CTC Annual Report - Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Annual Report July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 

At CTC, technology, collaboration, 

and innovation are Concurrent.

CTC’s Nonprofit Advantage 

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, nonprofit organization whose primary 

purpose and programs are to undertake applied scientific research and development activities in the 

public interest. 

Being independent means CTC is not a supporting organization to any other entity, and we do not 

endorse products or services. As such, we provide unbiased and objective analyses, assessments, 

recommendations, and advice to the clients we serve. 

How does being a nonprofit enhance CTC’s ability to serve clients? 

To our clients, our nonprofit status means that we will not put profit above finding the right solution. 

We make decisions based on what will help us to achieve the best possible results for our clients. 

Because CTC is accountable ultimately to our clients and their best interests, not to shareholders, we 

have no bias toward proprietary technology. We are able to be a true partner to our clients, conducting 

impartial assessments and delivering the best solution for their missions, regardless of source. 

Representing Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) are (left to right): Dr. Vicki A. Barbur, Senior Vice President, 

Chief Technical Officer; Dr. Kamal Gella, Senior Director, Non-DoD Sector Lead; Dr. Melissa Klingenberg, Advisor Engineer; 

Robert Akans, Senior Director, Navy Metalworking Technologies; and Joan Johnson, Business and Financial Analyst.

CTC Annual Report Fiscal Year 2013 

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Dear Colleagues and Friends, 

Welcome to another edition 

of CTC’s Annual Report that 

describes just some of the 

exciting and innovative work 

undertaken during the year. From 

a technical perspective, this year 

like so many others, has truly 

been remarkable and rewarding. 

Our annual report highlights the 

people and projects that shaped 

CTC in Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13). 

We are proud to share with you 

some of our meaningful and 

transformative work. 

The projects described in this 

annual report are representative 

of the innovations made possible 

by CTC scientists, engineers, and 

professional staff. 

Federal Marketplace 

Challenges 

Howard M. Picking, III (left) and Edward J. Sheehan, Jr. 

In the past, the greatest challenges we faced as a Company were the ones we anticipated and 

planned for—those associated with delivering next-generation solutions to meet client needs. In 

FY13, this dynamic changed, and the federal marketplace became increasingly more challenging to 

navigate and predict. 

CTC experienced a number of delays in contract awards and lower funding levels in FY13. We 

anticipate more of the same in the coming year, mainly due to the budget uncertainties within the U.S. 

Government, including sequestration. We are working through reduced government spending in a 

thoughtful way, making strategic adjustments as we go forward. Our employees have been resilient 

and their achievements continue to inspire. Together, we will work smarter, find new efficiencies, and 

remain personally invested in delivering the best total solutions to our clients. 

As we conclude our 25th anniversary year and reflect back over the years, we cannot recall a more 

difficult and extreme market environment; one characterized by fiscal shortfalls, government gridlock, 

and the use of sequestration in order to force spending reductions. Accordingly, many organizations 

within our government marketplace are changing the way business is done, and that makes for 

challenging times. To be responsive and innovative while being cost effective and quality focused in 

these times requires all of us to think and act differently. It is certainly not business as usual. 

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Dear Colleagues and Friends (continued) 

Throughout FY13 and beyond, we have and will continue to work diligently on those performance 

measures that we can control—providing cost-effective, innovative solutions in a timely manner. 

We will continue to be thorough in our planning and execution processes; remain compliant to our 

policies, procedures, and practices; and continue to operate in an extremely ethical manner. 

The financial strength of our Company continues to grow, which has afforded us with the ability to 

continue to make investments in our long-term strategic objectives. Our investments, fund balance 

and cash flow performance remains strong. While our financial results for the year were behind plan, 

the delivery of outstanding service to our clients remained at the superior level. 

We remain committed and focused on our long-term objectives and are re-doubling our efforts across 

the organization to achieve our goals. We will continue to focus on initiatives that are particularly wellaligned 

with our objectives and seek new opportunities that enable us to deliver on our mission and 

meet our tax exempt purpose. We acknowledge our important leadership role and responsibility and 

appreciate the commitment and dedication of our entire team. 

Changing Leadership 

While we experienced the retirement of one long-time member of our Senior Executive Leadership 

Team in FY13, we recognize that an infusion of new ideas and perspectives helps keep organizations 

strong. 

After 16 years at CTC, Frank Cooper retired as our Chief Technical Officer (CTO). We appreciate 

Frank’s many years of dedicated service and his contributions to our success as a young and 

maturing company. Frank was named CTO Emeritus by CTC’s Board of Directors. 

CTC welcomed Vicki A. Barbur, Ph.D. to its Senior Executive Leadership Team. As our new Senior Vice 

President and Chief Technical Officer, she has injected new ideas and approaches to solve difficult 

technical challenges. In addition, she brings energy and passion to our Company. She previously 

served as Vice President of Research and Development for the medical segment at Cardinal Health, 

McGaw Park, IL. Prior to joining Cardinal Health, she served as Technology Director at Kodak for 

research and development efforts. Dr. Barbur, who has more than 20 years of experience in research, 

development and manufacturing, is responsible for setting the vision and strategic direction for CTC’s 

scientific and technical capabilities. We appreciate her leadership and experience as we embrace the 

challenges of tomorrow today. 

