LOCKWOOD international
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ISSUE 3
Corporate Headquarters - Houston, TX
N E W S L E T T E R
JUL - SEP 2008
Hello Lockwood! I hope this finds you all doing great. The year is flying by and we’re all so busy, but we need to take time to make connections and hopefully, this newsletter will help us to do just that. In this edition, Mike Lockwood, President, shares his thoughts and news. Tom Lockwood, Vice President, writes a piece entitled “Paper China”. We would like to extend a special “thank you” to some of our clients who were kind enough to share some unbelievable project pictures with us. They might help put into perspective the magnitude of projects that Lockwood is involved in. Our Branch Spotlight is on Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Tim Yon and crew share some insight and history. Thank you, Tim, for contributing such a nice story. As usual, a warm hello to our newest team members, a shout-out for birthdays, births, and engagements/marriages, the tenure section, and a look back in “Time Goes By”. Thank you for story contributions by employees - please let them know that you read their story. Thank you for all the participation in putting out this quarter’s newsletter. Let’s keep that momentum going. If you want to read about your department or Baton Rouge, the second Lockwood branch outside of Houston to open, following Edmonton... Tim Yon wrote branch send us a story, make some news, do the following article about his branch and his people: some bragging. We’d love to hear from you.
BATON ROUGE
BRANCH SPOTLIGHT-
The Baton Rouge Branch recently reached its seven year anniversary. The branch was established in June 2001 when Mike Lockwood leased a 20,000 sq. foot warehouse building, hired Tim Yon and Baton Rouge was “off to the valve races”. Tim promptly hired his first two choices … Paula Crawford for Sales, for both Exxon and non-Exxon, and Louis Dixon as the warehouse manager. In August, after a brief orientation and training period and setting up and stocking the warehouse, the branch began to service ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge complex that consists of Exxon’s second largest refinery (second to Baytown), a chemical plant, and AR plastics, resins and olefins LA MS facilities. TX Baton Rouge One of the Gulf of Mexico characteristics of the Baton Rouge Branch that one cannot help noticing is the stability and continuity of its staff. Paula, Louis and Tim have been continued Page 8 - “Baton Rouge”
Letter from the President international LOCKWOOD from our President
CHANGE
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
Learn to embrace change, and you’ll begin to recognize that life is in constant motion, and every change happens for a reason. When you see boundaries as opportunities, the world becomes a limitless place, and your life becomes a journey of change that always finds its way.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Our company is certainly undergoing dramatic changes. In the last two years our company has doubled in size and we will double again over the next two years. This exponential growth at this rapid rate presents tremendous growth opportunities for over 250 employees (and counting). All of our branches are flourishing and we are opening several new locations. Anyone looking for a change in scenery, please discuss the possibilities with Darlene Garza in Human Resources and your respective manager. One of the changes that I am most proud of is the promotion of June Yonkman to Vice President, Commercial Manager. June’s hard work and dedication have been instrumental in our growth and her leadership will be even more valuable as we continue to build our company. Please share with me as we applaud June’s new position and a job well done. ...Mike Lockwood
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LOCKWOOD international international Need-to-know News Business According to June Our company is packed full with excitement this year. We are growing at lightening speed. New branches are opening in Europe, Singapore, and the Middle June Yonkman, Vice President , East. Every branch is growing and adding Commercial Manager new positions and departments. One of our most exciting new departments in Corporate Houston is the Marketing Group. They are very busy developing a new web site, new brochures, promotional items, and many other tools to help promote our company, people, and products. Take the opportunity to stop by and meet them when you get a chance.
Regards, June Yonkman
Chief Financial Officer Betty Allen (CFO) took a few precious moments to share her departmental happenings with us. All branch acquisitions and renovations require her involvement and she has been very busy indeed. In Houston, the Maintenance Department has been spending time at the new property on Bennington Road (about 5 miles from Houston Corporate Headquarters). The facility has about 3,000 sq. ft. of office and over 90,000 in warehouse space. Renovations will begin shortly and should Betty Allen be ready for occupancy before year end. Chief Financial Officer July 15, Building B at Houston Corporate Headquarters will be completed and ready for occupancy barring delays. Betty is excited about Lockwood’s success-past, present and future. She says its always a good idea to save a nickel or two for a rainy day, but we should all be proud of what we are growing here at Lockwood, and appreciate the success.
