Cubic Defense Systems Names New Director of Operations, Southeast Region.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo and Logo are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 Gary I. Washam has been named Director of Operations, Southeast Region for Cubic Defense Systems, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :CUB). He is based in the subsidiary's Orlando, Fla., office. Washam has been with Cubic Defense Systems for four years as senior manager of advanced programs in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and deputy director of operations in the Orlando, Fla., office. His focus has been on U.S. Army and Joint Forces covering all of the subsidiary's Tactical Training and Tactical Electronic Products. "Gary continues to fill an important role helping shape Cubic Defense Systems' position in the defense marketplace," said Bruce Roberts Bruce Roberts (born May 30, 1962) was a Zambian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Roberts started his career with Transvaal and Transvaal B, before moving to England, to play for Derbyshire. , president, Cubic Defense Systems. "We congratulate him on his well-deserved promotion." Prior to joining Cubic, Washam held senior product marketing, program management and strategic planning positions with Ball Aerospace and Megatek Corp. in San Diego. Since 1976, Washam has been responsible for the development of computer-based training products and real-time visualization systems for use by industry and military forces worldwide. Washam served as a U.S. naval officer NAVAL OFFICER. The name of an officer of the United States, whose duties are prescribed by various acts of congress. 2. Naval officers are appointed for the term of four years, but are removable from office at pleasure. Act of May 15, 1820, Sec. 1, 3 Story, L. for nine years before pursuing a career in computer systems and training. He held various positions aboard ships as part of the U.S. Naval Surface Forces, Pacific Fleet, including two tours to Vietnam. He served as the program manager for the Navy's only computer-based training program designed to train shipboard ship·board n. 1. The condition of being aboard a ship: on shipboard. 2. Archaic The side of a ship. adj. personnel on the Naval Tactical Data Systems Command and Control capabilities. Washam is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor's degree in systems engineering and holds a master's degree in systems management from the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission . Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.032001/bb15 |
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