Working together, our Board of Directors, leadership, and employees will continue to view change as 

an opportunity for personal and professional growth. Above all, we will continue to make sure that our 

clients are well served. 

We encourage you to read about our exciting year of accomplishments and successes. 

Howard M. Picking, III 

Chairman, CTC Board of Directors 

Edward J. Sheehan, Jr. 

President and Chief Executive Officer 

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CTC ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year 2013 

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Senior Executive Leadership Team 

Standing left to right 

Margaret DiVirgilio, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 

Jerry R. Hudson, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Organizational Development 

Vicki A. Barbur, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Chief Technical Officer 

Michael S. Knapp, Ph.D., Vice President, Market and Program Development 

Seated left to right 

Edward J. Sheehan, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer 

George W. Appley, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer 

David A. Schario, Vice President, Capabilities 

Frederick J. Mulkey, Vice President, Market Solutions

Award-Winning Technology 

Our success depends on our ability to deliver outstanding 

solutions to our clients, distinguishing ourselves among our 

competitors. As the 2013 recipient of the Gold Edison Award for 

Innovation in Material Science and the Technology Provider of the 

Year Award, our work earned international attention. 



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This is a rendering of the Full Aircraft Robotic Laser Coating System that is currently being constructed by Concurrent 

Technologies Corporation (CTC) and Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) for use on 

C-130 Aircraft at Hill Air Force Base. Each robot has a 6-kilowatt laser that ablates the paint off the aircraft. A vacuum system 

collects any waste product created by the process, eliminating the release of harmful waste products. 

Robotic Laser System Earns 

Gold Edison Award 

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) 

and Carnegie Mellon University’s National 

Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) are 

working with the U.S. Air Force Research 

Laboratory and Ogden Air Logistics Complex 

309 AMXG to develop and demonstrate a 

robotic system that uses high-powered lasers 

to remove coatings from fighter and cargo 

aircraft. The new technology received the 

Gold Edison Award for Innovation in Material 

Science. An Edison Award is one of the highest 

accolades a company can receive in the name 

of successful innovation. 

In a three-year project executed under 

the National Defense Center for 

Energy and Environment, CTC, 

with NREC as a subcontractor, is 

building six autonomous mobile 

robots, each with a laser coating 

removal system, and deploying 

them to work in teams to remove 

paint and other coatings from 

aircraft at Hill Air Force Base (AFB) 

in Utah. 

“This award recognizes not only CTC’s 

technical competencies in material science and 

engineering processes as applied to real-world 

problems, but, once again, our ability to deliver 

innovative, creative and robust solutions for 

our clients,” said Dr. Vicki Barbur, CTC Senior 

Vice President & Chief Technical Officer. “The 

majority of Edison Awards were presented to 

single companies, but the CTC-NREC team 

proved to be an exception—exemplifying the 

power of partnerships and the opportunity to 

bring innovative mindsets together to develop 

a creative solution from unique, specialized 

skill sets.” 

The robotic arms are used to manipulate and precisely 

position the laser coating removal end effector around 

the complex geometries found on U.S. Air Force aircraft. 

The demonstration at Hill AFB is 

the latest phase of development 

for the Advanced Robotic Laser 

Coating Removal System. Earlier, CTC 

and NREC developed a prototype of 

the robot, which was demonstrated and 

validated at CTC’s facilities. 

The Advanced Robotic Laser Coating Removal 

System uses a continuous wave laser to 

strip paint and other coatings from aircraft. 

It eliminates the abrasives or chemical paint 

removers used in traditional coating removal 

processes, which generate significant 

hazardous wastes and air emissions. Using 

autonomous mobile robots developed at NREC 

makes it possible to automate and precisely 

control the stripping process while minimizing 

impact on the environment and reducing 

maintenance costs.

Award-Winning Technology 

CTC has been at the forefront of the laser 

coatings removal field since 1999. In addition 

to the Gold Edison Award, the Laser Coating 

Removal Program won the 2011 Society 

of Automotive Engineers’ Environmental 

Excellence in Transportation Award and the 

Environmental Security Technology Certification 

Program Project of the Year Award in 2009 and 

2005. 

CTC Wins Technology Provider 

of the Year Award 

The Technology Provider of the Year Award 

recognizes CTC as the company that has best 

improved its clients’ operations and productivity 

through technology applications, equipment, 

resources and solutions. The award, sponsored 

by the Technology Council of Pennsylvania, 

commemorates technology’s game-changing 

organizations. CTC was recognized for its 

body of submitted work, which included mobile 

application development and a project for the 

U.S. Navy. 

Secure Mobile Applications 

CTC takes a security-first approach when 

providing clients with mobile computing 

solutions, which has helped distinguish our 

mobile software development services in the 

marketplace. Drawing upon the company’s 

experience as a U.S. Government contractor 

that is accustomed to top security measures, 

CTC has provided a variety of mobile 

computing services to the Department of 

Defense Intelligence Community. 

While developing secure mobile applications 

for a variety of operating environments 

including Android, iOS, Blackberry, and mobile 

web applications, CTC provides crucial security 

features. These include encryption on the 

device and remote wipe capabilities with policybased 

management. 

