A note from 8-koi headquarters :: spring 2023
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Welcome spring and all that comes with it – growth, renewal and new beginnings. Our resilience and commitment to our core values - Passion, Excellence, Dependability, Thoughtfulness – help us emerge stronger than ever and we are poised to focus on the future. Part of this means investing in the next generation of leaders, sowing the seeds that will allow them to grow and thrive in the years ahead.
I'd like to emphasize the importance of succession planning within our company. It's essential that we identify and cultivate untapped potential among our employees, providing them with the mentorship and opportunities they need to develop into our future leaders.
As we look to pass on the work and responsibility of our organization to the next generation, we'll do so in a strategic and deliberate manner. We're looking for the individuals who have the skills, knowledge and passion to carry our mission forward and have the willingness to invest in their growth and development over the long term.
8-koi is prepared with new opportunities for rising stars to engage with special projects, cross-functional collaborations and initiatives that help build relationships and develop new skills. I encourage you to take an active role by looking for ways to create a culture of mentorship and engagement that will serve us for years to come. I’m inspired by our team’s continuous hard work and dedication and because of you and our shared mission, new possibilities.
As we navigate challenges and opportunities that come our way, let’s remember that supporting the team and each other brings out the best in everyone.
And to recent graduates, congratulations on this important milestone.
Spring reminds us that even the smallest seed has the potential to grow into something beautiful in the right environment. Thank you for you continued dedication and hard work. Together we're strengthening our future and the communities we serve.
Thank you for all you do.
Onward,
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Inga I. Young
Founder and President
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Sharing Appreciation for Our 8-koi Team |
In March we celebrated Employee Appreciation Day with food and a team headband theme. Daily our team demonstrates 8-koi core values and ‘human touch’. Your leadership sees you and appreciates you.
Sharing praise, I see…
- Dean working like a machine and taking positive strides at 8-koi. He’s led the technical division as well as operating as COO.
- Matt Charmbury is a superstar exemplifying our 8-koi core values, which is documented by our customers in the CPARS.
- Lisa McCarty is a modest powerhouse. She’s meticulous, studious and it’s a pleasure to work with her.
I see you and thank you.
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PROGRESS WITH OUR 4 Ps:
People, Programs, Processes and Pipeline
Our 8-koi team continues to gain traction going into the first quarter by executing excellent “Human Touch” operations. Here are some of our highlights:
PEOPLE:
This quarter I had the opportunity to get on the road and visit clients and employees. Starting with our Cyber Security Engineers at Patrick Space Force Base, I met both Suann Willoughby and Gerald Rainer who are superbly supporting our customer. I traveled to our US Navy Physical Readiness Program employees in Millington, TN, and had the pleasure meeting Gordon Smith again and Mike Wallace for the first time. My travels continued to the FBI HQ and lunched with employees Christine Hohl, Tracy Savoy and Ka’Teria Spears. The following day I visited the 8-koi employees supporting the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Amerina Chu took the time to guide me around all the construction, introduce me to the team on shift and get food and drinks for the team. Temeika Morse, Dana Jackson, Darnell Jones and Jazel Salvador taught me about the emergency dispatch operations. Our long-time employee Benita Lee and I caught up and she appreciated the new 8-koi lanyard and spin wheel. Soon we’ll have new shirts to share with the team.
PROGRAMS:
Construction
- 8-koi was awarded the Mobil Launcher-1 HVAC Condenser Units replacement effort. 8-koi is to replace seven of the condensers on the mobile launcher tower with uprated units. Our team will provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, specialties and incidentals necessary to provide a new fully operational split air conditioning unit system to serve the electrical rooms in the mobile launcher.
- 8-koi was awarded the Solary Park Trail Connectivity project for the city of Oviedo, FL. The project consists of construction of trail hardscape features (12-foot-wide asphalt trail, gravity wall, etc.), construction of a pedestrian crossing at Geneva Drive consisting of a road tabletop crosswalk, pedestrian poles/signs, sidewalk and installation of landscape.
- 8-koi was awarded to replace the Vehicle Assembly Building 175 Ton crane operator cab air conditioner unit.
