IFF is Remembered at Northrop

There is some good news at the company that took on the IFF product line of Teledyne Electronics. We have a Wiki that is available to everyone in the Corporation. On the Wiki is a detailed description of the triumphs of the IFF product line, starting with the APX-6 produced by Packard Bell in the early 1950s. There is also a focus on innovation. Boy did we do a good job with a wonderful team on innovative engineers - Gus Berman, John Memmen, Bob Hougardy, Bob Gerlock, Roland Chabot, the Suits, ....what a team! Many of our products are still in use. But, when someone wants to know "did we make the APM-123?", they can find it on the Wiki.

Don Roberts Retires

On Friday, July 27th Don retired from Northrop Grumman Navigations Systems Division in Woodland Hills. A party was held with lots of co-workers in attendance.

Don started at Packard Bell in 1968 and has helped to build the company and maintain continuity through transitions to Teledyne, Litton and now Northrop. The one word repeated over and over at his retirement gathering is integrity. The cake says that we'll miss him - as we will miss Virginia, we will miss Don too.

Don plans to go north to Bellingham Washington to retire. And he says "yes , I know it rains there a lot".

Don will remember that when he started back in Newbury Park that a local call to the Packard Bell only required dialing 5 numbers! Boy, he must be old!

We'll keep in touch.

Virginia Medrano Retires

Virginia retired July 27th from Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems Division after more than 40 years with the company. She had a great send-off with lots of current co-workers and former TE employees in attendance. Virginia will be taking care of her nephew during the days starting this fall. She says she'll be getting a new computer soon; so we can expect her to stay connected to the TE gang.

We heard that Virginia's sister Alice is now working for a newspaper in a Ventura County office. Virginia and Alice came to work at TE on the same day back in 1966. They have been an integral part of the team that made TE a great place to work.

Virginia is shown here with her boss Robin Day.

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This site has been created to help keep the group of former TE employees together online as they move on to other adventures in their lives. All former employees of Teledyne Newbury Park and their families are welcome to join. Please feel free to join our blog and post news and information to let the group know how and what you're doing.