CTC offers solutions to complex Bring Your 

Own Device (BYOD) models that are capable 

of reducing costs while increasing data transfer 

efficiency. We are poised to help clients 

address the complicated security issues of 

separating personal data 

from government data, 

ensuring that enterprise 

data is safe. Our custom 

applications are developed 

quickly through the use 

of an extensive mobile 

code library of reusable 

components. CTC offers 

a broad and wideranging 

variety of mobile 

development capabilities 

such as: mobile security, 

cross-platform applications, 

geospatial rendering on a 

mobile device, SharePoint ® 

and cloud integration, and 

E-Learning. 

CTC received the Technology Provider of the Year Award in Hershey, 

Pennsylvania. CTC employees in attendance were: (from left to right) Kim Leach, 

Dr. Vicki A. Barbur, Greg Skowron, Matthew S. Hoffman, and Greg Hafer. 



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The specialized 17-piece tool kit that CTC developed for the H-60 aircraft shown here will result in $2.5 million in 

annual cost avoidance to the U.S. Navy due to significant reductions in maintenance time and damaged parts. CTC’s 

new tool kit has been deployed to the U.S. fleet and is being used by squadrons throughout the world. 

H-60 Bridge Tool Kit 

When maintenance-induced damage to critical flight control components on H-60 aircraft decreased 

air time and increased maintenance costs, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) PMA-299 

looked to CTC to provide a solution. The specialized 17-piece tool kit that CTC developed will result 

in $2.5 million in annual cost avoidance to the U.S. Navy due to significant reductions in maintenance 

time and damaged parts. CTC’s new tool kit has been deployed to the U.S. fleet and is being used by 

squadrons throughout the world. 

Fifteen of the 17 tools in the new kit were uniquely developed by CTC. These tools safely remove and 

install bushing from critical areas of the aircraft’s flight controls, prevent damage to the gearbox and 

aft bridge during removal, and more—reducing maintenance time as well as costs. 

From the beginning, CTC engineers worked closely with maintainers in the U.S. Navy fleet to 

successfully identify the root causes of maintenance damage. Start to finish, CTC ensured a solution 

that met their needs by producing rapid prototyping concepts through additive manufacturing that 

validated design and analysis and led to final material selection. CTC utilized its internal machine 

shop in addition to a team of Pennsylvania manufacturers to produce the final tooling solution for 

improved maintenance on the aircraft. CTC worked with In Service Support Center (ISSC) Cherry 

Point to validate and implement the tool kit into the U.S. Navy.

John Forté 

Senior Mechanical Engineer 

Collaboration and Participation 

Creating positive relationships within and without 

CTC. Extending a hand in the workplace, to our clients, and wherever 

we are called to serve—as this employee who was deployed to 

Afghanistan is doing. CTC continuously strives to attract and retain 

exceptional individuals who innately build a climate of trust and are 

personally invested in all that they do. 



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CTC’s John Forté is shaking the hand of a young Afghan girl after a meeting with Afghan National Army (ANA) Leaders and 

local Afghan police in this photo from December 2012 that was featured on Task Force Comet’s (573rd Engineer Battalion) 

Facebook page. The 420th Engineer Company Commander, CPT John Forté, is a Senior Mechanical Engineer and a Dad 

whose children include a daughter not much older than the one pictured. In a newspaper article, he was quoted as saying, 

“Part of our job is always to stop, talk to the locals, talk to the local senior leaders in the villages…to create positive working 

relationships with them.” 

“When your mission is to search for Improvised 

Explosive Devices (IEDs) every day to make 

sure other forces have mobility and are safe, 

you’re under a lot of pressure,” says John 

Forté, CTC Senior Mechanical Engineer and 

420th Engineer Company Commander. 

“Everyone in our unit returned home safe. It 

was a dangerous and challenging job and we 

did it very well, earning the Army Meritorious 

Unit Citation Award in Afghanistan. It was 

possible because of the outstanding support I 

had from CTC that allows you to focus on doing 

the fantastic job of defending this nation. 

“As a commander in theater, I witness firsthand 

that not all of my fellow service members 

receive the same treatment/support from their 

employers that I was fortunate enough to 

receive. At CTC, we still accrue leave and keep 

our seniority while serving on active duty. CTC 

sends care packages and stays in touch while 

we’re deployed and helps us reintegrate when 

we return. Our success in the battlefield speaks 

to the support we receive from CTC.” 

Core Values in Action 

We walk the talk because it’s the right thing to 

do. Nothing is more meaningful than knowing 

that our way of doing business makes a 

difference in the lives of others. 

CTC employees work side-by-side with our 

clients, providing personal attention to every 

project, regardless of size and scope. 

We believe that collaboration leads to 

innovation, and a great work environment 

inspires both. Our work is anchored by 

CTC’s values: 

• We bring passion to the work that we do. 

• We strive to treat our colleagues and 

clients like family. 

• We are results-motivated, not profitmotivated. 

• We are relentless in providing solutions 

that assist our clients in achieving their 

missions. 

• We are humble and respectful. 

CTC continuously strives to attract and retain 

exceptional individuals and has received 

prestigious awards as a result. 

