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October 10, 2009 - Seagull Century Ride
The 21st Annual Seagull Century Ridge took place on Saturday, October 10th. Some 6,000 cyclists came from all over to participate in the 100 mile ride. The ride benefits Habitat for Humanity. Thank you to all our employees and their families who participated in this great event!
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September 20, 2009 - ProObject Annual Company Picnic
The Employee Annual Picnic took place Sunday, September 20th at Centinenal Park in Columbia. We had face painting, a petting zoo, pick up softball game and lots of food and fun! Everyone had a great time!
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September 13, 2009 - Nation's Triathlon
The 4th Annual Nation’s Triathlon to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society took place in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. It featured a course that winds through Washington, DC’s monument corridor in the shadow of the nation’s best known memorials and national treasures. This Olympic Distance triathlon, sanctioned by the USAT, included a 1.5k swim in the Potomac River, 40k bike course through DC, and a 10k run through Washington, DC’s historical landmarks with a spectacular finish!
This year ProObject had three teams entered into the event. ProObject Team 1, which consisted of Jody Ferguson, Terry Harrigan and Andrea Portocarrero, placed 7th. ProObject Team 2, which consisted of Jennifer Young, Charles Grigg and Amy Pruett, placed 27th. ProObject Team 3, which consisted of John Martin, Christine Sweers and Dave Parsram, placed 29th. Chris Young participated in the individual age group. Congratulations to all of our participants!
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June 21, 2009 - Tri-To-Win Sprint Triathlon
ProObject participated again this year in the Tri-to-Win Sprint Triathlon. This year we were a proud sponsor of the event. This seventh annual Father's Day sprint triathlon. The 400-meter swim featured a great outdoor competition pool, and the 14-mile bike and 5K run showcase the scenic and rolling countryside of southern Carroll County, Maryland.
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June 11, 2009 - ProObject Annual Golf Tournament
On Thursday, June 11 ProObject held its annual golf tournament. The tournament took place at the Patuxent Greens Golf Course in Laurel. We had thirty-two employees and guests join in on the wet and soggy fun!
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June 6, 2009 - ProObject Annual Bus Trip to New York
On June 6 we had our annual bus trip to New York. Thrity-two employees and guests boarded the bus and headed to Times Square for a fun filled day of shopping and site seeing. Everyone had a great time!
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May 22, 2009 - ProObject Annual Fishing Tournament
On Friday, May 22nd our ProObject Annual Fishing Tournament took place. Eight employees and guests attended. All caught their maximum and had a great time!
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April 26, 2009 - TriColumbia Howard Life Festival
On April 26th several of our employees rode in the Metric Century ride (63.1 miles) around Columbia. The cycling event began and ended at Merriweather Post Pavilion and followed a route through the rolling hills of Howard County. This event supported charities such as Blossoms of Hope and The Ulman Cancer Fund.
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April 18, 2009 - ProObject employees and guests enjoy a day at Pimlico!
On April 18th, ProObject was off to the races at Pimlico race track. The weather was perfect with the temperature in the mid 70s and sunny skies. The day started off with everyone enjoying a catered lunch with the view overlooking the track. The attention quickly shifted to the track as the races began. With the anticipation and excitement of each race, everyone cheered on their horse as they broke from the starting gate and sprinted around the track. The sixth race of the day was "The ProObject Classic." Ten guests were escorted down to the winners circle to watch the race and have a group picture taken with the winning jockey. The socializing, wonderful weather, and the thrill of the race made the ProObject Pimlico spring event a great success!
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March 15, 2009 - Kelly St. Patricks Day Shamrock 5K
Congratulations to all the participants in this year's Kelly St. Patricks Day Shamrock 5K. This was our first year for this event and we had 7 participants. Michelle Ford, Jeff Hasenauer, Chris Young, Jennifer Young, John Martin, Meredith Young and Dave Parsram all participated. The race started at Charles and Franklin Streets and proceeded through the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore. The Finish was at Power Plant Live. This event even includeed a Post-event Party. This event supported charities such as the Alzheimer's Association and Athletes Serving Athletes.
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October 4, 2008 - Team ProObject Completes the 2008 Seagull Century Ride
Team ProObject joined over 6,400 other cyclists in the 20th Annual 100-mile Seagull Century on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This 100-mile cycling ride is an exciting charity event in support of Habitat for Humanity, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Salisbury University Scholarship Fund and other local charities. Voted a “Best Bicycling in America” event, the Seagull Century has been named among the top 10 century rides in the nation by Bicycling magazine. Team ProObject rolled out of Salisbury together at 7:30am to begin their 100-mile trek along the scenic Eastern Shore. Our Team followed a 100-mile route that carried them from Salisbury, to Assateague Island, through Berlin and back to Salisbury. We rolled across the finish line to enjoy live music and food on the lawn at Salisbury University. Congratulations to all nine ProObject cyclists: Terry Harrigan, Dave Gray, Michelle Ford, Jim Kriete, Shannon Parsram, Dave Parsram, Jennifer Young, John Martin and Chris Young. A special note of thanks goes out to our cycling Support Team, including Meredith Young, Charles Grigg, Cheryl Gray and Kevin Ford. For more information on this event, visit http://www.seagullcentury.org/.
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September 14, 2008 - Team ProObject Wins 1st Place in 2008 Nations Triathlon
On September 14th, Team ProObject raced in the Nation’s Triathlon in Washington, DC. This was a challenging triathlon that included a 1.5 km swim, a 40 km cycling loop and a 10k run in and around Washington, DC. ProObject is proud to have participated in this charity event in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Four ProObject folks participated in the triathlon this year, including Terry Harrigan, Jeff Hasenauer, Meredith Young and Chris Young. Congratulations to Team ProObject for winning 1st Place in the CoEd Team Division this year! For more info on the event check out http://www.thenationstriathlon.com/.
