McKean Defense Group's specialized experience gives us an in-depth understanding of the U.S. Navy's Metrology and Calibration (METCAL) and Shipboard Installed Instrumentation and System Calibration (SISCAL) Programs, and the logistics elements associated with both of these programs. Our subject matter experts support these disciplines with an understanding of all phases of life cycle support. We provide technical skilled labor and logistics support to clients such as Type Commanders (TYCOMs), NSWCCD-SSES, NAVSEA, Regional Maintenance Centers (RMCs), and Naval Surface Warfare Centers ( NSWCs) for deploying technologies which improve calibration readiness, increase reliability and accuracy of test and support equipment, and decrease maintenance and workload requirements for calibration of equipment. McKean provides analytical support to ensure maintenance requirements are met with proper equipment configuration and proven management techniques are implemented across the enterprise. Logistics support we provide is built upon the following guiding principles:

  • Customer First - We customize our solutions to address individual client needs. More than just having solutions looking for problems, clients benefit from our already established tool set and lessons learned to focus solutions based on their requirements. Whether it is funding, modernization, standardization, or maintenance of processes, clients benefit from knowledge gained across the enterprise.
  • Return on Investment (ROI) - Critical in today's environment is the ability to spend funding wisely. Processes we implement have an overarching goal to ensure clients experience verifiable cost benefits. This principle allows clients to meet operational commitments with reduced funding with the added benefit of diverting cost savings to critical support areas.
  • Time Management - Recognizing that our clients time is one of their most valuable resources our processes are designed and implemented to maximize this important element. Our processes focus on providing the desired solution while freeing up the clients time to focus on their other tasks.

McKean's employees have been on the leading edge of new initiatives such as implementation of improved calibration recall management systems, Automated Identification Technology (AIT) applications, and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) applications to evaluate and reduce fleet calibration requirements. We fully understand the infrastructure requirements and the various process and application implications to support maintenance requirements with reduced funding and minimal manning. Our efforts utilize subject matter experts skilled in support of:

  • Calibration management tools and techniques.
  • Analytical processes to integrate new technologies into existing ship systems.
  • Material support to maintain calibration readiness.
  • Quality assurance programs providing confidence of data integrity.
  • Cost reduction initiatives to provide clients with documented ROI.

Some samples of our current support we provide clients are:

  • Supporting the METCAL Commercial Technical Publications Library (CTPL), managing and tracking more than 1000 technical calibration publications and are helping NAVAIR move this library from paper to an electronic library available through a secure web site.
  • Conducting shipboard validation and TYCOM support to the Consolidated TMDE Readiness Assessment (CTRA) process. Conducting CTRAs has resulted in a cost savings thorough reduced calibration requirements, improved data integrity and equipment identification, and redistribution of assets.
  • Supporting the deployment and training of the new METBENCH Calibration Management System (MCMS) which will be the fleet standardized calibration recall system for the surface fleet.

McKean Defense Group's engineers and technicians have supported the concept development and requirement analysis from both the fleet perspective as well as the systems commands perspective. Our specialists are involved in the requirements validation for shipboard equipment allowancing, calibration maintenance management and training requirements using proven tools and processes. With reduced budgets, proper logistics planning and execution becomes more important than ever to maintain equipment in optimal readiness.