TRIVIA
In regards to valve manufacturing, what does “yield rate” mean? A. The number of valves one rolled coil can produce. B. The volume of product a particular class (of valve) can control within its operating specs during pressure drop. C. The percentage of metal that is used as casting after pouring. The balance is risers which is scrapped and re melted. D. Exceeding a materials’ elasticity.
Answer is C -- The percentage of metal that is used as casting after pouring. The balance is risers which is scrapped and re melted .
South Africa News: Written by Vince Pittman Lockwood South Africa has been nominated as one of the top emerging “Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment” (BBBEE) companies of 2008, in the small business sector. The nomination is in recognition of our participation and excellence in the different pillars of BBBEE. We are especially proud of our progression and recognition in this area, as it means that someone in our industry has recognized our efforts. Full credit for this nomination and our success in Black Economic Employment goes to our department lead and compliance officer, Kim Paul. Our participation in BBBEE is important for two reasons: 1) it shows Lockwood’s dedication and willingness to improve the lives of our employees and their communities, and 2) it is an integral part of the qualification process in reviewing our ability to participate in Capital Projects. Let’s all give a hand to Kim and the employees of Lockwood South Africa for their efforts and hard work.
Business Brief: Proudly, Lockwood International, Inc. was recently invited to become BBB accredited in the Greater Houston, TX area. The BBB (Better Business Bureau) is a U.S. Organization whose purpose is to act as a mutually trusted intermediary between consumers and businesses to resolve disputes, to facilitate communication, and to provide information on ethical business practices. We encourage all branches who are invited to take the time to complete the application process. Page 3
LOCKWOOD international Need-to-Know News
PAPER CHINA
written by Tom Lockwood
I wanted to write to my co-workers about China, and how it is affecting our lives, not only personally, but professionally. On a personal level we are able to purchase a variety of goods very inexpensively. China has saved all of us money. On the flip side China is the world’s largest polluter, has a poor human rights record, and is just not the world’s best citizen. For example, if you took the 20 most polluted cities in the world, 12 are in China and this number is growing. What a challenge for the Western World - stop buying from China until they address their global issues or just continue to reap the benefits of low cost goods. To date the low cost goods are winning. And that is our challenge in the valve business today. All end users claim they do not want Chinese valves, but they certainly want to entertain the lowest bid. Currently, all end users are buying Chinese valves in some capacity, and they still have a hard time admitting this. So, the challenge is how do you compete and supply quality products? Especially when one end user may approve a manufacturing facility and others do not. What about when an end user approves a mill for alloy materials and no one else does. Do you quote that product to that end user or go with a known product? As a visitor to China on many occasions I can tell you the range of quality from factory to factory is huge. The other problem is the level of experience of the auditors is very broad as well. In short, you have huge discrepancies on what is a high quality product, what is the level of consistency, and what is the manufacturing range. And unfortunately the auditor may not be qualified to make that decision, but as an end user’s representative, he has to make some decision, so the end result is inconsistency among the end users. As for Lockwood, Neway is the premier valve company in China. They have their issues like any company, but for class 150 & 300, WCB valves they are solid. TY-China is also a good facility, but with all Korean components, less the castings, they are not as competitive as a 100 percent Chinese valve. The big question is how do you know you are selling a quality product? Fortunately, we have an excellent technical team that could rival any end user’s team of experts on qualifying a valve factory. Benny Howard, who is our Quality Manger and audited 50+ valve factories for Dow Chemical, prior to retirement, has a wealth of knowledge in valve manufacturing. Barrie Kirkman who retired from BP as their valve expert for downstream is perfect for China. The arrogance of the British comes out of Barrie while in China, and he makes it very clear to the Chinese what they need to do. A trip to China without Barrie is rather boring to say the least. Then there is KJ Lee who ran TY for 30 years. As you all have probably noticed by now we rarely have a casting issue with TY. KJ’s knowledge of foundry work is invaluable in China. So, with these gentleman performing the audits, making recommendations, and following up on a regular basis, I see no major problems for us with China. That is not to say we can just enter orders and wait for shipments, we have to constantly monitor China, but I think we have a good handle on what we are currently buying. The next challenge is with 4000 valve factories in China, there is always a better price.
