2Q 2017 Atlantic Observer

Saying goodbye to Building C

Vol. 48 Edition 2

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2017 • Volume 48 • Edition 2

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The Business of Public Works Lisa Bernier’s amazing spring, winning back-toback awards for leading a worldwide team

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Around the FECs The latest news and successes from the fleet engineering commands

16 Graduation Special

Your favorite annual feature, celebrate the successes of your colleagues and their kids

23 ESG: Experience Shared

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New column offering career advice and insight into the NAVFAC enterprise by ESG members

26 Clean the Bay Day 2017

Volunteers got dirty for a good reason, cleaning the base and preserving the bay

30 Top Teams

The 2016 Process Improvement and Product & Service Teams are getting it done!

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On the cov er

Attendants Quarters (Building C) and power house (Building H), U.S. Marine Hospital, looking east-southeast, circa 1925. Note Building C prior to the 1930s addition. (Source: Documentation of Building C, Lafayette River Annex.)

Rear Adm. Darius Banaji

Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic

Captain Charlie Willmore

Mr. Tim Spreen

Mr. Jim Brantley

Ms. JC Kreidel

Deputy Commander

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Director, Public Affairs & Communications

Business Officer

Editor

The Atlantic Observer is an authorized Naval Facilities Engineering Command publication and published quarterly for the employees of Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic. Contents do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the U.S. Navy, and do not imply endorsement thereof. Editorial content of this magazine has been reviewed and approved by the NAVFAC Atlantic Public Affairs Office for public release. Articles and photos may be submitted to Public Affairs Office, Code 09PA, NAVFAC Atlantic, 6506 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23508-1278.

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A Word from the Top

Rear Adm. Darius Banaji Commander, NAVFAC Atlantic

Team NAVFAC Atlantic,

How time flies; another “Graduate Edition” of The Atlantic Observer. Congratulations to you and your families! It’s inspiring to see the pictures and recognize these accomplishments. You should all be very proud.

The end of July marks my one-year anniversary of serving as your Commander. What an extreme honor to be part of the LANT team. We have the recipe for success: extremely talented and dedicated folks here and across our FECs/ field offices.…and a remarkable mission ashore!

You’ll see this “come to life” in the pages of this edition as we recognize many of our own for their individual and team accomplishments.

I’m proud of our vital role ashore; we are foundational to Fleet readiness and warfighting. Simply remarkable! I see this first hand with my daily interactions at U.S. Fleet Forces Command, actions here and with my visits to our FECs/field offices. Many of you ask me what our Supported Commanders say about us. There is an overwhelming theme of deep appreciation and thanks for the role we play ashore and the complexity of products and services we deliver. The only criticism at times is our speed.

Moving forward, I ask you to look deeply at our past timelines (and practices).…and look for time savings (and non-value added steps) in everything we do…. no matter how small….and challenge each other on where we must take thoughtful risk. I will focus more energy in this area with our Executive Steering Group and look forward to leveraging your experience and insight as we address this “head on.”

In closing, I thank you for supporting a key initiative we started a few months ago, where I have the chance to meet with a group of you for lunch once a month. What a treat for me to spend time with you over lunch, get to know you a little better, have an unscripted conversation, and better understand what I can do to better serve you.

Thanks for your openness and investing time together.

I’m thrilled to serve beside you and honored to lead NAVFAC Atlantic. Thanks again for your service!

Regards,

Darius

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Spring brings back-to-back honors for Bernier

JC Kreidel NAVFAC Atlantic Public Affairs

By all accounts, Lisa Bernier is the consummate professional. With 34 years of government service, she’s called an innovator, a driving force, a motivated volunteer, a leader.

Approachable and kind, with a laugh at the ready, Bernier is the kind of mentor most don’t get a chance to know. Pictures with bigwigs and scores of citations lining her walls and desk are nowhere to be seen. Instead, her office is full of pictures of public works colleagues and her family–in addition to growing a career that spans decades, she’s raised four children and recently welcomed her first grandchild.

