The GBS Group Delivers New, Integrated Bridge System To Military Sealift Command
The GBS Group completed a prime contract to design and install a modernized, Integrated Bridge System aboard a Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessel. The design includes modernized vessel navigation and communications equipment in newly designed consoles, including the Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) console, Ship Control Console (SCC),…
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Veteran Spotlight
For this Month’s #VeteranSpotlight we are proud to highlight Thomas Stone, a former Master Chief Electrician in the U.S. Coast Guard and current Field Engineer for The GBS Group. Tom learned about The GBS Group through LinkedIn and joined our Commercial Maritime Division in November…
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THE GBS GROUP NAMES REAR ADM. RICK BERKEY (USN, RET.) AS VP RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION
The GBS Group is pleased to announce the promotion of retired Rear Admiral Rick Berkey to the position of VP, Rail and Transportation Division. In this role, Rick is responsible for all Rail Technology business in the U.S., Canada and abroad. Rick has led this…
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Pete Martinez Celebrates 10 Years at The GBS Group
Happy 10th Anniversary at The GBS Group, Pete Martinez, VP, Philadelphia Engineering Office! You began supporting GBS over 10 years ago, and have led or helped engineer on countless company projects. You have led projects including NSWC-Philadelphia contract wins, SBX-1 engineering, Amtrak Rolling Stock Reliability Analysis,…
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Juan Fernandez Celebrates 10 Years at The GBS Group
Happy 10-year anniversary to Juan Fernandez, VP of IT! From the time you joined, as lead developer for Navy TSIMS, you have built our corporate IT infrastructure, co-designed on projects including MEAP, TSI, CIS, Microsoft NAV, Trackside WiFI, and virtually every internal or customer project…
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Case Study – The GBS Group Provides Valuable Insight Into Damaged Propulsion Motor Repair Saving Time and Added Expense
Military Sealift Command and Maersk Line Limited have Predictive Maintenance programs in place to perform electrical testing of large DC propulsion motors. During the testing it was reported the armature and stator had problems and needed to be replaced. The report stated armature banding and Armature…
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Real-time Train Information Enhancements Delivered
The GBS Group’s software development team, code-named Ninja Team, recently delivered a key enhancement to the TSI Plus real-time Train Status Information platform developed for VIA Rail Canada. The Alerting feature utilizes the TSI Plus platform, so that VIA Rail can deliver more advanced products and services to its customers,…
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Systems Integration/Concept Design: MSC Watson Class Waste Management Study
Military Sealift Command (MSC) required an assessment and recommendations to address the following issues: Oily Waste, Solid Waste equipment, systems and procedures inefficient Systems require operator intervention Necessitates use of expensive disposal services The goal of this study was to recommend several sustainable waste management design options that…