Sabre Kicks Off Wellness Initiative
Sabre kicks off its 2010 Get Healthy Wellness Program, offering employees an opportunity to maximize their health and fitness this year. Each
quarter, the company will provide tools employees can utilize to improve or maintain their health. Health initiatives include a smoking cessation
program, gym discount program. (03/2010)
Sabre Welcomes New BD VP, NC Region
 Sabre Systems, Inc. extends a warm welcome to Robert “Rob” Mariani, who joined the company Tuesday, January 5, 2010, as Vice President for Business Development in the National Capital (NC) Region.
In this capacity, Mr. Mariani is responsible for all business development activities, which include identifying and growing business opportunities for Federal civilian agencies and expanding the Sabre brand in the Washington, DC region.
Mr. Mariani comes to Sabre with 29 years of related experience, 11 of which he spent directly supporting the Federal marketplace. He has held positions of increasing responsibility with major firms such as US Investigations Services, LLC, SAIC, AT&T and WilTel, which provided professional services to civilian agencies like the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and State. Most recently, as USIS’ Vice President for Business Development, Mr. Mariani led his team to key wins worth $200M at Customs & Border Protection, Citizenship & Immigration Services, and the FBI. He has also built and managed a multi-billion dollar pipeline of Federal opportunities, and is an active member of AFCEA, ITAA and the PSC.
Mr. Mariani has a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College. He resides with his two children in McLean, Va.
(01/2010)
Sabre Systems, Inc. Wins Work Supporting the CNIC
Sabre Systems, Inc. recently teamed as a subcontractor with ITT to win a five-year contract, which entails the team providing support to Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC).
Considered a key member of the ITT team, Sabre has provided services to CNIC for the past several years with support of the Joint Basing Initiative, as well as its Readiness Reporting Training Initiative. The total value of this contract is approximately $77,806,000.
(12/2009)
Sabre Systems, Inc. Announces Korkemaz’s Promotion
 Sabre Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul “Korky” Korkemaz to Group Vice President of Sabre’s National Capital Region, effective January 1, 2010.
Over the past nine months, Mr. Korkemaz has been acting as both the Vice President of Operations and as the Vice President of Business Development for this region. In his new role as Group Vice President, Mr. Korkemaz will continue to report to the company Chief Operating Officer and will have overall responsibility for the National Capital Region’s operations, profit and loss, business development, opportunity pipeline development, key partnership and alliance development, on-contract growth, strategic plan execution, and business growth and expansion. He oversees an operation with more than 100 technical employees; and four prime contracts with key customers within the Department of Commerce, Naval Sea Systems Command, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Middle East Broadcasting Network.
Mr. Korkemaz has more than 30 years of engineering, management, business development and executive level leadership, which he acquired while working for Honeywell International, Honeywell Technology Solutions and McDonnell Douglas Corporation (now Boeing, Inc.). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Notre Dame.
(12/2009)
Sabre Welcomes Carter
 Sabre welcomes Irene Carter to the company as an Executive Director. In this capacity, Irene will be responsible for establishing, managing and developing Sabre’s Charleston market.
Formerly a Director at WareOnEarth Communications, Inc., an information technology company that provides expertise in information exchange, Irene has extensive experience managing and administering the affairs of technical programs for SPAWAR, Charleston. Irene earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Networking from Strayer University, and a Master of Science degree in Information Systems Technology Program Management from George Washington University.
(11/2009)
Sabre’s NC Region Welcomes Gibbs
 Sabre welcomes Mr. James Gibbs as Executive Director for the Census R&D 2014 program, which was recently awarded to the National Capital (NC) Region. Jim will be responsible for all operational aspects and growth activities under this five-year task order contract.
Jim has worked more than thirty-one years in the Demographic Directorate of the U.S. Census Bureau. He has consulted, designed and managed surveys, censuses and other data collection activities in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Jim has also participated in projects sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State, the World Bank, the United Nations, the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and developing countries throughout the world. Most recently, Jim directed the acquisition and processing of all demographic administrative records provided by other Federal agencies to the Census Bureau and served as its Demographic Data Custodian.
Jim received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Alabama. He has also completed coursework toward a Ph.D at the University of Notre Dame.
(08/2009)
Sabre Awarded US Naval Academy Information Technology Contract
Sabre Systems Inc. was recently awarded a three-year contract, through which, it will continue
its support of the United States Naval Academy’s Information Technology Services Division.
The total contract value is approximately $3,600,000 and will require Sabre to support over
7,000 end-users located at the Naval Academy and throughout the United States. Sabre will
provide a wide range of technical services which include desktop support, software and hardware
technicians, LAN supervisors, and computer systems specialists. Sabre has been supporting the
USNA in various capacities for approximately 10 years.
