Shalon Girlee Simmons

Background

Simmons, Shalon Girlee was born on April 9, 1966 in Oklahoma City. Daughter of Joe Douglass and Lillie May (Hudspeth) Simmons.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1989. Master of Business Administration in Management, Oklahoma City University, 1991. Master of Business Administration in International Business, Oklahoma City University, 1993.

Career

Research technical JG, AMOCO Research, Tulsa, 1985-1986; cooperative electrical engineer, Ling-Temco-Vought Aerospace and Defense (Missiles), Grand Prairie, Texas, 1987-1988; manager computer operations, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Oklahoma City, 1989-1990; manager current planning, transmission engineer, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Oklahoma City, 1990-1993; manager long range technical planning-infrastructure, Southwestern Bell Telephone, St. Louis, 1993-1995; program manager telecommunication system, General Electric Company, Fort Myers, Florida, 1995-1996; senior manager, MFS Communications, Westmont, Illinois, 1996-1997; senior manager operations support system, Worldcom, 1997; senior manager international carrier interconnect, Worldcom, since 1998. General Electric representative to African-African American Summit, Dakar, Senegal, 1995.

Achievements

• Shalon Girlee Simmons has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Southwestern Bell Telephone corporation representative Society Women Engineers (Oklahoma State), Stillwater, 1991, 92. Board directors National Institute Abuse Oklahoma State Epid. Work Group, Oklahoma City, 1991-1992.

Steering committee member Oklahoma City Foundation Future Fund, Oklahoma City, since 1991. Member of advisory board Millwood School District Improvement Plan Committee, Oklahoma City, 1991-1992. Volunteer Junior Achievement.

Board directors Lafayette Square Town Home Association. Member National Society Black Engineers (national college init. since 1991, president Oklahoma City chapter 1991-1992, Southwestern Bell Telephone corporation representative Los Angeles conference 1991, chair national programs, Outstanding Executive Board Member 1992, alumni extension), Oklahoma Society Professional Engineers (vice president public relations central chapter 1991-1992, vice president intersoc. central chapter since 1992, vice president programs central chapter, national vice president programs). F C.

Connections

Father:

Joe Douglass Simmons

Mother:

Lillie May (Hudspeth) Simmons