One of the World’s Most 

Ethical Companies 

In both 2012 and 2013, CTC was named One 

of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by 

Ethisphere Institute, which writes: 

“Winners represent 

the companies that 

truly go beyond 

making statements 

about doing business 

‘ethically’ and translate 

those words into 

action.” 

Edward J. Sheehan, Jr., CTC President and 

Chief Executive Officer, affirms that sentiment. 

“This award makes you take a good look at 

your organization. It truly is a value proposition 

with high expectations, and CTC makes ethics 

a priority. We stress the importance of how 

we do business and recognize employees 

who walk the talk, living the CTC brand. These 

individuals exhibit the ethical values that will 

continue to make our business successful. 

Clients can trust doing business with CTC.” 

Over 5,000 companies worldwide were 

nominated and 145 were selected for this 

distinction.


Best Places to Work 

Every year since 2001, CTC has been named 

One of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania. 

We are one of only three organizations to have 

earned this honor for 12 consecutive years. 

Only 29 firms were honored in our category 

(large businesses); 71 medium-sized firms 

rounded out the top 100. 

Winners are derived from the results of two 

surveys: an employee survey performed by 

an independent third party and an employer 

survey about company policies and practices. 

The results are analyzed according to several 

focus areas including leadership, work 

environment, and communications. 

Top 100 R&D Company 

Centurion Research Solutions ranked CTC 54th 

among the Top 100 Research and Development 

(R&D) Federal Contractors in Fiscal Year 2012 

(FY12). CTC was among more than 6,900 

unique vendors who collectively had more than 

$52 billion in R&D contract activity. 

Workplace Excellence 

At the heart of a great work environment are 

employees who are engaged and have a strong 

desire to be fully invested in the value that the 

organization creates. How we do business 

makes CTC unique. Adding value to the 

workplace continuously allows CTC to expand 

its professional and technical opportunities with 

current clients as well as future clients. 

Findings from an Employee Engagement 

survey and ideas brought forth by employees 

have led to numerous employee-driven efforts. 

New initiatives and positive changes continue 

to emerge, including: 

Biking to Work = Multiple Benefits 

It doesn’t have to be Bike to Work Week for 

these employees from CTC’s Crystal City, 

VA, office to commute from their homes in 

Washington, D.C. and Virginia. They are: (left 

to right) Audrey Barrett, Alaina Armel, Bryahn 

Ivery, and Eric Sakmar. 

Audrey said, “As a public health professional, 

I believe cycling to work benefits society in 

more ways than one. It increases physical 

activity, it is emission-free, it provides a sense 

of community, and it contributes to national 

security by assuring our energy resources are 

not being depleted.” 

Open Culture Discussion Series – Learning 

organizations dive deeper, and CTC is opening 

the channels of communication, engaging 

employees from all locations to participate in 

collaborative discussions on topics that affect a 

cultural change toward openness. 

Leadership Development Book Club – A 

forum for the leaders of tomorrow and today to 

sharpen their skills by discussing the leadership 

concepts of industry experts in an open 

dialogue. 

CTC Celebrations – CTC shares credit for 

accomplishments and takes the time to thank 

and celebrate employees. This program 

provides a mechanism to reward and recognize 

individuals and teams when they complete 

projects, go the extra mile, or otherwise stand out. 



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An inaugural brainstorming session was held at the Innovation Center on December 19, 2012. More than 

100 employees from across the company participated in person and on the phone. The session provided 

an opportunity for employees to meet others from across the company, cross-pollinate technical areas, and 

brainstorm technological solutions to high-priority problems. 

Innovation at Work 

Innovation Center 

The Center is a hub of formal and informal technical efforts where employees engage both 

physically and virtually, working together to enhance CTC’s culture of collaboration and 

innovation. 

Concept Center (C2) 

The Concept Center (C2) is a place where employees can share perspectives, listen to 

ideas, develop a common understanding of problems and needs, and co-create a mutually 

beneficial solution. It’s all about brainstorming and concept-generation. 

CTC Volunteers! – At the foundation of our corporate culture is a shared sense of respect and service 

to clients and the communities we serve. Volunteerism is a tangible way to express those values, and 

a new initiative gives employees who record and report their volunteer hours a chance to win in a 

monthly drawing. 

Honoring Those Who Serve – Care packages are sent every quarter to employees serving in the 

military and to employees working in Afghanistan. 

Employee Advisory Committee – This all-volunteer committee enhances internal communications 

and fosters a positive workplace by providing employees with a common voice to solicit and gather 

feedback, identify common concerns, and suggest improvements.


Military Recognition 

Over the years, CTC has gained a reputation as a military-friendly organization. In 

2013, CTC was named a Best for Vets Employer by Military Times EDGE Magazine. 

We also earned the Extraordinary Employer Support Award (by Employer Support 

of the Guard and Reserve), which recognizes companies whose policies and 

practices go above and beyond in assisting and encouraging National Guard and 

Reserve service. 

CTC is also a member of the 100,000 Jobs Mission, a 

coalition of companies committed to hiring at least 100,000 

veterans by 2020. The coalition hired 77,612 veterans as of 

June 30, 2013. 

