Hires/Promotions/ Honors

Heritage Christian Services, a human services organization supporting more than 1,500 children and adults with developmental disabilities, promoted Chuck Barber to vice president of Western New York operations.

Barber has been with the agency for 11 years, serving most recently as director of Western New York operations. He has a bachelor’s degree in business studies from Buffalo State College.

The Department of Neurology at the University at Buffalo’s Jacobs Neurological Institute appointed Dr. Nicholas J. Silvestri neuromuscular specialist and assistant professor of clinical neurology. Silvestri obtained his medical degree at the University at Buffalo’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and completed his residency in neurology and a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He is based at Erie County Medical Center.

The Western New York Safety Conference named Patrick Snodgrass president for 2010. Other officers: vice president, Jamie Zawodzinski; recording secretary, Steve Drozdowski; treasurer, Brian Kelly; and executive secretary, Paula Stuhler.

Company items

CUBRC Inc., Buffalo, was awarded a $31,053,000 federal contract for services to support the Virtual Integrated Electronic Warfare Simulations from the U. S. Air Force Materiel Command, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

Dresser-Rand Co., Painted Post, was awarded a $95,000 federal contract for the repair and modification of cartridges from the U. S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Advanced Educational Products, Buffalo, was awarded a $4,324.95 federal contract for reading books from the Department of Defense Education Activity, Okinawa, Japan.

Dresser-Rand Co., Painted Post, was awarded a $297,770 federal contract and a $523,521 federal contract for the repair and modification of turbine rotors from the U. S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Lynx Product Group, Wilson, was awarded a $138,923 federal contract for cage and rack washers from the U. S. Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

Luminescent Systems, East Aurora, was awarded an $85,050 federal contract for light transmitting indicating panels from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center, Richmond, Va.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Buffalo, was awarded a $99,772 federal contract for research and development from the U. S. Air Force Materiel Command, Rome.

ADESA Buffalo, 12200 Main Road, Akron, won Chase Auto Finance’s 2009 national best auction award, the Chase Cup, for Internet listing volume. Chase is a national auto lender.

Contributing

Wilson Farms stores throughout New York State helped the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society raise more than $600,000 through four fundraising events for the 2009 Light the Night Walk campaign. The Western and Central New York Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 11th annual Light the Night Walk raised more than $335,000.

Patents

Title: “Interactive electronic device with digital and analog data links” No.: 7,603,505 Inventors: Stucke Jr., Donald W. (East Aurora); Bleyle, Kyle R. (Alden); Cappello, Ray J. (Orchard Park) Assignee: Mattel Inc. (El Segundo, Calif.) Date issued: Oct. 13, 2009

Title: “Electrical control unit for paintball gun” No.: 7,603,997 Inventors: Hensel, Edward (Fairport); Smith, David L. (East Aurora); Gaston, Raymond S. (Lancaster); Gardner Jr., William M. (Ligonier, Pa.); Gardner, Adam (Ligonier, Pa.) Assignee: Smart Parts (Loyalhanna, Pa.) Date issued: Oct. 20, 2009