WINNERS OF THE 2008 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NAVAL ENGINEERS AWARDS

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SUBJ: WINNERS OF THE 2008 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NAVAL ENGINEERS
AWARDS
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2008 AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF NAVAL ENGINEERS (ASNE) PERRY AWARD, STABILE AWARD AND
LUCAS PLAQUE. THESE AWARDS WERE ESTABLISHED TO RECOGNIZE
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COAST GUARD NAVAL ENGINEERING
PROGRAM. THIS YEARS AWARD WINNERS ARE:
A. PERRY AWARD (OFFICER O-1 AND ABOVE, GS-9 AND ABOVE, WG-12 AND
ABOVE) - LT THOMAS S. LOWRY, ENGINEER OFFICER, USCGC THETIS, IS
RECOGNIZED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE COAST GUARD NAVAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM DURING 2007.
DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP AND INGENUITY, LT LOWRY
CHAMPIONED EFFORTS TO ENHANCE READINESS AND PRESERVE CUTTER
LONGEVITY THROUGH AN INSPIRATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH SUPPORTING
COMMANDS. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING
CHANGE PROPOSALS FOR A CB-OTH FAST LUBE OIL CHANGE PROCESS AND AN
OWS FILTERING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MODIFICATION. ADDITIONALLY, HE
DEVELOPED METICULOUS MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS WHICH ENABLED PEAK
CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE DURING REPAIR PERIODS. LT LOWRY'S
REMARKABLE EFFORTS ENSURED LESS THAN 1 PERCENT CONTRACT GROWTH
OCCURRED IN MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES DURING HIS TENURE AS
ENGINEER OFFICER.
B. STABILE AWARD (CWO, CPO, PO, GS-8, WG-11 AND BELOW) - CWO2
TIMOTHY H. COTTON, MAT SAN JUAN, IS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING
ACHIEVEMENT AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COAST GUARD NAVAL ENGINEERING
PROGRAM DURING 2007. CWO COTTONS UNPARALLELED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
AND EXTRAORDINARY DEDICATION AS MAINTENANCE AUGMENTATION TEAM (MAT)
SAN JUAN SUPERVISOR AND 110 WPB PORT ENGINEER DISTINGUISHED HIM AS
A SUPERIOR NAVAL ENGINEER. CWO COTTON LED THE MAT IN RESPONDING TO
AND REPAIRING 110 WPB CASUALTIES RANGING FROM ENGINE CHANGEOUTS TO
MULTIPLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILURES. EXCEPTIONALLY DEDICATED,
CWO COTTON DELIVERED EXPERT SERVICE, REGARDLESS OF TIME OF DAY OR
DISTANCE, TO RETURN THE CUTTERS TO OPERATIONAL STATUS.
C. LUCAS PLAQUE (UNIT AWARD) - THE 2008 LUCAS PLAQUE IS SHARED BY
CO-WINNERS. THE COAST GUARD YARD INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT AND THE
LEGACY SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT UNIT (LSSU) ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COAST GUARD NAVAL
ENGINEERING PROGRAM DURING 2007. THE CG YARD INDUSTRIAL DEPT AND
THE LSSU, THROUGH COMBINED EFFORTS, DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES BY
ADOPTING, INTEGRATING AND UTILIZING THE LATEST MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND
METHODS TO RAPIDLY STAND UP AND SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE THE MISSION
EFFECTIVENESS PROJECT (MEP) ON THREE VITAL LEGACY CUTTER CLASSES.
THROUGH THE SYNERGIES GAINED IN THE APPLICATION OF CRITICAL CHAIN
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (CCPM), THE CONTRACT WORKBOOK, THE EARNED VALUE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EVMS), AND LEAN MANUFACTURING METHODS, THE CG
YARD AND THE LSSU PLANNED, MANAGED, AND EXECUTED THESE MAJOR MEP
REPAIR AVAILABILITIES WITHIN THE DESIRED SCHEDULE, SCOPE, AND
BUDGET. TOGETHER, THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED COMPLETION OF SIX 270
WMEC, FOUR 210 WMEC, AND SIX 110 WPB MEP AVAILABILITIES WITH A
VALUE OF OVER 84 MILLION DOLLARS.
2. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE TO OUR AWARD WINNERS. YOUR SUPERB
PERFORMANCE SETS YOU APART FROM YOUR PEERS.
3. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EACH OF THE DISTINGUISHED
PERSONNEL AND UNITS NOMINATED FOR THE AWARDS. THEY ARE LISTED BELOW
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
PERRY AWARD
A. LT PAUL SMITH - CGC ACTIVE
STABILE AWARD
A. CWO RICHARD BIAGIOTTI - LEGACY SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT UNIT
B. CWO CHRISTOPHER BRADY - MAT ST PETERSBURG
C. CWO ROGER CROSS - SECTOR DETROIT
D. CWO JAMES MCCLAIN - SECTOR LAKE MICHIGAN
E. MCPO BRADLEY MCMINN - MLCPAC (VR)
F. SCPO WILLIAM SANOWSKI - NESU SEATTLE
LUCAS PLAQUE
A. ISC ALAMEDA INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
B. CGC ALEX HALEY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
C. NESU BOSTON
D. NESU CHARLESTON
E. NESU CLEVELAND
F. CGC CONFIDENCE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
G. NESU HONOLULU
H. CGC JARVIS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
I. ISA KETCHIKAN
J. NESU MIAMI
K. SECTOR MIAMI ENGINEERING DIVISION
L. MAT PASCAGOULA
M. PATFORSWA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
N. NESU PORTSMOUTH
4. AWARD PRESENTATIONS WILL BE COORDINATED WITH THE COMMAND OF EACH
AWARD WINNER.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
6. RADM D.G. GABEL, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR ENGINEERING AND
LOGISTICS, SENDS.
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