a note from
8-koi
headquarters
:: summer 2018
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Greetings, Team!
We're settling into summer and it seems like the long days just aren't going to be long enough. Everyone here at headquarters is keeping quite busy, and we're pleased to have the help of Boston College student Annalei Davis as our intern for a couple of months.
Our 'big fish' Les Daniels has been working the circuit of industry events over the past few months to introduce
8-koi
to more people, and we're gaining positive attention for the exceptional past performance you've consistently delivered on the job.
THANK YOU
for your continued efforts. I'm really excited to see what results in the way of new projects and customers to support in the areas of healthcare, training and admin, and construction as we continue to deliver proposals and answer incoming RFIs. If you know of ways we can offer more to our current customers and programs, please reach out to us at
NewBusiness@8-koi.com
to discuss.
This issue of
8-koi
WAVES
shares more about our 'human touch' and provides some insights to the industries we serve. Additionally, we have some important notices and reminders that will help us all do our jobs better. As always, feel free to send us your feedback at any time about how we can make
WAVES
more valuable to you.
Until next time, keep making waves!
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Inga I. Young
Founder and President
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July
22-Alan Wright
30-Tom Robinson
September
3-Anna-Maria Johnson
6-Gary Lang
9-Darlene Parker
13-Sirena Hendrickson
15-Les Daniels
21-Tamara Rush
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When people want to know more about 8-koi, they turn to Google. We have contact information and photos that help people to know us better, but our 5-star review certainly gets noticed.
Do you have something to share about
8-koi on Google? Add your review or photos from your work site that show more about what we're doing to help our customers across the US!
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MEET THE TEAM :: Darlene Parker
Administrative Assistant to CEO
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Darlene is one of our newest additions to 8-koi headquarters. She is lending her attention to detail from a successful law enforcement career to supporting Inga and the home office with managing key relationships and executive assignments. In her spare time, Darlene enjoys making candles and spending time outdoors, but NOT starting forest fires!! Read these
tips for safely burning and enjoying fires this season.
If you would like to be featured in
WAVES
, use the button to submit your profile today!
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PASSION | EXCELLENCE | DEPENDABILITY | THOUGHTFULNESS
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8-koi proudly welcomes the following new personnel to the team for Q2 2018!
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4/23
Dinah Brooks
, Administrative Assistant - SPAWAR PMW 240 Sea Warrior, Orlando, FL
5/23
Annalei Davis
, Intern - 8-koi Headquarters - Melbourne, FL
6/4
Jennifer Hall
, Medical Records Technician - 45th Medical Group, Patrick Air Force Base, FL
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Central Florida Marine Corps Foundation
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8-koi was proud to sponsor the
Central Florida Marine Corps Foundation
monthly social on April 20th with Inga Young, Les Daniels, and Darlene Parker in Orlando enjoying hot wings alongside Marines and community supporters.
The Central Florida Marine Corps Foundation (CFMCF) serves the Central Florida Marine Corps Community by helping to preserve our traditions, providing a legacy for the next generation of heroes, and offering every Marine and Marine family a voice in our future. As an active and supportive member of the local community, the CFMCF provides scholarships to deserving undergraduate students. Membership is at least 75% war veterans, and is open to present or former members of the United States Armed Forces, cadets (including ROTC students and students at Armed Forces Universities), and spouses, widows, or widowers of qualifying members.
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Save the Date!
To mark 10 years in business, we're throwing a party on 8/28 to celebrate! We understand that not everyone can make the trip to Florida in August, but we want to make sure you all know you are welcome to join and be recognized here for all you've done in the field to help make 8-koi the highly attractive and competitive small business it is today. Standby for more details and think about heading to the coast to catch a
rocket launch
this summer!
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Look out for your invitation to join in the Florida celebration on
August 28th
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Sirena Hendrickson has a very important job at 8-koi HQ. She processes payroll so everyone gets paid. Sirena is patient and kind, but she expects everyone to
submit time sheets
by COB Friday
each week. Thank you!
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FUN FACT:
8-koi had only 4 employees in 2014. Today we have 29.
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Are you all caught up with
8-koi
kurrents
?
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#DYK
Did you know that
coastal communities are using simulation training
to help shelter workers better prepare for hurricane season? What are some other ways that you see simulation training being used where you live and work? Share your industry articles on
LinkedIn
and be sure to tag 8-koi!
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OUR HUMAN TOUCH
Joe Ogershok :: 8-koi's Lead Lifesaver
Joe Ogershok joined 8-koi in 2014 as our first ever employee working on government contract. Over the course, Joe has expertly trained soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, US Public Health Service personnel and Department of Defense civilians, including Commanding Generals and White House personnel, throughout the National Capitol Region. From January 2017 to March 2018 alone, Joe passed 875 trained personnel through his critical skills courses with 100% completion rate.
Joining the military at 17 years of age, Joe was called upon to save a countless number of lives as a Special Forces Medic. After leaving the Army, Joe retired from State Correctional Institution (SCI) Huntingdon, Pennsylvania where he worked with and met his bride-to-be. In 2005, he went to Iraq for five years to work as a medical provider for a security company.
Joe now serves as the Training Site Director of the Basic Life Support (BLS) and ACLS Military Training Network program at Fort Detrick, Maryland where he also leads the Combat Medic Sustainment program. He conducts the Combat Lifesaver program there and can provide Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), and Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) through civilian affiliations.
Not only saving lives on the clock, Joe currently volunteers as an EMT with Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Company where he's been recognized as a top ten responder for the last three years. He's also lent his expertise in Terrorism Response and Disaster Management as a reviewer for the text
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and Jones & Bartlett Learning, Advanced Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 3rd edition
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Joe was recently recognized by the Surgical Director of Simulation at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for his support of the recent Advanced Trauma Life Support courses conducted at the military's medical school in Bethesda, Maryland.
"It is fair to say that without his leadership and willingness to step up were essential to the success of this key readiness curriculum. His efforts bring great credit to himself, your department, Ft. Detrick, and the DoD, and should not go unnoticed... Thanks again for your ongoing support and provision of a key (indispensable) member of our team helping to ensure that our next generation of young doctors and nurses will be able to expertly care for our wounded heroes and save lives that might otherwise have been lost. You have my gratitude!"
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send us your feedback at any time.
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