CTC’s 25th Anniversary 

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) celebrated its 25th anniversary with a number 

of employee events. Here, at an employee gathering, CTC employees signed banners 

expressing support for colleagues serving overseas and working in Afghanistan. 



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Education and Lifelong Learning 

CTC University, established in February 2006, 

has been a tremendous success story for 

the company. During the past year, CTC staff 

completed more than 97 college and university 

courses under the tuition reimbursement 

program and accessed 253 SkillSoft ® courses 

as part of CTC University. 

During the past fiscal year, 561 CTC employees 

participated in 52 Brown Bag courses, which 

are educational sessions offered during the 

traditional lunch hour. 

Pictured left to right: Traci Moore, Gracie Moore, 

Kathy Parseghian, Becky Scott, Mark Parseghian, 

Karen Esaias, Tracy Bradford, Molly McQuillan, 

Frances Gutshall, and Tamera Froehlich. 

Planting Trees at Flight 93 

National Memorial 

Take Your Child to Work Day 

Children in grades 4–8 visited on Thursday, April 

25, 2013, to participate in Take Our Daughters 

& Sons to Work Day. This is CTC’s ninth year of 

providing students with a vision for future career 

choices, reinforcing the importance of learning, 

and developing a sense of pride and respect in 

what their parents do each day. 

Here, CTC’s Bryan DiFebo conducts the always 

popular electric pickle demonstration for the 

students, showing how the transfer of electrical 

charge in the pickle is the same principle as 

electroplating. 

Cold weather did not deter a group of CTC 

employees from participating in Plant a 

Tree at Flight 93, an effort to help reforest 

the national memorial commemorating the 

heroism of the 40 passengers and crew of 

Flight 93 who died as a result of terrorist 

attacks on September 11, 2001. 

“The 40 brave souls who showed 

extraordinary courage on September 11 are 

heroes,” said Molly McQuillan, CTC Graphic 

Designer. “Our CTC group, along with many 

others, spent a Saturday planting trees so 

that a beautiful memorial can be designed 

for them. It is a small effort on our part to 

recognize their bravery.”

Game-Changing Innovation 

We deliver the best total solution for each client by 

bringing together the right scientists, engineers, business talent, 

technology transfer experts, and more...concurrently...so that the 

process is cost-effective and efficient and the results are long-lasting. 

Concurrent Technologies Corporation. Living up to our name every day. 



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Michael Pollock (left), CTC Senior Director and Discipline Lead, explains how our new mobile water purification system works. 

The new unit, which can benefit both warfighters and victims of disaster who require clean drinking water, premiered at the 

2013 Showcase for Commerce, Johnstown, PA. Also at this demonstration are (left to right) Kim Leach; Congressman Mac 

Thornberry (TX-13); Congressman Keith Rothfus (PA-12) and Edward J. Sheehan, Jr., CTC President and Chief Executive Officer. 

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) 

delivers what its name implies. We bring 

together specialized talent concurrently and 

work with great sensitivity to our clients’ 

concerns to deliver enduring, innovative 

solutions, such as the following. 

Water Purification 

Water purification is one of the world’s most 

enduring problems. When disaster strikes, the 

availability of clean or potable drinking water 

is often an issue. Similarly, forward-deployed 

troops need pure water. Overall, an estimated 

884 million people, or 13 percent of 

the world’s population, do not have 

access to clean drinking water, and 

2.5 billion do not have adequate 

sanitation. 

Dedicated to this cause, CTC 

engineers have significantly 

improved upon the Magnesium- 

Powered Water Purification System 

that they developed last year. The 

new water purification system is 

quicker, faster, lighter and costs 

significantly less than the original 

system. 

The system turns undrinkable liquid into 

sanitary, clean water in a matter of seconds 

even without electrical power. CTC is marketing 

this patent-pending new technology to make it 

available on a large scale. 

Non-Lethal Weapons Work 

Non-lethal weapons incapacitate while 

minimizing fatalities and permanent injury. 

CTC subject matter experts provide innovative 

solutions to non-lethal weapons demands 

for future Department of Defense (DoD) 

requirements. 

Working for the DoD Joint Non-Lethal Program 

Research and Technology Division, CTC 

evaluates technology in different phases and 

characterizes more effective and operationally 

suitable non-lethal weapons, devices and 

munitions. To help meet U.S. warfighter needs, 

CTC is accelerating technology development 

to support the current fight and conducting 

research to help future generations. 

Much of CTC’s work deals with breakthrough 

technology applications such as: 

• Prototype and component technology 

development, testing, and demonstration 

• Modeling and simulation 

• Systems engineering and technology 

integration 

• Technical assessment, independent 

design and technical reviews, 

technology scouting, feasibility 

studies, strategic research and 

technology development planning 

• Bio-effects research 

With proper sizing, the mobile Magnesium 

Powered Water Purification System can provide 

not only purified water, but also exportable power 

to charge computers, batteries, or cell phones, or 

run communications equipment.


Improving Contingency 

Base Operations 

Contingency base camps are temporary sites 

from which military units conduct operations 

such as humanitarian assistance, disaster 

response, and expeditionary warfare. They are 

highly dependent on outside resources and 

generate large amounts of waste. Reducing 

the logistical and environmental burden of 

contingency bases requires a holistic, systembased 

perspective that involves all aspects 

of doctrine, organization, training, materiel, 

leadership, personnel, and facilities. 

