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Welcome to Kari Fagerness Gorge Tech Alliance Newsletter June 2019 Supporting, connecting and developing the tech community of the Columbia River Gorge. In This Issue GTA Members/ Sponsors Board News GTA Events CGCC News Collins Aerospace News Leadership Classes STEM Symposium Job Openings Events of Interest Foundational Sponsors Premier Sponsors Diamond Sponsors Platinum Sponsors GTA Members and Sponsors Welcome and thank you to these new or renewing GTA Members and Sponsors! Providence Health and Services of the Gorge, Silicon Sponsor Sierra-Olympic Technologies, Inc., Gold Sponsor GTA Board News The GTA had two Board openings and a ballot of candidates was sent to the full members for a vote. Suzanne Burd, retiring as Community Education Coordinator/ RET Program Coordinator at Columbia Gorge Community College, was re- elected the the Board and will also be continuing to serve as Board Secretary. New Board member Kari Fagerness was also elected. Kari serves as Executive Director for Skamania County Economic Development Council. GTA Events July 2: Human Resources/ Recruiters Coffee The GTA invites the human resources/ recruiting staff of our member companies to this bi-monthly networking event at 8:30am with coffee and pastries. Attendance is restricted to the roles noted and RSVPs to Jessica are required. These events are helpful to share what you're working on and get ideas from others working in this role in the Gorge. Also in development for July/ August: our quarterly CEO Excellence Forum lunch. our Summer Party, one of the best GTA events of the year! Stay tuned. ...but Geek Lunch is on summer vacation! GTA Member News: CGCC achieves unmanned flight
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Welcome toKari Fagerness
Gorge Tech Alliance NewsletterJune 2019
Supporting, connecting and developing the tech community ofthe Columbia River Gorge.
In This Issue
GTA Members/ Sponsors
Board News
GTA Events
CGCC News
Collins Aerospace News
Leadership Classes
STEM Symposium
Job Openings
Events of Interest
Foundational Sponsors
Premier Sponsors
Diamond Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
GTA Members and Sponsors
Welcome and thank you to these new or renewingGTA Members and Sponsors!
Providence Health and Services of theGorge, Silicon SponsorSierra-Olympic Technologies, Inc., GoldSponsor
GTA Board News
The GTA had two Board openingsand a ballot of candidates wassent to the full members for avote. Suzanne Burd, retiringas Community EducationCoordinator/ RET ProgramCoordinator at Columbia GorgeCommunity College, was re-elected the the Board and willalso be continuing to serve asBoard Secretary. New Boardmember Kari Fagerness was alsoelected. Kari serves as ExecutiveDirector for Skamania CountyEconomic Development Council.
GTA Events
July 2: Human Resources/ Recruiters CoffeeThe GTA invites the humanresources/ recruiting staff ofour member companies to thisbi-monthly networking eventat 8:30am with coffee andpastries. Attendance isrestricted to the roles notedand RSVPs to Jessica arerequired. These events are
helpful to share what you're working on and get ideasfrom others working in this role in the Gorge.
Also in development for July/ August:
our quarterly CEO Excellence Forum lunch. our Summer Party, one of the best GTA eventsof the year! Stay tuned....but Geek Lunch is on summer vacation!
GTA Member News: CGCC achieves unmanned flight
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
training milestone
Congrats to GTA MemberColumbia Gorge CommunityCollege (CGCC), which recentlyannounced that they are nowthe first (and so far only)institution in the PacificNorthwest offering "TrustedOperator Program 'Level One'"certification training forcommercial UAV pilots. "Level
One" is the first of three certification levelsestablished by the Association for Unmanned VehicleSystems International, a global non-profit dedicatedto the advancement of autonomous systems androbotics. Pilots holding Level One certification havedemonstrated their competence to fly UAVs forcertain commercial purposes. Read more.
GTA Member News from Collins Aerospace: Piccoloflown TigerShark-XP receives FAA experimentalcertification
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC)TigerShark-XP UAV hasreceived a SpecialAirworthiness Certification inthe Experimental Categoryfrom the FAA for two of itsNASC TigerShark-XP aircraft.
"The TigerShark-XP UAV has utilized the Piccolo FlightManagement System since the inception of theaircraft. The TigerShark-XP and variants have loggedover 100,000 flight hours and we are proud tosupport their ongoing efforts," Paul Toumayan, CollinsAerospace, Director of Strategic Programs. Readmore.