...ACCORDING TO RENEE
written by Renee Roberts
I spent the week of June 9th thru the 13th at our Chicago branch for training in the Aplus/AS400. It was a pleasure working with all of them. Chicago consists of 6 people-Matt Cassidy & Anne Vickery (outside sales), Cathy Erickson is the branch manager with Gwen Jepsen as sales assistant, and the warehouse consists of Bill Nothos and Tom Sievert. We worked on the basics of AS400, order entry, special order processing, special order transfers, etc. It went very well. Thank you Chicago for making me feel so welcome! I will be in California the week of July 14th thru the 18th for training with our branch there.
Judy Collier, Facilities Manager reports on her departmental news..... Matt Cassidy is excited about renovations in the Chicago facility, which Judy is orchestrating. A contractor will be selected within the next couple of weeks and construction will begin shortly. Offices will be added as well as revamping the kitchen and bathrooms. Be sure to send pictures when its finished Matt!!! New property (approx. 5 acres) has been purchased in Port Arthur, TX near Beaumont where plans to build an 52,000 sq. ft. Warehouse and 4,000 sq. ft. office space are underway. The project should be complete in seven or eight months, barring delays. Doug Diefendorf is recovering from injuries from a motorcycle accident on Wallisville Road about three weeks ago. Speedy recovery Doug, and that is a good reminder to all to not only be careful, but drive like the other guy isn’t (being careful). Daniel Trevino joins Judy’s group in the Maintenance Department as part of our maintenance crew. Judy’s plans include visiting all branches this year to evaluate their needs to begin implementing improvements. Page 4
Judy Collier Facilities Manager
LOCKWOOD international Branch Communication ~CHARLOTTE, NC~ Edward L. Maier Jr. & Derek Reavis Lockwood International’s POWER GROUP, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is marketing Lockwood’s capabilities and manufacturer offerings to the Engineers & Constructors and Original Equipment Manufacturers throughout the energy sector in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic States and Southeast. The need for additional generating capacity throughout the United States is being recognized by industry professionals as well as the Executive and Legislative Branches of our government. As we have achieved a strategic position within the petroleum refining sector of the energy market, we will provide that same expertise to those companies…many of whom are current Lockwood customers…engaged in the construction of new generating units and Air Quality Control Systems (AQCS).
- David Nelson, Branch Manager writes: “Lockwood-Beaumont is undergoing major expansion involving personnel and facility. The new branch is being built in Port Arthur, Texas, expanding the building size by six fold. With the recent personnel additions, the Branch is capable of servicing the existing MRO accounts and future Capital Projects in the East Texas/Southwest Louisiana region.” The picture is of the recent Open House/Crawfish Boil and is of all Beaumont personnel except Perry Henderson and Dennise Becnel.
L O C K W O O D S A R N I A - written by Ruth Boyling Hello from sunny Sarnia: For those of you that don’t know where we are in the world, Sarnia sits at the bottom of Lake Huron at the mouth of the St. Clair River, that runs down towards Detroit into Lake Erie. We are a border crossing into the U.S.A. at the town of Port Huron. Because we are on the Great Lakes we have lots of fun things to do here in Sarnia. There are the beaches, parks, fishing or you can just drive down to the lake or river to watch enormous barges and boats of all kinds cruising in and out the lake. Just last weekend, the “Tall Ships” came in for all to see. We are especially lucky this time of year as us Canadians have our Canada Day on July 1st with it’s many celebrations and fireworks. Then we get to go down to the river and watch the fireworks on the Port Huron side on July 4th. Next month will be the motor boat races, from sail boats to cigar boats, there is lots to enjoy here in Sarnia. We would like to say “Hi” from the Sarnia Branch crew and we have finally got our photo spread for you all. Now you can put our names to our handsome faces. Have a great summer wherever you are!
CALIFORNIA NEWS - Cliff Houk As with all branches, Carson is chasing new customers and opportunities. We are actively recruiting sales personnel. Page 5
LOCKWOOD international Project Pictures
Shaw Stone & Webster Engineering Company: Yansab Project in Saudi Arabia. HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) Plant being built. Lockwood supplied valves for this massive project. Note the Red Sea in the far background.
A very special “thank you� goes to
Shaw Stone & Webster Engineering Company and
Fluor Daniel Corporation
for sharing these impressive project photos with us. We are proud to be working with you.
