FALL 2014

Message from the President & CEO

Dear Veracity employees,

As Thanksgiving passes into our rearview

mirror and the Holiday Season approaches

on the horizon, I hope that you will join me

in recognizing the many reasons we, as a

company, have to be thankful. I am

especially thankful and proud to be part of

an organization with such exceptional

people. It is the character and quality of the

people at Veracity Engineering that make

working here such a rewarding experience. I am also thankful and grateful

for our prosperity this year. While many companies are still struggling to

overcome the challenges associated with sequester and the crippling

effects of the 2013 shutdown, Veracity has had one of our best years ever.

We have met or exceeded all of our corporate goals this year. Some of

these include obtaining our ISO 9001:2008 recertification, successfully

passing an FAA financial audit, continuing to receive high customer

satisfaction marks, executing three new contracts and eight new task

orders, and hiring over 60 new employees. These achievements are

entirely due to the quality of service that we have provided and continue to

provide to our clients. However, as I indicated during the last all-hands

meeting, how we achieve our goals is as important to me as what goals we

achieve. This year I have witnessed a renewed sense of teamwork,

communication, cooperation, and selflessness. If I could wish for anything

next year, it would be to continue this winning culture into 2015

and beyond.

I am also thankful for the opportunities that we have had to make a real

impact on the aviation industry. With the FAA’s NextGen transformation of

the NAS well underway, Veracity Engineering continues to play a key role

in the execution of NextGen transformational programs, including Data

Communications, NAS Voice Switch, and System Wide Information

Management. The NextGen transition is dependent upon the

implementation of these and other advanced communications and data

sharing capabilities. Veracity Engineering also continues to support the NAC

Priority of Surface Operations and Data Sharing by demonstrating surface

traffic management capabilities aimed at driving collaboration between

system developers, airlines, and the FAA. The progress that we have made

on these and all of our programs would not be possible without the

ingenuity and dedication of so many of you this year.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Message from President & CEO

What’s New in Corporate

Operations

William J. Hughes Tech

Center/New Employees

Even More New Employees!

Your Money Matters

Veracity’s New Website

Veracity in the Community

What I Do Besides My Day Job

VE Family Fun Days

Positive Points

Kudos Corner

Holiday Party Announcements

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What’s New in Corporate Operations

Where should I begin? Veracity has been

undergoing some serious, positive

g r ow t h a n d w i t h t h a t c a m e

reorganization. For most of who were

here in July, the reorganization did not

change your direct supervisor but there

was a shift in responsibilities for some of

the Senior Management Team. Tom

Lamoureux was promoted to Senior VP and Chief

Strategy Officer, Dave Stroop advanced to VP of

Program Operations and I advanced to VP of Corporate

Operations. Corporate Operations encompasses the

policies and procedures that are not customer-facing

such as Human Resources, Finance, QMS/ISO

Certification, and Project Management. Corporate

Operations has had a busy few months since the initial

reorganization and set some goals for the year.

One goal was the improvement of overall corporate

communication. Veracity’s Internal Communication

Team (VICT) – Brian Lawrence, Danna Hawkins, Peter

Lingesso, Terry Barnes, Vernon Jones, Anne Lewis,

and Al Shetley – identified potential communication

gaps throughout the corporation and submitted

recommendations to Senior Management on best

practices for distributing and receiving effective

communication. They developed a survey pertaining to

corporate communication media; held follow-up with

interviews for the purpose of soliciting input from

individuals throughout the company; document

current processes and submit recommendations to

bridge the gaps. All of their recommendations have

been adopted in full by Veracity.

Another major goal was to recertify Veracity as an ISO

9000 company. I am very happy to say we met that

goal with the dedicate help of our Internal Audit Team

(IAT); Anne Lewis, Danna Hawkins, Terry Barnes,

Linda Powell, Maria Keeton, and Kevin Reidy. The team

was trained and then led all the recertification efforts

and are continuing the review and auditing of every

new process employed by Veracity.

Our growth has been phenomenal! Since June Veracity

has added 43 new employees, bringing our total to

118. While the bulk of our new coworkers are either in

DC or at the Tech Center in New Jersey we now have

Veracity employees in Georgia, Oklahoma, Missouri,

North Carolina, Texas, and Washington state. This

growth would not have been possible without the

oversight of the Veracity Internal Communications

Team (VICT) and the Internal Audit Team (IAT); as

well as the coordination and dedication of our HR

representative, Marilu Sanchez and the Veracity

Finance Team; Sherry Wills, Jason Cole, Maria Keeton

and Devin Arnold.