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September 13, 2008 - ProObject Employees and Families Enjoy Our Company Picnic
ProObject hosted its annual family picnic on Saturday, Sept 13, 2008 at Centennial Park in Columbia, Maryland. 130 guests enjoyed the beautiful sunny day, delicious food and lots of fun. Catering was provided by Ken’s of Annapolis. We also had a special treat again this - North Carolina barbeque pig. The children had a blast with the carnival games, a 22 foot slide and a challenging rock climbing wall. The new addition of interactive animals furnished by Wildlife Adventure was the hit of the day and left everyone wanting more. This event is always enjoyed by everyone.
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April 19, 2008 - ProObject Hosts Spring Fling 2008
Yet another fabulous event was enjoyed by all at McCormick and Schmick's restaurant in Baltimore. It was a beautiful spring evening with a spectacular view overlooking the Inner Harbor. Employees and their guests enjoyed the outstanding food and Las Vegas style casino games. Everyone started off the evening with over $25,000 in "ProObject dollars." Employees and guests tested their skills at the Poker, Blackjack, Craps and Roulette tables. As the casino games concluded, guests used their "winnings" to bid on high-tech gadgets and gift certificates during a fun-filled auction. With a great location, wonderful food, exciting games and lots of socializing. The Spring Fling was a great success!
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February 15, 2008 - ProObject White Tail Ski Trip
A one day ski trip to White Tail Resort was enjoyed by some of ProObject's ski enthusiasts on February 15, 2008. They met there at the lodge, conquered the slopes, had a lot of fun and met after the day ended in Frederick for a nice leisurely dinner.
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November 1, 2007 - Martin named President of ProObject
HANOVER, MD — ProObject Founder and Chief Executive Officer Christopher M. Young announced today that John J. Martin, Jr. has been promoted to the position of President effective January 1st, 2008.
As President, Martin will be responsible for the day-to-day management of ProObject’s eight Technical Service Practices and Customer Service Units. Martin, 40, had served as Vice President and Director of Technology for the company.
The changes are part of ProObject’s larger effort to create an organization geared for sustained, profitable growth as a mid-sized contractor in the Intelligence Community. This change in leadership will better position the company for the next phase of its transformation, during which it will provide a wider variety of products and services as well as and continue the effective management of its traditional service offerings.
As Chairman and CEO, Young continues to have the primary responsibility for setting the company’s strategy, managing broad issues of corporate governance, and overseeing the overall financial performance of the company and its affiliates. Martin, who joined ProObject in March 2000, will be responsible for the performance of the eight practices reporting to him as well as the operating activities of those practices.
“John has made significant contributions to the progress of ProObject over the past eight years.” Young said. “Martin has been in the trenches; he has held various senior management positions and has a superior understanding of our business’ needs. He established our Real-time and Embedded Systems practice. He created a satisfied and loyal customer base. As Vice President and Director of Technology, John worked successfully with other practice leaders to keep ProObject on the leading edge of technology. Over the past 12 months, he helped create and manage ProObject Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map. The leadership that John has exhibited makes him well suited to take on additional responsibilities and to build on our past successes. I am confident that ProObject’s practices will reach new heights under John’s leadership.”
Today’s announcement represents one of the initial steps in the company’s three-year long growth strategy.
ProObject provides experienced professionals to the Intelligence Community actively involved in addressing today’s challenges and creating better intelligence.
ProObject helps its clients
- Transition development teams to new technologies and tools, avoiding the dark corners along the way
- Apply academic theory not only to known, real world embedded systems problems, but the hidden problems as well
- Evolve Systems, make existing systems better suited to today’s environment
- Manage requirement’s from multiple perspectives
- Mentor customer project managers until they can take over with confidence understanding that leadership is the keystone of change management
- Bridge the gap between architectural concepts and solutions implementation.
- Develop and integrate essential services into service oriented architectures
- Manage transcription, translation, annotation, training and interpretation services to higher level of quality.
Our consultants engineer and build SIGINT Collection Systems and analyst’s information sharing tools, verify and validate automated language technologies, manage programs, and establish Intelligence policies and practices.
Our technologists are experts in
- Application, Web, DSP Development
- System Definition and Engineering
- Technical Management
- Software Development Process Improvement
- Software Architecture Development
- Tool Integration
- Transcription, translation, annotation, and interpretation management
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April 30, 2007 - ProObject Annual Fishing Trip
Nine ProObject employees, family members, and guests departed from Chesapeake Beach at 6:00a.m. on the annual ProObject Fishing Trip. Everyone caught their limit by noon. The group then went back in and enjoyed lunch.
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April 28, 2007 - ProObject Spring Fling
ProObject employees and guests celebrated spring with an evening at Dave & Buster’s. Approximately 135 employees, family members, and guests enjoyed bowling, shooting pool, and arcade games. Everyone was presented a card loaded with plenty of points to enjoy as many arcade games as they could handle. The food was great, and everyone who attended had a great time.
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April 14, 2007 - ProObject Community Outreach Day at the SHARE Food Network
Saturday, April 14, 2007 was a day of community spirit and commitment for ProObject employees and their families as they volunteered at the SHARE Food Network in Hyattsville, MD. SHARE distributes high-quality nutritious food as a way to build community and strengthen families. On that day, approximately 25 ProObject employees and family members gathered at the SHARE facility to help prepare packages of food for families in need which were then distributed to the community by the SHARE organization. Each participant received a commemorative ProObject/SHARE Network T-shirt.
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