Moses Lake 3.0 Expansion Project: Moses Lake Washington. Thank you for the contribution by Chris Nelson who received the photo from Fluor.
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LOCKWOOD international Project Pictures
Moses Lake 4.0 Expansion Project: Moses Lake Washington. As you can see, they are just breaking ground at this huge facility.
A very special “thank you� goes to
Shaw Stone & Webster Engineering Company and
Fluor Daniel Corporation
for sharing these impressive project photos with us. We are proud to be working with you.
Opti/Nexen Project Alberta, Canada: Phase I is now complete. Start up is scheduled July/August of this year. Phase II procurement is scheduled to start next year. Grass Roots Tar Sands Project. Nearly all the valving was purchased through Lockwood.
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continued - BATON ROUGE international LOCKWOOD Baton Rouge - continued BRANCH SPOTLIGHTBaton Rouge, the second Lockwood branch outside of Houston to open, following Edmonton... Tim Yon wrote the following article about his branch and his people:
front left - Kathy Bryant, Paula Crawford (back) left to right - Blaine Ferryman, Tim Ezell, Tim Yon.
The Baton Rouge Branch recently reached its seven year anniversary. The branch was established in June 2001 when Mike Lockwood leased a 20,000 sq. foot warehouse building, hired Tim Yon and Baton Rouge was “off to the valve races”. Tim promptly hired his first two choices … Paula Crawford for Sales, for both Exxon and non-Exxon, and Louis Dixon as the warehouse manager. In August, after a brief orientation and training period and setting up and stocking the warehouse, the branch began to service ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge complex that consists of Exxon’s second largest refinery (second to Baytown), a chemical plant, and plastics, resins and olefins facilities. One of the characteristics of the Baton Rouge Branch that one cannot help noticing is the stability and continuity of its staff. Paula, Louis and Tim have been on board since day 1. Kathy Bryant and Anthony Anderson joined the company one year later. All five are still “on the team”. Edmonton’s Ryan
Hehr transferred to Baton Rouge in 2003 and suffered through the heat and humidity for three years before surrendering and returning to the cooler temperatures of Edmonton in 2006. Baton Rouge receives many compliments from its customers and visitors on its orderly clean warehouse which is anchored by Louis Dixon and Anthony Anderson. When not wearing the Lockwood “uniform”, Louis is busy as the Praise Leader at his church, the Prevailing Word Christian Center in Morganza, Louisiana. Louis’s engaging smile is the first thing worshippers see when arriving on Sunday morning. The worship service begins with Louis and his baritone Barrie White like voice leading or performing the opening hymns. In his spare time, Louis fabricates barbeque pits. Anthony is equally active in his church, the Full Gospel UPC where he teaches youth group Sunday School to 11 – 13 year olds. Anthony also coaches youth football in Baton Rouge’s park and recreation league. Including having patience with 11 and 12 year old players, Anthony’s successful high school football career adds to his coaching credentials. Scoring three touchdowns on From left - Anthony Anderson, Louis Dixon homecoming night of his senior year at Brusly High School is a Background - 67’ Pontiac GTO personal highlight. (Anthony surely enjoyed being the star of the game at the homecoming dance that night.) The branch remained in the leased location for three years before purchasing a 15,000 square foot building one-half mile down the street. The newly acquired building had previously been utilized as an indoor batting cage and baseball instruction facility complete with lighted field to the rear of the building. After renovations inside the warehouse and addition of office space, the branch relocated to the new facility at the end of 2004. For those of you who have detected similar sounding voices when calling Baton Rouge, you may be interested to know there’s a reason: Paula Crawford and Kathy Bryant are sisters … you’ll have to ask one of them which is the older. Paula and Kathy also worked together at Zidell before joining Lockwood. Coincidentally Paula and Kathy’s dad, Jake Pequet, retired from Exxon Purchasing in the mid 1980’s. Written and submitted by Tim Yon, Branch Manager, Baton Rouge, Lockwood International, Inc. Page 8
LOCKWOOD international Need-to-Know News ANNUAL SALES MEETING “The Best Sales Meeting Ever....” that was overheard at the annual sales meeting this year at Columbia Lakes the week of May 23-27, 2008. Mike Lockwood delivered an incredible presentation which set the tone for the rest of the week. He shared projections, plans and his vision for Lockwood’s future; with this, the sales team responded with renewed direction. Yes, golf was played between the rain showers, but a lot of work was accomplished. Mike gave each salesman a topic to present to the group. Not only was great information shared but a creative streak was unleashed. Learning by example and learning from each other. No matter how good you are at something you can always be better, and everyone had something to contribute. Those in attendance were (in no particular order): Keith Dorman, Mike Lockwood, Tom Lockwood, June Yonkman, Benny Howard, Bobby Mauldin, Tony Freeman, David Page, Pat Murphy, Mike Pawlenchuk, Cam Wowk, Edward L. Maier Jr., Vince Pittman,Giovanni Capasso, Cindy Williams, Kevin McDougald, Matt Cassidy, Derek Reavis, Blaine Ferryman, Ann Vickery, Gary Hart, Cliff Houk, Charlie Bourg, Cameron Dawe, Greg Ganz, Perry Henderson, Dave Mackay, Rob Sokol, Tim Yon, Steve Shubnell, Laura Fitzgerald.
