Holly M. Cyrus is currently a project manager for the Airport Safety Technology R & D Section, ANG-E261, at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey. She has been on detail to the Aviation STEM program for 2 ½ years to help the next generation decide to be engineers and technologists. When not on detail she performs research and development of Visual Guidance equipment and Pavement Marking Materials. She has been with the Federal Aviation Administration for 35 years. Her experience includes two years with the Environmental Engineering Branch, Depot Engineering, AAC-445C where she found replacements for obsolete parts for lighted navaids and engine generators. She worked for eleven years with the Navigation and Landing Branch, AOS-240, in Oklahoma City, OK performing modifications and field support of lighted navaids. Holly is a graduate of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico U.S.A. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. She is a graduate of Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received a Master’s in Business Administration. She has been in Toastmasters for nineteen years and is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM). She has also been in IEEE for twenty One years and has held the following positions: IEEE Southern New Jersey Employment and Career Activities Coordinator Region 2, P & P Committee Member, and Women In Engineering (WIE) Committee Member at the International level, WIE Magazine Editor, and WIE Region 2 West Task Area Lead.