Veracity employees have received numerous accolades

from customers and their co-workers. Over the past

four months more than $6000 in Spot Awards and

bonuses have been awarded based on customer

inputs, spot award nominations, and employee

referrals. The “Gumby Award” now has a NJ and a DC

version and as a peer-to-peer award continues to

show the strong connection and respect between the

Veracity team at all levels.

Corporate Operations’ mantra has become “You can

find it on the PAL”. The Process Asset Library (PAL) is

the dedicated repository for forms, policies, and

procedures. The most up-to-date calendars and

information are also posted there. New organizational

charts, down to the task-lead level, are finally

available on the PAL. I previously expected it to be out

by Mid-September, but due to some additional

reorganization on the Project and Program Manager

levels, the date had slipped. We will be adding pictures

to the charts over the next few weeks.

Transfer of Veracity’s 401K plan to our new vendor,

Great West, was completed on 24 November.

Employees should find the new vendor much more

responsive and their website if also much easier to

navigate. Additionally the Great West website is

bridged to ProCas, our time and expense program,

eliminating the need for redundant paperwork after

e l ect ron i c changes a re made by an

individual employee.

Over the next quarter, Corporate Operations has a

number of goals and incentives that are underway and

on track for completion. The institutionalization of a

new Performance Evaluation Form will be completed

before the end of January 2015. Training for PMs and

Leads was held and three webinars were offered for all

employees to familiarize themselves with the new

forms and the Performance Evaluation Process. As

always, the new form is posted on the PAL. The Senior

Management Team will review the Corporate Strategic

Business Plan and the revised plan will be posted to

the PAL.

Finally, Corporate Operations is totally dependent

upon your input. If a policy or procedure is not

effective, is no longer valid, or is not even documented

at all, we need to know. Corporate Operations is here

to supply the supportive structure so you can

concentrate on your customers and know that Veracity

is concentrating on your personal and professional

growth. As always do not hesitate to call or email me

directly.

-Dan Wynne

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ECSS/Veracity personnel are based at the FAA William

J Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, NJ. We

support AJW-176/177 Organizations through 3 legacy

National Airspace System (NAS) Systems:

NMR - NADIN Message Re-Host System

Message Switching (Passing) of Flight Plan Data,

Oceanic position reports, Weather Forecasts and

Observations, Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), and

Flight Safety-related message traffic.

ADAS - AWOS Data Acquisition System

Collects, processes, and archives weather data

then disseminates this data to various

NAS systems.

WMSCR - Weather Message Switching Center

Replacement System

Collects, processes, stores, and disseminates

textual aviation weather products and NOTAM

information between NAS systems, the airlines,

and commercial users.

In addition to these legacy systems, we are supporting

a new initiative to combine these legacy systems into

a single platform known as:

IESP - Integrated Enterprise Services

Platform:

Current effort underway to Re-Host the NMR,

ADAS, and WMSCR Platforms into a single unified

System that is scalable and capable of Hosting

additional systems from varied NAS customers.

The primary output method of the FAA AJW-176 and

AJW-177 Functional Based Organizations in supporting

these systems in the NAS, is through System Support

Modifications (SSMs), System Support Directives

(SSDs), and System Technical Release (STRs).

ECSS Personnel are involved in all areas of these key

NAS System projects following the Life Cycle Process

Flow including Maintenance, Upgrades, and Field

Support of Network Enterprise Management Centers

(NEMC) and Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC).

Efforts include Project Coordination, System

Engineering, Software Development, Database

Maintenance, Test, Deployment, Documentation,

Configuration, Troubleshooting, Procurement,

Hardware Engineering, and Field Support".

