Slide 1

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.


Slide 2

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.


Slide 3

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.


Slide 4

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.


Slide 5

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.


Slide 6

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.


Slide 7

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.


Slide 8

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.


Slide 9

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.


Slide 10

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV

Executive Master’s Program
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – Ft. Worth

The Mustang Monthly
The Official Newsletter of SE-IV
January 2005

From the Class President
Fellow ClassmatesIt’s an all new year and a fresh beginning. There is where I should say something inspirational, but the
truth is…I just don’t feel very inspiring today. ☺

Remember to try to encourage co-workers to get into the SMU program. You will receive a $50 gift
certificate for each referral that matriculates.
Be prepared for class this weekend. Try to be on time and only half-asleep not fully asleep…aahh, the
joys of early morning lecture.
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas feel free to contact me. Until then, I remain
Sincerely Yours,
Johnathan Foster
SE-IV Class President
x32679

Upcoming Events

November/December/January
Birthdays

Not much other than class!!
Dec 6 – Travis Pipkin

Jan 2 – Alicia Kacel

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
Wendy Marie Schreier was born on 27 August 1967 in Wausau,
Wisconsin. She has one brother who is one year younger than
she. Her father died at the age of 46; her mother remarried and
she and her step-father are living.
Wausau is located in the center of the state with diverse
geographical landscapes. It is internationally known for its
various outdoor sports competitions including kayaking and
cross-country skiing, and nationally well-known for the arts.
In 1983, it was voted the “All America City”. Culturally,
Wausau is made up of various peoples from all over the globe.
Wendy grew up the only female among four boys (imagine – a
total of only FIVE children in a neighborhood!) in a swamp
approximately 12 miles south of Wausau. She spent much of her
free time training/showing/ grooming dogs and horses,
painting/drawing and selling her artwork, shooting pool and
reading/writing. An outdoor enthusiast, she rivaled her brother
and friends in archery, target practice, baseball, swimming,
ice-skating, skiing and most any other sports, plus spent a
great deal of time camping, backpacking, hiking, biking,
horseback riding, white-water rafting and fishing.
Wendy learned about the mechanical workings of cars, etc.,
from her self-taught brother who had been able to fix car
motors since he was five years old. She also drove mini-bikes,
go-carts, tractors, ATV’s and cars beginning at age six and was
racing by age 10. Many of her uncles and cousins were race-car
drivers.
After being given a telescope with some star charts for her
sixth birthday, Schreier started her journey into astronomy,
physics and mathematics and hasn’t looked back since. While
other kids were outside at recess, she, along with another
like-minded friend, stayed indoors playing chess, solving logic
problems or lapping up the latest happenings in the sky.
Wendy graduated high school in 1985. She studied
architecture for a year and a half at a technical college. Her
math and physics instructor convinced her that she was in the
wrong area – she was needed in the field of math and physics,
not being bored to death by drawing room layouts. Wendy quit
the program, moved to San Diego, CA, and had a blast.
She lived on a yacht in Harbor Island, sailed, cliff rappelled,

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
mountain climbed and biked to her heart’s delight. She lived 20
minutes from the beach, 40 minutes to the desert, 45 minutes to
the mountains and 30 minutes to Mexico. Being near Balboa Park
and the San Diego Zoo (five minutes away!), she was able to
draw and paint a global variety of animals and people.
Portraitures, especially of people, became her forte.
Unfortunately, after years of living it up, she received the
news of her father’s terminal illness. She moved back to Wausau
to care for her father until his demise. While doing so, she
started going to the University of Wisconsin and discovered she
was well-suited in math and
Physics. She became a member of the Society of Physics Students
and participated in many community events designed to enlighten
public awareness that “Physics is Phun”! (Many of the events
were televised.)
Her favorite class was Quantum Mechanics, which turned out to
be the easiest, most understandable of all her physics classes.
She also excelled in Electromagnetics, Optics, Relativity,
Solid State and Nuclear Physics. Her favorite math classes are
Topology (especially Chaos and Knot Theory), Abstract Algebra
and Complex Variables. Miss Schreier discovered a passion for
studying religion and philosophy as well as literature,
particularly British Lit.
While attending college full-time year-round, she worked a
variety of jobs including tutoring and teaching K-College (she
TA’d many courses); operating a Greenhouse; running the
Biology, Physics and Geology Laboratories; giving
horsebackriding, ice skating and dog training lessons; and
mentoring a half-dozen pre-teen to teenage girls. In addition,
the last two years found her in the Solid State Ionics
Laboratory working intently on her research. She graduated May
2000.
Unfortunately, the day of the graduation ceremony, she became
ill. Her doctor discovered a tumor in her back which was
subsequently removed the following day. Miss Schreier was to be
laid up for an entire year to recover.
In September of 2000, Wendy received a phone call out of the
blue (odd, since she never heard of the company, never sent a

