Saildrone Hires Cuyler as COO and Jones as Sales VP
needs will help Saildrone achieve its goals. And to add to this career satisfaction is the ability also to support my personal interests in sailing and the environment. I’m looking forward to the years to come.”Cuyler began his career in manufacturing engineering with 15 years at General Motors. He holds a MS in Engineering Management and BS in Mechanical Engineering.Jones is a veteran strategy, business development, and sales leader in the defense, aerospace, and geospatial industries. He has over 25 years of experience assisting national and international security customers in adopting
CODA Elects Plumb to Board of Directors
28 years of service, and his military honors include two Purple Hearts, the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the P.O.W. Medal. Since his retirement, Captain Plumb has been a motivational speaker, consultant, and executive coach. His clients include the U.S. Navy, NASA, General Motors, FedEx, Hilton, Aflac, and BMW.During Captain Plumb’s tour in Vietnam, five days before the end of his tour on his 75th combat mission, he was shot down over Hanoi, taken prisoner and tortured. During his nearly six years as a prisoner of war, he distinguished himself as a pro in underground
Wind Surpasses Hydro as Largest US Renewable Energy Source
construction. Once completed, those projects will double the size of New Mexico's installed wind capacity. Corporations and others outside the utility industry have become major purchasers of wind energy, accounting for 39 percent of capacity contracted in 2016. Projects for Google, Amazon and General Motors were completed in the fourth quarter. (Reporting by Nichola Groom
Robotics Judges Creatively Praise STEM Students
judges. This year’s judges creatively – and poetically – heaped praise on the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), mentored FIRST Team 339 Kilroy at George Mason University’s Patriot Center. In honor of Kilroy’s Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors, the judges wrote a poem to recognize the team: There once was a team that came from multiple places, Inventing a clean and elegant robot from distributed bases. In the D.C. Regional with confidence they came,
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