-Steve Ahrens

William J. Hughes Technical Center

David Donohue

Configuration Management Analyst Jeffrey Hradowsky

ITAM Specialist Robert Bortu

Network Engineer

David Providakes Computer System Engineer

John DiStefano Network Administrator

Shanan Levin Network Administrator

Debi Zahrend Project Manager

John Neely Sr. Network Engineer

Shannon Sienrukos Technology Asset Management Specialist

Ed Reilly Financial Analyst

Kristof Preisner Technology Specialist III

Shari Troiano Systems Engineer

Francine Cavalluzzi

Associate IT Analyst

Matthew Wilson

Technology Specialist

Stan Fink

Sr. Systems Engineer

Gary M. Okoorian Associate IT Analyst

Nghi Tran ITAM Specialist

Steven Ahrens Program Manager

Hiushan Noel Yim-Levin Technology Specialist II

Nicole Cartwright Configuration Manager

Theresa Basquez Systems Engineer

James R. Rardin Information Technology Specialist

Peter Lingesso Project Manager

Tram Khuu Information Engineer

Jean McLaughlin

Systems Engineer Richard Noble Program Analyst

TECH CENTER EMPLOYEES AS OF 11/6/2014

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Even More New Employees!

Given all that we have achieved together this year, I would ask that you take a moment to reflect on how we

have collectively made our Veracity home a better place to work and our airspace a safer and more efficient

place to fly. You have much to be proud of and I thank you all for your hard work this year. May you all have a

happy and blessed Holiday Season!

Sincerely,

Hai N. Tran

President and CEO

CEO—(Continued from page 1)

Anthony P. Beamon Associate IT Analyst FAA

James Thwaite II Sr. Computer Systems Engineer (AFN) HQ

J. Shannon Price Intermediate I IT Analyst OK Client Site

Iliana Parra Business Analyst Portals

Chauncia Jones Information Technology Analyst FAA

Jason Cole Financial Analyst HQ

Rachael L. Hodgen Associate IT Analyst OK Client Site

Jay Kenneth Goldberg Sr. System Engineer Portals

Elijah Banks Intermediate II IT Analyst FAA

Linda Powell Office Admin/Admin Asst HQ

Aaron Cohen Sr. Program Analyst Portals

John T. Flynn Sr. System Engineer Portals

Jason Byron Admin Support Analyst FAA

Lisa Burton Sr. Computer Systems Engineer HQ

Adam Drzal Sr. Enterprise Architect Portals

Kent Cheung Program Analyst/Project Lead Portals

Jordan E. Liedholm Program Analyst FAA

Nirosha Peiris Engineer I HQ

Angela Concepcion Subcontractor Administrator Portals

Kevin Cook Systems Engineer Portals

Marlene Merriweather Contract Analyst FAA

Rick Lyon Sr. Financial Analyst HQ

Annie Peregory ITAM Analyst Portals

Leonard Myers ITAM Analyst Portals

Melanie Andreichuk Intermediate I IT Analyst FAA

Roshni Shah Financial Analyst HQ

Blondell King Project Control Analyst Portals

Leonid Felikson Technology Specialist III Portals

Russ Driscoll Technology Specialist III FAA

Sherry Wills Sr. Manager, Finance HQ

Cam Dang Systems Engineer Portals

Mark C. Kipperman Senior Cost Analyst Portals

Shailesh Mishra Engineer II FAA

Taylor Reeves System Engineer HQ

Carlos Ifarraguerri Sr. System Engineer Portals

Marlene Savage Sr. Enterprise Architect Portals

Bernice Graham-Fein Project Administrator GA Client Site

Tuduy Tran IT Technical Support Specialist HQ

Charles Martin Sr. Financial Analyst Portals

Nabil Sandhu Sr. Systems Engineer Portals

Doyle Smith Program Analyst GA Client Site

Marcella L. Shelton Associate IT Analyst MO Client Site

Christine Ahad Sr. Contract Manager Portals

Navpreet Kohli Systems Engineer Portals

Dan Courain Sr. Program Manager HQ

Robert W. Sharp Intermediate I IT Analyst MO Client Site

Deidra Carter Prpgram Analyst/Admin Asst Portals

Peadar Harmon Technology Specialist III Portals

David Barstow Sr. Manager HQ

Charles Kusnyer Information Engineer NC

Dennis Crown Systems Engineer Portals

Russell Zeman Sr. Project Manager Portals

Devin Arnold Financial Analyst/Payroll HQ

Clyde James Associate IT Analyst OK Client Site

Heidi Auzaud Sr. Program Manager (ECSS) Portals

Terry Barcus Sr. Enterprise Architect Portals

Devon Douglas Administrative Support II TX Client Site

Sabrina Nelson Associate IT Analyst WA Client Site

VARIOUS LOCATIONS, AS OF 11/6/2014

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Your Money Matters!