Her rise to become the public works transportation product line manager isn’t a Cinderella story, or simply being in the right place at the right time.

It took more than three decades of good old-fashioned hard work in public works.

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the years to eventually become Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Atlantic. Her main goal then was simply to be in Hampton Roads where her father was stationed.

Bernier manages more than 35,000 pieces of civil engineering support equipment, valued at $1.15 billion, across six facilities engineering commands in the continental United States and in Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. She faces the same transportation issues as other major municipal and state agency fleet managers across the country do, but more often, to a degree that her peers can’t imagine. From crane support on-loading and offloading Navy carriers, to munitions transportation, to armored vehicle protective services, Navy installations’ missions around the world are numerous and varied. The transportation services are just as varied.

Her immediate supervisor, Public Works Business Line Manager, Jean Dumlao, calls Bernier a “role-

supervisors, the managers, and leadership in the organization, that they see there’s also a professional community for transportation, for fleet management.”

According to the Government Fleet and American Public Works Association, professionals “associated with the public fleet industry, including fleet professionals, technicians or other staff members, fleet service providers, and suppliers” select the honorees. The association considers only those with 20 years of experience in the industry, half of which must be spent working for a public fleet or a private company contracted to manage a public fleet. Honorees are recognized industry leaders and pioneers. It’s a moniker Bernier almost seems reluctant to add to her lengthy résumé.

Directly supervising a staff of 10 in Norfolk, Va., Bernier’s oversight extends to hundreds of workers in the federal fleet vehicle equipment management field. Mechanics, equipment operators, dispatchers, site managers and more count on Bernier to keep pushing the training and evolution of the profession, as well as bringing on line products and services that would have been unthinkable when she first started out.

Bernier’s most significant achievement in FY15FY16 was the implementation of the Navy’s VAM electronic survey.

Bernier led the development of the Department of Navy (DoN) policy for conducting and reporting the VAM, which is the recognized means of documenting and reporting Federal requirements.

“In three months’ time, the electronic VAM accounted for 100 percent of our more than 38,000 administrative vehicles,” said Bernier. “Our previous process would take three years and countless man-hours to accomplish the same thing.”

Bernier also led the management of the Deputy AsBernier at the Government Fleet and American Public Works Association Hall of Fame induction. (Photo by Natalia King) sistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy special interest Opposite: Bernier accepts the Supervisor of the Year award from Rear electric vehicle implementaAdm. Darius Banaji,Commander, NAVFAC Atlantic. Photo by JC Kreidel) tion program in zero-emission

model, leader and champion of innovative improvements.” Dumlao cites Bernier’s implementation of the Navy’s first Vehicle Allocation Methodology (VAM), an electronic survey, positioning the Navy to establish and control the most effective fleet size and composition as proof.

“Lisa has been a driving force for implementing innovation while also exemplifying great qualities of a service oriented leader, mentor and manager,” said Dumlao.

Dumlao nominated her to be the NAVFAC Atlantic Supervisor of the Year, an honor Rear Admiral Darius Banaji, Commander, NAVFAC Atlantic, bestowed upon Bernier in April. A few weeks later, Bernier found herself with another impressive nomination.

This time, the nomination was to the Government Fleet and American Public Works Association Hall of Fame as the first Navy honoree.

“I was humbled by the nomination,” said Bernier, but quickly added that to her, the award is less about her individual work and more about the NAVFAC public works community stretching around the globe.

“I’m hoping it brings some awareness to people in the profession that there is value to their work,” said Bernier, “and I hope it brings awareness to people who support those fleet professionals. The

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states to include infrastructure planning as well as the purchase of electric vehicles for the fleet.

It’s this kind of project that makes her job perhaps more challenging than her other hall of fame honorees.

“We have to deal with many different regulations across state lines,” said Bernier. “The Navy has to abide by state regulations, and they can be different. For example, California has emission issues and requirements that other states don’t have, and each state has different incentives for electric vehicle purchases.”