October Profile One:

Wendy Schreier
resume, and she still does not know how her name got thrown
into the mix) from a company called Lockheed Martin. They asked
if she’d like to come down for an interview as they felt she
was aptly suited for a position they needed to be filled. Three
weeks later, after a five-minute interview, she was hired on
the spot. Wendy began working as an Electromagnetic
Environmental Effects (EEE, EME, EMC or EMI) Engineer on the F16 Program in December 2000. The position covers many
responsibilities – requirements through testing and
troubleshooting active, in-the-field aircraft – with one goal
in mind: the life and safety of the pilot and ground crew.
Lightning effects, precipitation static, shock hazards,
electrical conductivity/bonding, arcing/sparking/shorting
(especially in fuel areas), susceptibility, radiated emissions,
etc., all must be considered (requirements) and properly
incorporated into the aircraft designs to minimize or eliminate
serious in-flight and ground problems.
Wendy became the F-16 Electrical Bonding Lead in the Fall of
2001, as her published research in Solid State Physics made her
an ideal candidate. This unique position opened a variety of
potential doors as the Lead interfaces with Upper and Middle
Management, top government officials (national and foreign),
military brass, ground crews, designers, installers, customers,
pilots, test engineers, avionics and harness/wiring prime
groups, etc. (There’s no better way to study Systems
Engineering than by being a Systems Engineer!)
Miss Schreier transferred to the F-22 Program in December of
2004 to the Maintainability, Reliability and Human Diagnostics
group. A description of her new duties includes parts
availability, analyzing field data and working field issues.

October Profile Two:

Jeremiah Stoker
Jeremiah Stoker was born and raised (Editors Note: I thought you
reared children and raised cows??) in Waxahachie, TX. He graduated high
school in 1997. While in high school, he played the saxophone in band
and jazz band. Jeremiah ranked fifth in the state (jazz) for tenor
saxophone his junior year. In his senior year he played in the Montreaux
Jazz Festival in Montreaux Switzerland.
Jeremiah attended Texas A&M University and graduated in December 2001
with a degree in electrical engineering. He came to work for Lockheed
Martin in March 2002. His goal is to transfer to work abroad (he is
currently applying for jobs in UK, Chihuahua, Pakistan, UAE).
Currently, he plays the saxophone in and attends church at Cathedral
of Praise in Arlington. He also desires to learn flute and clarinet.
Jeremiah would like to have a Golden Retriever or two. He has recently
been involved with a lot home improvement driving his desires to learn
carpentry and more automotive mechanics. He claims to have gained much
knowledge on the market and has traded (demo) on the FX market. Jeremiah
would like to get back on an intensive work-out schedule (such as I was
on in high school and college). Jeremiah and his wife have saved up
money to take a missionary trip to Africa this summer. His current
favorite getaway is the Rusca B&B in Natchitoches, LA
(http://www.ruscahouse.com/). His next destination to visit is New York
City during the Christmas season.

October Profile Three:

