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Last week, #Technomics sent 9 analysts to the 92nd MORS Symposium held in Monterey, CA. Our team presented 5 times across 4 working groups showcasing a diverse set of models and approaches. Presentations included: Well, That Escalated Quickly – A Novel Approach to Forecasting Escalation presented by Sean Wells, CCEA; Cost Analysis Working Group Using TRLs to Predict the Future of Nuclear Weapons presented by Abby Schendt and M. Michael Metcalf; Cost Analysis Working Group and CBRNE Defense Working Group Empowering Cyber Operations: Unlocking the Potential of DevSecOps presented by Jon-Paul Erickson; Cyber Operations Working Group From “Plan and Pray” to “Sense and Respond”: Wargaming Defense Acquisition presented by Ben Bergen and Dr. Brian Flynn; Wargaming Working Group In addition, several team members served as Chairs, Co-Chairs, and Working Group members. Technomics, Inc. continues to be a Gold Sponsor of MORS, as we value the opportunity to participate in an organization whose mission is “to enhance the quality of analysis that informs national and homeland security decisions”.

This Spring, #Technomics employee owners completed the annual Food Drive for the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC). This year marks the 10th consecutive year we have supported AFAC. As a company, Technomics was able to donate $10,000 as well as over 100 lbs. of food to combat food insecurity in the surrounding Arlington area! AFAC’s mission is to “provide dignified access to free groceries, which allows families to devote their limited financial resources to obligations such as housing, utilities, medication, and other basic needs.” More information on improving food security in the Arlington area can be found on AFACs website at https://afac.org/

#Technomics would like to recognize our three scholarship winners from the Technomics Reach Scholarship Program who will be pursuing STEM degrees at George Washington University, George Mason University, and the University of Virginia! These exceptional students have demonstrated academic excellence and unwavering determination, and after getting to know them at last night’s annual Scholarship Fund of Alexandria (SFA) event, we can't wait to witness their accomplishments in the coming years! The Technomics Reach Scholarship program, established in 2021, aims to make a meaningful impact on a diverse selection of local students by providing need-based STEM scholarships to seniors at Alexandria City High School. Each year, Technomics is committed to awarding three 4-year scholarships currently $48,000. Our objective is to enable educational opportunities for these students with financial needs to drive the pursuit of a career in STEM. To date, nine students have been named Technomics Reach Scholars, and Technomics has awarded $144,000 in awards to these students collectively! We encourage more local companies to consider joining the cause!

Big Third Day at 2024 ICEAA Workshop in Minneapolis! The final day of the workshop started in a similar fashion as the previous two with ICEAA (International Cost Estimating & Analysis Association) recognizing the accomplishment of five talented employee owners. A team composed of Kyle Bezold, Brittany Esser, Christina Kosmakos, Adam Lacerte and Tony T. was selected as the winner of this year’s Cost Challenge. The team’s solution to the challenge problem, Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Cleaning the Great Lakes, was deemed the best of six teams. What is also noteworthy is the team scored a perfect score in each of the six evaluation categories, including Methodology/Data analysis, Innovation and Presentation Skills. Later in the day, the team presented their solution in a session open to all workshop attendees. Additionally, #Technomics paper authors continued to wow audiences with four more excellent technical talks. Sean Wells, CCEA presented “Well, That Escalated Quickly – A Novel Approach to Forecasting Escalation.” Camille Holly presented “Comparative Analysis of NASA Cost Estimation Tools.” Hannah Hoag Lee, MSc presented “The Nuclear Option: Avoiding Critical Delays with Advanced Constraints Analysis,” which had won a Best Paper Award the first day of the workshop. Finally, Peter Braxton, Kenneth Rhodes and Benjamin Truskin presented “Measuring Software Development Efficiency in an Agile Environment.” Technomicians capped off the company’s successful workshop showing with a celebratory dinner that gave all attendees an opportunity to share in the pride of growing their and Technomics, Inc. reputation!