The National Defense Center for Energy and 

Environment (NDCEE), operated by CTC, 

is working with the U.S. Army and Navy to 

reduce the contingency base footprint through 

a System of Systems framework that enables 

integrated water, waste, and energy solutions. 

The U.S. Naval Expeditionary Base Camp 

Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa, has reduced its 

energy, water, and waste footprint through 

multiple efficiency and conservation efforts 

as the camp transitions from temporary to 

enduring. CTC worked with the Naval Facilities 

Engineering Service Center to research and 

develop additional efforts the camp may 

undertake to achieve further reductions. 

The Renewable Energy Suite integrates a unique biomass source (coconut shells), photovoltaic panels, and batteries 

to provide mobile power at remote sites. Mounting the photovoltaic panel arrays directly on the system’s shipping 

containers helps to enhance mobility for in-theater applications. 


Technology Snapshot 

Secure Cloud and SaaS 


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CTC’s Secure Cloud and SaaS (Software as a Service) offerings enable clients to 

deploy IT solutions in the cloud (offsite), where they find better long-term security and 

economy for their data. 

As a seasoned IT provider for Department of Defense and Intelligence Community clients, 

CTC knows the importance of the certification and accreditation processes required to maintain a 

security perimeter in a cloud setting and enables clients to leverage the power of cloud to include: 

• Managed Desktop Hosting 

• Self Service Portal 

• Application Hosting 

• Application Development 

• Identity and Access Management 

• Information Assurance 

For instance, CTC developed a water bottle lifecycle model to document baseline conditions as the 

camp relies heavily on bottled water for drinking purposes, creating a logistic and solid waste burden. 

CTC also researched the feasibility of on-site water packaging technologies but determined that this 

approach would negatively impact the local groundwater aquifer and would not reduce the plastic 

waste volume generated from water bottles. 

Leveraging a unique biomass source—coconut shells— 

CTC designed, constructed, and demonstrated 

an expeditionary Renewable Energy Suite in 

coordination with the Headquarters U.S. 

Southern Command and the Cooperative 

Security Location (CSL) Comalapa, El 

Salvador. This system was designed to fit in a 

20 foot ISO container and operate independent 

of the local power infrastructure. It integrates 

a biomass gasifier (designed and developed 

by the State University of New York), generator 

set, photovoltaic panels, and lithium iron 

magnesium phosphate batteries. Preliminary testing 

of the system indicates it is capable of providing 80 kWh of 

electricity per day, meeting the energy requirements of the CSL host site facility. 

IT Help for Emergency Responses 

In the past, if someone at a disaster site claimed to be a doctor or other trained personnel, there was 

no easy way to validate that claim. Information Technology (IT) is helping to solve national challenges 

such as this. 

CTC developed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) Federal (and Mutual Aid) Emergency Response Official (F/ERO) Repository System, 

an integrated electronic identification, credentialing and validation capability, to achieve multijurisdictional 

interoperability during emergency response situations. Secure data, including Public 

Key Infrastructure (PKI) identities, are transmitted electronically coupled with F/ERO identities and 

attributes to mobile validation device (MVD) readers via laptop/desktop Accountability and MVD 

Validation Control Stations. This robust capability, able to operate in an all-hazards communicationsin 

or-out environment, offers operations managers and incident-scene commanders the ability to 

verify the identities and F/ERO attributes (capabilities) of F/EROs available on-site.


Tobyhanna Army Depot GIS 

Through a contract with the Department 

of Interior, CTC is continuing to support 

Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) efforts to 

develop a sophisticated enterprise Geographic 

Information System (GIS). 

The TYAD GIS is a comprehensive collection 

of geospatial information about its 1,296 

acres and 159 buildings and encompasses 

everything from communications and water 

drainage lines to room numbers, hazardous 

materials sites, and Field Antenna Site 

Management and Recording System (FASMAR) 

data. 

This GIS work impacts production, property, 

and force protection. As an example, CTC 

built GIS maps for emergency management 

with ‘at a glance’ infrastructure data including 

everything from the number of eye-wash 

stations to the location of storm drainage sites 

that, in case of a spill, could lead to a hazmat 

situation if not carefully controlled. 

The CTC team has been supporting TYAD 

since 1999. 

California Electric Car Study 

Widespread adoption of plug-in electric 

vehicles (PEVs) is an integral component to 

achieving California’s low-carbon transportation 

goals; however, the high cost of the vehicles 

continues to remain one of the primary barriers 

to increased usage. 

For the past 13 years, CTC has been providing Geographic Information System (GIS) services to Tobyhanna Army 

Depot (TYAD). This work includes generating map products such as this view of TYAD showing potential reach/ 

effects from the Field Antenna Site Management and Recording System (FASMAR). 


Technology Snapshot 

Additive Manufacturing 


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Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a monumental change to manufacturing. CTC specializes in helping clients 

determine the best use of AM for their specific needs. 

AM, or 3D printing, is the process of making a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model designed 

on a computer. This can be game-changing manufacturing technology for the fast delivery of customized 

‘metal’ parts for the right, limited run need. 

