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Awards & Events
2010 – National Award Recipient,
Small Business Person of the Year
June 2010 - Rebecca Ufkes traveled to Washington DC and was awarded first Runner Up National Small Business Person of the Year. She was invited to the White House's Rose Garden to hear President Obama speak about Small Business and participated at the National Awards ceremony with all other State Nominated Participants.
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Karen Mills, Administrator, US Small Business Administration, presented Rebecca Ufkes, UEC Electronics, 1st Runner Up Nationally, Small Business Person of the Year. |
2010 – South Carolina’s Small Business Person of the Year
May 2010 Rebecca Ufkes traveled to Columbia, SC and was awarded Small Business Person of the Year for the State of South Carolina. The nomination was made by the Small Business office for the positive economic impact UEC has made on the South Carolina economy prior to and during the recession, as well as the significant positive impact UEC has had on other small businesses, large businesses and government agencies in the state.
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Elliot Cooper, District Director, SBA South Carolina District Office, with Rebecca Ufkes, UEC Electronics, LLC Hanahan, SC, Small Business Person of the Year. |
2009 – South Carolina Launch!
Approved Technical Resource Partner.
2008 – DoD Mentor-Protégé Program Acceptance through Naval Aviation (NAVAIR) Patuxent River, MD
NAVAIR approves the Raytheon Company and UEC Electronics in the Department of Defense (DoD) Mentor-Protégé Program. The Raytheon Company was selected by NAVAIR to mentor UEC Electronics developing their existing capabilities to be a better supplier to DoD. To date Raytheon mentorship has assisted in the migration from ISO9001 Quality Management System to AS9100, the incorporation of a J-STD-001 Class 3 Surface Mount Line, CMMI certification efforts as well employee development efforts for the UEC Electronics management staff.
2008 – Small Business Award of Excellence
SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic’s Small Business Subcontractor of the Year, for work performed with Stanley Associates. UEC manufactured five key cables for the intercommunications suite on the MRAP.
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SPAWAR Small Business Administration Advocate,
Robert Meddick presented the award. |
2007 – SB Award of Excellence
SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic’s Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year, for work performed designing and manufacturing a Power Distribution Unit for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle.
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SPAWAR Atlantic’s Small Business Administration Advocate,
Robert Meddick presented the award. |
2006 – The Navy’s first Graduate of the Next Generation Manufacturing Technical Assistance Production
Program (MTAPP)
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Former SPAWAR Atlantic Technical Director
presented the MTAPP Award to Rebecca Ufkes.. |
2002 – South Carolina Tri-County Emerging Ten Award
for Innovation and Technology
2000 – South Carolina Tri-County Emerging Ten Award for Innovation and Technology
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