fyi
Marketing Drive (S:\) There is a new drive on our network dedicated to helping our sales force. Please check it out and report any access problems to helpdesk. They have been great at helping us iron out the problems. Here you will find catalogs of our manufacturers, line sheets, reference list, the newsletter, pictures.....if you have a suggestion for more items please either call, email, or drop it directly into the folder named “INCOMING”. Thank you!!
BRANDING - what is it? Your logo? Customer service? A catchy tag line? It’s all of that and more. Branding is your total industry image. Every contact with a client or potential client is an opportunity to promote Lockwood. Let’s all work toward branding Lockwood!
Iit (Information
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Technology
Tim Alexander joins Lockwood International as our new Corporate I.T. Manager. Tim feels his role at Lockwood is to provide leadership, vision, and management to the IT department. He explains he will work with the corporate management team to assess and respond to IT needs for business improvement. Tim’s experience includes twenty-five years in the MRO distribution industry with GHX, Inc. (industrial gaskets, hose, compression packing & fasteners). He has held positions in sales, branch management, purchasing manager and as I.T. Director. His last three years were with ACR Group (wholesale HVAC distributor) which operated 54 branch warehouses located in 10 states). He also has twenty years experience working with APlus, ERP system on the AS400. He has been Implementation coordinator for several APLUS modules (VAS- Work Order, Bill of Materials, WorkFlow, Customer-Consignment and POS). Page 9
Did you know?... A barrel of oil holds 42 gallons.
LOCKWOOD international Houston Warehouse We had a photographer come to the premises in June and we ended up with some very nice pictures. We’ll be sharing many of them with you, but this one is of the Houston Warehouse crew. Gentlemen: we appreciate your hard work. You are the muscle of this company and we thank you. Plus, you all look very sharp!
front: Mike Owens; first row (left to right): Alton Davis, Vince Perez, Daniel Martinez, Rafael Danas, Fabian Quintanilla, Christopher Greene Second row (left to right): Ian Smith, Cesareo Del Angel, Francix Zenon, Daniel Galvan, Cesar Malacara, Victor Gonzales, Edward Sewell, Yoon Su Lee, Jeremy Tijerina, Ernest Gonzales, Sr.; third row (left to right): Jerian Stanley, Samuel Tijerina, Erick E. Del Angel, Cesar Vargas, Justin Stephenson, Gilbert Rocha, Ernest Gonzales, Jr.; last row (left to right): Donald Fisher, Rodney Owens, Edgar Plata, Alejandra Flores, William Sewell, Thomas G. Baker, Jr., Joel McDonald, George Allen, Jr., Damien Turknett, Justin Beal Not pictured: Jarrod Owens, Pete Gonzales, Jesse Gonzales
Donna Wells, Operations Manager, stopped running long enough to sit down with us and share some news and information. First off, she wants to extend a big thank you to all of Donna Wells, Operation Manager Lockwood. With the combined team efforts we have had a record breaking month. From the warehouse personnel who have been working twelve hour days and into the weekend, to Project Coordinators, to Sales, to Accounting, to IT. We did it! We should all be very proud . Page 10
Donna goes on to discuss the Bennington Road facility which Lockwood recently purchased. The plan is to create a distribution center and place pure overflow stock onto the premises. Shortly we shall be staffing and moving stock to the location. Also, plans are underway to expand the Traffic Dept. We are purchasing an 18 wheeler to develop a fast track by delivering from the distribution center to various modification shops, and improve branch transfers between Baton Rouge, Beaumont, and Texas City.
