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Mr. Steven Pizzo - C5ISR Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Inductee

U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command

June 22, 2023 | 5:49

Mr. Steven Pizzo began his career at Fort Monmouth in 1986 and served until his retirement in 2011. Beginning as an Electronics Engineer assigned to the Center for Electronic Warfare/Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition (EW/RSTA), one of Mr. Pizzo’s first assignments was to develop an improved signal recognition capability for the Guardrail Common Sensor (GRCS) system. Additionally, he conceived and implemented the Stratomist program, the first tactical, programmable, and distributed radio frequency test transmitter for field testing and training with over 400 units employed around the world. He is recognized within the research and development community as one of the Army’s preeminent systems engineers for Special Electronic Mission Aircraft and highly complex airborne Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) systems. Mr. Pizzo received the Army’s Greatest Invention of the Year Award in 2009, the Association of Old Crows (AOC) Joint Service Award in 1999, the AOC Radio Frequency Award in 2008, the AOC Army Service Award (as a member of the man-portable direction finding system known as Versatile Radio Observation and Direction (VROD) team in 2016, the AOC Electronic Attack Award in 2017 (as a member of the VROD Modular Adaptive Transmit (VMAX) Soldier-worn electronic attack system for dismounted operations team), and the AOC Test and Evaluation Award (as a member of the Stratomist Team) in 2018. He received the Army Product Manager of the Year Award for GRCS in 1998, the Defense Acquisition Executive Achievement Award (also for GRCS) in 2000 and multiple Commanders Awards for Civilian Service.