Finalists Announced for Aerospace & Defense Industry's Annual National Supply Chain Awards

Tthe Supplier Excellence Alliance is holding its inaugural National Aerospace & Defense Supply Chain Awards in Rancho Mirage, California on Novemberr 6, 2007.

Irvine, California (PRWEB) October 19, 2007 -- 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, Oceanside, 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.

To register for the events, visit the SEA website at www.seaonline.org.

SEA member companies represented on its board of directors include BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Company, United Technologies, Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Cessna Aircraft Company, Honeywell Aerospace, Hitco Carbon Composites, Dresser-Rand, Roberts Tool Company, Cristek Interconnects, Photo Etch Company, Bodycote Thermal Processing, and DRS Technologies.

SEA partners and alliances include the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG), California Council for Excellence, California Employment Training Panel, California Space Authority, UAW-Labor Employment and Training Corporation, CONNSTEP, Inc., Alliance for Manufacturing & Technology (AM&T), ASG Renaissance, and Net-Inspect.

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