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SRC Honors O'Hara and Schuman With Distinguished Title of SRC Fellow


November 24, 2021

Syracuse, NY – SRC, Inc. is pleased to announce that Sean O'Hara and Harvey Schuman have been named SRC Fellows. As SRC Fellows, both O'Hara and Schuman will provide technical mentorship and expertise in their respective business areas to SRC's employees.

The designation of SRC Fellow recognizes the outstanding contributions of an exclusive group of technical professionals. This achievement is the pinnacle for a technical expert at SRC. Fellows must meet strict criteria including superior demonstration of engineering or scientific expertise, leadership, and innovation which have advanced the state of the art within a specific technical domain. The individuals are well-known to customers and employees as leaders in their field.

"Sean and Harvey have been technical leaders in the SRC enterprise for decades," stated Kevin Hair, president and CEO of SRC. "Their contributions and innovative approaches have helped us solve many of our customers' most challenging problems. We are proud to recognize their achievements that have earned each of them the title of SRC Fellow."

Over the past 25 years, O'Hara has enhanced SRC's technical reputation by continuing to push the limits and developing state-of-the-art technology of national significance. He is widely seen as a technical and cultural role model, mentoring SRC employees and guiding people to "push the limits" of what's possible. In addition, he instructs numerous SRC technical courses and is an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. O'Hara's optimism and vision for the future are helping align the company to better serve our customers. O'Hara has bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Syracuse University, and an associate of applied science degree in engineering from Onondaga Community College. He has been the recipient of the Technology Alliance of Central New York's technologist of the year award, has received the annual outstanding thesis award from Syracuse University and received the presidential eagle award from the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials.

In his 25 years at SRC, Schuman has used his stellar technical prowess and vision to advance SRC's systems and capabilities. His expertise in signal processing and electromagnetics has contributed to numerous development projects for ground, airborne, and space-based systems. He has authored dozens of papers and presentations and holds seven patents. In addition to being recognized as an expert in his field, everyone who knows Schuman can attest to him being a great person to work with – always willing to share his knowledge and assist to find a solution. Schuman earned his doctorate, master's and bachelor's degrees in electrical engineering from Syracuse University. He is a member of a variety of professional affiliations including Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

 

About SRC

SRC, Inc. (@SRCDefense), a not-for-profit research and development company, combines information, science, technology and ingenuity to solve “impossible” problems in the areas of defense, environment and intelligence. Across a family of companies, SRC applies bright minds, fresh thinking and relentless determination to deliver innovative products and services that are redefining possible® for the challenges faced by America and its allies.

Since 1957, SRC’s commitment to the customer and the best solution — not the bottom line — has remained a core value that guides its efforts. This passion for quality carries through to the technologies the company invents and manufactures, the laboratories and facilities it builds, the people they hire, and communities where they work. Today, 1,500 engineers, scientists and professionals work together at SRC to protect people, the environment and our way of life.