LOCKWOOD international Tom Lockwood
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Need-to-Know News Quality & Safety Benny Howard sat down with June Yonkman, Steve Shubnell and Laura Fitzgerald and the new Lockwood Mission Statement was born...
MISSION STATEMENT Lockwood International, Inc. provides quality industrial valves. With unsurpassed product knowledge and customer service, we are the global leader in valve distribution.
Benny Howard
PARTNERS IN PRODUCTION - We maintain close relationships with our manufacturers to ensure quality is met through continuous process improvement. We strive to deliver superior products effectively. We shall continue to earn the industry’s trust and maintain the Lockwood reputation as the world’s most reliable valve resource.
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY THROUGH SERVICE
Ladies in MRO... We sat down with Cylynne Callicutt, Assistant MRO Manager, to find out more about the MRO department and what makes it run. We found the heart and soul to be the ladies.... Cathy Clark order entry for Baytown MRO, inputs and creates requisitions for ExxonMobil. She wears two hats by creating ExxonMobil paperwork and then processing in our system. Monica Bazile handles Invista projects and Invista MRO for the Texas City branch. Leesa Frazier is assistant to the department handling various needs including branch orders. Cynthia Harmon assists the Canadian branches as well as processing with Baytown orders. Cylynne Callicutt, MRO Assistant Manager is responsible assisting in solving issues and questions regarding the ExxonMobil contract. Kathy Evans Project Coordinator, and Bill Licarione are dedicated to ExxonMobil Projects. Naomi Holman, Project Coordinator, also works on ExxonMobil with Shaun Carter.
ERRORS & OMISSIONS Denise Williams - Birthday 5/10 Page 11
Cindy Williams
Letter from the President international LOCKWOOD Our People 2008 NEW HIRES Caffey Gonzalez Lumayko Bourg Baker Diefendorf Alexander Janczak Malacara Becnel Montague Choi Ganz Beall McDowell Rode Trevino Reaves Braatz Gutierrez Fontenot
Natalie Inside Sales Asst Victor Warehouse Worker Amanda Documentation Clerk Charlie Outside Sales Diana Receptionist Douglas Maintenance Tech Tim IT Manager Tara Inside Sales Cesar Warehouse Worker Dennise Inside Sales Sharon Buyout/Expeditor Terry Technical Engineer Greg Outside Sales Justin Whse Worker-Summer Jeremy Inside Sales Barbara Documentation Clerk Daniel Maintenance Tech Justin Whse Worker-Summer Terri Purchasing Assistant Jonathan Whse Worker-Summer James Warehouse Worker
Houston Houston Edmonton Houston Texas City Houston Houston Calgary Houston Beaumont Houston Edmonton Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston
Happy Birthday 4/7 4/7 4/7 4/14 4/17 4/30 4/30 5/5 5/6 5/19 5/19 6/4 6/9 6/10 6/11 6/16 6/16 6/16 6/30 6/30 6/30
A BIG LOCKWOOD WELCOME TO YOU ALL! Keeping this number up-to-the-minute accurate is next to impossible.
Tenure Last edition we honored employees who have been at Lockwood for ten years and more. We follow up that list with anniversary dates from 2003. That list includes: 7/1999 Kerri Ramos Houston 9/1999 Paolo Zaffaroni Houston 1/2000 Bertha Garcia Houston 4/2000 Cliff Houk Los Angeles, CA 4/2000 Pete Gonzales Houston 9/2000 David Page Houston 10/2000 John Yonkman Houston
Time Flies 1999 - Joe Dimaggio dies at age 84, “Melissa” computer virus spreads through the Internet, Nelson Mandela retires as president of S. Africa, John F. Kennedy Jr. And his wife and sister die in plane crash, world population reaches six billion milestone. 2000 - Infamous Florida recount in presidential election, Record of the Year (and Song of the Year)“Smooth” Santana featuring Rob Thomas., Dale Earnhardt died. 2001 - Tiger Woods wins Masters and becomes first golfer to hold all four PGA major tournament titles simultaneously. 2002 - Euro debuts; Enron collapse 2003 - Bob Hope died; Florida Marlins defeat New York Yankees in 100th anniversary of the World Series.