According to Jamie Krout, Sabre’s Chief Operating Officer, “Sabre is proud to continue its
support of the Naval Academy’s information technology services needs in creating the next
generation of Naval leaders.”
(11/2009)
Sabre Captures Key Award from Bureau of Census
Sabre Systems, Inc. was recently awarded a five-year effort under the
Bureau of Census Research & Development 2014 task order contract, through which the
company will perform Data Analysis and Dissemination. Sabre will lead a team
of companies in performing international census support, data and statistical research and
analysis, and surveying and questionnaire creation.
Under this multi-award task order, which has a contract ceiling of $140,000,000, Sabre Systems,
Inc. will also be playing an integral role in four additional major technical areas, including
Survey Engineering; Assessment, Planning and Analysis; Statistical Analysis and Evaluation;
and Methodological Research. The award perpetuates Sabre’s ongoing support of Census, which
began in the late 1990s.
According to Sabre Chief Operating Officer James Krout, “The Bureau of Census represents a
critical customer to Sabre’s growth. We look forward to continuing to support Census and its
key mission serving as the leading source of quality data about the nation’s people and economy.”
(11/2009)
Sabre Wins NAWCAD Contract
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division awarded Sabre Systems, Inc. a contract July 6, 2009, to support Naval Air Engineering Station (NAES) Lakehurst N.J. Expeditionary Airfields program (EAF), Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) and Support Equipment (SE) endeavors.
Sabre will serve as prime on this 5-year, $45.1 million effort, and will work with subcontractors L-3 Services; MTG Services; The Pennsylvania State University, Applied Research Laboratory; EG&G Technical Services; Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc.; Five Rivers Services, LLC; General Scientific Corporation; Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication, Inc.; Prism Maritime, LLC.
Sabre will provide engineering, logistics, ship installation and program management support to the EAF, ALRE and SE programs, and will also support to the NAES Lakehurst personnel for acquisition and life-cycle management of these Navy and Marine Corps mission systems. Senior Program Manager Charles Salvo will serve as the program manager on this task, which will be performed at Sabre’s Manasquan and Warminster, Pa. facilities, NAES Lakehurst, and on board ships.
(08/2009)
Sabre Welcomes New HR Director
Sabre welcomes Ms. Deborah Kliman as the company’s new Director of Human Resources (HR).
Deborah sits in the Corporate Office and is responsible for all HR functions, including the strategic and tactical direction of the
department.
Deborah comes to Sabre with more than 20 years of Human Resources experience. Prior to joining the Sabre family, she owned and
operated her own recruiting services company, which offered recruiting solutions to companies of all sizes. Previously, she spent 12
years at Verizon, where she was the Philadelphia Regional Human Resources Director. In this capacity, Deborah managed a staff of 11
human resources and training professionals, and served as a senior staff member to the Philadelphia Regional President. She oversaw all
human resources functions for the Philadelphia tri-state region, which was comprised of more than 1,300 employees.
Deborah's areas of expertise include employee relations, development and recognition; recruiting and hiring practices; training
program development and facilitation; behavioral interviewing and succession planning; college internship/co-op programs rotational
program development; diversity recruiting and diversity and compliance initiatives; and career transition counseling performance
management.
Deborah earned an Associate of Science degree in Business Administration from Penn State University; and a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Business Administration from Arcadia University, from which she received Departmental Honors.
(08/2009)
Sabre Welcomes Exec. Dir. of Financial Analysis, Reporting
Sabre Welcomes Executive Director of Financial Analysis and Reporting
 Sabre welcomes Mr. Martin Buniva as the company’s new Executive Director of Financial Analysis and Reporting.
Martin serves as one of Sabre’s senior management staff and reports directly to Chief Operating Officer, Jamie Krout. Martin is responsible for the profit and loss (P&L) analysis, and associated reporting and training functions in support of Sabre’s Operations. In addition, as part of a corporate business initiative, Martin is working with CFO Ben Jaurigue to lead the implementation of a budget/forecast tool integrated with Sabre’s ERP system. Martin works out of the Warminster office location and travels to the group field locations as needed.
Prior to joining Sabre, Martin was Director of Financial Planning and Analysis (Ship and Aviation Engineering Business Unit) for L-3 Communications/Titan, where he provided financial oversight of a business unit comprised of five departments with annual sales over $135 million. He was responsible for the preparation of the annual operating plan and detailed re-forecasting. He conducted regular operation reviews and performance tracking. Martin has more than 20 years experience in various finance positions including: Corporate Accounting Manager, Auditor, Financial Analyst and Accountant.
Martin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Business from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a Professional Certificate in Accounting from the University of California at San Diego.
(08/2009)
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