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C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E S 5 0 S T U F F • F a l l 2 0 1 7 CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, CCAT, is a nonprofit that puts its expertise to work for other companies' success, in the form of applied technologies, IT strategies, including cybersecurity, energy solutions, STEM education and career development. CCAT formulates solutions for success and builds state, regional and national partnerships for industries across a broad range of areas — from manufacturing companies, colleges and universities, government entities or non-profit corporations. www.CCAT.us Address: 222 Pitkin St., East Hartford, CT 06108 Phone: 860-282-4211 Full-time employees: 64 Year founded: 2004 Additional Company Location: Advanced Manufacturing Center – 409 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06118 President & CEO: Elliot Ginsberg C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E CCAT is known for applying innovative technology in its world-class Advanced Manufacturing Center, where leading-edge equipment and systems are showcased, demonstrated and evaluated. Services include process improvement, advanced materials, and design and prototype development. The company's broad expanse of capabilities is backed by a team of experts and network of machining and software companies. CCAT has a wide variety of some 300 customers in advanced manufacturing, energy, education/workforce development, and information technology (IT), including cybersecurity, in the manufacturing sector for advanced manufacturing. Its goal is to be a national leader and influential resource, committed to ensuring the success of the organizations it serves. CCAT employs individuals in the areas of education & workforce development, energy, advanced manufacturing, and information technology. Recent openings have included positions such as education & workforce development program manager; advanced manufacturing center assistant, and IT desktop support specialist. CCAT employs paid interns during the school year and during the summer. The program is mentor-based and comprehensive with a final presentation at summer's end. Many interns place in jobs in their fields of study — at manufacturing and technology companies in Connecticut and elsewhere. CCAT's company benefits include medical, dental, company-paid life, voluntary life, short-term and long- term disability, 401K with safe harbor contributions, as well as a company match, flexible spending accounts, PTO, floating holidays, tuition reimbursement, and flexible Fridays in the summer. CCAT partners in advanced manufacturing, STEM education, workforce development, IT and in alternative energy to help manufacturers, academia, government and nonprofits succeed. The organization studies technologies and serves as a project manager bringing together stakeholders to make resources readily available. CCAT's energy team advances development, manufacture and deployment of fuel-cell and hydrogen technologies; it helps drive community-supported solutions to reduce energy costs and increase reliability; it promotes energy solutions using advanced, renewable technologies — including the planning of micro-grid development. S E R V I C E S M A R K E T S / C U S TO M E R S C O M PA N Y B E N E F I T S C A R E E R / J O B O P P O R T U N I T I E S C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T I N T E R N S H I P P R O G R A M E N V I R O N M E N TA L A W A R E N E S S CCAT's experts in precision machining help manufacturers run better, faster and leaner to increase productivity