This program will ultimately result in a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum consumption in states, regions in which NAVFAC Facilities Engineering Commands Southwest, Washington and Mid-Atlantic must operate as responsible, environmentally conscious neighbors.

While you might think that Bernier’s day job keeps her plenty busy enough, she’s felt compelled to volunteer her time and energy to professional development for her public works community, as well as advocacy roles that shed light on opportunities for all NAVFAC Atlantic employees. Bernier serves as an advisory panel member for Government Fleet Magazine, a publication for public sector management of vehicles and equipment, and chairs the NAVFAC Atlantic Special Emphasis Program (SEP) Team for Women.

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ership Panel in March, drawing together some of the highestranking women in the NAVFAC enterprise. Bernier says the committee sought to have their outreach efforts define leadership opportunities within the organization, as well as exposing the many different career paths while drawing attention to the dramatic drop in the number of women in leadership positions between grades GS11/12 and GS13.

“We were really happy with the way it turned out especially as so many issues that were once considered ‘women’s issues’

are now considered ‘millennial issues’ that affect men,” said Bernier. “It was great to have so many men turn out who chose to learn about these issues and also how to be better colleagues with women.”

Bernier credits her career path to the many career development opportunities NAVFAC provides its employees. She is a Tier III graduate of the prestigious NAVFAC Leadership Development program, a certified Covey Leadership facilitator and a recipient

of the Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

While the transportation field was overwhelmingly male when she first started out, Bernier is pleased that there’s a nearly equal share of men and women in leadership roles within the product line today. She says seeking professional development opportunities makes a difference.

Bernier directs the professional development of her people, but says her eye is on the bigger picture.

“The question we get is, ‘What is readiness for a PWD?’ Our paperwork, our licenses being up to date for transportation might not seem like it has anything to do with readiness from Big Navy perspective.”

Yet that’s not the case at all. “(Our work) enables the fleet to be ready,” said Bernier.

“At the PWD level, their responsibility is to support the sailor.

Their role is to ensure sailors and civilians can meet the mission.”

Essentially, her life’s work and laser focus are where the fleet meets the fleet. Yet, with all these accolades and a constant drumbeat of important work yet to be done, there’s a surprise to this story.

Oversight of the transportation product line will soon pass to another. Bernier announced her retirement soon after nominations for both awards had been submitted. She’ll pack up those pictures around her office and leave federal service and NAVFAC Atlantic in March 2018. ■

NAVFAC’s Units of Action Deliver Support to the Fleet Earlier this month, I had the great Jennifer LaTorre honor and privilege to serve Executive Director, on a detail assignment to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Public Works Department (PWD) more than 20,000 personnel to learn firsthand the work being done at a passing through its gates daily, NAVFAC “unit of action.” Many of you have the pace is fast, and yet this become familiar with the term of late, particu- incredible mission is delivered larly if you have been reading the new NAVFAC through infrastructure that is failing with outdated utilities Concept of Operations (CONOPS).

A unit of action is where policy, guidance, training, manning and resourcing all come together to deliver a product or service to our customer. Located closest to our customers, the NAVFAC units of action; the PWDs, Facility Engineering Acquisition Divisions and Resident Officers in Charge; provide global support to the Navy and Marine Corps missions. This support makes it imperative for those of us at the upper echelon command levels (Facilities Engineering Commands, NAVFACs Atlantic, Pacific, Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, and Headquarters) to fulfill our mission of ensuring these units have everything needed to be successful. Over the past year, we have changed our focus to highlight our units of action in our CONOPS and other strategic documents. With this change in focus came the desire to better understand the challenges they faced at the operational level.