Design Engineering
Cape Design Engineering successfully captured contracts supporting multiple federal, state and county agencies. Some projects include:
- Volusia County Tactical Operations Building
- Daytona Beach Shores Dune Walkover Replacement engineering reports
- Arc Flash Study ESU NASA
- Design to provide for Redundant Cooling Water Pump NASA
Healthcare
8-koi’s healthcare division is busy supporting the DHA Emergency Dispatch Services Contract. 8-koi operates this contract 365/24/7 at Walter Reed.
Technical Administration
Supported hiring efforts for the DC area and is supporting multiple proposal efforts.
PROCESS: Our traction efforts were enhanced as we continue to receive quarterly EOS Training. We made significant ISO perpetration efforts in Q1 and are ready for our ISO 9001:2015 audit in early Q2. Our limited scope ISO will focus on our Healthcare division and the supporting elements of HR, recruiting and credentialing. The ISO prep team has been led by John Weiler and supported by Regina “Rocket” Weiler.
PIPELINE: We continue to leverage our 8(a) eligibility – valid until April 2023. We won a total of seven contracts and identified 53 new business development opportunities being evaluated for pursuit this quarter. As always, we're pursing both prime and sub-contractor opportunities and are open to opportunities, newbusiness@8-koi.com.
As a team we continue to build on our strengths and work through the challenges and unknowns that arise. We have the momentum we need and a strong team with the right tools to make our shared goals a reality.
As always, your questions, suggestions and thoughtful emails are welcome.
Onward,
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We are proud to be a pet-friendly employer and offer benefits to our hard-working pet parents. Enjoy this video of our Dog Day Afternoon with all our furry friends last December.
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MEET THE TEAM :: Kritika Kanphade
Mechanical Engineer
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Kritika Kanphade recently reached the five-year milestone with 8-koi’s CDE, serving the company and its clients as a mechanical engineer. Kritika joined the team in March 2018, shortly after graduating from the University of Texas at San Antonio with her master’s degree in mechanical engineering. She connected with CDE through LinkedIn while looking for employment after graduating and soon joined the team. Fast forward to present day and Kritika describes the feeling of working with 8-koi as “a second family.”
Kritika appreciates the learning experiences and opportunities at 8-koi and has supported and worked on various projects including: Eastern Florida State College, Brevard schools, Palm Beach State College, Sheriff training facility, Port Orange City Hall, Florida Power & Light, and Astronaut Memorial Foundation facility.
Born and raised in Inda, Kritika moved to the US in 2015 to pursue her master’s degree. Most of her family still resides in Inda. Last December, after a six-year hiatus, Kritika retuned to visit her family and friends. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her local friends and exploring new places, camping, traveling and cooking new Indian dishes. She’s a fan of Zumba, pickleball, tennis, board games and keeps up with new trends on Instagram.
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SAME Space Coast Post members attending the JETC 2023 conference in San Antonio. |
SAME members attend the Society Ball and awards gala on May 4th, at the JETC 2023 conference. |
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Engineers Welcome Here!
We're accepting resumes.
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Welcome to the team: Jennifer Brown, project coordinator and
Craig Marshall, electrical engineer IV
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April
1 – Raul Ruiz
9 – Idali Ortiz Munoz
12 – Matthew Rebholz
14 – Agni Garcia
16 – Amy Sigmon
16 – Gloria Hernandez
17 – Bennett Garner
21 – Abigail Guerrero-Chaparro
22 – Tracy Savoy
23 – Sainy March
30 – Nora Santana
30 – Jill Bond
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May
2 – Elizabeth Berry
5 – Adrian Morales
16 – Christopher Manning
16 – Tania Flores Meza
17 – Anthony Pereira
22 – Curtis Parks
23 – Daniel Quezada
29 – Claudia Avila
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June
2 – Yessika Otero Quintanilla
3 – Sandra Gutierrez
4 – Gary Palmer
5 – Anthony Zavala
7 – Lorenzo Carrillo Jr.