AM can be beneficial when only a small quantity of something is required, when fast delivery is essential, 

when customization is critical, or when there is a need for parts that are difficult or impossible to manufacture 

using traditional subtractive processes. With 15 years’ experience in AM, CTC is able to deliver high-value 

manufacturing solutions that save money, improve performance, gain efficiencies, and reduce risk. 

CTC has been awarded a contract to produce data to support current and future vehicle-to-grid 

(V2G) technologies’ use of PEV batteries and associated technology in California and to develop a 

preliminary design for the application of second-life PEV batteries as a stationary energy resource for 

California utilities. 

This work will be done in collaboration with a California utility and will take place on at least two 

military installations located in the state. 

Preliminary analyses of V2G technologies indicate that the associated economic benefits will be 

high—potentially significant enough to offset higher upfront costs of PEVs. Additionally, integration 

of V2G can provide grid stabilization through aggregated storage and ancillary services. Prior to this 

ongoing CTC study, V2G technologies and integration have not been demonstrated at a sufficient 

scale to validate the expected economic benefits and encourage fleet and facility operators to 

consider deploying vehicle-to-grid applications. 

Online Training for Vets 

The need is great for those leaving the military to transition smoothly into civilian life, and CTC is 

proud to have developed web-based training to support the Department of Defense (DoD) Transition 

Assistance Program (TAP). This virtual curriculum was developed through the DoD Joint Staff’s Joint 

Knowledge Online (JKO). 

The courseware is receiving very positive feedback. Its overall goal is to make the needs of today’s 

service members and their families a top priority. The JKO Team was praised for exceeding 

expectations in providing useful, relevant online training to our transitioning service members. 

Software Engineering for the Securities and Exchange Commission 

Among the many software engineering projects underway at CTC is one for a new client, the U.S. 

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 

After full and open competition, the SEC Office of Information Technology named CTC one of five 

awardees for a blanket purchase agreement (BPA), worth $64.5 million with a five-year ceiling, to 

assist the SEC with software engineering services using the Oracle platform. This award illustrates 

CTC’s ability to compete and succeed in non-DoD markets. 

This project will leverage CTC’s expertise in Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA). The FEA is the 

development approach federal agencies are required to follow under the Clinger-Cohen Act. It 

requires standardization, scalability, and a repeatable architecture. CTC’s ability to innovate within the 

FEA is reflected in our implementation of award-winning information technology projects for federal 

clients spanning the software development lifecycle from process analysis to testing.

Enterprise Ventures Corporation (EVC) 

Enterprise Ventures Corporation (EVC) is 

CTC’s technology commercialization arm 

and is organized as a wholly owned for-profit 

affiliate of CTC. EVC is focused on building the 

systems and capability to transfer technologies 

from CTC to various markets. Together, CTC 

and EVC can provide full life-cycle support 

services to any client, from concept through 

disposition. 

EVC’s three main areas of business are 

production, non-technology development 

professional services, and non-technology 

development healthcare services. 

Production 

EVC, which has aerospace quality systems 

in place (AS9100), turns CTC’s and other 

organizations’ Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation (RDT&E) designs into products 

to be sold to government and commercial 

clients. 

For example, EVC is the prime contractor 

for the manufacture of the Navy’s Carriage, 

Stream, Tow, and Recovery System (CSTRS), 

which operates from the MH-60S Helicopter. 

The current contract is for building 19 shipsets, 

with an expected follow-on for 10 more. 

EVC also produces: 

CSTRS Trainer – This simulator is used to 

train naval personnel operating the mine 

countermeasure-configured MH-60 Helicopter. 

H-60 Bridge Tool Kit – Discussed on page 7, 

this kit is used to alleviate maintenance 

problems, reduce damage to critical 

components, and lessen maintenance time 

on the H-60 aircraft forward and aft bridge 

assemblies. 

Quick Skive Removal Tools – These tools are 

used to remove materials from delicate, scratchprone 

surfaces. 

Incremental Sampling Tool – The CTCdeveloped 

soil stick and Teflon ® plungers are 

used for the collection of soil increments. 

Professional Services 

EVC’s Professional Services Team specializes in 

acquisition logistics, acquisition management, 

administrative support, analysis, education 

and training, facilitation, financial management, 

information technology strategy, and program 

management. 

For example, EVC is providing education 

and training development support to the U.S. 

Navy’s Center for Personal and Professional 

Development (CPPD) and the Naval War 

College-College for Distance Education. 

EVC develops curriculum content in multiple 

mediums—instructor-led, computer-based, and 

Web-based—utilizing the ADDIE model (analysis, 

design, develop, implement, and evaluate). 



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EVC is the prime contractor for the manufacture of the U.S. Navy’s Carriage, Stream, Tow, and Recovery System (CSTRS), 

which operates from the MH-60S Helicopter. CSTRS enables the Navy’s new littoral combat ships to readily respond to mine 

threats, providing an extra measure of safety for crew and ships. 

Enterprise Ventures Corporation (continued) 

Healthcare Services 

EVC’s Healthcare Services Team provides management consulting and technology adoption services 

to private and public sector healthcare organizations. These services can be divided into three broad 

categories: healthcare strategy, healthcare operations and healthcare technology adoption. 

