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Barling Bay Supports the Air Force
Air Mobility Command Mission By: Barry Emerson and Jim Hoisington
Barling Bay’s Shiloh, IL based employees are providing the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) with innovative solutions to assist the command with the ever increasing demands of the 21st century. AMC is the air mobility component of the United States Transportation Command located at Scott Air Force base. The AMC mission is to provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America’s armed forces. The command also provides a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world. In addition, the men and women of the AMC provide airlift and aerial refueling for all of America’s armed forces. The C-17A wing located near the Barling Bay office in Charleston is a major component of the AMC.
Currently AMC planning and scheduling operations encounter problems when world events impact large plans mapped to specific movement requirements and delivery dates. The ability to dynamically re-plan missions that are underway greatly enhances the AMC ability to fulfill its mission. In order to be effective, a dynamic planning and scheduling process requires accurate, real world resource inputs such as crew availability, diplomatic clearance permissions, air field capacity, air craft assignment, and other variables to ensure a successful outcome. Global Aircrew Scheduling (GAS), Global Aircrew Management (GAM), and Dynamic Mission Re-planning (DMR) are key components to enhancing the AMC ability to dynamically re-plan missions. GAS/GAM/DMR provides a dynamic scheduling solution environment with a work-centered focus that incorporates the most current software technologies such as, optimization, collaboration, and simulation techniques. Barling Bay is working with the AMC team to define and prepare development requirements along with creating visual representations of GAS/GAM/DMR architectures. The Barling Bay team is:
• Participating in architecture and interface solution determinations.
• Building and prioritizing user stories for development that include data, process
and business rules and performing work-centered analysis.
• Documenting as-is business process models to outline attribute-based
specifications such as user roles, data release-ability, access rules, secure data
classification guidelines, and privacy information.
• Storyboarding to visually assist in the understanding of the prioritized features
and user stories and how the user will employ the GAS/GAM/DMR tools in a
workflow.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Updates from HR
Letter From The President
Harvey Mudd Clinic Hits Mid-Year Milestone
Barling Bay Employee Receives Promotion
Here We “Grow” Again
Barling Bay Celebrates the Holidays
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Barling Bay Supports the Air Force Air Mobility Command Mission, cont. Barling Bay has enhanced these efforts through the successful adaptation of Agile Workflow Processes using a Scrum methodology. Instead of following the traditional rigid US Government requirements gathering phase of the software acquisition process, the Agile methodology identifies and defines high-value software features for early development and deployment. Utilizing Agile processes, Barling Bay was able to quickly document current AMC business processes and information flows that were then analyzed to identify and define features for the GAS/GAM/DMR application development. As Mark Lynch, the Shiloh Program Manager, recently remarked, “Barling Bay’s introduction of Agile techniques has helped AMC to ensure that the most valuable needs to support the warfighter are delivered and deployed as rapidly as possible.” These techniques prove to be the new standard in Air Mobility Command’s program development portfolio.
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CONTACT US!
Corporate Office 1101 Remount Road, Suite 100 Charleston, SC 29406 Phone: 843.725.6830 Fax: 843.725.6831
NCR OFFICE 10440 Balls Ford Road, Suite 200 Manassas, VA 20109 Phone: 703.365.0450 Fax: 703.365.0460
MIDWEST REGIONAL OFFICE 1941 Frank Scott Parkway, Suite D Shiloh, IL 62269 Phone: 314.452.6055
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 2702 Denali St., Suite 105 Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 907.278.6100 Fax: 843.725.6831
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT [email protected]
CONTRACTS [email protected]
WEBSITE www.barlingbay.com
Mark Lynch, Barry Emerson and Vince Ricchezza
Updates from HR
Greetings from the Three Saints Bay HR Team! As you know, the New Year brings several changes in healthcare coverage to Barling Bay staff.
• All open enrollment coverage is effective 1 January 2013. • Effective 1 January 2013, our Dental and Vision carrier is Cigna. Both cards will be issued by Cigna. • All new deductions will begin in 7 January 2013 pay check.
