Industry, government participate in NDIA's Certification Program.

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Four organizations--Lockheed Martin Corp., U.S. Army ARDEC, Ball Aerospace and COLSA Corp.--were the largest participants in NDIA's Configuration and Data Management Certification program for 2007. Employees completed the Technical Information Division Configuration and Data Management Certification and Apprentice program. Lockheed Martin and U.S. Army ARDEC both had 19 successful candidates, Ball Aerospace had 17, and COLSA had 15. In most cases these companies supported their staff by funding the training and examination fees.

To become certified, all candidates needed to meet preset requirements and have successfully completed a comprehensive examination.

Successful certification and apprentice candidates are listed below for each level achieved.

CCDM-Certified Configuration and Data Manager

Kristine Ady

Lockheed Martin

Space Systems

Alan J. Anderson

Ball Aerospace

James C. Arroyo

Boeing Company

Erik Bakken

U.S. Army ARDEC

Christine L. Blue

Ball Aerospace

Laurence R. Bowen

Ball Aerospace

Melanie Christensen

Bail Aerospace

Lori Coates

Boeing Company

Eugene B. Colvin

L-3 Communications Inc

Mary L. Crosson

U.S. Army ARDEC

James R. Deaton

L-3 Communications Inc

Roselie A. Durbin

Ball Aerospace

William C. Fitzgibbon

General Dynamics

Steven A. Gonzales

Ball Aerospace

Kay Unger Graham

Teledyne Brown Engineering

Amy Hemken

COLSA Corporation

Carl N. Hunsaker

Ball Aerospace

Catherine Isbell

Ball Aerospace

Kenny Johnson

COLSA Corporation

Donald Paul Kelly, II

U.S. Army ARDEC

Kenneth E. Kempf

U.S. Army ARDEC

Janna Elizabeth Larsen

Boeing Company

Mark Lehr

L-3 Communications Inc

Frank Lockwood

Ball Aerospace

Sunil Mavadia

Ball Aerospace

Cheryl A. Mechalke

Ball Aerospace

Dennis A. Morrow

U.S. Army ARDEC

Loren Lee Morse

U.S. Army ARDEC

Sam Packer

Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Helen D. Paterson

Ball Aerospace

Paul Petersen

U.S. Army ARDEC

Dennis V. Pikuza

U.S. Army ARDEC

Edwin D. Quinnnes

Boeing Company

Muhammad O. Rahim

U.S. Army ARDEC

Kim Robertson

Ball Aerospace

Edward J. Rowen, III

Ball Aerospace

Faith Sexson-Rayl

Ball Aerospace

Sue Solomon

Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Joyce Temple

Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems

Jill A. Testerman

Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Beverly D. Toney

COLSA Corporation

Kenneth R. Vannoy

NASA

Cheryl L. Verstraete

Ball Aerospace

Steven Vincent

B/E Aerospace

Joseph C. Vize

U.S. Army ARDEC

Robert A.M. White

Integrated Support

Systems Inc

Darrell Wiand

U.S. Army ARDEC

Chris M. Williams

NGC Mission Systems

James Jeffrey...