Suzanne Honeycutt--Women at NASA

Biography

Suzanne Honeycutt began working for the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) in March of 2006. Since that time, she has held several positions within the NSSC Procurement Division, but most notably, the Lead program coordinator for the Agency’s Purchase Card Program. Suzanne manages more than 2,200 Agency cardholders with direct support from purchase card coordinators from each Center. These holders are assigned to every NASA Center; spending on average $78 million per year on general supplies and services in support of NASA’s mission. Suzanne has also served as the contracting officer responsible for procuring onsite training for NASA civil servants across the country. Suzanne takes great pride and ownership in her work and attributes the program’s success to open communication and cohesive teamwork. Throughout her 20 year career serving in a Federal Procurement Office, Suzanne has worked as a contracting officer, contracting specialist, contract administrator, and a procurement analyst for several other agencies. These agencies include: the Defense Contract Management Agency, Defense Information Systems Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Air Force at Patrick Air Force Base, and the Defense Plant Representative Office at Harris Corporation in Palm Bay, Florida. The footprint of NASA is stamped throughout Suzanne Honeycutt’s career. She caught her first glimpse of a Space Shuttle on the back of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified Boeing 747 jetliner) while serving on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. A rotational work assignment afforded her the opportunity to take a tour of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center during her Federal civil service career in procurement at Patrick Air Force Base. Suzanne also witnessed numerous awe-inspiring shuttle launches that created lasting impressions and memories while living on Florida’s coast for seven years. Finally, Suzanne had the opportunity to work at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans alongside engineers who worked directly on the shuttle’s external fuel tanks. All of these proved to be stepping stones that would lead her to work for NASA. While serving in the U.S. Air Force, Suzanne earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services from Hawaii Pacific University, where she graduated magna cum laude. She also earned an Associate of Arts Degree in Communication Operations Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Suzanne is an honor graduate of Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Mississippi, as well. When she is not working, Suzanne enjoys gardening, watching football, and traveling.