With the end-of-year quickly approaching, Veracity

Engineering’s Finance Department would like to

highlight a few changes that might affect you in 2015.

The Social Security Administration has approved an

increase to the salary cap for social security

withholding from $117,000.00 to $118,500.00. The

tax rate will remain at 6.2% for both employee and

employer; therefore, the maximum benefits

employees and employers will be responsible for is

now $7,347.00, an increase of $93.00 from 2014.

The Internal Revenue Service

has released its 2015 401K

contribution maximum which

has increased from $17,500.00

to $18,000.00. Employees that

are eligible for 401K catch up

(persons 50 and over) have

been allowed an increase from

$5,500.00 to $6,000.00

Pre-tax fringe benefit amounts for parking and metro

remain unchanged at $130.00 and $250.00 monthly

through tax year 2015; while the pre-tax allowable for

a qualifying health flexible spending program

increases from $2500.00 to $2550.00

-Devin Arnold

Veracity is proud to announce the release of the new

company website, www.veracity-eng.com. Along with

the brand new look and feel of the website, we have

added a full Content Management System (CMS),

which allows for quick content updating so page infor-

mation is always accurate and up-to-date. The website

has a brand new Careers Section that shows the latest

Veracity job openings at each of the company offices

and provides the ability to submit applications. The

new website was designed with a mobile friendly lay-

out that contains a search bar for quickly finding docu-

ments, and has integrated with our social media ac-

counts, Facebook and Twitter. The next phase of the

website, planned for 1st quarter 2015, will be updating

the Veracity PAL, allowing for a single sign-on authen-

tication. If you have any questions, comments, or

suggestions for the new website, please send an email

t o t i m . n g u y e n @ v e r a c i t y - e n g . c o m o r

brian.lawrence@veracity-eng.com.

-Brian Lawrence

Veracity’s New Website

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Veracity in the Community (VITC)

2014 Walk to End Alzheimer's

Currently, more than 5 million Americans have

Alzheimer's and that number is expected to grow to

as many as 16 million by 2050. Our future is at risk

unless we can find a way to change the course of this

disease. The Alzheimer's Foundation is comprised of

members and organizations across the U.S. Team

Veracity proudly participated in the Walk to End

Alzheimer's held in the Nation's Capital on October 25,

2014. We walked with strength of mind to help

reclaim the future for millions through awareness and

in support of the Alzheimer research into prevention,

treatments and ultimately a cure. Team Veracity

consisted of Dan Wynne, David Stroop,

Maria Keeton, Devin Arnold, Nirosha Peiris,

and Anne Lewis.

-Anne Lewis

Autism Speaks

Veracity helped kick-off Autism Awareness month in

the Nation’s Capital by Lighting it Up Blue, on April

2nd. Everyone wore blue and made donations to

Autism Speaks. And in the true spirit of charitable

giving, Veracity matched each employee’s donation.

We raised a total of $800 for the organization.

Autism Speaks is an advocacy organization that

funds research and provides outreach and support to

individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and

their families.

Every year in April people around the world celebrate

“Light It Up Blue”, in commemoration of the United

Nation’s World Autism Awareness Day. On this day

many iconic landmarks, hotels, sporting venues,

concert halls, museums, bridges and retail stores, in

addition to homes and communities “Light It Up

Blue”. This global event helps raise awareness about

Autism.

Did you know Autism is the fastest-growing serious

developmental disability in the U.S.? According to the

U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) it affects 1 in

68 children and 1 in 42 boys. We all probably know of

at least one person with an ASD. It could be a

relative, or the child of a friend, or a neighbor. Or in

my case, it could be your own child. If you would like

to know more about “Light it Blue” and Autism

Speaks, please visit their website for additional

information and to learn how you can do more.

www.autismspeaks.org

-Danna Hawkins

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Nuri Shakoor

I am a nat ional l y

r e cogn i z ed c e r t i f i ed

personal trainer and

wel lness consul tant,.