When Rear Adm. Muilenburg suggested that I perform a rotation to a unit of action, I immediately jumped at the opportunity to see how things really work on the ground and chose a PWD with significant challenges: NNSY. NNSY is one of our oldest installations and unique as the only east coast aircraft carrier dry dock and SSBN/GN refueling site, as well as the lead shipyard for amphibious ship repairs. With more than $1.8B in annual business and

NAVFAC Executive Director Jennifer LaTorre, (center, holding hard hat), poses with Norfolk Naval Shipyard Public Works Officer Capt. Chris Via, and members of the NNSY PWD workforce.

systems, placing unnecessary stress on the PWD. The Public Works Officer (PWO), Capt. Chris Via, Assistant PWO Keith Sellers and the PWD Team do an amazing job! I had the opportunity to spend several days with each division, donning a hard hat and steel-toed boots while experiencing how each process works at the PWD at ground level. I could see the daily challenges faced by the team in supporting customers: significant vacancies in many billets, regulations and guidance that do not properly address critical facility issues, and technology systems that do not support the multifaceted status reports needed on an almost hourly basis; all this with nuclear-focused customer demands where zero failure is the standard.

I was most humbled by the way the PW team faced these challenges. Everyone at the PWD was passionate about the role they played in supporting the shipyard mission and worked hard to ensure that customers were supported. During my rotation with each division, I participated in the Condition Based Maintenance Assessments, Real Property Accountability Officer Reviews to support an audit visit, environmental reviews and work induction processes, while spending time with the production division as they engaged customers after service calls.

It was a hectic few weeks, and the knowledge and experience I learned were invaluable. The environment of mission accomplishment and dedication within the NNSY PW team was contagious.

As I headed back to headquarters, armed with three full note pages of ways leadership can better support the PWD, I was thinking about how powerful this experience would be for all of our NAVFAC personnel, particularly those who have not worked at the unit of action level in the past.

Rotations such as this help us to better understand what role leaders play in ensuring our most critical units have the capability to deliver to our customers. As future leaders of NAVFAC, and those who aspire to grow, I cannot imagine a better place to learn our business, customer needs and how a team comes together on the ground to get the job done.■ 7

NAVFAC Southwest Leads Department of Navy’s Transition to Electric Vehicles “Power to our installation is vulnerable, so is the mission,” said Rear Adm. Bernie Lindsey. “Energy efficiency and renewable energy increases resiliency at our bases, better enabling them to continue the mission when the commercial grid fails. Reduction of greenhouse gases and other emissions provides benefits to both our personnel and the surrounding communities. These electric cars, when operated off base, will provide a highly visible example of the feasibility and value of zero emission transportation. (U.S. Navy photo by Helen Haase) Mario Icari NAVFAC Southwest Public Affairs

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- A ribbon cutting ceremony was held May 5 in Naval Base San Diego to unveil the Navy-Marine Corps Electric Vehicle Fleet at Naval Base San Diego.

Since 2015, NAVFAC Southwest has led the Department of Navy’s transition to electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce fuel consumption, increase energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas levels. This initiative, in partnership with the state of California through the California Energy Commission, California Air Resources Board, and California Public Utilities Commission, starts a transition of the Department of Navy’s California vehicle fleet to zero emission vehicles. This project established a model for fleet transformation and public sector partnership throughout California and the country.

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“This electrification of the non-tactical vehicle fleet is an element in a larger program that also includes increasing the use of telematics to better manage the Department of Navy’s vehicle fleet,” said Bernie Lindsey, Navy Region Southwest’s Energy program manager. “These electric vehicles are being programmed to recharge during grid off peak hours, helping grid management.”

NAVFAC Southwest recently completed Phase 1 of this initiative to provide 205 battery EVs and their associated charging infrastructure to 10 Navy and Marine Corps installations across California. These are the first 205 vehicles of the 2nd generation Ford Focus EV built in Ford’s Wayne, Mich. plant. One hundred four EVs go to Navy installations; 101 are going to Marine Corps

Helen Haase

Ninety-two charging stations were constructed at a cost of $3.2 million to support this electric vehicle fleet.

installations; 58 are at Naval Base San Diego, the largest concentration of EVs in this initiative. Overall, 92 charging stations were constructed at a cost of $3.2 million to support the electric vehicle fleet. NAVFAC Southwest estimates that these 205 electric vehicles will save over fiftyone thousand gallons of unleaded gasoline from being used each year.

