Sheila Cummings

Sheila Cummings is a Native American aerospace engineer and entrepreneur. Cummings is the founder of Cummings Aerospace Inc., a Native American woman owned business that provides opportunities for young women who are wanting to pursue a career in STEM. Cummings began her educational career at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Career Cummings entered into the engineering industry working as a spacecraft thermal engineer with the focus of advanced technology satellites for the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. Their focus is technologies and flight science solutions for aerospace systems which helps support the Department of Defense.

Cummings Aerospace Inc. has partnerships with federal defense contractors such as Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, & Boeing. Cummings Aerospace Inc. performs direct contract work for the United States Department of Defense. Along with her business, Cummings created a two-week summer camp called Cummings Aerospace Engineering Camp, which helps introduce students to many different STEM related careers such as robotics, 3D printing, coding, & 3D design.

Since 2009, as her company increased, Cummings was able to open multiple locations for her business, such as in Alabama, Largo and Niceville, Florida, and a new location in Tucson, Arizona with over 90 employees spread throughout each location.

Achievements In 2020, Cummings was inducted into the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame as a part of the 2020 class. Cummings was also named to This is Alabama's List of 25 women who shaped Alabama.