[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 14 (Monday, January 27, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E71]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING TIM HANNEMANN ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                            HON. JANE HARMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 27, 2003

  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my friend Tim Hannemann on 
his retirement as vice president of Northrop Grumman and president of 
its Space Technology sector.
  Prior to the recent Northrop Grumman merger, Tim was president and 
CEO of TRW Space and Electronics of El Segundo, having been named to 
that position in 1993--coincidentally when I was first elected to 
Congress.
  Indeed, even before my first election, Tim and TRW helped educate me 
about the challenges facing the industry. Well-respected by his South 
Bay peers, Tim co-chaired my aerospace advisory committee and often 
hosted policy discussions with other local aerospace representatives as 
we worked to address tough economic times following sharp cuts in 
defense spending in the early 90's.
  During the course of more than a decade, Tim and I worked on a 
strategy to diversify the local industrial base. TRW, for example, 
excelled in space science and became lead contractor on a number of 
important space-based satellites programs, including Mission-to-Planet-
Earth, which helped map our globe, anticipate climatic changes, and 
identify weather patterns.
  TRW was also a leader in developing commercial applications for 
technology it originally developed for the country's defense needs. To 
that end, I was proud to join Tim at the launch last year of Velocium, 
which designs and fabricates high speed components for fiber optic and 
wireless telecommunication applications. The company's products make 
use of advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes developed at TRW.
  Tim joined TRW in 1969. From the start, he distinguished himself as a 
leader of TRW's technical and management team and should be especially 
proud of the talented and diverse organization of engineers, scientists 
and technical staff he assembled during his tenure. His employees are 
committed to the community in which they work and live and many 
actively participate in local chambers of commerce, school districts 
and environmental projects.
  Every recent visit or phone conversation includes glowing reports 
about his grandchildren. Justin, the oldest, turns six this weekend and 
Tim's retirement will be a big present for that special boy.
  Thanks, Tim, for your gifts to a fabulous company, to our community, 
and to me personally.

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