Technolink Snapshot February 2017

Snapshot News from Technolink Members

               

Congratulations to members Kent Peterson and Kevin Peterson who are celebrating the 25th anniversary of P2S Engineering!  Founded with John Soska, P2S is a full-service mechanical, electrical and technology engineering firm offering feasibility, design, commissioning, construction management and energy services. The firm provides consulting engineering services for industrial facilities, healthcare facilities, government facilities, institutions, and the building industry. P2S has offices in Long Beach and San Diego.

The firm averages more than 500 projects per year, and has grown from its three founding principals to a staff of over 150, including 50 registered engineers who are extremely well versed in mechanical and electrical engineering solutions for infrastructure and the built environment. P2S has been named in the top 20 medium-sized firms in Los Angeles County Best Places to Work by the Los Angeles Business Journal for the past seven years. The firm has also been repeatedly recognized as a leader in its industry by Consulting Specifying Engineer, Building Design & Construction and PSMJ Resources.

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Congratulations to Donn Silberman and his Optics Institute of Southern California for launching two new optics and laser educational product lines.  They are offered through the websites at Go-Spectro-USA and e-Las Americas.  Go-Spectro is a simple device that turns any smartphone into a light spectrometer that allows you to measure, save and export light spectra...on the go!  eLas Americas offers more than 15 training systems including optics and laser fundamentals, laser metrology, fiber optics and telecommunications.  These are typically for education and training of students in laser technology from universities, community colleges, technical high schools and vocational schools. 

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Jim Watson of CMTC would like to share with our members a recent announcement on robotics manufacturing: The Department of Defense awarded the 14th Manufacturing USA institute – the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing (ARM) Innovation Hub – to American Robotics, Inc. The eighth DoD-led institute, the ARM Institute joins the Manufacturing USA network in its collective effort to help revitalize American manufacturing and incentivize companies to invest in new technology development in the United States. To learn more about the ARM Innovation hubs, visit: https://www.manufacturingusa.com

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Ron Williams, CEO of Talon Companies, and a 22-year veteran of the United States Secret Service, discusses the massive presidential limousine nicknamed "The Beast" with ABC 7 News. 

(Click on the image below to watch the video.)

Technolink Snapshot January 2017

Snapshot News from Technolink Members

We'd like to recognize Sheriff-Coroner Sandy Hutchens and her team for all that they do for the greater community. A special congratulations is in order to Captain Jeff Hallock (pictured), of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, on receiving the 2016 PR People Award: Spokesman of the Year. Captain Hallock served as the Public Information Officer for Orange County Sheriff during a January 2016 jail escape. The quality of the relationships, built with the various news agencies, allowed him to effectively and efficiently deliver updated information on the situation. His leadership and dedication to both internal and external stakeholders is exceptional and once again congratulations on your achievement.

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Congratulations to Lt. General Larry James and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for receiving the green light from NASA for two new ground-breaking missions, Lucy and Psyche. These missions will explore our early solar system like never before.
Image credit: SSL/ASU/P. Rubin/NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Congratulations to Frank Quiambao of the Safe Communities Institute, Price School of Public Policy, USC for his participation in 2017 Rose Parade as part of the 26th Cavalry, Philippine Scouts ceremonial equestrian unit. On this 75th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, we remember Philippine Scouts, made up of elite Filipino soldiers and American officers, who were official U. S. Army units and the cornerstone of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's USAFFE. The 26th Cavalry fought key delaying actions alongside U. S. Army, Philippine Army and other Philippine Scout units as the Japanese attempted to subjugate all resistance in Luzon and capture Manila.

Pictured (L to R): Ron Almero, Jim Griffin, Bruce Harnishfeger, Frank Quiambao, Tournament of Roses Parade President Brad Ratliff, Dale Monroe, Frank Lopez, Rudy Cabigas.