Pride of Baltimore

Terry Norling (front), Marketing Director and JDISS Senior Systems Engineer, assists the crew in overhauling the hull of the Pride.

February 2019: Information Systems Solutions helps refurbish the Pride of Baltimore, classed as a Tall Ship, while it is winter berthed at Fells Point. Our CEO, Linda Houk, and our Marketing Director Terry Norling and his wife Suzi, helped refurbish The Pride while it was dry-docked at Fells-Point (Baltimore) for the winter. Terry (foreground) assists one of the Pride’s crew members in scraping off the old coating and applying the exterior undercoat, while Linda and Suzi were assigned to sanding and cleaning the deck and rigging.

Linda’s interest in sailing manifested when her first duty assignment directly out of the Air Force’s Officer Training School sent her to a small detachment near San Francisco California, where sailing was a major sport. When asked to compare her experience on the San Francisco Bay versus at the Baltimore Harbor, she stated: “There’s no comparison – they’re both so different. I learned to sail a pleasure craft, a 20′ sailboat, and a two man crew was sufficient. The Pride of Baltimore is aptly named, a real beauty that rides so smoothly on the water, but it takes a dozen experienced crew members, and it is a true ocean-going vessel, and the Pacific and Atlantic oceans also have their own distinct personalities.”

The Pride is a testimony to the shipbuilding expertise of Baltimore during our nation’s early history. Most notably, they gained their reputation as privateers during The War of 1812. The Baltimore Clippers were swift and maneuverable. This agility made them invaluable in eluding the more powerful, but slower British naval vessels.

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CEO featured in Vetrepreneur Magazine

CEO Featured in Vetrepreneur MagazineNovember 2015: Our CEO, Linda Houk, USAF Ret., is featured in the Nov/Dec 2015 issue of Vetrepreneur Magazine which is published by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association. The article covers the National Center for Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP) training program, for which she was interviewed. VIP has a national reach and provides training to veteran entrepreneurs at no cost. Since her graduation from the VIP program in 2010 (the second graduating class), she became involved with the program and helped shape the curriculum as it evolved from a local offering into a nationally recognized veteran entrepreneur training program.

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Congressional Commemoration

Congressional Commemoration Program

July 2015 – Our CEO, Ms. Linda Houk, was one of the Vietnam Veterans invited to attend a Congressional Commemoration in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War.

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