Huntsville, Alabama.  (June 17, 2010)  WestWind Technologies, Inc. (WTI) headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama is pleased to announce the formation of an 8(a) Mentor Protégé relationship and Joint Venture Limited Liability Company with Alcyon, Inc., also of Huntsville, Alabama.  The WestWind Alcyon Venture (WAV) allows both companies to integrate their complimentary capabilities to offer a broader spectrum of solutions to customers.  The Mentor Protégé relationship also affords Alcyon with assistance managing typical ‘growing pains,’ as it expands capabilities and services to new customers and agencies.

Autumn Sellars, President of Alcyon, will serve as President of WAV.  “Alcyon is pleased and excited to be a part of a mentoring relationship with a quality company such as WestWind.  WAV will assist us with enhancing our experience and better utilizing our existing capabilities in the aviation arena so we can excel in satisfying our customers’ requirements.”    

Chester Schickling, Vice President of Business Development at WestWind commented, “WAV combines the experience and capability of WestWind with the expertise of Alcyon. The WAV team will provide both military and commercial customers with uncompromising quality and rapid response.”

WestWind Technologies is a privately-held small business in Huntsville, Alabama established in 1999.   Core capabilities offered by WestWind are:  engineering, manufacturing, logistics, as well as modification and integration.  WTI's primary corporate operations are located just minutes from Redstone Arsenal and hangar operations on the Huntsville International Airport; WTI holds ISO 9001:2008 / AS9100:2004 Rev B certifications.

Alcyon, Inc. is a certified 8(a) company which offers expert systems and software engineering, information technology, and technical management services to support the discovery, development, and integration of today’s technologies to fulfill tomorrow’s needs. Alcyon provides these services to various federal agencies and lead system integration contractors.

For further information call Autumn Sellars at 256-704-2305 ext: 201, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it on the WestWind Technologies, Inc.

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