Please visit Pangaea at Booth # 317 (with our partners, Pinnacle Mapping Technologies, Inc.) at the 2008 U.S. Army Sustainable Range Program (SRP) Workshop in San Antonio, TX , 8-11 July 2008. Pangaea will also deliver a presentation on the use of remote sensing technologies for military land management on Wednesday July 9 at 9:00 and again at 10:15. The SRP Workshop is a forum for the scientific exchange of technologies, ideas, experiences and lessons learned that relate to the application of sustainable management of military training and testing lands to support the Army’s mission readiness.
After School Matters
After School Matters (ASM) has hired Pangaea Information Technologies to support the current transition from the existing ASM program and participant tracking system, the Program Administration Manager (PAM). Pangaea has both institutional and technical knowledge about the PAM system runs, how the data is used and the needs of ASM. Pangaea will support the Out-of-School Time (OST) project staff and consultants in transitioning ASM from the PAM system to the third party Cityspan system for Program and Participant tracking. Pangaea will assist ASM to define the system requirements, assist with the system development and provide technical support as needed during the transition.
Remembering Brian Youngs
Pangaea would like to remember and honor Brian Youngs who passed away 3 years ago on March 19 2005 at the age of 28. Brian worked with us and served as a role model for everyone fortunate enough to get to know him. Brian was one of the most intelligent, caring, dedicated and passionate individuals that any of us knew. Brian was a lover of the outdoors and an advocate for care and conservation of the environment. Brian is survived by his wife, Marah; son, Atticus; his parents, Phil and Leslie; sister, Dana; and a large loving group of family and friends.
Pangaea welcomes Cesar Meraz
Pangaea welcomes the addition of Cesar Meraz to our staff as an application developer. Mr. Meraz consulted on numerous projects including healthcare, energy, transportation, and animal research. Mr. Meraz served as technical lead on Dell Inc.’s FMPro application redesign (Dell’s custom order fulfillment, receiving, and routing application). Mr. Meraz has employed Web 2.0 technologies including AJAX, Atlas, and Flex2. Before developing enterprise solutions using certifications in Java and .NET, Mr. Meraz designed and maintained web sites at the Texas Association of School Boards. Mr. Meraz holds a B.A. from Indiana University at Bloomington and an M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.
CEC
Pangaea was awarded a contract to develop a Needs Assessment for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The report focuses on improving processes related to the North American Pollutant Releases and Transfers Registers (PRTR) Project. The CEC has established data and related processes to examine information pertaining to the amounts, sources, and management of toxic chemicals within North America. The PRTR is a key project within the CEC’s efforts to improve the availability and quality of environmental information. The final report was not limited to data management. This report also provides clarification of needs which relate to general program and organizational improvement potential.