LARGO, Fla., May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Concurrent Technologies Corporation's (CTC's) J. Pat Daugherty, Director, Special Operations Programs, has received the Special Operations Defense Industry Innovator of the Year Award from the Greater Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA).  The award was presented on May 19, 2011, at the Tampa Club in Tampa, Florida.

"This achievement speaks to CTC's commitment to developing innovative solutions for our clients," said Edward J. Sheehan, Jr., CTC President & Chief Executive Officer.  "I'd like to congratulate Pat on receiving this award.  His successes have directly influenced and aided Special Operations Forces stationed across the globe.  He co-developed a responsive technology testing and evaluation program which searches out, down-selects, tests, and evaluates cutting edge technologies to meet the urgent needs requirements of frontline Special Operations Forces warfighters at a significant cost and time savings."

NDIA presents the Innovator of the Year Award to a local large special operations defense industry employee in recognition of innovative solutions directly supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF).  Mr. Daugherty received the award in recognition of his innovative leadership and acknowledged technology successes as the Program Manager for the Technology Infusion Cell (TIC) II Maverick and Special Operations Research and Development Acquisition Center (SORDAC) Support Program.  This program directly supports U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) SORDAC Joint Acquisition Task Force (JATF) Agile Dagger.

Mr. Anthony Gray, President of the Tampa NDIA Chapter, stated, "Innovation is the common denominator for Special Operations Forces.  As the 2011 Tampa NDIA SOCOM Innovator of the year, Pat Daugherty led his team for SOF technology innovation, rapidly identifying requirements that were urgent in nature, identifying the solutions, and deploying them quickly to the SOF warfighter."

Mr. Daugherty has provided superior and innovative technology support to SOF since 2008 as the TIC Program Manager.  The TIC is a unique $30 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract specifically requested by SORDAC JATF to rapidly exploit emerging technologies related to increasing the speed, stealth, precision, lethality, and survivability of SOF around the globe.  Through this contract, Mr. Daugherty and the Technology Infusion Cell have provided independent, unbiased, rapid research and evaluation of technology solutions supporting advanced technology concept development, demonstration, and validation with rapid design, fabrication, and integration of prototypes for operations in support of validated SOF requirements.

Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization providing innovative management and technology-based solutions to government and industry.  As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, CTC's primary purpose and programs are to undertake applied scientific research and development activities that serve the public interest.  For more information, visit www.ctc.com.

SOURCE Concurrent Technologies Corporation

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