Lockwood Classified
Jul ~ Aug ~ Sep Ramos
Kerri L
Sievert
Thomas
2-Jul 4-Jul
Capasso
Giovanni
5-Jul
Holman-Mejia
Naomi
8-Jul
Fontenot
James Oliver
11-Jul
Graham
Bethany
13-Jul
Garza
Jose
16-Jul
Cassidy
Matthew J.
16-Jul
Flores
Alejandro
17-Jul
Carter
Shaun
18-Jul
Perez
Vicente
27-Jul
Hampton
Denise
27-Jul
Garcia
Bertha
28-Jul
Sexauer
Donald
30-Jul
White
Acy
31-Jul
Greene
Christopher
2-Aug
Billings
Jonathan
4-Aug
Wilkinson
Jennifer
4-Aug
Del Angel
Cesareo
4-Aug
Gonzales Jr.
Ernest
5-Aug
Corcoran
Kathleen
6-Aug
Devine
James Oliver
7-Aug
McDonald
Joel
9-Aug
McDougald
Kevin
9-Aug
Toledo
Susana
10-Aug
Ganz
Greg
10-Aug
Marksberry
Amanda
12-Aug
Chown
Nicholas
14-Aug
Brock
Charles
19-Aug
Sokol
Robert A
19-Aug
Jimmerson
Kaye
24-Aug
Deeth
Gary
26-Aug
Henderson
Perry
27-Aug
Page
David H
28-Aug
Thornton
Joann
28-Aug
Reavis
Derek
29-Aug
Dashwood
Mike
30-Aug
McDowell
Jeremy
2-Sep
Harmon
Cynthia
7-Sep
Ford
David
10-Sep
Pantoja
Cynthia
12-Sep
Nelson
Christopher
13-Sep
Roberts
Renee M
13-Sep
Honch
Linda
13-Sep
Sash
Patricia
14-Sep
Egliht
John
15-Sep
Bryant
Kathy P
15-Sep
Ramirez
Mary J
17-Sep
Frederick
Darren
18-Sep
Mauldin
Bobby
19-Sep
Sewell
Edward
19-Sep
Martinez
Deyanira
21-Sep
Allen
Elizabeth
21-Sep
Nelson
David
21-Sep
Wowk
Cameron
22-Sep
Bazile
Monica
24-Sep
Legrow
John
24-Sep
Murphy
Pat
24-Sep
Klingbeil
Lori Ann
25-Sep
Warren
Thursday
27-Sep
Monroe
Kalvin
27-Sep
Fisher
Don
29-Sep
BIRTHS Eric Doak and his wife Misty welcomed their first child on April 7, 2008. Carson Michael arrived at 7:18 PM weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz., and 21” long. Eric says several colleges are already expressing interest in recruiting him for football (middle linebacker or defensive end).
MARRIAGE Lisa Maness (formerly Bollich) married Jeremie Maness May 24, 2008 in Cozumel, Mexico. Wish we were all invited, Lisa! Best of luck to you both.
ENGAGEMENT Amy Bucek is engaged to be married to Jacob Myers on August 30, 2008 in Deer Park, TX. Naomi Holman is engaged to be married to Ian Nathan Bailey on May 16, 2009 in Houston, TX. CONGRATULATIONS
A star. Here, in the Lockwood Newsletter, you will see it in every edition. Although no names will be mentioned let’s allow it to represent the ones we have lost. They are a part of who we are and will never be forgotten.
Five inexcusable - excuses for NOT reporting to work.
1 . I dreamed that I was fired, so I didn’t want to get out of bed. 2 . A raccoon stole my work boots off my porch. 3 . I wasn’t thinking and accidentally went to my old job. 4 . I didn’t have money for gas because all of the pawn shops were closed. 5 . I just wasn’t “feelin’ it” this morning. Thank you all for your efforts to be on time and responsible! Darlene Garza - Human Resources Manager
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Contributors:
Steve Shubnell Ext. 1190 sshubnell@lockwoodInt.com , Matthias Jung Ext. 1159 mjung@Lockwoodint.com; Laura Fitzgerald Ext. 1133, lfitzgerald@lockwoodint.com