ARES Corporation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – NASA presented ARES employee Thad Gutshall with the Space Flight Awareness Honoree Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to NASA’s Human Space Flight programs.  This award is considered to be one of the highest and most prestigious awards available to NASA and industry employees.

As a Risk and Program Management Specialist at ARES, Mr. Gutshall has conducted process analyses to map the key safety and mission assurance (SMA) roles and checks-and-balances that help reduce risks associated with NASA’s space flight programs.  Mr. Gutshall has also trained others at NASA to develop these SMA process analysis maps, which feature graphical representations of a program’s SMA plan.  Each map identifies organizations, key assurance processes, and personnel who have performed oversight of critical flight systems.  Over the past five years, SMA process analysis maps have become essential in helping both the NASA Chief Safety and Mission Assurance Officer and the NASA Chief Engineer prepare to make crucial “Go/No Go” decisions about the readiness of Space Shuttle Missions.  This award highlights one offering from ARES’ portfolio of technology solutions as a groundbreaking product that adds clarity and reduces risk within intricate operational and technical processes.

“Thad has been instrumental in the creation and development of process analyses that directly support the NASA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance in preparing for launches,” said Captain Robert Curbeam, Senior Vice President of ARES’ Aerospace and Defense Division and former NASA Astronaut.  “I applaud him and I am proud to have team members at ARES with his caliber of innovation and commitment, in this and in all our client efforts.”

ARES Corporation is a global technology solutions provider in the Aerospace, Defense, Energy, Construction, Metals and Mining, and Oil and Gas industries.  ARES’ clients include government agencies, government contractors, and Fortune 1000 companies.  ARES has more than 700 employees in more than 20 offices worldwide.

ARES Corporation Creates New Software Division

Burlingame, CA – ARES Corporation has established a Software Solutions Division to develop, market, and support its award-winning project management and security software. With almost 5,000 users on 6 continents, ARES’ software portfolio includes the PRISM/PRISMG2, AVERT, BluTrain, and SYRIS products that support high risk/high value projects and programs in both the government and private sectors.

ARES’ PRISM/PRISMG2 is an award-winning commercial project management system providing complete integration of cost, schedule, and technical data through the project life-cycle. PRISMG2 meets all government agency requirements for Earned Value Management and is used extensively on projects for DOE, DoD, NASA, and many Fortune 500 companies to manage multi-billion dollar projects in diverse industries around the globe.

ARES’ AVERT and BluTrain products have revolutionized the quantitative security optimization field. AVERT delivers comprehensive security evaluations and optimizes security improvements for the most cost-effective solutions. AVERT is used to protect some of the most strategic assets in the U.S and is SAFETY ACT certified by the Department of Homeland Security. BluTrain, an innovative force protection training solution, expands on the AVERT engine to cost-effectively train security forces through virtual, targeted Blue-on-Red exercises.

SYRIS, a public health surveillance, real-time communication program, is used to successfully detect, track and respond to epidemics and other public health concerns including bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases. SYRIS prevents ineffective use of valuable community resources by quickly determining if outbreaks are valid through geographic syndrome mapping.

Dr. William Vantine, previously President of ARES’ Risk and Technology Solutions Division will lead ARES’ new Software Solutions Division. Capt. Robert Curbeam, Jr. (USN Retired and well known astronaut and space walker) will replace Dr. Vantine as head of the newly formed Aerospace and Defense Division.

“This new software division will enable ARES to further capitalize on our growing international software business”, said Dr. Richard Stuart, President and CEO of ARES Corporation. “By focusing attention on our software products, we will improve growth, penetrate new strategic markets, and continue to develop innovative software solutions that lead our respective markets.”

ARES Corporation provides technology solutions in the areas of risk management, project management, information technology, and engineering to government agencies and contractors, and Fortune 1000 companies. ARES Corporation has more than 700 employees and more than 20 offices worldwide.

AVERT is First Physical Security Threat and Vulnerability Assessment Tool to receive SAFETY Act Certification

Albuquerque, NM – The Department of Homeland Security has certified ARES Corporation’s powerful security enhancement and vulnerability assessment tool, AVERT, as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act). This certification demonstrates the Department of Homeland Security’s belief that AVERT can save lives in the event of a terrorist attack and is thus deserving of publicly funded liability coverage, protecting AVERT’s customers in the case of an attack. AVERT is the first and only physical security threat and vulnerability tool to receive this certification.

“AVERT has been protecting some of the United States’ most-critical facilities since 1999, and we are proud to receive this SAFETY Act Designation,” said Dr. William Vantine, President of ARES’ Risk and Technology Solutions Division.

AVERT (Automated Vulnerability Evaluation for Risks of Terrorism) and related services have been protecting elements of the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and other government and commercial entities for over ten years, providing complex vulnerability assessment and security optimization analysis. AVERT protects against acts of terrorism at some of the most critical facilities around the world using specialized 3D simulation, graph algorithms, digital imagery information, and other analysis to assess, enhance, and optimize facility and infrastructure security. With the ability to perform “what if” analysis, running numerous scenarios and assessing potential upgrades, AVERT provides management and security professionals the ability to evaluate site security enhancements with a budget in mind.

You can view our SAFETY Act listing on DHS’ Approved Product List for Homeland Security found on the Safety Act website at www.safetyact.gov.

ARES Corporation provides risk management, project management, software and information technology, systems engineering and engineering products and services to government agencies (DoE, DOD, NASA), government contractors, Aerospace, and Fortune 1000 companies. ARES Corporation has numerous offices across the United States and Canada

ARES Corporation Receives AS9100 Certification

Houston, TX – ARES Corporation recently demonstrated its commitment to quality and continuous improvement by receiving ISO 9001:2000 / SAE AS9100 certification.

SAE AS9100, the globally-recognized aerospace sector standard that defines the quality-system requirements for suppliers to the aerospace industry, includes all elements of ISO 9001:2000 and is reserved only for companies committed to providing excellent customer service, continual improvement and outstanding product quality. The scope of the AS9100 certification addresses ARES’ Houston Operations, including work performed for NASA’s International Space Station and Constellation Programs.

“Quality is the bedrock of our business, and we are proud to have more and more of our projects certified to this internationally recognized standard,” said Dr. William Vantine, President of the Risk and Technology Solutions Division.

A four-time winner of the Small Business Administration’s Administrator’s Award for Excellence, ARES Corporation provides safety and risk management, project management, software and information technology, systems engineering and engineering products and services to government agencies (DoE, DOD, NASA), government contractors, Aerospace, and Fortune 1000 companies. ARES Corporation has 17 offices across the United States and Canada.