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Mike Scott was awarded the IMOC II Excellence Award for implementing an innovation to produce a higher quality Robotics Shadowing Converter (RSC).

Cimarron employee Kathryn Hicks was selected by Cimarron's customer as Houston Commercial Crew Transportation System (CCTS) July 2017 Employee of the Month.

Cimarron employee Lanette Holland was selected by Cimarron's customer as Houston Commercial Crew Transportation System (CCTS) January 2017 Employee of the Month.

Cimarron employee Tyler Mock was selected by Cimarron's customer as Houston Commercial Crew Transportation System (CCTS) June 2017 Employee of the Month.

Robert Bradbury and Dave Condon were awarded an FDOC Excellence Team Award. Robert and Dave were part of the FreeFlyer Team that demonstrated a high level of collaboration and exceptional technical ingenuity and drive to accomplish three primary objectives during 2016.

Cimarron is thrilled to have been awarded the NASA JSC Joint Operations & Integrated Systems Technology (JOIST) IDIQ contract. We look forward to continued support of NASA’s initiatives.

This year, Cimarron celebrates 35 years of operations with Federal, Commercial and National partners.

Cimarron was proud to be a sponsor of the Purple and Teal Ball celebrating Bay Area Turning Point. In addition to celebrating the important work of Bay Area Turning Point and honoring some of the special people who have made this work possible, the Purple and Teal Ball is a fundraising event to benefit adult and child victims of family violence and sexual assault. Cimarron employees Kurt Restemyer, Matt McGee, and Tim Deibel along with their spouses attended the event.

Cimarron was honored with the 2015 Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award. Cimarron maintained a Silver composite performance for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2014 to Sept. 30, 2015.

Phill Hicks received an IMOC II Excellence Award on August 16, 2016. Phill was honored for showing discipline and competence while performing the various roles of an ETHOS Specialist, especially when it comes to dealing with the Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) as the Lead SME for the branch. Phill was also recognized by two of his Flight Controller peers for preventing an Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA) fault during a scheduled Sabatier activation due to an off-nominal OGA production mode and Flow Control Valve position.

Luke Miles received an IMOC II Excellence Award on September 8, 2016. The SPARTAN members on the TS-21 Team were recognized for the excellent job testing the ETCS and EPS, marching towards the Operational Readiness Review (ORR) milestone. In particular, Luke was instrumental in getting EPS and ETCS ready for training.

Joe Vlaming was honored with a NASA Space Flight Awareness (SFA) Management Award on June 2, 2016. The NASA SFA Management award recognizes managers who consistently demonstrate loyalty, empowerment, accountability, diversity, excellence, respect, sharing, honesty, and integrity, and are proactive. Joe's management and leadership empowers employees, encourages innovation, and builds bridges in the workforce daily. Joe is an uncommon leader, one who engenders trust and loyalty while setting high standards and championing an environment of innovation and respect. Congratulations Joe!

Cimarron is featured in the "NASA Deep Space Human Exploration Spacecraft Orion: A Case for Small Business" publication. The PDF version of the book can be found at the NASA Office for Small Business Programs (OSBP) website. http://osbp.nasa.gov/docs/2015-Orion-A-Case-For-Small-Business-TAGGED.pdf

Cimarron was honored with the 2014 Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award. Cimarron maintained a Silver composite performance for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2013 to Sept. 30, 2014.

Cimarron is pleased to announce a new Air Force contract award. Cimarron is a member of the L3 Communications team that has been awarded the US AirForce Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) for both NetOps and Applications Services contracts. These contracts provide the Air Force with a primary source of netcentric and IT products, services, and solutions. This award will continue to expand Cimarron’s support of the US Department of Defense.

Cimarron, as a Siemens Solution Partner, co-hosted the Energy Executive Council Work Group Meeting held at Space Center Houston and Cimarron's Command & Control Lab on January 16-17, 2014. The event brought together executives from industry-leading companies to discuss challenges facing industry and the visions for product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions. Glynn Lunney, flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, served as key note speaker during the event.

Cimarron was honored with the 2013 Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award. Cimarron maintained a Silver composite performance for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013.

A Space Flight Awareness Honoree Award was presented to Salim Nuriddin (FDOC) on November 21, 2014.

Jeremyah Payne (FDOC) was honored with the Space Flight Awareness (SFA) Trailblazer Award during a ceremony held at the JSC Gilruth Center in January. The SFA Trailblazer award is presented to NASA and NASA contractor employees who are in the early stages of their career. Awardees must demonstrate strong work ethic and creative, innovative thinking in support of human spaceflight. Jeremyah was recognized for his innovation and contributions toward developing the data protection model for the Mission Control Center 21st Century (MCC21) Security Software Subsystem. Jeremyah’s initiative and technical abilities have been critical to meeting the challenges faced with providing the correct and proper amount of security for protection of data for the new MCC.

Cimarron is a member on the Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT) team that was awarded NASA's Integrated Mission Operations Contract II (IMOC II). Under the nine-year IMOC II contract, the SGT team will provide support and products for spaceflight operations capability development and execution for the Mission Operations Directorate, the International Space Station Program – including the Avionics and Software Office, and the Flight Crew Operations Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This includes support to mission preparation, crew, flight controller, instructor, and analyst training, as well as real-time mission execution activities related to exploration operations and space station operations. The contract award begins October 1, 2014. There are two, two-year options that could extend the contract through September 30, 2023. This contract includes a 61-day phase-in period beginning August 1, 2014. Cimarron CEO Jeannie Crowell said, “We are very blessed to have won this contract, as this is a significant win for Cimarron. This will allow Cimarron to grow and diversify while aligning us with future programs and opportunities.”

Cimarron is happy to announce another win! Cimarron is a member on the Wyle Laboratories, Inc. (Wyle) team that was awarded NASA’s Fully Integrated Lifecycle Mission Support Services (FILMSS) contract. The Wyle team will support NASA's flight programs and mission projects, providing support for multiple sustained project management, research and technology development capabilities that encompass all phases of mission and project lifecycles at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. The contract award begins August 1, 2014, with a one-year base period including a 60-day phase-in, followed by four, one-year options. Cimarron CEO Jeannie Crowell said, “We are very blessed to have won this contract, along with other recent awards this month.”

Cimarron is pleased to announce its acquisition of DCI Services and Consulting. DCI has been a leading provider of human spaceflight systems engineering capabilities, spacecraft landing and recovery systems design and development, and strategic lifecycle solutions. The new acquisition now positions Cimarron as a complete hardware and software systems solution provider.

DKI Consulting, a division of Cimarron, was honored with the 2012 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. DKI maintained a Gold composite performance for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2011 to Sept. 30, 2012.

U.S. Major General Edward M. Reeder, Jr. presented Roy Williams (SITEC) the prestigious U.S. Department of the Army Commander’s Award for Public Service during a ceremony held in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in October. The Commander’s Award for Public Service is the fourth highest honor the U.S. Department of the Army can bestow upon a civilian. Roy was honored for his “exceptionally meritorious service while assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the Army’s Special Operations Center of Excellence, as a SITEC Video Teleconference Technician.” Roy was also commended for his “selfless service and technical expertise...which ensured the complete success of numerous operational-level undertakings.”

Silver Snoopy Award presented to Robert Horton (FDOC), July 25, 2013