Walter Storm
Walter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up on a mountain in
Tunkhannock. He started his path in Engineering by working for a local
electric company where he got to set up telephone poles by blasting
through rock with wicked explosives. After spending some time in the
field, he went on to design printed circuit boards for the US Army at
Tobyhanna in the Poconos. With his Engineering Apprenticeship completed,
he went to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to get his B.S. in
Aerospace Engineering. Walter worked full-time in the Information
Technology industry while attending ERAU. He also co-oped with Ford
Motor Company as a test driver in Sterling Heights, MI. Although he
initially had his heart set on getting in with Visteon's Formula-1 Jaguar
racing team, he found it nearly impossible without being "in the
family". So he declined his offer with Ford and decided to come to work
at Lockheed Martin. Walter started work at LM in 2000 on the T-50
Program, a supersonic trainer for South Korea. In May of 2002, Walter
was nominated for the Engineering Leadership Development Program
(ELDP). After submitting several essays and completing numerous panel
interviews, he was selected for the program. Since then, he has had the
opportunity to work on several LM programs including the Block-50 and
Block-60 F-16, C-5, ADP, and his latest assignment, F-35.
On the personal side of all of this, Walter and his buddies used to
race a 1990 VW GTI in NEPA autocross competitions. He was always into
martial arts and is a quasi-hardcore gamer. With his keen ability to
attract female psychopaths, his relationship history was always quite
shady. This turned around when he met his future wife during college
orientation at ERAU. Now, one needs to recognize, pilots and engineers
always had quite a rivalry at Riddle, and since she was a Pilot and he an
Engineer, things were always exciting between them. Needless to say they
dated for a while and then decided to cool things off a bit as they
enjoyed the college experience. During the cool-down period, they
remained best friends and hung out together quite often. During a trip
to Tampa some years later (their senior year), they were sitting out by
the pool talking about past relationships that ended in events like "the
Spanish armada". So eventually the question arose: "why aren't we
together?" Well, on April 1, 1999, they were engaged. (I hear there's
an interesting story behind that date, but that's another bio.) They
were married on April 21, 2001, and had their first child, Chloe, on
October 11, 2003.
And so Walter continues on his life's quest as he completes his
Master's Degree at SMU...

October Profile Four:

Ryan Underbrink
Ryan Underbrink was born on February 27, 1979 in College Station, TX, the
youngest of two siblings. His father worked in agricultural engineering
research at Texas A&M University. When he was 3, his father decided to
move out of the research field and decided to begin farming and doing
various engineering projects on the side.
Ryan went to high school in Kingsville, TX, where he (in an obviously
skinnier, more athletic form) played basketball and competed in UIL
computer and math competitions. He started college in 1997 at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville, pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering. After
three semesters and an annoying programming job, he changed degrees from
Computer Engineering to Electrical Engineering. During college, he worked
at the Natural Toxins Research Center, working on a control system for a
herpetarium which held 300 venomous snakes for research. It was here that
he met his future wife, Sarah Thurston, who was doing research.
Two weeks after graduation in 2002, he took a job with Lockheed Martin
in System Safety Engineering. Currently, he is working on software safety
for JSF Mission Systems. In April 2003, he married Sarah Thurston, who is
currently finishing her degree in Biology. After graduation, she plans to
either sell pharmaceuticals or teach chemistry and work toward teaching at
a college. On Ryan’s off time, he is a movie buff, enjoys playing golf
(albeit extremely poorly) and racquetball, is a movie buff, and enjoys
frequently dragging his kicking-and-screaming wife to see the Dave
Matthews Band. He is also an avid Cowboy fan. He and Sarah currently are
the proud parents of both a dog and a cat.

Team
Questions
Can we reschedule the first three summer classes?
Sorry...there is no possible way to change our class dates. With the
increasing number of executive classes, the resources and dates just aren't
available to put us the way we want. SMU tried to give a few 3 day weekends
to each class. There are some unfortunate souls that must go on every
Saturday of off-Friday weekends. They worked around Memorial Day and
July 4th for us, so I guess we have to appreciate that.

What can I expect in the upcoming newsletters?
The February issue of the Mustang Monthly will contain bios on David and
Rie. Faculty information as always is available on the website but nowhere
can we find information on our administrative directors. There will also be
information regarding class rings. Other upcoming issues will talk and the
path to graduation, upcoming SMU announcements and decisions, the
Executive Student Handbook and self/career development training and
awareness. Stay tuned for the February issue!

If you have any questions you would like addressed for the next newsletter, please submit
to one of the people below. If you have ideas for social gatherings, ideas for spending out
monetary allotment, or want to volunteer for social events or newsletter work, let Johnathan
know. Thanks.

Johnathan Foster

David VonZurmuehlen

Jeremiah Stoker

SE-IV Class President
X 32679

Director of Marketing
SMU School of Engineering
972-473-3475

SE-IV Vice President
X 78821

Disclaimer
The Lockheed Martin Star, the Lockheed Martin logos, F-35
JSF, F-22 Raptor, ADP Skunkworks, and F-16 Falcon are
trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the
Lockheed Martin Corporation, some in the US Patent and
Trademark Office. All rights reserved.
All product graphics are courtesy of the Lockheed Martin
Corporation (so I think) and may not reflect or fully represent
actual product deliverables.
The SMU Mustang and SMU logos are trademarks of
Southern Methodist University. All rights reserved.