One hopeful for the Crye Precision Product Development job opening has posted a query on indeed to gather some pointers on how a job interview at Crye Precision will go. Although no one’s come forward yet, other hopefuls might want to check it out. On the other hand, maybe you can lend a hand.
Sure, Crye Precision is a household name for kit aficionados, but briefing the Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William C Dudley takes you to an entirely different level.
As you can see, camera shy Caleb Crye is brandishing an AirFrame helmet complete with rifle plate.
SureFire has announced that Team SureFire kicked ass at the 2011 MGM Ironman 3-Gun competition (okay, they didn’t use those exact words) with women’s captain, Maggie Reese, men’s captain Barry Dueck and co-captain Mike Voigt, all repeating as champions in their divisions.
“Last year’s championship was a blur because we shot over three long days in rough conditions,†said Reese, who just started shooting competitively four years ago. “This year I was able to focus and just get the job done while enjoying the match along the way. It was fantastic!â€
Team SureFire, also features 10-time multi-gun national champion and Open Division shooter, Michael Voigt, and the 3-Gun Nation tour points leader and team captain, Barry Dueck, who already has two tour wins this year in the Heavy Optics Division. Dueck and Voigt were also teammates on USA’s 2008 IPSC World Shoot team where they took top honors in the Modified Division.
SureFire also sponsors other shooters around the country like world record pistol shooter, Max Michel, who recently won the Double Tap Championship. Other 3-gun shooters who proudly wear the SureFire logos on their jersey are Team FNH and Taran Butler (5-time National Champion).
Congrats!
Every once in awhile we write about concerns with ways the Government is purchasing products and services from industry. Our latest issue is with the reverse auction craze, or as we like to call it, “The Race to the Bottom”.
It’s simple really. An Army unit wants to purchase 860 triple mag pouches. But…instead of just buying them, they decide to use a reverse auction. What’s that you might ask? Quite simply, a service provider makes money to run a sort of bizarro world version of eBay. Instead of vendors offering products and customers upping the bid in order to win the prize, a client posts a requirement and businesses try to underbid each other in order to “win”. It’s kind of like, “Name That Tune”, as in “I can make that at a profit of 3%”. A legitimate business can’t keep the lights on at that rate. Investment in R&D as well as using Berry compliant, Mil-Spec materials is too costly. Consequently, those who win may have problems delivering on time if at all, or building to spec. When this happens, Service members lose and so does the taxpayer.
Sure, it sounds great from the tax payers point of view, when it works. Pay less right? Well, maybe. The problem is that when a vendor under delivers, the equipment has to be purchased again. This wastes time and money.
What’s more, there’s no requirement to have a business history to win a reverse auction, nor is someone going to check and make sure the product delivered is actually what the customer ordered. They aren’t going to make sure it was Berry compliant or Made in USA either.
Is it possible for an unscrupulous vendor to win a reverse auction? Absolutely.
Is it possible for a unit to NOT get what they were looking for in the first place? Absolutely.
Does this practice hurt legitimate businesses who invest in R&D and follow the rules? Absolutely.
Should reverse auctions be abolished? You tell us.
Blade Show kicks off next Friday, 10 June with an early bird opening. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for me and Tactical Fanboy as we attempt to take it all in including the new Tactical Gear Expo that runs concurrently with Blade Show.
Held at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia June 10th to 12th, Blade Show will host more than 700 tables and around 175 factory booths and products.
Visit bladeshow.com for more information on the upcoming expos, including the event schedule and list of exhibitors.
If you’ve dreamed of working for Crye Precision, then you just might be in luck. They’re hiring; hiring an Industrial Designer with at least 8 years of experience in product design and development, that is.
This is a full time salaried position in Brooklyn, New York and the duties include:
•Development, from concept through production, of high performance, highly innovative gear, clothing and protective equipment for the warfighter
•Design direction of multiple projects, which may be in-house efforts or government R&D programs
•Project management tasks include:
1) proposal development and report writing
2) project planning, including setting, meeting and evaluating milestones
3) labor and expense tracking
4) scheduling
5) preparing presentations and attending meetings
6) travel as required (<15%)
If you think you have what it takes, visit www.coroflot.com.
West Virginia Governor Early Ray Tomblin will be on-hand for Blackheart International’s Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Philippi, WV. The new retail outlet store is located three miles north of the historic Philippi covered bridge on Rt. 250/119 with the ceremony on Friday, June 3 between 12:00 and 1:00.
If you can make it, this is a great weekend for such an event. The grand opening coincides with the Annual Blue & Gray Reunion in scenic Philippi. The first land battle of the Civil War took place at Philippi on June 3, 1861 so this year’s reunion marks the 150th Anniversary of the Start of the Civil War.
Store hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. As a GSA Contract holder, Federal organizations able to purchase from the GSA schedule can do so at both the retail store or online.
