Atec has been with Project Joy & Hope, a greater Houston-area non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of children and families who live with life-limiting conditions, since its inception in 2000 (Fun fact: Atec CEO, Howard Lederer is Chairman of the Board for Project Joy & Hope). For 15 years, Atec and Project Joy & Hope have …
Atec’s Senior Mechanical Engineer John Haschke will be participating in his TENTH BP MS 150 ride this weekend (April 18th and 19th)! For those not familiar with the BP MS 150, it’s a huge fundraising bike ride created by the MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Society South Central Region. For 2 days, riders bike their way from Houston to Austin (that’s 180 …
Atec is proud to announce the exclusive consultancy of Mr. Don Drewry to our 62 year old firm, as a Senior Development Engineer. Mr. Drewry began a renowned career in the turbine test cell industry as a software and control systems engineer. “Following productive years in marketing, Don led as CEO, the successful turnaround of one of the world’s premier …
Today, Atec hosted over a dozen representatives (including three astronauts!) from NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration ,ESA – European Space Agency, Boeing, and Jacobs who work to support the International Space Station. The team worked inside Atec’s Space Systems Clean Room to try-out the tooling and installation procedures of the Battery Adapter Plates that Atec manufactures for the …
We’ve been talking about growth a lot around the Atec headquarters. From our sales and revenue to the number of employees we keep on staff, 2014 was a record setting year for Atec here at our Southwest Houston headquarters and our subsidiary Celtech in Carlsbad, NM. With more projects and employees comes the need for more desks and workstations. In …
At the start of 2014, we had a little over 70 employees. Flash-forward to now and we have grown greatly in size as well as diversity: With 27 bright new faces at Atec across various departments (as well as 5 new hires at Celtech), we are aiming to reach great new heights and expand our already fruitful productivity for 2015. …
“To whom much is given, much will be expected.” As Atec President Paul Fenley asserted during this month’s company meeting, that is our guiding philosophy when it comes to giving back: we’ve been given a lot, so it should come as no surprise that we give a lot back. One can look at Atec’s 2014 Toys for Tots toy drive …
Our team here at Atec were very proud this morning to be a part of the successful launch of the Orion Space Capsule on the Delta IV Heavy. Our RL-10 Rocket Engine Cryogenic Liquid Hydrogen and Liquid Oxygen Fuel Control Valves (5 valves in all) are an integral part of the RL-10 Engine on the Centaur Upper Stage which …
Project Joy and Hope, an organization chaired by Atec CEO Howard Lederer that strives to support families of children with life-limiting illnesses, teamed up with MedCare Pediatric Group. Together, these two organizations hosted the Trees for Tots event on Sunday. Now in its 9th year, Trees for Tots is a great event where families with special needs children are given …
We’ve all heard that old saying “Choose a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” The quote is attributed to Confucius, but when he said it, he must’ve had David Andrews in mind. Atec has counted David Andrews as a Manual Machine operator for the last 20 years, during which time he has consistently maintained …
