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Dynacon, Inc. celebrates 25 years of business on 1 May 2011

A crawfish boil/party was held for employees, their families and friends of the company on Friday, 29 April.

March 2011

Dynacon once again participated in the Brazos County Youth Livestock auction purchasing numerous auction items including the grand champion steer. All the benefits from the auction go towards helping the kids in future education and scholarships.

February 2011

Dynacon promoted Brandon Gegg, PhD to engineering manager. Brandon received his undergraduate and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and then completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University where he also served as an instructor and lecturer from May 2008 until August 2010 at which time he joined Dynacon, Inc.

December 2010

Dynacon continues to show great community generosity through donations to local non-profits such as Brazos Valley Food Bank, Still Creek Boys and Girls Ranch and Meals on Wheels programs just to name a few.

DYNACON, Inc. is being honored by the Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc.

Dynacon, Inc. is being honored by the Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. as the Community Action Partner of the Year. This will take place at a luncheon on 14 May 2009. Our company has strived to share its good fortune these last few years not only with its employees, but with those in the community that are in need. This has included donations to many organizations including Twin City Mission, Brazos and Burleson County Youth Livestock Associations, Still Creek Ranch, Brazos Valley Food Bank and the Meals on Wheels Program.

DYNACON, Inc. Major Sponsor of The 2008 Brazos County Youth Livestock Show

Dynacon will again be a sponsor of the 2008 Brazos County Youth Livestock Show and Sale, Dynacon also was a strong participant in 2007 as a sponsor as as a major buyer with over $50,000 in both Brazos and Burleson County Livestock auctions benefiting various youth.

DYNACON, Inc. Donates to Twin City Mission,Health for All Clinic, United Way, Brazos Valley United Way,Brazos County 4-H, and Sponsors A&M Consolidated High School's Tiger Robotics Team

In October, Dynacon made one of the initial donations of $50,000 to Twin City Mission's capital campaign and gave another $50,000 to the local Health for All Clinic. Along with giving matching funds for its employee's United Way campaign, the company gave an additional donation of $10,000 to the Brazos Valley United Way. And in December, Dynacon became a sponsor of A&M Consolidated High School's Tiger Robotics Team in their competition known as B.E.S.T. (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology). Also in October, to help the Brazos County 4-H complete their new building at their shooting range located in Snook, Dynacon gave $25,000 as a match to funds raised by members.

DYNACON Announces Promotions: Dennis Brunson to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; Wesley Keepers to Vice President of Sales

17 January 2008 – Bryan, Texas - DYNACON, Inc. announces the promotion of Dennis Brunson to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Brunson joined the company in 1988 and previously held the position of Vice President of Sales. DYNACON, Inc. announces the promotion of Wesley Keepers to the position of Vice President of Sales. Mr. Keepers joined the company in 2002 and has held the position of Mechanical Engineer and Sales. Mr. Keepers received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A & M University. DYNACON, Inc. specializes in the design and manufacture of cable handling equipment for marine applications including; winches, traction winches, A-Frames, motion compensated cranes, passive heave compensators, and electro-hydraulic power units. For further information, please contact Dennis Brunson or James Stasny, DYNACON, Inc. 831 Industrial Blvd., Bryan, Texas 77803; Telephone 979-823-2690; Fax 979-823-0947; www.dynacon.com

DYNACON, Inc. Announces $10,000 Donation to United Way of the Brazos Valley

College Station, TX (October 22, 2007) – United Way of the Brazos Valley received a generous $10,000 donation from Dynacon last Thursday. Anne Stasny presented the check to United Way’s President, Hank Roraback and Board Chair, Mike Hoelscher, at the monthly United Way board meeting Thursday, October 18. Dynacon, a locally owned, worldwide provider of high quality, highly specialized cable and umbilical handling equipment for all segments of the ocean industry, experienced continued growth and success this past year. They graciously decided to give back to their community by donating $10,000 to United Way of the Brazos Valley. Anne Stasny presented the check saying,”Dynacon and its owners, James Stasny and Joe Janac, feel strongly about giving back to the local community. And they know that through United Way, the community is being well served.” At the request of the Dynacon donors, the $10,000 will supplement UWBV’s promotional efforts and building needs. Hank Roraback said, “Dynacon and its team are true friends to United Way and our community. We can’t thank them enough for yet another showing of their incredible generosity”.

DYNACON, Inc. Donates Funds To The Bryan School Foundation October 2006, Dynacon donated at the highest level to the Bryan School Foundation supporting the Bryan Independent School District through funds for various academic programs and teaching grants. Dynacon donated $10,000 to this endeavor in helping to provide both annual funding and building towards a permanent endowment.

