Test Drive MBE Magazine May June 2013 | Page 52

Alliances/Mergers/Contracts Minority-owned Firm Signs Deal with GHS Brainseed Global has inked an agreement with global aviation service provider GHS Aviation Group of McLean, Virginia. The scope of work includes supporting GHS in developing and enhancing ground-based training programs for airport services and airline ground handling staff. Brainseed’s President, Will James, will oversee the month-long project with day-to-day work to be completed by industry expert and company instructor Jason Van Heemst. [Editor’s note: see page 16 for a profile on Will James and Brainseed Aviation.] Banneker expands services to Alabama Banneker Industries, a national supply chain management company, formally introduced itself to the Huntsville and Madison communities with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new regional distribution center in Madison, Alabama. Banneker is an MBE, WBE, SDB and WOSB 8(m) that provides value added warehousing, kitting, quality inspection and transportation services to support missile integration within the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. Joined by approximately 50 guests, Cheryl Snead, the president and CEO of Banneker, cut the ceremonial ribbon signaling From left: Jarrett, Poteat, Snead, Trulock and Junior Jabbie of Banneker the opening of the new facility alongside Ron Poteat, chairman of the board of directors, Chamber of Commerce of Madison/Huntsville County; Madison Mayor Troy Trulock; and Mike Jarrett, vice president of supply chain services, Raytheon Missile Systems. Banneker manages nearly one billion dollars of products for the aerospace and defense, pharmaceutical, commercial and consumer goods industries. In addition to the new location in Alabama, Banneker has expanded its business from its first site in Rhode Island to Texas, California, Virginia, and Massachusetts. The Outsourced CIO Summit Top Reasons to Attend: • Hear directly from investors who have gone through the outsourcing process • Tackle the thorny issues of governance and policy constraints • • Understand how to best hire an outsourcer through case studies from those who’ve done it • Mention FMP185 for 10% Registration Discount 50 May/June 2013 MBE • • • Discover outsource providers’ investment strategies, and how they select any subadvisors • Get a grasp of the outsourcing process from hiring to ongoing monitoring •