Honoring Albert Chen for his Leadership and Dedication

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HONORING ALBERT CHEN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION
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Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Albert
Chen on the occasion of his retirement. For 30 years Albert has served
as Telamon Corporation's leader. He and his wife, Margaret, founded
Telamon Corporation in 1985 and since then have turned it into a multi-
million dollar company that employs hundreds of people and provides
opportunities for people to do meaningful work. The Hoosier community
is forever grateful for Albert's dedication to making Indiana a better
place.

Albert, a Taiwan native, has been an innovator and successful
business leader in Indiana for decades. After receiving his degree from
National Cheng-Chi University in Taiwan, Albert came to America to
pursue a career in business. He received his master's degree in
Mathematical Sciences from Portland State University and started his
business career with GTE on the west coast. He later relocated to
Indiana to fill the role of Manager of the Midwest region for GTE.
Albert and Margaret decided to lay roots and build their business in
Carmel, Indiana.

Albert is the founder, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of
Telamon Corporation, a company based in Carmel, Indiana. Telamon, a
company whose mission is to simplify business for their clients,
specializes in simplified solutions for telecommunication networks,
business process outsourcing, energy management, industrial assembly,
and telehealth services. Since its founding in 1985, Telamon has
developed into one of the largest private companies in Indiana and is
consistently ranked as one of the 500 fastest growing companies in the
United States. The company employs over 1,400 people, has ten domestic
locations and three international facilities, two of which are in
China. Additionally, the company is involved with improving the local
communities. They launched the Telamon Foundation, which places special
emphasis on nonprofit organizations that focus on arts and education.

Promoting diversity in employment and throughout business operations
is an important priority to Telamon, and Albert is proud that his
company is a certified Minority Business Enterprise. Albert, who is
also a graduate of the Executive Minority Business Program at
Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, takes pride in his heritage and
has a passion for teaching Asians and Americans about each other, their
diverse cultures and how to work together to build trust, share
knowledge and create opportunities on U.S. soil and abroad. He
established the America China Society of Indiana, which he created as a
foundation to foster networking, cooperation, and trust between Indiana and Chinese
businesses. Albert also started the Asian American Alliance, which aims
to inspire Asian Americans to mobilize and be leaders in the community,
and provided funding for the Asian Learning Center of Indiana, which
aims to educate, connect, and engage Hoosiers about the history,
cultures, and emerging business opportunities of Asia through public,
private, community and business partnership in Indiana.

Albert is a champion in fostering economic growth and enhancing
relationships between Indiana and Chinese businesses. Although Albert
is retiring, his commitment to Telamon Corporation and the Hoosier
community will live on through his continued mentorship. Albert is
proud that his legacy will live on through his children Stanley and
Stephanie. Stanley will be taking over as Chief Executive Officer and
Stephanie as Chief Operating Officer. He is an inspiration, both as a
businessman and a community leader, and for that we extend a huge thank
you. On behalf of all Hoosiers, I'd like to congratulate Albert on his
success and wish him and Margaret the best as he enjoys a well-deserved
retirement.

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