At the Parts Life, Inc. and DeVal Lifecycle Support, servant leadership and giving back is the foundation of our organization. Our mission is serving the warfighter and the U.S. taxpayer in a way that glorifies God, and that mission shapes the work we do in supporting our customers, suppliers, and communities. We are guided by one vision: transforming lives by creating work in an environment where people can achieve their God-given potential, and by our core values to innovate, accelerate, and empower. From our CEO to our interns, our teams understand that supporting others, creating opportunity, and giving back are an integral part of who we are, working together side-by-side every day to transform our people, our communities, and beyond.
For the past ten years, the Parts Life, Inc. family of companies has supported Catholic Social Services Visitation Homes in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. This annual holiday outreach provides meals, gifts, and groceries to women and children in the program. Visitation Homes, a ministry of Catholic Social Services, offers safe, affordable housing for women transitioning from homelessness to independent living, serving up to 20 families at a time. The program supports mothers as they work toward long-term stability through employment, job training, and educational opportunities while raising their children in a secure environment. Teams from Parts Life, Inc. and DeVal Lifecycle Support travel to Kensington to personally deliver gifts and groceries and to prepare and serve a warm holiday meal to residents. Led by Vice President of Business Development Jeannie Whitfield with support from Strategic Engagement Coordinator Mya Thevanayagam, this effort engages directly with the women and children in the program, providing comfort and cheer in the holiday season.
For more than a decade, Parts Life, Inc. and DeVal LifecycleSupport have supported the Food Bank of South Jersey, an organization addressing food insecurity across the region through food distribution, nutrition education, and community outreach. For the eighth consecutive year, the Culinary Defense Squad participated in the Food Bank’s annual Chop Hunger event, a live cooking competition where teams prepare dishes from mystery ingredients to support hunger-relief programs. Team members Megan Lydic, Denison Leonberg, Naomi Biamon-Ortiz, Kenneth Moses, and coach Micah Thevanayagam represented the companies during the event. Founded in 1985, the Food Bank of South Jersey continues to serve as a critical resource for individuals and families throughout South Jersey. To learn more or support their mission, visit https://foodbanksj.org/.
Parts Life, Inc.and DeVal Lifecycle Support collected Halloween candy in support of Soldiers’ Angels and its Treats for Troops Program.The Treats for Troops program collects and distributes candy to deployed service members and local VA hospitals, and we were honored to serve as an official drop-off site. Together, our teams gathered 1,000 pounds of leftover Halloween candy that will be packaged and delivered to service members, veterans, and VA hospitals across the country.
The Parts Life, Inc. and DeVal Lifecycle Support Care Team, organized and led by Care Team Lead Zhané Bennett, volunteered with the Philadelphia Dream Center in Kensington, an area that has faced long-standing economic hardship following the decline of Philadelphia’s manufacturing base and continues to experience high poverty, unemployment, and housing insecurity. Founded in 2017, the Dream Center provides free outreach and critical resources to underserved communities, including food assistance, care packages for individuals experiencing homelessness, substance abuse education, transportation to detox centers, acute wound care, naloxone distribution, and children’s programs. We appreciate the opportunity to support an organization making a direct impact in Kensington and thank the Philadelphia Dream Center for allowing our team to serve alongside them in support of the community. To learn more or support their mission, visit https://www.phillydreamcenter.org/.
Led by Accounting Manager Deanna Earle, DeVal LifecycleSupport organized a Thanksgiving canned food drive in support of the Bridesburg Community Food Pantry at Bridesburg United Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Located near DeVal, the pantry provides groceries and essential support to families in the 19137 and 19134 zip codes and serves as an important neighborhood resource for individuals facing food insecurity. Through this long-running effort, the team supported a trusted local organization dedicated to meeting immediate needs and strengthening the surrounding community.
The Parts Life team also continued to support Wreaths Across America , proving aid to help unbox and prepare the wreaths that were placed at the Beverly National Cemetery. Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization that is committed to teaching younger generations about the value of their freedoms, and the importance of honoring those who sacrificed so much to protect those freedoms. One of the many ways they accomplish this is by holding wreath-laying ceremonies for veterans across 2500 national cemeteries, including the Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, New Jersey. Established in 1846, the Beverly National Cemetery is the home to over 49,000 veterans and family members and includes veterans from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War II, and the Vietnam War.
Parts Life, Inc. sponsored the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3020 golf outing held on October 25 in support of local veterans and their families. Founded in 1899, the VFW is a national organization dedicated to supporting veterans who have served in overseas conflicts through advocacy, community service, and programs that promote veteran well-being. VFW Post 3020 serves veterans across the Delran, NJ and greater Burlington County area, providing resources, connection, andongoing support within the local community. Sponsoring the golf outing helpedsupport the post’s mission and the programs it delivers for veterans throughoutthe region. To learn more about VFW Post 3020 or support their work, visit https://vfwpost3020.org/.
