LeLoni Stossmeister

LeLoni Stossmeister

As a child, LeLoni was interested in becoming a nurse because she always wanted to help people. She went to Pensacola Christian Academy for Nursing for 2 years before dropping out and moving back to her home state of Alaska. While working at grocery store, she was offered a job working at Fort Greely as a computer systems operator position. She earned her Security Plus certification before starting at Fort Greely. While working there, she was also going back to school for nursing before deciding to take a break to work as a Quality Assurance analyst. She found that she loved working in that field, so she went back to school for a bachelors in Information Technology at Colorado Technical University while working at Northrop Grumman in Quality Assurance. She discusses the process of getting the Security Plus Certification. She strived for growth in her career, which led her to working for Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, Alabama. She discusses what her day to day at work looks like as a quality assurance analyst. She covers how she balances school, as she is still completing her bachelors, while working full time in the industry. She acts as a mentor to interns that come through her department as a part of Northrop Grumman's AIM program. She mentions the sexism she has faced while working in Alaska, but states it is better in Huntsville. She emphasizes that soft skills are essential in the workplace, like patience and empathy. She says if you are not learning everyday, you are not trying hard enough.

University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives and Special Collections, Huntsville, Alabama

2023-07-21

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