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Check-6 President/CEO Yarko "JJ" Sos Chosen as Panelist for YG Network Summit

Check-6 President/Chief Executive Officer Yarko "J.J." Sos will be a panelist February 6th in Washington D.C. for the new YG Network. The network is a center-right issues advocacy group that will be hosting its first event featuring House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy.

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Check-6 Coach Kent "Krokus" Kroeker and KORE OFF ROAD Win Baja 1000

In a history-making race, Kroeker Off-Road Engineering (KORE OFF ROAD) drivers Kent Kroeker and Alan Roach won the 2011 SCORE Baja 1000 – Class 8 in a Ram 1500 marking the first Baja 1000 win for Chrysler in decades. The KORE Class 8 race truck also debuted the Mopar® 800 horsepower V-10 Competition Race Engine in it’s first desert event.

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Check-6 Ranked 100 on Inc. 500's List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Check-6 was recently featured in Inc. magazine's annual list of America's top 500 fastest growing private companies. Ranked at number 100, Check-6 experienced a 3-year growth of 2,661% and 2010 revenues of $14.8 million.

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Pilot Parlays Military Training Into Successful Company

Check-6 founder Brian Brurud visited the the NewsOK studio on Friday to talk in-depth about his company and lessons learned during his career to help drilling companies, etc.

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Inc. Magazine Names 36 Oklahoma Companies as the Fastest Growing in America

Thirty-six Oklahoma companies, including eight from the Tulsa area, are among the nation's 5,000 fastest-growing private companies, according to a ranking released Tuesday by Inc. magazine. Check-6 Inc., based in Jenks, was the top-ranked Tulsa-area company at No. 100 on the 2011 Inc. 500/5000 list. Within the energy industry category, Check-6 ranked No. 7.

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Top Guns and Seals Teach Safety on Rig

Representatives of an American company made up of US Top Gun pilots, Navy Seals and astronauts recently visited the Falkland Islands to advise on safety issues on the off-shore oil rig Ocean Guardian owned and operated by Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

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Welcome Aboard G.O!

Gratton O’Neal Sealock II, Brigadier General (Retired) US Army is the newest member of the Check 6 crew. Brigadier General Sealock has more than 35 years of demonstrated expertise in organizational leadership and development, resource management, problem analysis and crisis resolution.

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Grass Roots Effort

Team Check 6 in the Philippines

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When Hot OILed Pigs FLY

Check 6 and Little Red Services combined forces for a good old-fashioned Alaskan throw down at the 9th annual American Association of Drilling Engineers “Fin Feather Fur Food Festival.

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Vince “Bluto” Saporito awarded the Naval Order of Merit Medal in Chile
Check 6 Instructor Vince “Bluto” Saporito was honored with the Naval Order of Merit Medal recently. The Commander in Chief of the Chilean Navy, Admiral Edmundo Gonzalez Robles initiated the process due to Vince’s positive attitude and devoted contribution to advancing the friendly ties between the United States Navy and Chilean Navy.

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The Heat Is On!

Check-6 joins spatulas with Little Red Services in Alaska for   AADE's 9th Annual Fin Feather Fur Food Festival!

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Check-6 in Norway

Ross "Migs" Roberts (left) and Shawn "Twitch" Grenier (right) recently returned from Harstad, Norway, after meeting with Statoil employees and executives. Migs and Twitch were on hand to debrief their 3 rig visits to Bjornar Elvevoll (Stat Oil Regional Rig Manager) and Lee Strongman, (Aker Drilling Company Rig Manager).

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Check-6 coach, Vince “Bluto” Saporito, completes Underground Mine Safety Training
    Vince “Bluto” Saporito recently completed the Underground and Surface mining course in Golden Colorado, at the Colorado School of Mi...

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Rick Searfoss Delivered Keynote Address at Task Force Zero Conference

Retired NASA Astronaut, Col. Rick Searfoss delivered a keynote address at the 2011 Task Force Zero conference in Esberg, Denmark on behalf of Check 6.  The conference took place 24-25 March. 

Watch his presentation by clicking on the link below:

doi.di.dk/safety/Pages/DOWNLOADpresentations.aspx

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Check 6 was well represented in the Atwood Oceanics Drillsafe Forum on Wednesday, March 2nd in Perth, Australia.  Drillsafe is a place for industry leaders to learn and share programs, and share information on safety and environmental incidents, helping company execs to identify HSE focus areas.  Check 6 President, JJ Sos, and Check 6 Australasia Area Manager, David "Dingo" Johnson, attended the forum.

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Check-6 Back at Work in Egypt

 Check-6 coaches, Ross "Migs" Roberts and Steve "Axel" Foley, arrive in Cairo to conduct training on the Stena Forth drillship for Hess, Inc.

Check-6 Make Children Smile in Safaga

Check-6 Coaches, Burner and Krokus, brought soccer balls to the children at the youth center.  They were extremely appreciative!

 

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Krokus is a Hero

While in Mexico for the Baja 1000, Kent "Krokus" Kroeker, a Check 6 Instructor, and three of his friends saved the lives of two men with critical injuries from a flipped minivan.

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Drilling Contractor: HSE Corner

Taking lessons in standardization, discipline from fighter pilot training to offshore drilling

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Check 6's CEO Brian 'Bru' Brurud speaks at Task Force ZERO Safety Conference

Putting HSE into practice. Task Force ZERO Safety Conference 2010, 'Best of' video

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Check 6 surpasses the 1000 trained Milestone on AK North Slope

Check 6 consultants surpassed the 1,000 personnel milestone for their Performance Excellence Series training in Prudhoe Bay, AK.

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Check 6 President and COO attending SPE Forum "Getting to Zero"

Park City, Utah August 9-11

Check 6 Begins 3-Day Leadership Classes at Falck Alford

Leadership taught by leaders. Recommended for Operational Managers wishing to develop their art of leadership.

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It's a Wonderful Life

Meet Kent Kroeker, the guy who proves it just might be possible to truly have it all.

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Check 6 Training Systems introduces our JSAMS (JSA Management System) on Diamond Offshore's Ocean Saratoga with rave reviews!

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“Due primarily to the superiority of your personnel, Bump and Kid, your Check 6 “Performance Excellence” program has had an immediate and positive impact on daily rig operations."

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Winners!!  Check 6 Global Sales Rep, Denise Carey and her partner Joy Rogers won the 2009 SOTT Tennis Tournament October 4th.  Congratulations Denise & Joy!

 

 

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Covington Magazine, a Louisiana publication, highlights Check 6 in their October/November Issue.

That is the $81 million dollar question. Not surprisingly, those Fighter Pilots, Navy Seals, and Astronaut contributed to over $81 million in combined annual savings for a single client. They call themselves “Check 6, Inc.”

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