Parts Life, Inc. continued its support of STEM education and early exposure to aerospace and aviation careers by participating in the third annual iStream Aviation Day at Rowan College at Burlington County. The event brought together students ages 10 and up for hands-on workshops and presentations designed to introduce career pathways in aviation and aerospace. Parts Life brought its EAGL Laboratory to campus to conduct live reverse engineering demonstrations, giving students a real-world look at how applied engineering supports aerospace and defense programs across the defense industrial base. The team also led an interactive paper airplane workshop that introduced core concepts in design engineering, testing, and innovation, helping students understand how ideas move from concept to application within aerospace manufacturing and mission-critical defense programs.
DeVal Lifecycle Support hosted the Women in Defense Liberty Chapter and Women in Manufacturing Eastern Pennsylvania for a collaborative event, Women in Advanced Manufacturing at DeVal Lifecycle Support, showcasing the women driving innovation across the defense industrial base. Attendees toured DeVal’s Philadelphia manufacturing facility and saw how our teams support the Department of Defense through engineering services, precision machining, welding and fabrication, and quality assurance, and we were honored to welcome Mayor Cherelle Parker, whose vision for a safer, cleaner, greener Philadelphia with access to economic opportunity aligns with DeVal’s focus on workforce development and community growth. The event featured a panel discussion on Women in Advanced Manufacturing led by Vice President of Business Development Jeannie Whitfield, with panelists Por Por Chhuor, Quality Assurance Manager, Denisia Washington-McCray, Welder, Maureen Hettel, Contracts Manager, Melissa Tarte, SHRM-CP, Human Resources Manager, Zhané Bennett, Human Resources Coordinator and Marine Reservist, and Deanna Earle, Accounting Manager, who shared perspectives spanning the shop floor to senior leadership on mentorship, technical growth, and long-term careers in defense manufacturing, reflecting both DeVal’s legacy and its future.
Parts Life, Inc. is building a partnership with the Burlington County Institute of Technology and its School of Engineering to connect students with real-world, work-based learning experiences. The collaboration focuses on aligning classroom instruction with current defense manufacturing practices, giving students exposure to the same advanced equipment and processes used in industry today. Through facility tours, campus visits, and direct engagement with Parts Life engineers, students gain insight into technical career pathways and day-to-day engineering operations. This partnership supports workforce development by strengthening the regional talent pipeline and preparing students for skilled roles within the defense industrial base.
We’re also proud to support education and technical skills development for students across the Philadelphia region. DeVal Lifecycle Support’s involvement with Ben Franklin High School’s Advanced Manufacturing Center includes mentorship and engagement that strengthen hands-on learning for students pursuing manufacturing careers. We hosted senior welding and machining students for a tour of our Philadelphia manufacturing facility through our workforce development partnership within the Navy Talent Pipeline, with tours led by Director of Quality Derrick Whitfield Jr. and Welding Instructor and Supervisor Moses DeHart. Students received an inside look at welding, CNC machining, quality assurance, and non-destructive testing, along with program overviews supporting the CH-53K and submarine programs, including demonstrations from Assembly Manager Gary Smith. The visit concluded with a discussion on DeVal’s workplace culture, career growth opportunities, and a Q&A session with Jonathan Mullins, Kayla Akinset, and Tyleem Langston, a former Ben Franklin CNC student now employed at DeVal, connecting classroom learning to real-world manufacturing careers.
DeVal Lifecycle Support also attended the opening of Father Judge High School’s new welding laboratory in Philadelphia as part of the school’s Career and Technical Education program focused on preparing students for skilled careers in manufacturing and the trades. DeVal’s welding leadership, including Welding Instructor and Supervisor Moses DeHart, participated in the opening to engage with students and faculty and highlight the role of skilled trades in today’s manufacturing environment. The new laboratory provides a dedicated, hands-on learning space equipped with industry-relevant tools and technology, supporting technical proficiency, safety awareness, and practical experience aligned with modern manufacturing capabilities. DeVal has supported Father Judge’s welding program for several years and continues to hire graduates from the school, with the program serving as an important pipeline for workforce readiness within the regional manufacturing sector and the broader defense industrial base.
DeVal Lifecycle Support hosted students from St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls for a manufacturing tour highlighting HUBZone career opportunities on October 8. Located just up the road from DeVal, St. Hubert has long been part of the local talent ecosystem that supports manufacturing and technical career pathways within the City of Philadelphia. The visit showcased real-world manufacturing environments and career options available within a HUBZone, connecting classroom learning to industry application across DeVal’s manufacturing capabilities. The relationship is especially meaningful as one of DeVal’s legacy employees, Maureen Hettel, began her career through St. Hubert’s program 37 years ago. We are proud to continue supporting St. Hubert and investing in workforce development opportunities for young women in our local HUBZone community.
We participated in the 4th Annual Pennsylvania Talent Pipeline Program Philadelphia Region Signing Day, an initiative focused on strengthening the maritime and defense industrial base by building sustainable talent acquisition and retention pathways across the greater Philadelphia region. Through this program, employers like DeVal Lifecycle Support support recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining skilled trade professionals as they transition into productive roles within the workforce. As part of the Parts Life, Inc. family of companies, we value workforce development as a critical component of defense readiness and economic growth, particularly through creating skilled career pathways and job opportunities within underserved communities and HUBZones across the City of Philadelphia.
