ability to interact with leadership at industry outreach events, especially TARDEC industry days and GVSETS,” the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineer- ing and Technology Symposium. “Tese events allow us to align and validate our efforts with the Army’s current and future ‘big picture’ needs and to provide updates on our own internal initiatives and pursuits.”
An added bonus, Stanczak said, is simul- taneous networking with vehicle program managers and original equipment manu- facturers. “Global ET is always ready to collaborate with larger companies to cre- ate complete, robust solutions that can be rapidly integrated in support of our ulti- mate customer, the warfighter,” he said.
“Communication across the boundaries of government and industry drives success for everyone involved.”
CONCLUSION Small businesses are agile. Less encum- bered by bureaucracy than larger companies or other military or govern- mental agencies, small businesses can manage projects more efficiently because the contracted project is often their sole or primary contract. Tat enables them to focus on the client’s problem and needs.
More entrepreneurial in their thinking and approach, small technology firms are also effective in delivering solutions that might represent a high risk for a larger company. Smaller organizations also can readily tap into the creativity of their employees, who often bring a variety of experiences and technological exper- tise that differ considerably from Army personnel’s.
Te SBIR and STTR programs allow small, high-tech U.S. businesses and academia the opportunity to deliver inno- vative R&D solutions to critical Army needs. Everyone benefits by capturing the talents of our agile U.S. small busi- ness community: DOD, the Army, the private sector and our national economy.
For more information, go to the Army SBIR website at
https://www.armysbir.army. mil.
MR. JOHN O’BRIEN is the assistant director of the RDECOM Office of Small Business
Programs, Aberdeen the
Level III certified in contracting and a member of the Army Acquisition Corps (AAC). He received the Maryland Small Business Administration – Unsung Hero Award in 2008.
MR. LARRY BICKFORD has been the business area manager for ECBC’s Smoke and Obscurants Tech Base Area, at the Edgewood Area of APG, since July 1994. He holds a master’s degree in engineering administration from George Washington University and a B.S. in chemical engineer- ing from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
MR. ROBERT AUER is the Systems Anal- ysis and Experimentation Team leader at NSRDEC. He holds an MBA from Babson College and a B.S.
in mechani-
cal engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He is Level III certified in engineering and Level II certified in sys- tems planning, research, development and engineering – program systems and is a member of the AAC.
Proving
Ground (APG), MD. He holds a B.S. in business management from Charter Oak State College and is a graduate of Army Management Staff College. He is
MR. MICHAEL J. STATKUS is an opera- tions research analyst with the Systems Analysis and Experimentation Team in NSRDEC’s Warfighter Directorate. He holds a B.S. in computer science from American Sentinel University and a B.A. in English from Boston College. He is level III certified in engineering and is a mem- ber of the Delta Epsilon Tau International Honor Society.
“The integration of these new capabilities into simulation applications will enable military analysts and decision-makers to analyze the trade-off between the impact of equipment and operational environment and Soldier task performance.”
MR. STEVE OLEVNIK is a member of the External Business Office at TARDEC in Warren, MI. A retired Navy commander with 20 years of experience in business engagement strategy, he has been a mem- ber of the TARDEC team for six years as a research and external business engagement leader. He holds an MBA from the Uni- versity of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and is a 1983 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.
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