Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Lunch and learn scheduled

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – The next Mississippi Enterprise for Technology "Lunch and Learn" will feature Frank Henry, chief of the field service section of the U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Instrumental Facility. Henry is responsible for the warehouse equipment sales and rental programs, customer service and technical procurement support. The HIF at Stennis Space Center has a staff of 55 and focuses on instruments and equipment used to collect hydrologic data at thousands of USGS monitoring locations across the U.S. It provides assurance testing, equipment evaluations and support. With an annual equipment and supplies budget of some $12 million, HIF procures a wide variety of sensors, cables, telemetry systems and more. Ten percent is procured through open competitions. The lunch and learn is 11:30 to 1 p.m. Sept. 18 in Building 1100, Logtown Conference Room 11161. For more information. (Source: MSET, 09/08/14)