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Although Sabre Systems, Inc. is a large organization with an expansive resume, whose market reach extends across the nation, this was not always
the case. Founded in 1989 by Philip Jaurigue, who has served as President since its inception, Sabre was once just a small, one contract, two-man
office.
Under Sabre’s first contract, the company provided support to the United States Navy’s Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS)
and the Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) program offices at the Naval Air Development Center, which was later named the Naval Air Warfare Center
Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), in Warminster, Pa. When the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) announced that Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft
Division (NAWCAD) Warminster would be realigning to NAWCAD Patuxent River in Maryland, Sabre responded with aggressive expansion and opened its
first satellite office in Lexington Park, Md. This has since become Sabre's largest office supporting the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR);
NAWCAD Patuxent River; the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren; and NSWC Carderock.
Over the course of the next several years, Sabre continued to cultivate its capabilities, strategically establish
a presence in support of new clients, and to expand its focus beyond the defense to include civilian government agencies and commercial clients.
To date, the company has several offices in a wide variety of locations, including in San Diego, Calif.; Bloomington, Ind.;
Aberdeen and Lexington Park, Md.; Manasquan, N.J.; Charleston, S.C.; Alexandria, Dahlgren and Virginia Beach, Va. The company’s Alexandria office
is now the largest provider of IT and software development services at the US Census Bureau’s Geography Division.
Sabre’s growth over the years was so extensive that from 1993 to 1999, and again in 2002, The Wharton School of Business named the company to
the Philly 100®, which recognizes the 100 fastest growing, privately held companies in the Philadelphia region. Sabre’s receipt of the
award for seven consecutive years – more than any other business, resulted in the company’s induction into the Philly 100® Hall of Fame
in 2004. Sabre’s excellence and growth also earned the company the Greater Philadelphia 2002 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year®
Award for IT Solutions, as well as a nomination to the Deloitte & Touche Fast 500, a list of the fastest growing technology firms in the United
States. In 2008, Sabre was presented with The Defense Security Service's James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award.
This award, which recognizes security excellence, is a testament to Sabre's diligence in protecting classified information.
In 2010, Sabre's continued emphasis on quality performance and process improvement resulted in the company’s appraisal at Maturity Level 3 of
the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI® v1.2) by ChangeBridge Consulting, Inc., an SEI-authorized Lead Appraiser. Sabre’s
adoption of CMMI demonstrates the company’s commitment to quality and the delivery of measureable business benefits for our clients. The company’s
implementation of a Voice of the Customer program, which assists with identifying and measuring customer requirements and satisfaction, is further
evidence of Sabre’s commitment to exceptional customer support.
Sabre continues to enjoy controlled and steady growth. Owner Philip Jaurigue attributes much of Sabre's success to the hard working and
dedicated staff who are committed to excellence and espouse a "customer first" philosophy.
According to Phil, "A company can't grow without good people."
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