Leadership Classes with GTA Member Dana MeyerConsulting
Dana Meyer continues her monthly Leadership Seriesat Columbia Gorge Community College on the HoodRiver campus. Each class is $99. The next classesinclude:
July 18: Managing Your CareerAugust 15: Communicating with Confidence atWorkSeptember 12: Leadership Essentials
Read more here or register with CGCC.
Aug 13-15: 2019 STEM Symposium for Educators in TheDalles
The ColumbiaGorge STEM Hubis gearing up forits annual STEMSymposium. OnAugust 13-15 in
The Dalles, STEM educators of all types learn fromthree days of teacher-led workshops, including:
Chromebooks and Google Suite in the Classroom
Silicon Sponsors
(for educators of all grades)Digital Design Start Up - Launching your owndigital design and fabrication lab (middle/high)Making to Learn, Learning to Make (all grades,especially K-8)Starter STEM Fun/Elementary Coding(elementary/middle)VEX Robotics (middle/high)
Learn more or register here.
Job Openings with GTA Members
Newest jobs in bold! Check the GTA's Job Postingspage for updates between newsletters.
Atmosera has a number of openings in theirBeaverton office, including a SeniorInfrastructure Engineer and more.Cardinal IG in Hood River seeks ProductionSpecialists and Maintenance Techs.CIWare is hiring a Web Designer/UX Developer.Collins Aerospace has openings for TaseApplications Engineer, ManufacturingTechnician, Inventory Specialist, and PiccoloApplication Engineer.Columbia Gorge STEM Hub has an opening fora Career Connections Liaison VISTA.Decavo is seeking Composite ManufacturingEngineer, Customer AccountManager, Document Control Specialist,and Quality Inspector.Google - The Dalles has openings for DataCenter Facilities Techs, Technical ProgramManager, Construction Program Manager,Commissioning Program Manager, GlobalOperations Excellence Manager, and RegionalEnvironmental Health and Safety Manager.Gorge Networks seeks a Business IT SupportTech and a Broadband Technician.Innovative Composite Engineering seeks an ERPAnalyst/BI, Quality Engineering Tech, andComposite Techs.Insitu has openings for Financial Analysts,Cost and Schedule Analyst, and more. Integrated 3D is seeking a Quality Technicianand Shop Technician.Orbital UAV openings include an Engine TestTechnician.Overwatch Imaging seeks a BusinessDevelopment Executive, Airborne ImagingSpecialist, a Senior Imaging Payload Engineer,and an Electrical Engineer.PAE ISR has openings in Pendleton for aPropulsion Engineer and a Lead Flight TestEngineer.RADCOMP Technologies has an opening for aLevel 2 Business IT Admin.Real Carbonis seeking a Quality ControlEngineer and Manufacturing Engineer.Seeq is looking for Backend Engineers and FullStack Engineers.Sierra Olympic is seeking a Part-timeDatabase Specialist, 2-3 month contract (oruntil project is complete).
Impact3D.com
Sightline Applications is looking for a TechnicalSales Specialist.Trillium Engineering is seeking a ManufacturingTechnician and a Shipping Receiving/OfficeAssistant. Zepher has openings for an AdvancedPrograms Project Manager and QualityEngineer.
July 17: Free Exporting Training Webinar
July 17 at 10:30 a.m. - Boost Your Online ExportMarketing and Sales WebinarShowing website visitors that you are available andcapable of handling international sales is at the heartof website globalization. If you're looking to enhanceyour export marketing and sales efforts, tune in tothis webinar to hear specialists teach you steps inglobalizing your website. Free - Register
Sept 12: ITAR & EAR Conference in Portland
This full-day program covers what you need to knowto comply with the Export Administration Regulations(EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations(ITAR), and other related export controls. Topicsinclude:
Maintaining an export compliance programHR and customer vetting considerationsRegulatory updates and forecastsAnd MORE!
Register here.
Want more in-depth EAR knowledge? This two-day pre-event is for you: Complying with U.S. ExportControls (details and registration).
Sept 13: VertueLab Impact Summit 2019 in Portland
The Pacific Northwest's premier cleantech innovationsummit takes place each fall to bring togetherentrepreneurs working on climate solutions and theindividuals, public funders, and other investorswho are driven to stop the climate crisis by speedingdevelopment of new technologies so they can bedeployed faster. Details and registration.
Save the Date - AUVSI Fall Symposium
SAVE THE DATEFor the AUVSI Cascade ChapterFALL SYMPOSIUM
October 3 - 4, 2019 | Pendleton, Oregon
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