Lesson 8 Company Structure

Parker Electronix is based in Fleet, in the south of England. We are leaders in hardware and software solutions for satellite technology. My uncle, John Parker, founded the company in the 1960s. Our latest product is a new program for optical instruments for the European Space Agency. Our engineers are involved in all of the stages of a project, from planning to the final performance validation. The industrial department, supervised by Gerhard Kulzer, provides regular certified training for its staff. The R&D activities, supervised by Ross Benton, are essential for all future applications. We have a workforce of 60 employees and a turnover of $7.5 million. Now, let me introduce Arnaud Gamage, our contracts & purchasing manager. Arnaud will explain to you…

 

Vocabulary 词汇：

be based in…位于…

hardware 硬件

software 软件

solution 解决方案

satellite 卫星

technology 技术

found(founded,founded) 创建 (注意不要和find, found, found搞混淆了)

engineer 工程师

latest product 最新产品

optical instrument 光学仪器

be involved in… 涉及…

project 项目

performance 性能

validation 确认

supervise 监管，监督

certified training 认证培训

staff （全体）员工

application(简称app) 应用（软件）

workforce 员工总数；劳动力

turnover 营业额

contract 合同

purchase采购