DYNACON, Inc. Sponsor's Marine Technology Society (MTS) Educational Scholarship Fund Raiser

Also in October, Dynacon was a platinum-level sponsor ($4,000) of the Marine Technology Society (MTS) Houston section's annual BBQ held to raise funds for scholarships and education. This year's event was attended by over 270 people and was held at Schilling Robotics new headquarters in Houston.

DYNACON, Inc. Supports Texas A & M Society of Automotive Engineer's in FSAE Competition

In 2006, Dynacon became a major supporter of the Texas A&M's Society of Automotive Engineers' for the FSAE competition. The primary objective of the FSAE is to provide an educational design experience for the students.

2007 has already been a busy year for Dynacon both in its production schedule and community involvement.

DYNACON, Inc. Sponsor's The 2007 Marine Technology Society (MTS) Sporting Clays Tournament

Recently, Dynacon was a sponsor of the 2007 Marine Technology Society Sporting Clays Tournament held in February. This helps raise funds for the many programs that MTS sponsors including educational programs and scholarships. Dynacon provided cleaning rags and oil for the shooters and had a photo booth set up in one of the 3 sections of the tournament. Dynacon also sponsored a team of 5 shooters: Joe Janac, Dennis Brunson, Wes Keepers, Brandi Lampo, and Peter Dalrymple with Royal Purple.

DYNACON, Inc. Employees Contribute to United Way Campaign

In February, Dynacon held a United Way campaign to give employees the opportunity to become involved through payroll deductions and contributions giving a 50% company match. Dynacon has helped the local United Way in many other ways through the last few years through providing some office furniture for their new office to underwriting some printing costs of promotional posters for its activities.

DYNACON, Inc. Major Sponsor of The 2007 Brazos County Youth Livestock Show The company is one of 3 major sponsors for the 2007 Brazos County Youth Livestock Show helping to underwrite the costs of publicity for the show and sale. In 2006, Dynacon participated for the first time in the premium auction and was high bidder on the Grand Champion Market Barrow. This and other successful bids made Dynacon one of the top 20 buyers for 2006.

DYNACON, Inc. Donates Funds to The Health for All Clinic

Health for All Clinic serving the Brazos and surrounding counties has also benefited this year from Dynacon through a cash donation and a sponsorship table at its upcoming annual luncheon. The Clinic's mission is to provide quality medical care to those in need. In recognition of the company's almost 100 employees who have health insurance provided, Dynacon felt this was an important way to serve our community.

DYNACON, Inc. Announces Increased Representation In Southeast Asia

DYNACON, Inc., Bryan, Texas, announces increased Southeast Asia representation of its complete cable and umbilical handling system product line in association with Otronix Singapore Pte. Ltd. Otronix Singapore, a division of Otronix Systems with offices in San Diego, California and Seoul, Korea, will represent DYNACON in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and the Philippines. Otronix Singapore Managing Director Mr. Mike Kelly brings comprehensive experience in the ocean industry to this new association and will be responsible for customer contact, liaison and full product support on behalf of DYNACON for its full range of winches and specialized handling systems.
Otronix Singapore can be contacted at 52C Jalan Mariam, Changi Garden, Singapore 509330, phone 65-6546-4100, Fax 65-6546-1231, e-mail otronix@singnet.com.sg

DYNACON, Inc. introduces a new "Active Motion-Compensated Winch System" at Underwater Intervention 2004, February 17-19, 2004 , Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. Stop by Booth # 519 and visit with Dynacon, Inc. represenatives to discuss all your deck equipment needs. Make plans to attend, engineering manager, Toby Selcer's presentation (Thursday afternoon, February 19, 2004) on "Active Motion-Compensated Winch System" profiling Dynacon's new active over passive compensated winch. The same principles that made the company's previous design a success have been applied directly to the new winch.The advantages over the ram tensioner style are less deck space required, weight savings (a separate compensator is not necessary), and large amplitudes are easily accommodated. Mr. Selcer's presentation will take place in Room K-1, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

DYNACON Inc. acts as a technology and systems partner in the Expedition 2003 led by Robert D. Ballard, president of the Institute for Exploration at Mystic Aquarium. Dr. Ballard returns to several significant ancient shipwrecks in the Black Sea and Mediterranean, which remain intact and almost perfectly preserved. Follow the progress with live video feeds, photo's, and day to day progress reports.

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Representatives from Dynacon, Inc. were at Oceanology International Americas 2003 Conference on June 4-6, 2003 in booth 603 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, LA.

James Stasny/Drew Michel
On 10 February 2003, Dynacon, Inc. received the MTS/ROV Committee Corporate Excellence Award. Presented by Drew Michel, Chairman of the MTS/ROV Committee and Co-Chair of the 2003 Underwater Intervention, the award was received by James H. Stasny at the awards luncheon. Other representatives at the luncheon were Joe R. Janac, Dennis Brunson and Toby Selcer. The Corporate Excellence Award is one of the designations in a program that began in 1990 to help recognize leaders in the ROV industry.

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