“Reduction of greenhouse gases and other emissions provides benefits both to our personnel and the surrounding communities,” said Lindsey. “These electric cars, when operated off base, will provide a highly visible example of the feasibility and value of zero emission transportation.”

Navy Region Southwest Commander Rear Adm. Bernie Lindsey, NAVFAC Assistant Commander and Director Public Works R. David Curfman, NAVFAC Southwest Commanding Officer Capt. John Adametz, Marine Corps Installations West Assistant Chief of Staff and Director Government and External Affairs Col. Stephen Armes, Vice Chairman and Commissioner of the

Unified Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners Rafael Castellanos, and Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative Executive Director (and former San Diego City Council member, California State Assembly Member, and This electrification of the non-tactical fleet is a part of a U.S. Senator) larger program that includes increasing the use of telematChristine Kehoe ics to better manage the Navy’s inventory and encouragparticipated in ing the use of E-85 vehicles already purchased that can a ribbon cutting accommodate high-level ethanol-gasoline blends. (U.S. ceremony for Navy photo by Helen Haase) the 92 charging Brambila, Jess Crawford, Gabriel stations and 205 EVs provided in Phase 1 of the Department of Navy’s Cruz, Rafael Garcia-Woolrich, Seth Gribbon, Thomas Harris, Ernesto Electric Vehicle Initiative.

Hinojosa, Hayden Howard, William NAVFAC Southwest civilians Ramirez, William Richards, Bryan and Seabees at Naval Base San Schultz, Builder 3rd Class Jonathon Diego Public Works Department Riley, Builder Constructionman Lawho accomplished the construction mar Nash and Builder Second Class of EV charging infrastructure were Petty Officer Rachel Eddleman.

Herbert Taylor, Jack Seltzer, SpenNAVFAC Southwest Lisa Young cer Athearn, Travis Barnes, Moises from Acquisition and Luann Benson from the Public Works business line were the key personnel who executed the EV lease efforts. The Navy and Marine Corps typically get their nontactical vehicles through GSA leases.

The lease for these EVs runs through September 2020.■

NAVFAC Southwest estimates these 205 EVs will save more than 51,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline each year. Navy installations will get 104 EVs while 101 are slated for Marine Corps installations. Naval Base San Diego will have use of 58 cars, the largest concentration of EVs in this initiative. (U.S. Navy photo by Helen Haase)

Photo courtesy of Rebecca Holden.

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NAVFAC Washington Welcomes New CO Regina Adams NAVFAC Washington Public Affairs Office

Capt. Andrew Hascall relieved Capt. Frederick Burgess III as Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington commanding officer and as Naval District Washington regional engineer during a change of command ceremony held at the Washington Navy Yard May 25.

The official party included Commander, NAVFAC Atlantic, Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Naval District Washington Commandant Rear Adm. Charles Rock and U.S. Navy Chaplain Cmdr. Brandon Harding.

A retirement ceremony immediately following the change of command celebrated Burgess’ 30-year Navy career.

Banaji was the guest speaker and awarded Burgess with the Legion of Merit, gold star in lieu of fifth award, for his inspirational and visionary leadership.

Burgess was the driving force in executing more than 11,000 contract actions for construction and facilities services valued in excess of $2 billion. His precise management of high visibility projects including the $100 million Hopper Hall Cyber Studies Academic Building at the U.S. Naval Academy, the $85 million Agile Chemical Facility, and planning for the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, leaves a lasting legacy.

“I have greatly enjoyed my time at NAVFAC Washington,” said Burgess. “It truly has been my privilege to serve with such an outstanding group of professionals.”

NAVFAC Washington’s workforce of more than 1,300 civilian and military personnel provide a full range of facilities and engineering products and services to Navy, Marine Corps and other federal agencies in Maryland, Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Hascall becomes the eighth commanding officer of NAVFAC Washington since its establishment July 2004.

