Left to right: Tony Peterson, president; Pat OToole, CEO; and Marc Dionne, military-aerospace division leader, Atlantic Fasteners; Lockheed Martins Jon Beckerman, manager sourcing, Mission and Unmanned Systems, Riviera Beach, FL; Nancy McLoda, director subcontracts, Manassas, VA; Kevin Lees, inspector, Atlantic Fasteners; and Dana Lees, chief inspector, Atlantic Fasteners. Spurred by major award, sales and market share grow for military-aerospace division Sales are up for the military-aerospace division despite a tough global economy.
Marc Dionne, military-aerospace division leader, reported that orders are comingfrom long-time Atlantic Fasteners customers as well as from new ones. Businessfrom Lockheed Martin has increased in part as a result of the STAR Supplier Awardfrom Lockheed Martin-Electronic Systems.
The Lockheed Martin STAR Supplier Award recognizes high-performing suppliersof Electronic Systems and Lockheeds other three business areas.
The award was formally presented by Lockheed Martin executives to Dionne andthe military-aerospace division staff August 13, 2009 at Atlantic Fasteners headquarters.
To be nominated, Atlantic Fasteners met the quality, delivery and other businessrequirements set and evaluated by Electronic Systems for at least 12 months.Of the Lockheed divisions 4,625 vendors, only 36 received the award, placingAtlantic Fasteners in better than the top 1% percent of suppliers. Companiesare re-evaluated annually in order to retain their status as STAR Suppliers.
All of us worked hard, and it feels great to get something back, saidDionne, adding, Its great motivation for all of us in the aerospacedivision. The award also led to new relationships with other LockheedMartin divisions.
During the award ceremony, he said the Lockheed Martin presenters noted thatAtlantic Fasteners deserved the award for helping the Electronic Systemsdivision meet critical deadlines.
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