certified through the

Nat ional Counci l o f

Strength and Fitness. I also

coach a professional

international team of elite

female fitness athletes who

excel in power training,

physique and fitness

modeling, body building,

and advance functional

fitness. I am also a

member of an elite professional fitness team called

Plyotechnics (www.facebook.com/plyotechnics)

members of the World Street Workout Federation

(WSWF). In addition to working with these elite teams,

I work as a consultant to other high profile trainers on

the East Coast who are looking for customized

programs to assist with their personal training clients

or simply to challenge themselves to take their fitness

to the next level. I work with trainers from New York

to D.C. Some of my high profile clients in this area

include Baltimore local celebrity and socialite Susan

Smallwood, and celebrity

trainer/ fashion model Kethia

Clairvoyant of KC Fit for Life.

I also work closely with Naudi

Agu i l a r , a na t i ona l l y

recognized and highly sought

-after MMA trainer who also

trained former King of

Queens star Kevin James as

well as several pro MMA

trainers, such as Danny Woo

( legendary bodyweight

specialist who recruited me

for Plyotechnics and trained

with Naudi Aguliar), and L.A.

actress and bikini model

Cheryl Elizabeth Taylor. In

addition to working with these

high profile people, I develop

customized weight loss and

total wellness programs in

conjunction with companies

who promote fitness and

nutrition from all natural

sources.

What I Do Besides My Day Job

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We held our First Annual Family Fun Days.

Headquarters’ picnic was on September 6th at

Fort Hunt Park in VA. And, New Jersey’s was on

August 23rd at Morey’s Pier in Wildwood, NJ.

To view more photos from our family fun days, as

well as other events, please visit V:\Public\Event

Photos, on the shared drive.

Are you a shutterbug? Gifted at putting pen to paper? Got a critical eye? Looking to get involved at Veracity? We are currently recruiting talent to help with the newsletter. The following positions are available: Writers Editors Photographers Layout Designers Communications Coordinators If you would like to like to be a part of the team, please email us at news@veracity-eng.com!

TNT Tied the Knot

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Terry

Barnes! Terry and his beautiful

bride Tracey made it official

and said their “I Dos” on

Saturday, September 20th

in the garden of Mrs. K’s

Restaurant & Barrel Bar in

Silver Spring, Maryland. The

beautiful garden, filled with

black-eyed Susans, hibiscus,

impatiens, cox comb and a classic Gazebo,

provided the picture-perfect backdrop for

the day.

Positive Points :)

And Baby Makes Three!

Brian Lawrence and his wife

Lindsey welcomed their son

Tucker Joseph Lawrence on

Tuesday, October 22, 2014

at 7:47 pm. He weighed 6

pounds 8 ounces and

measured 20.5 inches long.

Congrats to them both!

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Tucker Lawrence

Staff Editor in Chief – Danna Hawkins Contributing Editor – Daniel Wynne Publication Designer – Maria Keeton Copy Editor – Terry Barnes NJ Liaison—Theresa Basquez We would like to thank all who contributed to this this newsletter.

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Kudos Corner

Our very own Executive VP &

Chief Strategy Officer, Tom

Lamoureux, was honored by

The George Mason University

School of Business as one of

the 2014 Prominent Patriots.

Recipients of this peer-selected

award represent the ideal Ma-

son Graduate, demonstrating

citizenship, scholarship, and

leadership in their daily lives.

The ideal Mason Graduate is an

engaged citizen focusing on

the well-being of others; is a

well-rounded scholar thinking

critically and creatively and

demonstrating professional

competence; and is prepared to act innovatively and

resourcefully to make a positive and meaningful

change in society. We always knew he was ideal!

Congratulations Tom!

Prominent Patriot Spot Award Winners

This award recognizes outstanding customer support,

innovation, and/or dedication to Veracity’s goals. The

awardee may be nominated by any Veracity employee

and sent up the chain for approval.

Where’s Gumby?

The “Gumby” is an employee to employee award for an individual

who has been always flexible (Semper Gumby) in their duties to

handle additional tasks, unexpected customer requests,

volunteering or being “volunteered” to assist with company projects.

Only VE employees are eligible.

Linda Powell — HQ

Tuduy Tran — HQ

Shanan Levin — NJ

Robert Bortu — NJ

Steve Ahrens & Shanan Levin Linda Powell Tuduy Tran

Gumby & Friends—NJ