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Gorge Tech Alliance NewsletterJanuary 2019
Supporting, connecting and developing the tech community ofthe Columbia River Gorge.
In This Issue
GTA Events
Member Spotlights
Project Invent
Leadership Classes
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Job Openings
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Foundational Sponsors
Premier Sponsors
Diamond Sponsors
GTA Events in February
Our February schedule is full of events for ourmembers!
Feb 12 at 8:30 a.m.: Human Resources /Recruiters Coffee. Networking for humanresources/ recruiting staff of our membercompanies. RSVP to Jessica required! Feb 19 at noon: Geek Lunch on DIY ioTControl, Automation and MonitoringSystem. Stephen Rogers and Jonathan Petersenof Gorge Logic will give attendees a quickoverview of Node Red, some demos, and sharetheir experiences building residential internet-of-things systems and demos with Node Red runningon Raspberry Pis. You'll be hooked on controllingall kinds of stuff before you know it!Feb 26 at noon: CEO Excellence Forum. Ourquarterly event that brings leadership inspirationto the CEOs and Upper Level Managers of GTAMembers. More details soon. RSVP required.
GTA Member Spotlights
Sharing again in case you missed them earlier thismonth!
East Cascades Works: East Cascades Works is one ofnine local workforce investment board across Oregon,with a service territory that includes Hood River,Wasco and Sherman Counties in the Gorge. EC Worksmakes strategic and aligned investments in workforcetraining that help to support the talent needs ofemployers. Read more....
Applied Navigation: AppliedNavigation is one of a growingnumber of UAS companies inthe Gorge. Founded in 2017 byMarius Niculescu, PatrickBettale, and Michael Allen, the company's focus isdevelopment of a new UAS autopilot and flightmanagement system. Read more...
Gorge Innovators Follow Up: Project Invent Contributions
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Our Gorge Innovatorsevent on Jan. 22 was agreat success with alively crowd + excellentpresentations! The GTAdeeply appreciates ourpresenters: SethTibbott of Tofurkey,Les Perkins of Farmers'Irrigation District, NateDeVol of Dog River
Coffee, Jack Perrin and students Saylor and Claire ofGorge MakerSpace's Project Invent.
Several attendees asked that we share the link to thepage Jack Perrin mentioned for those interested incontributing to the team's travel to the Project Inventcompetition in Palo Alto. To contribute, make adonation to Gorge MakerSpace and note that it is forProject Invent. Here's their donation page. And thankyou!
GTA Member News: Leadership Classes at Clark College
GTA Member Clark Collegebrings an opportunity toempower yourself and yourteam with 16 hours ofleadership training with the Driving PerformanceThrough Leadership series,starting in February. The four
classes are each from 8 a.m. to noon at the Vancouvercampus and include:
Influencing/Motivating Others, Feb 7 Maximizing Team Performance, Feb 14 Delegation, Feb 21 Engaging with Conflict, Feb 28
Visit the link above for more information or to register.
Feb 15 Deadline for Gorge Works Internships
Gorge Works isseeking applicants fortheir Summer 2019full-time paidinternships with aFeb. 15 deadline toapply. Applicantsmust be age 18 by the time the internship starts.Gorge Works' list of internships has expanded, withopportunities for those that want to head directly intothe working world, those looking for a career thatrequires a relatively short training program, or thosethat plan to attend college for four years or beyond.Learn more about the program here.
Seeking Women Engineers to Volunteer and Students toAttend!
Click here to learn more.
Silicon Sponsors
Wind Challenge Returns March 16! Teams and VolunteersNeeded.
Wind Challenge is a hands-on program that fuelsstudent interest in science, technology and windenergy! This event is brought to the Gorge by theGorge Tech Alliance, Columbia Gorge CommunityCollege and Google. The 2019 event is Saturday, March16 at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center. During the event, teams of middle or high schoolstudents learn about wind turbine technology anddesign, and apply their skills in an all-day competitionto build, test, and present their wind turbine models toa group of judges. A hands-on STEM Fair keeps theparticipants busy and is open to the public for free.
