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Management, Facilities Design, Automated Fare Revenue, and Operations / Maintenance services primarily in the Transit and Aviation markets. Some of Bradlink’s clients include AECOM, TDIndustries, Xerox, CH2MHILL and Gensler. Bradlink has worked on several high profile projects such as having oversight on United’s Terminal B expansion as the Houston Airport System Program Management via a Joint Venture, and working on the Houston Airport System Terminal D Gate expansion that enabled Lufthansa’s A380 wide body airplane to land at Bush IAH Airport. Headquartered in Kingwood, Texas, Helen has led Bradlink to be recognized as a small business success story and has received several business community awards. • 2012 – Featured as METRO Small Business Success Story • 2012 – Houston area Business Journal as a Top Woman-owned Company • 2011 – Houston Minority Supplier Diversity Council (E-10) Minority Business of Excellence • 2011 – AMAC Organization of the Year (Aviation) • 2011 – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Advocate of the Year by Houston Airport System • 2010 – Outstanding MWBE Professional Services Firm by City of Houston
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elen Callier, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Six Sigma Black Belt and a bestselling Author of “Your Money is in the Followup”, began her career in Corporate America working for some of the top Fortune 500 Petrochemical and Industrial companies in the world. While serving as an Executive Staff Level Technical Manager of a division of GE Plastics, Helen traveled extensively throughout North America, including Canada, Mexico and Central America and had technical unit responsibilities in South America.
fueled Helen’s energies and shaped not only her marketing skills, but honed Helen’s abilities to nurture customer relationships with Bradlink. Successful Small and Woman-owned Business Owner
Helen knows first-hand how to steer and sustain a successful small business over the multi-million dollar revenue threshold. From flying high working in GE’s Jack Welch organization to teetering on the brink of failure as a small business owner to now recognized as a small business success story, Helen, with over 10 years in business, 2 offices, and 30 While with GE, she embedded in her DNA to employees, has made a business impact in always be marketing and even if you’re an the Houston area and has touched the lives Engineer in front of the customer, be mar- of thousands of small business owners. keting because business – even in big businesses like GE – it is all about relationships. An Award Winning Small Business This corporate business experience com- Owner bined with growing up in a family business Helen is President of Bradlink LLC, a go to Technical Services Firm providing Program
Helen is branded as a “giver” and mentors many small, minority, women and Veteranowned businesses in overcoming challenges and looking at scenarios creatively in order to still march toward their small business goal and make a difference in the marketplace in which they serve. Helen has volunteered for over 7 years for Government Procurement Connections (GPC), a nonprofit organization that helps small, minority, women-owned and Veteran businesses make connections with government agencies – Federal, State, local, large primes, plus obtain information on upcoming contracts. Helen serves as Chair of GPC’s 2012 and 2013 conference for small businesses and is active in several industry associations including AMAC, APTA, COMTO and WTS. Helen Callier President Bradlink LLC 4501 Magnolia Cove Dr., Suite 201 Kingwood, Texas 77345 (Office) 281.361.5809 helen@bradlinkllc.com www.bradlinkllc.com Connect on Linkedin and @BradlinkLLC on Facebook and Twitter TOP 50 BLACK P&E 2013
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