by John W.
I worked on teams writing,
editing and producing proposals for new business at Martin Marietta Orlando
from 1962 through 1994. My first thoughts include endless days, nights and
weekends. Then the good times come to mind—Sprint celebration, finding a school
of amberjacks aboard the boat to test Seafire, the proposal manager serving
spaghetti so the team wouldn't go out to dinner during the TADS/PNVS proposal,
a party on a boat trip up the St. Johns River, a dinner aboard a ship on the Zürichsee
and skiing in the Alps. And there was confusing corporate staff with contracts
for Job Corps recruiting materials and a cost-effectiveness study of Alcohol
and Highway Safety. Finally, I remember a proposal for ballistic missile
defense, which was an initial teaming of Lockheed and Martin Marietta
capabilities. In all, it was a most rewarding career!
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| Thanks for the memories, Lockheed Martin! |
