Since its inception in 1987, CTC has gained experience operating national Centers of Excellence.   That year, we were selected to operate the Navy Metalworking Center (formerly known as the National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology), and we have subsequently been awarded a number of similar opportunities.

All CTC clients benefit from the up-to-the-minute expertise readily available through these Centers of Excellence.  CTC employs highly qualified experts and engages the most advanced technology to constantly deliver leading-edge solutions for high-profile projects.

CTC operates these Centers of Excellence:

Advanced Distributed Learning Technology Center (ADL Technology Center)

Kirk Johnson, CTC’s ADL Technology Center Director, at 814-269-6879, or e-mail Johnson@adlnet.org, or visit the Web site at www.adlnet.gov.

Through the direction of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), CTC operates the ADL Technology Center as part of its support for the ADL Initiative. The ADL Initiative was formed as a developer and implementer of learning technologies across the Department of Defense (DoD).  ADL employs a structured, adaptive, collaborative effort between the public and private sectors to develop the standards, tools and learning content for the learning environment of the future.  The vision of the ADL Initiative is to provide access to the highest-quality learning and performance aiding that can be tailored to individual needs and delivered cost-effectively, anytime and anywhere.

Department of Defense Fuel Cell Test and Evaluation Center

Susan Van Scoyoc, CTC’s FCTec Program Manager, at 814-269-2826, or e-mail vanscoy@ctc.com, or visit the Web site at www.fctec.com.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Fuel Cell Test and Evaluation Center (FCTec) conducts independent, unbiased testing and validation of fuel cell and fuel processor systems for both military and commercial applications.  Since its inception in 1998, the FCTec has been a premier test and demonstration facility for fuel cell systems, both stationary and mobile.

Department of Defense Voluntary Protection Programs Center of Excellence (VPP CX)

Bill Tumblin, CTC’s VPP CX Manager, at 877-292-2880, or e-mail vppcx@ctc.com, or visit the Web site at www.vppcx.org.

The Department of Defense Voluntary Protection Programs Center of Excellence (VPP CX) deploys Voluntary Protection Program-compliant safety management systems and programs that will assist DoD installations and defense agencies in achieving and maintaining Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs Star status.  Commanders at Star sites are realizing what they note as "a decrease in non-availability," thus an increase in readiness and sustainability.

National Applied Software Engineering Center (NASEC)

Laurie B. Waisel, CTC's NASEC Program Manager, at 814-269-2692 or e-mail frankj@ctc.com.

NASEC's current project, Representing Enriched CONtext (RECON), is developing a Virtual Commander Tool that will exploit the innate human ability for using stories to assemble disparate pieces of information into a comprehensive whole. The long-term vision is to use the tool to retrieve, in real time, stories that are relevant to an unfolding situation. RECON's BattleBuilder tool, developed to facilitate the sketching or recording of battle stories, has been leveraged into the RIPPLE program at the National Training Center (NTC). RIPPLE (Reactive Information Propagation and Planning for Lifelike Exercises) is used by training planners at NTC to develop complex training scenarios, to track and update role player biographies and relationship networks, and to generate critical training products.

Navy Metalworking Center (Formerly the National Center for Excellence in Metalworking Technology (NCEMT))

Daniel L. Winterscheidt, CTC's NMC Program Manager, at (814) 269-6840 or e-mail winter@ctc.com, or visit the Web site at www.nmc.ctc.com

The Navy Metalworking Center was established in 1988 as one of the Centers of Excellence sponsored by the United States Navy Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program.  Early in its history, the Navy Metalworking Center established its reputation as one of the nation's premier resources for developing and disseminating affordable, advanced metalworking technologies.

National Defense Center for Energy and Environment (NDCEE)

Heather Moyer, CTC's NDCEE Program Manager, at (814) 269-6474 or e-mail moyer@ctc.com, or visit the Web site at www.ndcee.ctc.com

The National Defense Center for Energy and Environment (NDCEE)

serves as a national leadership organization to address high-priority energy, environmental, safety, and occupational health challenges for the Department of Defense (DoD), other government organizations, and the industrial community. The NDCEE supports research, demonstration, and fielding of viable, mission-driven solutions that reduce total ownership costs.

System of Systems Engineering Center of Excellence (SoSECE)

Greg Jablunovsky, SoSECE, 800-518-0493, or for more information on our System of Systems Engineering work, visit www.sosece.org.

SoSECE (pronounced SO SEK' EE ) was established to provide a focused resource to facilitate the nation’s need to have weapons systems that are truly conceived, developed, and integrated as interoperable System of Systems (SoS). SoSECE’s main objective is to develop a formal SoS engineering methodology and apply this methodology to Department of Defense (DoD) programs.