At DeVal Lifecycle Support, we welcomed leadership from NAVSEA Team Submarine and the Philadelphia Regional Navy Talent Pipeline Program for a visit focused on collaboration across the Maritime Industrial Base. Our team highlighted the joint work DeVal and Parts Life, Inc. are performing through a technical walkthrough of current programs, an overview of production and engineering capabilities, and a discussion on workforce development initiatives supporting recruitment, hiring, and retention within the defense industrial base. We appreciate the opportunity to demonstrate how our mission-aligned workforce and capabilities support Naval Sea Systems Command priorities and drive readiness from prototype through production.
Both Parts Life, Inc. and DeVal Lifecycle Support participated in DVIRC’s Innovation Pavilion as part of the Navy’s 250th Homecoming celebration, highlighting Philadelphia’s role as a critical hub within the maritime industrial base. The pavilion emphasized workforce development, innovation, and industrial collaboration, bringing together industry, education, and government to showcase how skilled talent and advanced capabilities support fleet readiness. During the event, we demonstrated how reverse engineering, advanced manufacturing, and lifecycle support sustain surface and undersea platforms, from resolving obsolescence challenges in the field through the mobile EAGL Lab to delivering OEM manufacturing strength through DeVal’s 70-year legacy in Philadelphia. The Innovation Pavilion reinforced the importance of developing the next generation of skilled workers while strengthening the regional industrial base that supports the Navy today and into the future.
Our team also had the privilege to present the Parts Life, Inc. Legacy Award to Denise Price, Program Manager for the Defense Logistics AgencySmall Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, in recognition of her lasting partnership and commitment to warfighter readiness. Through her leadership, Parts Life achieved approved source of supply status for more than 300 items, transitioned multiple efforts to SBIR Phase III production, and delivered critical components supporting MICAP resolution, DX-rated programs, and Critical Safety Items and Critical Application Items requirements across the services. A retired Navy Lieutenant Commander and DLA GS-13 Program Manager, Denise brought exceptional technical expertise and strategic clarity that expanded our capabilities and advanced our mission of serving the warfighter and the U.S. taxpayer.
DeVal Lifecycle Support celebrated Eid al-Fitr with our Muslim employees through a special luncheon recognizing the conclusion of Ramadan and its focus on reflection, fasting, and charitable giving. In the spirit of Eid al-Fitr, DeVal Lifecycle Support and Parts Life, Inc. also made a donation to the Afghan Refugee Relief Organization to support Afghan refugees with essential resources and humanitarian care. As a company guided by principles of service, generosity, and love, we respect and value the many faiths represented across our teams and appreciate the opportunity to celebrate meaningful traditions together.
DeVal Lifecycle Support celebrated the grand opening of the Sarojini Thevanayagam Learning Center, a dedicated training space designed to support more than 40 students as part of our continued investment in workforce development and employee growth. Named in honor of Sarojini Thevanayagam, a wife, mother, mentor, teacher, and coach, the center reflects her lifelong commitment to education and service and will serve as a place where individuals can build skills, advance their vocations, and pursue lifelong learning in support of DeVal’s manufacturing and engineering mission, guided by the principle, “Offer your Utmost to the Highest, with Love and Good Wisdom.”
Parts Life, Inc. and DeVal Lifecycle Support announced the appointments of Gregg Mallinder as President of Parts Life, Inc. and Rohit Bhalla as President of DeVal Lifecycle Support, reflecting our continued commitment to operational excellence, strategic growth, and long-term customer value. Gregg brings extensive experience in product management, quality systems, and business operations across the automotive, military, and medical sectors, strengthening Parts Life’s ability to deliver customer-driven solutions that sustain mission-critical platforms. Rohit brings more than 15 years of leadership in defense and aerospace manufacturing, with deep expertise in quality, lean processes, and culture-building that continue to position DeVal as a trusted build-to-specification manufacturing partner within the defense industrial base. CEO Sam Thevanayagam will continue to lead strategic vision and collaboration across both organizations in support of the warfighter and the U.S. taxpayer.
Parts Life, Inc. announced the expansion and relocation of operations to a new 19,000 square foot facility at 1260 Glen Avenue in Moorestown, New Jersey. The upgraded headquarters increases capacity for engineering, prototyping, remanufacturing and repair, and obsolescence resolution, strengthening support for mission readiness and critical manufacturing needs across the Defense Industrial Base while providing room for continued team growth. The new space also includes a dedicated area for Parts Life’s internship program, supporting hands-on learning and workforce development in partnership with Rowan University, Rowan College at Burlington County, and Drexel University.
From all of us at the Parts Life, Inc. Family of Companies, we thank our customers, suppliers, employees, and everyone in between who have helped make this year a success. Without your support, we would not be able to carry forward the good works that we were created in God’s image to do. We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a prosperous New Year. Thank you, and God bless.
"In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Acts 20:35
“‘There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,’ returned the nephew. ‘Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that—as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!‘” Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