Also, all W-2s will be distributed or mailed by TSB HR no later than 31 January. Please make sure your address is updated in the Net Benefits system in order to receive your W-2 on time!
For questions regarding insurance or W-2s, please contact Rebecca Witherspoon [email protected] or April Cokley [email protected].
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Letter from the President By Dan Jenrich
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OUR CLIENTS
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)
U.S. Transportation Command
(USTRANSCOM)
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Department of Justice Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy
Appreciation…. As we enter this coming year, it is time to pause and reflect on the year and our relationships with family, friends, team members and customers. I have seen firsthand the strengthening of relationships among us this year. I am so appreciative of the commitment,
performance and care that each of you has
demonstrated day-in and day-out. The Barling Bay team has never been more capable and collectively connected. As 2012 came to a close, it brought with it the challenge to re-invent what we do best and how we capitalize on our performance. The New Year is off to a good start. The company meetings in person, and soon to be via video, confirm that people are feeling the momentum and seeing the results from the work we have done in this past year to position the company for growth. I look forward to meeting via video with our team members across the nation. It has been an incredible year for our company and I look forward to sharing the list of accomplishments in my forecast message for 2013. Warm Regards,
Dan Jenrich President, Barling Bay, LLC
New city dock in the City of Old Harbor, Kodiak Island, Alaska
DHS Immigration & Customs
Enforcement (ICE)
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Harvey Mudd Clinic Hits Mid-Year Milestone
Barling Bay Employee Receives Promotion
By: Dr. Michael Joost and Jennifer Osment On 7 December 2012, the students of the 2012-2013 Harvey Mudd College Barling Bay Clinic presented their mid-year report to the Barling Bay staff. Broadcasting live via video conference from the Harvey Mudd campus in Claremont, CA, the students shared their findings from the Fall semester. Barling Bay has been a Clinic sponsor since 2009, one of over 375 industry partners that have sponsored the program since its inception in 1963. Each year, the students research and attempt to solve a real-world technical challenge for their industry sponsor. This year, the focus of the Barling Bay Clinic Team is to design and build a proof of concept infrared asset-tracking system that can be used to track the location of assets in a building through infrared communication. The goals for the fall semester were to conceptually design and evaluate an infrared-based asset-tracking system. The team evaluated design tradeoffs to conceptually design a low-cost, low-power mobile tag. A pulse-width modulation scheme to transmit the tag IDs was defined. The team evaluated an infrared link between a mobile tag and wall receiver module, both constructed on breadboards. Transmission of 200 bits through the infrared link was successful at distances of up to 10 feet when the two units were oriented correctly. The team also laid the framework for the refinement and prototyping of these circuits in the Spring 2013 semester into a functional asset-tracking system.
By: Claire Allen Congratulations to Andrew Bunn on his recent promotion to the Quality Manager for the VA Program Support Office (PSO) project at SPAWAR Atlantic. Andrew has been with Barling Bay
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Established in 2002 as an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) providing Information (IT) solutions, Barling
Bay, LLC received it’s 8(a) certification from the Small Business
Administration (SBA) in 2005.
Barling Bay is owned by Old Harbor Native Corporation and is a subsidiary
to Three Saints Bay, LLC, a holding company that provides contracts, financial, human resources and IT
support to our organization.
Together, we proudly represent the traditions and economic development
of the Old Harbor community, a geographically isolated village of
approximately 300 residents of the south-central coast of Kodiak Island,
Alaska.
OUR HERITAGE
since May 2010 and began his tenure on the VA PSO effort as the Project and Metrics Tracking Analyst. Andrew has proven himself as a valuable member of the VA PSO team. Andrew's tasking allows him to interface on a daily basis with SPAWAR project leads, IPT leads and various VA representatives. Thank you, Andrew, for your contributions, and good luck in your new position.
