Finalists announced for aerospace & defense industry’s Annual National Supply Chain Awards
Irvine, Calif. - The Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) has announced finalists for the inaugural Aerospace & Defense Industry National Supply Chain Awards. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala on November 6, 2007 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. SEA is a non-profit industry alliance funded by prime and tier-one contractors and leading suppliers. Its purpose is to lead the aerospace and defense industry supply chain conversion. The black tie-optional Awards Gala, designed for supplier company owners, CEOs and their guests, will recognize the performance and leadership contributions of small- to mid-sized supplier companies with nationwide representation. The Awards Gala will be attended by executives from major prime and tier-one contractors as well as from supplier companies. A SEA Panel of Judges reviewed over 100 Nominations. The Panel of Judges, composed of industry executives from supplier companies and prime and tier-one contractors, forwarded 45 Applications to the final stage. Finalists include: Leadership & Culture Award -Century Electronics, Westlake Village, California -Composites Horizons, Inc., Covina, California -Cristek Interconnects, Inc., Anaheim, California -Endwave Corporation, San Jose, California -Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company, Erie, Pennsylvania -Esterline Kirkhill-TA Co., Brea, California -Hebeler Corporation, Tonawanda, New York -Hitco Carbon Composites, Inc., Gardena, California -Micropac Industries, Garland, Texas -Omni Associates, Inc., Haysville, Kansas -PacMin, Inc., Fullerton, California -Photo Etch Company, Fort Worth, Texas Operational Excellence Award -Deutsch Defense Aerospace Operations, Gardena, California -Esterline Kirkhill-TA Co., Brea, California -Photo Etch Company, Fort Worth, Texas -Roberts Tool Company, Inc., Chatsworth, California -Sonfarrel, Inc., Anaheim, California Workforce Development Award -Cristek Interconnects, Inc., Anaheim, California -Hi-Tech Electronic Manufacturing Corp., San Diego, California -Esterline Kirkhill-TA Co., Brea, California -Montana Metal Products, Des Plains, Illinois -Roberts Tool Company, Inc., Chatsworth, California Supply Chain Innovation Award -Hitco Carbon Composites, Inc., Gardena, California -Roberts Tool Company, Inc., Chatsworth, California -Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa Performance Award: Most Improved -Capewell Components Company, South Windsor, Connecticut -Esterline Kirkhill-TA Co., Brea, California -Orcon Corporation, Union City, California -Photo Etch Company, Fort Worth, Texas -Rockwell Collins, Inc. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Customer of the Year Award -The Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas -DRS Technologies, Parsippany, New Jersey -Hitco Carbon Composites, Inc., Gardena, California -Northrop Grumman Corporation, El Segundo, California -Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa -TM Industries, Inc., East Berlin, Connecticut Richard Hall Leadership Award -Tony Bosco - ABS Machining, Inc., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada -B.J. Schramm - Hitco Carbon Composites, Inc., Gardena, California -Bernie Nanni - BNB Manufacturing Company, Inc., Winsted, Connecticut -Ray Wersel - The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, California -Donald Beverlin - The Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas -Kenneth Marcia - Dresser-Rand Group, Olean, New York -Steve Barton - Esterline Kirkhill-TA Co., Brea, California -Brad Hart - Roberts Tool Company, Inc., Chatsworth, California -Jeffrey Hynes - Composites Horizons, Inc., Covina, California A Golf Tournament will precede the Awards Gala, on November 6, on the Westin Mission Hills Pete Dye championship golf course. The golf event will be an opportunity for tournament participants to enjoy golf with peers and customers. A SEA Member Conference, open to both SEA members and non-members, offers an important industry educational forum. The Member Conference will take place on November 7, also at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa. Related links and contact information include: http://www.seaonline.org/2007ADAC/Palm_Springs.htm - for information on the venue. http://www.seaonline.org/Awards/ - for a complete description of the awards and the judging process. http://www.seaonline.org/AboutSEA/EventsCalendar.htm - to download a copy of the invitation to the November event. Those individuals wishing to attend the events may also register on this page. Call (949) 476-1144m ext, 305
