Parsons Team awarded U.S. Army Training Support Systems (TSS) contract

Pangaea is pleased to announce that the Parsons team has been awarded the U.S. Army Training Support Systems (TSS) prime contract by the Department of the Army. Pangaea will serve a key role on this team by providing enterprise IT solutions and geospatial support services to the client.  This indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract will provide support to Soldiers in the Live, Virtual, Constructive, and Gaming training domains at installations and locations in the United States and overseas.

Under this IDIQ contract, Parsons and its team will provide the Department of the Army with program management, technical and analytical services, training, and training support services for the Sustainable Range Program, the Combat Training Center Modernization Program, the Mission Command Training Program, the Soldier Training Support Program, and the Training Development Support Program. These programs include the full spectrum of support to the Warfighter, from modernizing, operating, and maintaining ranges and training lands; to individual and small unit live and virtual collective training and exercise support; to the use of gaming and games in training.

Pangaea has been working with Parsons to support the U.S. Army Training mission since 1999.

Parsons and its team will be working to support the TSS Enterprise in its mission to enhance effectiveness and realism by further integrating virtual and simulated scenarios with live training, and to include lessons learned from current military operations. With a strong track record in Army range and training support, Parsons has assembled a team of specialists in each of the training domains, ready to deliver integrated, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions.

Parsons, celebrating more than 65 years of growth in the engineering and construction industry, is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on infrastructure, environmental, and defense/security. Parsons delivers design/design-build, program/construction management, professional services, and innovative alternative delivery solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. For more about Parsons, please visit www.parsons.com.

Pangaea job opening: Web Application Developer

Pangaea Information Technologies, Ltd. is seeking an application developer with a background in the design, development, deployment and support of web-based, database-driven applications.  Applicants with specific experience and interest in design and development of user interfaces are strongly encouraged to apply.  Applicants must have the ability to conceptualize and communicate, in writing and verbally, creative designs and concepts with internal and external team members to ensure that the clients’ needs are met. Applicants must highlight all relevant experience and professional certifications (e.g. Microsoft Certified Professional) related to the qualifications detailed below in a cover letter when responding to this post.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in information technology, computer science or related field
• 1-4 years application development experience
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, are required and will be evaluated during the interview process
• Experience with .NET (2.0 and greater) is required
• Experience with HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, SQL Server, LINQ, and Entity Framework is a significant plus
• Experience with manual and automated software testing methodologies is a significant plus
• Exposure to Java technologies and Adobe Flex is ideal, but not required
• Exposure to DIACAP, STIG, and CoN is ideal, but not required
• Self-starter that works well in a team environment and eager to learn new technologies and programming languages
• Security clearance or ability to obtain clearance
• Ability to provide references

Benefits

Pangaea offers competitive compensation and benefits packages, which include 100% employer sponsored employee healthcare plan, dental plan, 401(k), profit sharing, life, short and long-term disability insurance, and paid holiday/vacation.  Pangaea is an equal opportunity employer.

Pangaea to exhibit and present at the 2nd annual U.S. Army Training Support Systems Workshop in Dallas, TX

The 2nd Annual U.S. Army Training Support System (TSS) Workshop is a five-day event that combines various individual workshops and symposiums across the TSS Enterprise in an effort to enhance awareness and communication among individual TSS components and the TSS Enterprise as a whole.

Please come visit us in the Exhibition Area at booth # 619. Pangaea will present on our current project for U.S. Army Europe entitled “USAREUR Historic Imagery Evaluation and Statistical Analysis” on  Wednesday 17 August at 8:00 – 8:30 and 8:30 - 9:00 in the ITAM 3 session and again at 10:15 -10:45 in the TSS General 2 session.

The theme of the 2011 Workshop is “A Revolution in Home Station Training.” As the Army works to blend the learning experiences from the operational and training environments, soldiers and leaders must be faced with relevant, credible, and challenging training scenarios that incorporate the complexity, ambiguity, and unpredictability of the operating environment. The vision is to build these future training scenarios for home station training.

The Workshop is sponsored by the TSS HQDA Proponent, the Director of Army Training, Training Support Division (DAMO-TRS).

CEC releases the 13th edition of the Taking Stock report

Montreal, 12 April 2011—The 13th edition of the Taking Stock report, released today by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), provides the most comprehensive picture of industrial pollution across North America, documenting reported releases and transfers of 5.7 billion kilograms of pollutants from facilities reporting to pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR) programs in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Pangaea has supported the CEC for over 3 years in the development of the North American Pollutant Release and Transfer Records (NA PRTR) web based application which manages and provides reporting tools to users of the NA PRTR database.