For example, EVC is assisting Pennsylvania-based Windber Research Institute in the continued 

development of their data warehouse, which collects cancer research details down to the molecular 

level. In Canada, work has grown to include software development support at Ontario MD, Ontario 

Medical Association, and Hamilton Health Services. 

CTC Foundation 

Nathan Kindja, an eighth-grade 

student who wrote about Dwight D. 

Eisenhower, won this year’s Great 

Americans Day Essay Contest 

sponsored by CTC Foundation. 

Presenting the award to Nathan 

(at left, and shown left to right) 

are Howard M. Picking, III, CTC 

Chairman of the Board; Edward 

J. Sheehan, Jr., CTC President 

and Chief Executive Officer and 

President, CTC Foundation; 

and Conway B. Jones, Jr., CTC 

Foundation Chair. 

CTC’s wholly-owned affiliate, CTC Foundation, is a conduit for giving. 

In Fiscal Year 2013, CTC Foundation provided $351,000 in community support. Collectively, more 

than 285 individual donations were made to over 170 charitable organizations and community 

operations in 12 states. 

Giving is diverse; $264,000 went to charitable groups, $50,000 went to educational institutions, and 

$37,000 to the arts.

Publications & Presentations 

CTC personnel continued to enhance the technical reputation of the 

Company through their publications, authoring chapters in internationally 

recognized reference books, published papers in peer-reviewed journals and 

proceedings, and presentations at national society and technical meetings. 

Complete listings are available on www.ctc.com. 

Representative Technology and Collaborative Partners 

CTC joins with other outstanding nonprofit, research-based organizations 

and universities to develop innovative solutions and to solve our clients’ 

technology challenges. A representative list of the organizations with whom 

we have partnered is available on www.ctc.com. 

At CTC, technology, collaboration and innovation are Concurrent. As a nonprofit corporation, We 

bring together the right scientists, engineers, business talent, technology transfer experts, and more... 

concurrently...to develop and disseminate innovative, advanced technology solutions for the public good. 

Tradeshows are one venue through which we share information. Here, Randy Weaver, Executive Director, 

Intelligence and Information Security, describes a CTC-developed collaborative intelligence environment. 



CTC ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year 2013 

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Board of Directors 

Front Row left to right 

Back Row left to right 

Mark E. Pasquerilla 

E. Jeanne Gleason 

Howard M. Picking, III, Chairman 

Edward J. Sheehan, Jr., Vice Chairman 

Margaret DiVirgilio 

Conway B. Jones, Jr. 

Albert L. Etheridge, Ph.D. 

Robert J. Eyer 

Jerry R. Hudson 

John F. Phillips 

Daniel R. DeVos 

Dale M. Mosier

Consolidated Financial Highlights 

The information below depicts a few of the audited financial highlights that CTC and its 

Affiliates experienced at the close of Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13). 

Revenue from Operations: $228M 

Direct Labor: $59M 

Total Net Assets: $57M 

CTC ended FY13 with 122 new contracts. These new contracts represented a total gross 

value of $220 million and contributed $25 million to revenue in FY13. 

In addition, CTC added $691 million (unaudited) in contract capacity during the year. 

CTC is excited about the innovation we develop and the success we are experiencing, 

and we have set several aggressive goals in order for us to successfully continue growing 

our Company in the future. 

Our Areas of Expertise 

Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing 

Environment and Sustainability 

Intelligence, Information Technology and Security 

Logistics, Management and Acquisition 

Power and Energy 

Readiness, Preparedness and Continuity 

Safety and Occupational Health 

Special Missions 


Honor Roll 

Join us in honoring our 

colleagues who were on Active 

or Reserve duty in the past 

fiscal year. 

Andre V. Bakh 

Scott E. Brant 

Oliver G. Bugarin 

Daniel R. Curry 

Johnathon L. Dulin 

John E. Forté 

Daniel Frank 

Christopher M. Good 

Kevin D. Hillegas 

Gregory M. Jablunovsky 

Scott A. McClucas 

Ronald G. McCarren 

Richard F. McMullen 

Aaron W. Patterson 

Nicole L. Mauery 

Todd V. Riviezzo 

Ronald H. Schaedel Jr. 

Bryan R. Young

100 CTC Drive • Johnstown, PA 15904 

Phone: 1-800-282-4392 

www.ctc.com 

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, 

nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional 

services organization providing innovative management and 

technology-based solutions to government and industry. As a 

nonprofit organization, CTC conducts impartial, in-depth scientific 

and technology-based assessments and delivers reliable, unbiased 

solutions that emphasize increased quality, enhanced effectiveness, 

and rapid technology transition and deployment. 

CTC identifies and creates breakthrough technologies and applies 

them through an integrated business and technical approach to 

produce transformative solutions. We are a true partner to our 

employees and clients and are personally invested in their successes. 

Our bottom line is helping every client achieve their mission and 

providing our employees with unique and challenging professional 

opportunities. 

Copyright 2013, Concurrent Technologies Corporation. 

All rights reserved. 

CTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. 

A publication of CTC Corporate Communications. 

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