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The IMS Company, a software and systems developer in the defense and aviation industries, is expanding its presence in the San Diego area with three new executive, consulting and strategic advisory appointments, according to Ron Hopkins, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the IMS Engineering division.

Chris Burt has been appointed as Vice President of the DoD and Aerospace business group “to ensure a concentrated focus on the defense market in the Southern California region and elsewhere,” said Hopkins.

Prior to his appointment at The IMS Company, Burt was Deputy for the West Coast Aerospace domain at Thales USA Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) and served as key account manager for L3 Communications. Burt was previously a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) owner following two combat tours in Kuwait and Iraq as a Marine Corps officer.

The company has named Dennis Bauman as a strategic advisor, bringing decades of defense leadership, expertise and strategic insights to help guide the company’s growth in the defense market.

Since retirement from a thirty year career in the US government’s Senior Executive Service, Bauman has worked as a consultant providing strategic advice to the defense industry. Before his retirement, Bauman led the Joint Program Executive Office for the Joint Tactical Radio System as well as the Navy’s Program Executive Office for C4I and Space.

Bauman held roles such as the SPAWAR Program Director for Command, Control and Intelligence and Combat Support Applications, and Program Director for Information Warfare. Bauman also served as head of the Naval Ocean Systems Center Submarine Communications and C4I System Division.

Concurrent with his government service, Bauman was a faculty member at the University of California at San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department for twenty years.

“IMS’ unique skills in software defined radios and in cloud computing are desperately needed in this market,” said Bauman, “and I’m pleased to help IMS accelerate its growth in the San Diego area.”

The IMS Company has also appointed Debbie Matzek as business development and strategic planning consultant for the San Diego defense market. Matzek has had a distinguished career in the San Diego Aerospace Industry. She was a leader in the success of the San Diego Chapter of the Armed Forces and Communications Association (AFCEA), where her leadership positions included Chapter Vice President, SPAWAR Systems Center AFCEA Joint C4ISR Symposium Chair (’97-’98), and Chapter President (’98-’00). She was also a member of the 2001 AFCEA San Diego Board of Directors. She has owned a consultancy for over 15 years.

Matzek began her career with General Dynamics’ Space Systems Division where she supported several Atlas II Launch Vehicle missions for the United States Air Force. She managed the development and verification of all satellite interface requirements and assisted in the development of the first Automated Requirements Verification Program. She also served as the liaison between the General Dynamics engineering team, the USAF customer, and the USAF IV&V contractor to ensure that mission requirements were approved for launch.

Matzek served as the liaison between the General Dynamics engineering team, the USAF customer, and the USAF IV&V contractor to ensure that mission requirements were verified and approved for launch.

About The IMS Company: Founded in 1996, The IMS Company is an software and system solutions provider in the travel industry, and a systems and software solutions provider to the air transport and aerospace and defense industries. Organized into three business units, IMS serves commercial airlines including American, Delta, British Airways, Royal Jordanian, US Airways, Kuwait, AirAsia X, TransAero and others with portable entertainment, wireless communications, and content management services via IMS Entertainment.

Via IMS Engineering, the company provides advanced systems and software engineering support in the development and deployment of the latest inflight entertainment, cabin avionics, and media distribution systems, as well as engineering services and software development services to unmanned vehicles, avionics systems, software-defined radios and cloud solutions.

IMS Flight Deck provides Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) and other solutions for the flight deck.

IMS has expanded into the provisioning of content services and hardware solutions for business aviation, rental car, rail passenger and related markets reaching the traveling public. For two of the last three years, The IMS Company was named among the fastest-growing privately-held companies in technology-heavy Orange County California by the Orange County Business Journal.

