brody is retired from IBM where he was Program Director for Faculty Awards for the IBM Global University Programs for IBM Corporation. He brings over 30 years of experience managing and preparing budgets.
A longtime member and supporter of SWE, Jeff served a three-year term as a Trustee for the Society of Women Engineers. The SWE Trustees manage all investments for the Society. He also served as chair of the audit committee for one year. Jeff is in the unique position of understanding SWE financial strategy, fiduciary responsibility and is passionate about supporting SWE-SNH. He is presently serving as SWE SNH's Treasurer.
Treasurer
Jeff Brody is retired from IBM where he was Program Director for Faculty Awards for the IBM Global University Programs for IBM Corporation. He brings over 30 years of experience managing and preparing budgets.
A longtime member and supporter of SWE, Jeff served a three-year term as a Trustee for the Society of Women Engineers. The SWE Trustees manage all investments for the Society. He also served as chair of the audit committee for one year. Jeff is in the unique position of understanding SWE financial strategy, fiduciary responsibility and is passionate about supporting SWE-SNH. He is presently serving as SWE SNH's Treasurer.
Carolyn Hajdusek
Secretary
Carolyn Hajdusek is a Senior Systems Engineer and Section Leader in the Air Defense Systems Department (ADS) at Raytheon Technologies. Her primary role responsibilities as a senior systems engineer involve being the diagnostic software requirements lead for all maintenance diagnostic programs as well as develop and test software requirements for shelter diagnostics across multiple Patriot programs. As a section leader, her responsibilities include leading a diverse team of engineers through performance and career development in addition to supporting department initiatives, mentoring, program staffing and hiring activities. She started her career with Raytheon as an intern in 2013 and later accepted a full-time position in 2015 and has supported the ADS department since. She stays active with mentoring efforts, SWE and employee resource groups.
Carolyn grew up in Northfield, NH and later pursued a BS in Electrical Engineering from Western New England University. Most recently she has completed her MS in Engineering Management from Tufts University.
Margaret King
Teller
Margaret King is one of the founding members of the Southern NH section of SWE and has been one of the Tellers since the beginning. She was a member of the Boston and UMASS Amherst sections of SWE prior to the formation of SWE SNH. She is presently working as an Database Applications Developer. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a BS in Industrial Engineering. She also took some courses toward a Masters in Information Systems at Northeastern University. Most of her career as an engineer has been doing database application development. She lives in Nashua, NH.
Teller
Margaret King is one of the founding members of the Southern NH section of SWE and has been one of the Tellers since the beginning. She was a member of the Boston and UMASS Amherst sections of SWE prior to the formation of SWE SNH. She is presently working as an Database Applications Developer. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a BS in Industrial Engineering. She also took some courses toward a Masters in Information Systems at Northeastern University. Most of her career as an engineer has been doing database application development. She lives in Nashua, NH.
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