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A 1989 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Natrona Heights, Pa., Tartamella earned an associate degree in specialized technology from Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in 1992. He worked in experimental aircraft fabrication from 1992 to 1994 at New Composite Matrix Designs in Sommerset, Pa., and became involved with composite commercial aircraft from 1994 to 2004 with Bombardier Commercial Aviation Services at Bridgeport. Prior to joining the RCBI staff in 2006 he worked for two years in military and defense weapon system platform engineering at Aurora Flight Sciences, also at Bridgeport. He received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Gold Awards for excellence in training in 2001 and 2002 and the FAA Silver Award in 1999. His interests include hand fabricating fishing boats and fishing, camping, and unmanned aerial vehicles. He serves as an assistant in the Boy Scouts of America program.

A graduate of Barboursville (W.Va.) High School, Bryant earned a B.S. degree in computer science and software development from Marshall University in 1998 and an M.S. in technology management, also from Marshall, in 2004. Bryant joins RCBI from Global AlertLink, where he developed the Global AlertLink crisis management web portal. He served as an instructional technologist for the Marshall College of Science from 1997 to 2001 and as an adjunct instructor for Marshall Community College in 1998-1999. He joined Strictly Business Computer Systems as a senior software engineer from 2001 to 2007 when he became a contractor for Fenwick Technologies and then worked with Global AlertLink as a senior software engineer. Bryant also has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Marshall Integrated Science and Technology Department since 1998. Although based at the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center in Huntington, Bryant and Smoot also will work with RCBI Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centers in South Charleston, Bridgeport and Rocket Center, Ms. Weber said. RCBI provides access to advanced technology and technical training to manufacturers across the region. Its mission includes developing a quality, just-in-time supplier base for the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the commercial sector.