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The ARRL Executive Committee adopted an updated Policy Statement on Amateur Radio mobile operation during its October 4 meeting in Memphis. While agreeing that driver inattention is a leading cause of auto accidents and that concern over driver distraction “is not unreasonable,” the policy cites Amateur Radio’s 70-year history of two-way mobile operation as evidence that such radio use does not…

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A raft of regulatory-related items will confront the ARRL Executive Committee when it meets Saturday, October 4, in Memphis, Tennessee. On the list are several ongoing FCC proceedings that affect Amateur Radio, as well as international and organizational matters. Among other topics, the EC will mull strategies to improve the FCC’s Amateur Radio enforcement program, consider the FCC regulatory f…

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The ARRL Executive Committee has authorized ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, to file a Petition for Rule Making on the League’s behalf calling for the deletion of symbol rate references for data emissions in the HF bands. The League will be unable to file its Petition, however, until the partial federal government shutdown ends, and the FCC reopens. The EC met October 5 in Aurora, Colora…

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The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) will face an agenda heavy on FCC and regulatory issues when it meets Saturday, October 5 in the Denver, Colorado, area.

Among action items, the EC is expected to consider the filing of a Petition for Rule Making, now in draft, seeking to delete restrictions on symbol rates for data communication and to establish a 2.8 kHz maximum authorized bandwidth for HF dig…

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On Wednesday, May 1, President Barack Obama announced that he has nominated Tom Wheeler to be the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. If the Senate confirms the nomination, Wheeler will replace Julius Genachowski who announced his resignation from the FCC in March. Pending Wheeler’s confirmation, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn — the agency’s soon-to-be senior Democrat — wi…

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The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) held its first 2013 meeting Saturday, March 9 in Irving, Texas. The meeting’s agenda included items concerning the FCC and regulatory items, FCC enforcement, legislative issues and organizational matters.

FCC and Regulatory Matters

  • Amateur Radio Enforcement: General Counsel Imlay pointed out that since the EC’s September 2012 meeting, there has been “encouraging…

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The ARRL Executive Committee will meet Saturday, March 9 in Irving, Texas. See the link below for the meeting’s agenda.

ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee. Five Division Directors who are elected by the ARRL Board of Directors are also on the committee: Northwestern Division Director Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF; Central Division Director Dick Isely, W9GIG;…

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In December, the ARRL Executive Committee reviewed grant applications for the ARRL’s Education & Technology Program (ETP), awarding equipment and resources valued at nearly $ 7000 to five schools. Two types of grants are awarded: ETP Grants and Progress Grants.

ETP School Station Grants

Grants for school radio stations are awarded to schools that provide a plan to use Amateur Radio as part of an …

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The ARRL Executive Committee (EC) held its second 2012 meeting Saturday, September 29 in Denver, Colorado. The EC is responsible for administering the League’s affairs in between Board meetings. It consists of the President (Kay Craigie, N3KN), five Directors elected annually by the Board, and — without vote — the First Vice President (Rick Roderick, K5UR) and Chief Executive Officer (David S…

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The Executive Committee of IARU Region 2 met in Curacao September 29-30. Led by Region 1 President Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AM, the following members of the Executive Committee were in attendance at the meeting: Vice-President José Arturo Molina, YS1MS; Secretary and Area C Director Ramon Santoyo, XE1KK; Treasurer and Area E Director Noel Donawa, 9Y4X; Area B Director and ARRL International Affairs…

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The ARRL Executive Committee will meet Saturday, September 29 in Denver, Colorado. See the link below for the meeting’s agenda. 

ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee. Five Division Directors who are elected by the ARRL Board of Directors are also on the committee: Midwest Division Director Cliff Ahrens, K0CA; Northwestern Division Director Jim Fensterma…

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On July 6, 2012, the White House released an Executive Order that addresses National Security and Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) communications functions of the federal government. Contrary to some concerns raised in a few Amateur Radio circles, the Order does not appear to contain any threat to the Amateur Service or its ability to continue support communications during times of emergency or d…

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The ARRL Executive Committee met on Saturday, March 24 in St Louis, Missouri. The minutes from that meeting are now available on the ARRL website.

American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources

The ARRL Executive Committee will meet Saturday, March 24 in St Louis, Missouri. See the link below for the meeting’s agenda.

ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, serves as chairman of the Executive Committee. Five Division Directors who are elected by the ARRL Board of Directors are also on the committee: Midwest Division Director Cliff Ahrens, K0CA; Northwestern Division Director Jim Fenstermaker…

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