7 – Cyria Knight
13 – Jazel Salvador
20 – Regina Weiler
24 – Robert Sosa
28 – Darnell Jones
28 – Delia Osorto
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Happy Work Anniversary
April
6 years – Amy Sigmon, Senior HR/Office Manager
2 years – Myra Pantoja, Case Aide
2 years – Frank Rangel, Case Aide
2 years – Maidilia Rilo, HR/Recruiter
2 years – Diana Velasquez, Case Manager
2 years – Jennifer Gomez, Case Aide
2 years – Gabriel Lugo, Case Manager
2 years – Abigail Guerrero-Chaparro, Case Aide
2 years – Feve Lopez, Case Aide
2 years – Delia Osorto, Case Aide
2 years – Jose Vazquez, Case Aide
2 years – Claudia Martinez Alvidrez, Case Aide
2 years – Irving Lucero, Case Manager
2 years – Michael Ramirez, Case Aide
2 years – David Rogers, Senior Contract Specialist
May
3 years – Lisa McCarty, Credentialing Manager
3 years – Kimberly Morris, Medical Emergency Dispatcher
2 years – Vianney Ronquillo, Case Manager
2 years – Matthew Rebholz, Facility Security Officer
2 years – Yolanda Chavez, Case Aide
2 years – Javier Rodriguez, Case Manager
1 year – Keith Barron, Case Aide
1 year – Robert Sosa, Case Manager
1 year – Adrian Morales, Case Aide
June
3 years – Robin O’Connor, Credentialing Specialist
2 years – Melissa Bellapu, Mental Health Clinician
2 years – Elidora Cardiel, Mental Health Clinician
2 years – Kyle Findlater, Structural Engineer IV
1 year – Virginia Lucero, Educational Instrucotrs
1 year – Luis Castrejon, Case Aide
1 year – Sandra Ortiz, Case Manager
1 year – Hugo Hinestroza, Recreation Specialist
1 year – Ariane Durgin, Project Coordinator
1 year – Joshua Chavez, Case Aide
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In the Community
Our 8-koi team will be on the greens in support of STEM community activities and developing a more diverse high tech workforce at the 6th Annual Sandbagger Invitational Golf Tournament on Friday, May 19, at Baytree National.
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Space Coast Chapter of Women in Defense
Celebrates 10th Anniversary
WIDSC was founded on January 21, 2013, and since its inception, awarded over $75K in cash scholarships to help further the education of Space Coast women pursuing careers in national defense and security. At the anniversary event held at the recently renovated L3 Harris Global Innovation Center in Melbourne on February 2, over $10K was raised to help continue the scholarship fund. Learn more here.
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Pictured above from L to R: David Jackson, Elizabeth Huy, County Commissioner Rita Pritchett, Inga Young, Leslie Tibbetts, Sirena Hendrickson, Kim Cone (rear l-r) Frank Abbate, Rob Feltner
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From the Desk of Facility Security Officer Matthew Rebholz:
Keeping your clearance current saves you and 8-koi money. DCSA is making changes about what "keeping your clearance current" means.
Learn more about what needs to occur so there is no lapse in your clearance information here.
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8-koi Veterans Employee Resource Group
We are proud to have military veterans on our team at 8-koi and Cape Design Engineering. Their training and experience help our company to uphold our core values of excellence and dependability. Veterans Employee Resource Group (VERGe) helps to "codify a framework attracting, hiring, retaining, nurturing and developing veterans within our organization."
Learn more about available resources at 8-koi.com.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
8-koi and, its wholly owned subsidiary, Cape Design Engineering (CDE) are Equal Opportunity Employers. 8-koi and CDE do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.
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Keystone Benefit Group
8-koi's Employee Benefit Consulting Firm
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If there is something we can be doing better, please do not hesitate to reach out to our leadership team first.
THANK YOU for the LOVE!
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PASSION | EXCELLENCE | DEPENDABILITY | THOUGHTFULNESS |
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8-koi, Inc. has complied with the passage of an interim rule to bridge the gap toward full transition to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. The Department of Defense is requiring all contractors with the clause at Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7012 in their contracts to conduct a self-assessment of NIST SP 800-171 standards and enter their results into the Supplier Performance Risk System by November 30, 2020. Contractors who have not entered their results by that deadline will not be eligible for an award on a contract containing DFARS 252.204-7012.
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