Call to Action:
Feb 1 deadline for team sign up! Details.Volunteer! After training, you would help theteams build their turbines as a "mentor." Time isroughly 8am to 4pm on March 16. Details.
GTA Members and Sponsors
Welcome and thank you to these new or renewing GTAMembers and Sponsors!
Eric Strid, Associate MemberEsther Lara Bjarnadottir, Associate MemberGoogle, Premier SponsorGorge Networks, Silver SponsorJason Christopher, Tech Company MemberRADCOMP, Silicon SponsorReal Carbon, Silver Sponsor
Save the Date: STEM Business Volunteer Opportunities
GTA-hosted and Gorge STEM-hosted events in theregion are looking for STEM business involvement! Savethe date or let us know if you're interested inparticipating:
GTA's 6th Annual STEM Career Day invites all7th graders in the five-county region to learnabout the wonderful STEM career opportunities.Businesses share 20-minute presentations from10am to 2pm on Friday, April 12. Let Jessica
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know if you can participate! Gorge STEM Hub's STEM Fair will be Friday,June 7 with streets closed in downtown HoodRiver for a great event. Time commitment isabout 4-7pm. Learn more or save the date!
Job Openings with GTA Members
Newest jobs in bold!
Cardinal IG in Hood River seeks ProductionSpecialists and Maintenance Techs.Collins Aerospace is seeking a ManufacturingTech Intern and a Staff ManufacturingEngineer.Decavo is seeking Composite ManufacturingEngineer, Customer Account Manager, DocumentControl Specialist, and Quality Inspector.Google - The Dalles has a number of openingsfor Security Technology Manager and DataCenter Facilities Techs, and a RegionalEnvironmental Health and Safety Manager,among others.Gorge Logic is seeking an Smart Home/AV/ITTechnician (Intern/Part Time to start). Gorge Networks seeks a Business IT SupportTech and a Software & Systems Engineer.Innovative Composite Engineering seeks a NightShift Supervisor, Technical Writer, QualityEngineer -Production, and Composite Techs.Orbital UAV openings include ProductionManager - UAV Engines, Senior Metrologist /CMM Programmer, and Inventory Specialist.Overwatch Imaging seeks an AutomationSoftware Engineer, Imaging Payload DesignMechanical Engineer, and Computer VisionSoftware Engineer.Real Carbon is seeking a Production Worker.Insitu has a number of openings, includingsummer internships, Director of CorporateCompliance, Vice President of FlightOperations, Contracts Specialists, PayloadEngineer, and more.Seeq has a number of openings, includingTechnical Writer, Director Cloud PlatformSales and Partnerships, and more.SIGMADESIGN has a number of openings inCamas, including summer internships, CostAccountant, Information Security Specialist,and more.Trillium Engineering is seeking a ManufacturingTech. Zepher is seeking a Contracts Administrator.
April 3 & 4: Cascade AUVSI Spring Symposium
Cascade AUVSI is planning their SpringSymposium for April 3 and 4 at Center PointConference Center in Kent, WA. Attend fornetworking with those in the Northwest'sunmanned/ robotics industry and to hear fromgreat speakers about exciting industry trends.Learn more here.
Free Resource: Market Diversification Tool
The International Trade Association's (ITA) MarketDiversification Tool can help identify potential newexport markets using your current trade patterns. Basedon the products you export and the markets youcurrently export to, the tool uses an algorithm to rankpotential markets you may want to consider as future
export markets. Learn more.
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Disclaimer: This newsletter is sponsored by GTA. The items contained herein are published assubmitted and are provided for general information purposes only. This information is not advice.Readers should not rely solely on this information, but should make their own inquiries beforemaking any decisions. GTA works to maintain up-to-date information from reliable sources;however, no responsibility is accepted for any errors or omissions or results of any actions basedupon this information. If you have any questions regarding any of these items, contact theorganizational representative of that source. This newsletter may contain links to websites that are created and maintained by otherorganizations. GTA does not necessarily endorse the views expressed on these websites, nordoes it guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information presented there. Furthermore,visitors should be aware that other sites linked from this newsletter may use persistent cookiesthat track visitor viewing habits.
