10/27/2026
Every October 27, we pause to recognize the men and women of the U.S. Navy for . This year, we want to honor one of our own.
Diana Nottingham served 14 years in the Navy as a Torpedoman’s Mate Technician at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, VA. When working on a torpedo weapons system, details matter, one overlooked item could change everything.
Her work demanded precision where there was no room for error. She remembers a time when the power went out in the middle of a critical step that required proper lighting and grounding. She had to stand calmly in the dark, holding an electrostatic-sensitive device, waiting for the backup generators to come online.
Those lessons of steadiness, care, and accountability didn’t stay at the weapons station. Today, Diana is a Product Line Manager for fiber optic interconnects, focused on military and aerospace programs. She knows firsthand what it means to depend on products that must perform when they count most, and having worked on the operator’s side, she asks better questions about what our customers need:
- Reliability first: Treating every interconnect as mission-critical, because for the customer, it is.
- Attention to detail: Quality, documentation, and traceability matter as much as performance specs.
- Calm under pressure: Staying steady when schedules tighten or requirements change.
- Speaking the customer’s language: Having worked with defense equipment, she relates to the program teams and warfighters we ultimately support.
Diana states, “In the Navy, you own your work from start to finish. I bring that same mindset to every product I manage.”
To Diana, and to all veterans, active-duty sailors, and military families: thank you for your service. We’re proud to have you on our team.