Fantastic Second Day at 2024 ICEAA (International Cost Estimating & Analysis Association) Workshop in Minneapolis! The day started with fireworks when three Technomicians won major awards! Abby Schendt was recognized with the Technical Achievement of the Year Award. David Brown won the Educator of the Year Award. Rick Collins won the Frank Freiman Lifetime Achievement Award. We are proud of the fact that the company has now won 23 ICEAA individual and team awards, in addition to 21 ICEAA best paper awards! Later in the morning and throughout the afternoon, #Technomics paper authors impressed audiences with four more excellent technical talks. Alex Wekluk presented “From “Plan and Play” to “Sense and Respond”: War Gaming Defense Acquisition.” Austin MacDougall presented Advancing the Art of Cyber Cost Estimating.” Brandon Schwark presented “Portfolio Analysis Made Effective and Simple.” Aaron Everly, CCEA and Corey Maples, CCEA presented “Advancing EVM with a Modernized Framework.” But wait, there’s more! Technomics’ Cost Challenge Team composed of Kyle Bezold, Brittany Esser, Christina Kosmakos, Adam Lacerte and Tony T. presented their solution to the challenge problem, Estimating the Costs and Benefits of Cleaning the Great Lakes, to a panel of four judges who will announce the winner of the six-team competition Thursday morning. The team is feeling great about their performance and looking forward to the verdict. We also would like to congratulate our NNSA client, Dr. Charles Loelius, for winning the Management of the Year Award And, if that wasn’t enough, Peter Braxton co-instructed a training session on inflation, a module in ICEAA’s Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge.

Excellent First Day at 2024 ICEAA (International Cost Estimating & Analysis Association) cost Workshop in Minneapolis! The day started with a bang when Hannah Hoag Lee, MSc, who authored one of the 11 papers that Technomics, Inc.’ talented staff wrote for the workshop, received a best paper award for “The Nuclear Option: Avoiding Critical Delays with Advanced Constraints Analysis.” The day continued with Technomics, Inc. authors presenting the first three of 11 papers they wrote.  David Brown presented “Risky Business: Navigating the World of Software Productivity.” Amanda Hauser Schwark and Matt Siiro presented “Stretching Purchasing Power through Improved Escalation Methods.” Ryan Sukley presented “Spacecraft Design to a Cost Target: From CAIV to Cosmos.” Additionally, David Brown co-instructed a training session on regression analysis, a module in ICEAA’s Cost Estimating Body of Knowledge Finally, as has become an ICEAA Workshop tradition, our booth featuring two large screens, one highlighting life at Technomics, Inc. via photographs and the other showcasing 22 recent Technomics, Inc. technical works, has garnered a lot of praise from workshop attendees from around the globe.

#Technomics is proud to be showing its colors in Minneapolis next month. We’re hot off our 40th anniversary and continuing to do everything in our power to achieve the vision that’s inspired our talented analysts since 2005 -- to raise community of practice standards through honest, innovative analysis that produces realistic answers, advances the state-of-the-art and serves as a benchmark for excellence. Stop by our booth at to meet our 11 paper authors who will be presenting their works, our five cost challenge team members and other employee owners in our contingent of 30 who would love to discuss all things Technomics, including the various technical works featured on one of our big screens. It won’t take long to see why we just completed our 24th consecutive year of profitable growth and have an unmatched track record of ICEAA (International Cost Estimating & Analysis Association) success that includes 39 individual and team awards and 20 best paper awards. We’re proud of our success growing our people, company, and clients, who have come to expect us to deliver differentiated value that our competition simply can’t rival. We’re always interested in talking career opportunities with analysts looking to elevate their games and grow with a company whose future is bright. There is no substitute for technical excellence and Technomics!

Yesterday, #Technomics employee owners celebrated the company’s 40th anniversary! The former (Rick Collins) and current (Al Leung) President/CEO gave a presentation on the history of the company and the continuing 40-year evolution from a company of four analysts in a Santa Barbara office to 285 employee-owners today in growing Arlington, Detroit, Ottawa, and Santa Barbara offices. Employee-owners were also gifted special addition 40th anniversary swag! In addition to explaining the business philosophy that has enabled consecutive people, client relevancy and company growth over 24 years, Al left no doubt in employees’ minds that we have barely begun and the 80th anniversary will be even brighter.