Middletown, RI (October 5, 2020) — After years of sustained growth, including six contract awards with the potential of hundreds of millions of dollars in new business, Rite-Solutions has appointed two new Vice Presidents. Susan Borden was promoted to VP of Human Resources. Dan Raposo is the new VP of Corporate Infrastructure & Standards. The [...]
On board a US Navy Submarine, a Commanding Officer (CO) has many responsibilities and is held accountable for the particular mission as well as the health and safety of the boat and the crew. Many challenges and threats accompany particular missions, including protecting the boat from internal and external cyber threats. With an increasing [...]
Today, Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) enable organizations to solve problems and perform tasks that, in the past, they haven’t been able to perform easily. ML/DL models learn what to do from operational data, with surprising accuracy, to help us make better decisions. But, there’s a catch. These models need a lot [...]
Arming our Fleet with the best systems is only one part of our imperative as systems builders. Our Navy’s systems are only as good as the people operating them – the mantra to “Train as You Fight” is a prevailing concept that has inspired a long lineage of innovative training solutions developed by the [...]
Congratulations! You have provoked a new day within your organization. You now have a more meaningful relationship with your people. New employees feel cared for and trusted. Existing employees now have a new sense of engagement, and everyone feels more important and meaningful to the organization. You are now ready for the biggest and [...]
So far, we have covered several emotional quotient (EQ) items that are important to creating an innovative climate. The first step was to change your organization so that employees care. Then you showed them trust, an important second gesture of your good faith in them. Actively asking them for input and listening to their [...]
I have long been a proponent of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep machine learning (DML) to assist commanding officers (CO) with making faster, better decisions and to maximize the capabilities of today’s complex warfare systems. Due to the complex nature of today’s fighter aircraft, the Air Force already employs the use [...]
Sometimes we are asked why a small company like Rite-Solutions is a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and International Organization for Standards (ISO) certified organization. Obtaining certification requires time and resources—two things small businesses don’t have an abundance of. For three primary reasons, we find it worth the investment and something that all companies [...]
The post Four Ways to Improve the Acquisition Process, authored by Rite-Solutions' co-founder Joe Marino, was recently featured in Signal Magazine online. Joe offers four recommendations to can improve the acquisition process, create an innovative environment and get new technologies to the battlespace more quickly. Delivering innovative technologies into the hands of warfighters requires streamlined acquisition processes. [...]
When you begin to see changes in your organization resulting from the recommendations in this blog series, it’s time for the sixth step in developing an innovative climate: Begin a recognize and reward campaign. So far, you’re doing it all "rite." You care about employees, so they care about the company. You trust them [...]