by Jody P.
Sixty-five years ago, my dad started at GE
Aerospace, a heritage company of Lockheed Martin. At 17-years-old, he was full
of passion and curiosity and was quite driven. I closely watched as my dad,
Thomas Pregent, changed IT history through his leadership, vision and fortitude.
In fact, he was key to bringing together the future of information processing
technology.
By 1959, he was already part of the
development of information handling systems, computing services and business
information processing centers.
All evolved through new technology and consolidation of services that are still
part of Lockheed Martin today. He was at the heart of change and was in front
of what was considered the “leading edge” in technology. In the early 1950s, this
included punch cards, magnetic tapes, mainframes and servers.
Twenty-five years ago, he led the GE Aerospace
information technology initiative to integrate processes and services to
combine key data centers by December
1989. He not only influenced and brought about change through the evolution of
information technology, but he also was very influential in my life and in my
career at GE Aerospace, then Lockheed Martin.
I proudly reflect on his impact to the company
over his 42-year career. He was awarded for his many significant achievements, which influenced
technology innovation and change.
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| Thank you, Dad, for accelerating tomorrow! |
