GTA Newsletter November 2020

Gorge Tech Alliance Newsletter

November 2020

Supporting, connecting and developing the tech community of the Columbia River Gorge.

In This Issue

Strategic Energy Management

Solar Powered Broadband

GTA Partner Events

Job Openings

Premier Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Silicon Sponsors

Impact3D.com

GTA Members and Sponsors

Thank you to our new and renewing members and sponsors:

Insitu, Premier Sponsor
Elliot Powell Baden and Baker, Gold Sponsor
SigmaDesign , Gold Sponsor
Innovative Composite Engineering, Siliver Sponsor
Prigel Machine, Silver Sponsor
Silicon Forest Electronics, Silver Sponsor
Zepher, Silver Sponsor
Blaisdell Consulting, Silicon Sponsor
Columbia Gorge Community College, Silicon Sponsor
Jentay Group, Silicon Sponsor
Applied Navigation
Business Oregon
Double Strand Consulting
Eggkrate Custom Computing
Jason Christopher
Port of Klickitat
Port of Skamania
Northern Wasco County PUD
Hood River County Library
Mt Hood Meadows
Mid-Columbia Children's Council
Percona
Suzanne Burd, Associate Member

Can't remember all the great reasons to be a member or sponsor? Follow the links for all the details.

2020 GTA Annual Awards Finalists and Voting Open

The GTA's annual awards program is now open for voting!

Most importantly we'd like to thank you for your continued support, and extend our appreciation to all of our educators who are working under particularly trying circumstances. Thanks!

The GTA Board narrowed it down to two finalists from the nominations provided for each of our two categories.

Tech Leader of the Year: Rob Coatney of Zepher Flight Labs and Sierra Olympic Technologies
STEM Educator of the Year: Ajay Rundell of The Dalles High School/Dry Hollow Elementary and Tom Dalbey of May Street Elementary.

Please review the information on each of the deserving candidates and share your vote here. All employees at our GTA members are encouraged to vote, but please only one vote per person!

The GTA will give the STEM Educator of the Year $1000 for their work and the Tech Leader of the year will have the opportunity to direct a $1000 donation by the GTA on their behalf to a non-profit of their choice.

Thanks again for your time and support. Happy Holidays!

Voting will close on Friday, December 11th at 4pm. You can vote here.

Upcoming GTA Events

December 15 @ 12:00 pm | Geek Lunch | Overwatch Imaging

Overwatch Imaging builds multispectral aerial sensor systems with on-board image processing software. In this session, Niko Peha, Aerial Imaging Specialist, will discuss their 2020 work utilizing this technology to map wildfires during this unprecedented fire season across the west.

Visit the GTA events page for full details on all our upcoming events.

Youth Robotics: Registration Open + Kits Available!

ORTOP has announced that qualifying tournaments will be held virtually in April of 2021, and teams still have time to form and sign up! Please visit the ORTOP website for more information, to register, or to apply for grants to cover registration fees.

Additionally, the GTA still has a few loaner kits and laptops available for teams looking to participate in the 2020/2021 season. Get in touch with [email protected] if you are interested in checking one out.

Strategic Energy Management Program

Commercial SEM is a cohort-driven model that helps participants look at how building occupants and staff use energy by examining the building systems, equipment, operating procedures and occupant behaviors. SEM focuses on no- and low-cost operations and maintenance improvements that deliver energy savings. Attend workshops offered in-person or virtually to learn best practices for integrating energy management and receive templates, examples, tools and support from energy coaches with a range of technical and organizational expertise. It is available for Pacific Power and Northwest Natural customers. Learn more about the program here.

Solar-powered Trailers Help Fill Internet Dead Zones in Sherman County

Sherman County is turning to sun-powered trailers to fill gaps in high-speed internet coverage, according to a recently published OPB article.

The coronavirus brought a new sense of urgency to the long-standing issue of bringing rural communities online. As distance learning, remote work and telemedicine took root this spring, some Sherman County residents were still relying on satellite internet or even dial-up. The challenge facing Sherman County and areas like it is both geographic and topographic. Read the article by Bradley W. Park featuring Sherman County Judge Joe Dabulskis and GTA staff Carrie Pipinich here.

*Pictured right, Sherman County Judge Joe Dabulskis in Moro, Ore. Photo courtesy of Bradley W. Park

GTA Partner Events

PNAA | 12th Annual Holiday Party

December 4 @ 2:00 pm | PNAA will host their 12th Annual Holiday party on December 4. This will be a great time to reflect back on the year and spend quality time with friends, both old and new in the aerospace industry.

Learn more and register here.

PNDC | Transatlantic Aerospace & Defense Summit

December 3 @ 7:00 am | Hosted by the Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition and the British-American Business Connections and presented by Boeing, this summit will explore the state of the U.S., UK, and European aerospace and defense sectors, and supply chain opportunities. Speakers will share supply chain intelligence, insights into the global industry recovery, perspectives on the future of air travel post-COVID-19, and more.

PNDC | Power Digital Transformation with SAP on Azure

December 9 @ 10:00 am | Microsoft and SAP teamed up to simplify and optimize integration between the Azure cloud and SAP ERP and HANA solutions. Approyo and Atmosera have joined forces to continue the partnership and extend capabilities of SAP on Azure. Learn how SAP on Azure can advance your digital transformation with more scalability, reliability, and business intelligence than other IT infrastructures.

Learn more about these and other events and register here.

OMEP | Protecting your Business from Cybersecurity Threats During COVID-19

December 10 @11:00 am |
With more employees working from home, manufacturers must revisit their cybersecurity protocols to protect against new cyber-threats that have emerged in response to changes in how we work.
Additionally, cybersecurity is increasingly enforced in contracts and regulations, such as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Manufacturers and contractors should prepare accordingly.

In this webinar, MEP National Network cybersecurity expert Michael Kelleher will offer practical suggestions to combat emerging cyber-threats and secure your business going forward.

Learn more and register here.

TAO | Tech Industry M&A Trends and Best Practices

December 2 @ 9:00 am |J oin a panel of local and national M&A experts to hear what strategies are working for tech companies in this environment and what to look forward to in the coming year.
This event is open to all! The content will best serve finance professionals at technology companies, Founders and CEO's.

Learn more and register here.

Job Openings with GTA Members

Newest jobs in bold!

Cardinal IG in Hood River seeks an IT Manager, Maintenance Process Engineer and a Production Technician.
Google - The Dalles is seeking a Technical Program Manager, CAPCOM Data Center Design, Incident Lead Program Manager, a Postmortem Lead Program Manager and more.
Insitu has many new openings, including Program Manager 5, Business Systems Analyst, Engine Design Engineer, Technical Writer 3 and more.
Mt Hood Meadows seeks a Cooper Spur Lift Operator in Charge, Audit Vault Team Member, Lift Maintenance Technician and more.
Overwatch Imaging seeks an Imaging Payload Mechanical Engineer, Electro-Optical Engineering Technician and more.
RADCOMP is seeking a Level 1 Technician, Level 2 Technician and Level 3 Technician.
Real Carbon is seeking a Programmer/ Machinist.
Sierra-Olympic Technologies is seeking a Manufacturing Production Tech.
SIGMADESIGN has an opening in Gresham for a Production Technician and a Procurement Engineer in Camas.
Sighline Engineering is seeking a Marketing Generalist.
Trillium Engineering is seeking a Supply Chain Manager, Accounting Manager and a Manufacturing Technician.
Zepher has an opening for an Advanced Programs Manufacturing Engineer - Temporary, a Programming CNC Machinist and a CNC Machinist.

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