Sparks, Nev., March 28, 2014 – Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET) has recognized Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) as the 2014 "Aerospace Company of the Year" for its innovation, revenue and employee growth in the aerospace industry. SNC was honored at the NCET/RGJ Awards Dinner by Master of Ceremonies, Lt. Governor Brian K. Krolicki on Thursday, March 27, 2014. Stan MacDonald, SNC’s vice president of technology, who has been with the company for 35 years, accepted the award for SNC.
Since 2008, NCET Technology Awards have celebrated individuals and companies who have greatly enhanced the growth and prestige of Northern Nevada’s technology community, recognizing outstanding leaders at all levels of business.
"It is truly an honor for SNC and our employees to be recognized by NCET and the community for the work we do in the aerospace sector," said SNC’s President, Eren Ozmen. "SNC prides itself on finding agile and innovative technology solutions to meet our customer’s widely diverse and technical needs. Our employees are an extremely talented team of engineers, scientists and technical personnel who continue to exceed what’s possible in the areas of aerospace and aviation."
SNC was one of eight companies nominated in this year’s new aerospace category. Headquartered in Sparks, Nev., the significant programs SNC performs include the Dream Chaser® spacecraft, a replacement to the space shuttle; Radar Enhanced Vision System (REVS™), which helps pilots see through degraded visual environments such as fog, snow and smoke during take-off and landing; Telemedicine, a system to capture and communicate patient data across a broad spectrum of environments, including trauma scenes; and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Detect and Avoid System, a critical capability to operate UAVs safely in the national air space.
About NCET
NCET is a member-supported organization that produces business and technology events to help small businesses and entrepreneurs. It is an independent award-winning 501(c)(3) Nevada nonprofit organization and is not affiliated with the State of Nevada or the University of Nevada and receives no state or Federal funding.
About SNC
SNC is a trusted global leader in aerospace and national security. Our innovative solutions enable connected protection through command, control and communications systems, as well as ISR, cyber, electromagnetic spectrum management, and other high capabilities for national security systems across all domains – sea, land, air, space and cyber. As a longstanding leader in defense technology, SNC is at the optimum intersection of commercial, defense and non-traditional contractors. We are one of the only privately owned mid-tier A&D contractors and we pride ourselves on our ability to invest early and often to ensure mission success on or ahead of schedule. It's part of our mission to always stay one step ahead; working on solutions today to solve the problems of tomorrow. Founded in 1963, SNC is owned by Chairwoman Eren Ozmen and CEO Fatih Ozmen.