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Name: Jennifer Osment Date of hire: 11/19/12 Work Title: Proposal Coordinator Work location: Charleston, SC Contact: 843.414.4116 [email protected]
Name: Jeremy Russell Date of hire: 10/1/12 Work Title: Oracle Database Administrator Customer/Project: JEOD DSS Work location: Charleston, SC Contact: 843.281.7307 [email protected]
Name: Mark Holmes Date of hire: 10/1/12 Work Title: Java Developer Customer/Project: GAS/GAM/DMR Agile Specification Teams (AMC) Work location: Scott AFB Contact: 314.477.3741 [email protected]
Name: Sheri Fritz Date of hire: 11/19/12 Work Title: Cost Estimator Work location: Charleston, SC Contact: 843.414.4114 [email protected]
Name: Joseph Toher Date of hire: 10/1/12 Work Title: Senior Security Analyst Customer/Project: BIA Work location: D.C. [email protected]
Name: Elizabeth Stober Date of hire: 10/9/12 Work Title: Director of Business Development & Marketing Work location: Charleston, SC Contact: 843.414.8976 [email protected]
Name: Lance Butler Date of hire: 12/3/12 Work Title: Mission Replanning SME Customer/Project: GAS/GAM/DMR Agile Specification Teams (AMC) Work location: Scott AFB [email protected]
Name: Michael Mahnken Date of hire: 12/10/12 Work Title: Engineer Customer/Project: JEOD DSS Work location: Charleston, SC [email protected]
Name: Mel Harnett Date of hire: 9/17/12 Work Title: System Admin Customer/Project: DoDMERB Work location: Colorado Springs, CO [email protected]
Name: Roland Llanes Date of hire: 11/13/12 Work Title: Essentris Trainer Customer/Project: AF Essentris Work location: Travis AFB Contact: 707.816.5814 [email protected]
Name: Lori Warner Date of hire: 12/27/12 Work Title: System Admin Customer/Project: DoDMERB Work location: Colorado Springs, CO [email protected]
Name: Jameson Liggett Date of hire: 10/10/12 Work Title: Air Crew SME Customer/Project: GAS/GAM/DMR Agile Specification Teams (AMC) Work location: Scott AFB [email protected]
Name: Ksenia Petrikova Date of hire: 12/27/12 Work Title: Business Analyst Customer/Project: BIA Work location: D.C. Phone: 703.390.6674 [email protected]
Name: Beth Meredith Date of hire: 1/2/13 Work Title: Capture Manager Work location: Charleston, SC Contact: 843.414.4117 [email protected]
Here We “Grow” Again!
Beginning in February 2013, Barling Bay will launch a
monthly “Lunch and Learn” program for internal staff.
Each meeting will take place during lunch and will address
relevant and timely issues including company core
capabilities, strategic growth, training and certifications, and
leadership and personal development. To facilitate
internal communication, video conferencing will be used to allow staff at various off-site locations to participate. For
questions and topic suggestions, please contact
Elizabeth Stober, Director of Business Development and
Marketing, at [email protected].
COMING SOON!
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ISSUE 1 – JANUARY 2013 Barling Bay Celebrates the Holidays
in 2012 Holiday Party, Charleston, SC
Holiday Party, Germany
Holiday Party, Shiloh, IL
Holiday Decorating Contest, Charleston
The Holiday party for our staff in Germany was held
on 15 December 2012 at the Hotel-Restaurant "Zum Reussenstein," and was attended by the EUCOM ISKM Team and guests.
The Barling Bay Holiday Celebration was held in
conjunction with Amee Bay and Three Saints Bay on 8
December 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in North
Charleston.
The Charleston office held a Holiday decorating contest.
Contestants competed in the areas of “Santa’s Showcase,”
“Elegant Allure,” and “Tackey Tinsel.” Winners of
the individual and group awards were announced at the Holiday potluck on 21
December 2012.
The Holiday party for our Shiloh office was held on 22 December 2012 at the Sage Urban American Grill in St.
Louis, MO.
