July 16, 2010
Cowan & Associates Wins Contract to Provide Air Ops CBT Training to NRSE

Cowan & Associates, Inc. (C&A), an Arlington, Virginia-based Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), specializing in IT and management consulting to the federal government and academia was awarded a contract today by Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC) Jacksonville to create and deliver an Air Operations Competency Based Training (CBT) Course to support Navy Region Southeast (NRSE).

C&A’s Director, Scott Bethmann will be heading up this effort out of the C&A office in Jacksonville.  Scott is a financial, operations and aviation logistics expert with over 30 years of leadership and project management experience providing supply chain and training expertise to the Military and commercial sector. 

As a former US Navy Supply Corps Captain, Scott’s previous naval service assignments included Chief of Staff to Director, Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters, Comptroller Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) and Executive Officer, Navy Supply Corps School.  His sea duty assignments included Supply Officer aboard the USS JOHN F KENNEDY (CV-67) and USS BRADLEY (FF-1041), and Stock Control Officer aboard USS MIDWAY (CV-41).  Most recently, Scott was Director of PRTM’s Risk Management Advisory Services.

C&A will be teamed with Global Learning Services, LLC a Washington, DC-based VOSB that develops and provides training and communication strategies with the latest tools, technologies, and learning strategies such as video-based simulations, scenario-based activities, and blended learning solutions utilizing a combination of self-paced web-based training, CBT, live Webinars, traditional or virtual classroom delivery, and collaborative tools.

For additional information about C&A please go to:   http://www.cowanassociates.net