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A native of Iowa, he graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1992 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Hascall earned a Master’s of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2003 and was recognized as a Conrad Scholar for excellence in Financial Management. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

“I am thankful to be allowed the opportunity to command NAVFAC Washington,” said Hascall. “While the challenges we will tackle may not be the most glorious or noteworthy, nowhere else could we be presented such a great opportunity to influence issues that are strategically important to our Navy.” ■

Call in some tech!

What happens when your commander wants to give you some well-deserved praise for great efforts, but you’re out in the field actually doing the work?

This happened when Rear Adm. Banaji went to present a command coin to NAVFAC Southeast CI Construction Product Line Manager Robert “Whit” Heffington.

Rather than miss him altogether, the admiral took to FaceTime with Jim Hamrick holding the phone! Whit, TAD to New Orleans, was honored for his work as chairman of NAVFAC’s Schedule Working Group.

Photos by Mario Icari

Simulators keep NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Story & Photos crane operators sharp T.W. Lyman

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NORFOLK, Va. – Naval Facility Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic began using crane simulators in April to keep skills sharp.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command is dedicated to enhancing naval shore readiness and maintains a reputation for mission accomplishment in the face of demanding challenges. No one knows this better than the command’s heavy equipment operators; specifically the crane operators and riggers who carry a heavy load toward U.S. Navy readiness.

NAVFAC Midlantic’s Weight Handling Center and Crane & Rigging Operations staff must main-

tain proficiency in order to accomplish their mission to lift ordnance, Naval nuclear propulsion plant components and equipment, new and spent nuclear fuels, electronic equipment, hot metals, components of ships and submarines, supplies, construction materials, and hazardous material items needed to support the Navy’s world-wide commitments often at a moment’s notice.

The simulator is computer-based and consists of an operator seat and controls nearly identical to what an operator uses in a crane. The instructor can change scenarios using a panel located near the person undergoing training.

All components are housed at Building A-80 on board Naval Station Norfolk.

Craig D. Hall, NAVFAC Midlant training instructor who has 22 years working with heavy equipment for NAVFAC, recently demonstrated the capabilities of the equipment. Hall is from Yorktown, Va.

Instructors can choose from seven Simulator training also teaches stuscenarios or design a course to test a dents to respond to equipment failures, variety of skills. Students negotiate unsafe conditions, emergencies and bad moving a load on an obstacle course, weather. Training on actual equipment practice lifting and placing loads and is mostly restricted to non-hazardous, exercise operating the controls more ef- routine operating situations.

Hall explained, “Of course the ficiently. Actions are displayed on a 55simulator is cost-effective for training inch monitor and sounds can be heard in that we save the cost of fuel and wear through monitor speakers. Monitors and tear on cranes, but we also benefit and speakers can be added to create a greatly by decreasing the risks that surround environment making training come with conducting training using even more actual cranes on a training site. Plus a lifelike. crane being used for training is not in “The the field conducting the mission. I truly controls appreciate how much safer and more have a realeconomically we can conduct training istic feel,” using a realistic simulator. said Mark “Another advantage to simulator Muth, a Beavercreek, training is that the instructor can change the environment much like it happens Ohio native in the field. We can bring rain, wind or and retired Time spent on simulasimulate conditions almost instantly.

24-year tors like these at Plus every movement or correction SEABEE NAVFAC Midlantic ... made by the student is recorded. This who’s been includes throttle control, braking and with Midlantic two years. “I operated speed. Students can also monitor the the simulator three times when we first stress on equipment during the traingot it. The crane movement is very responsive to the commands.” ing. We can critique actions taken and Many heavy-equipment operator make corrections in the safety of the programs have added simulator-based classroom. Students also benefit from training to training on real equipment. observing the training of others” Hall Simulator technology has advanced to a said. level of realism and fidelity. As a result, Midlantic’s use of the simulator skills learned operating in a virtual demonstrates NAVFAC’s commitment environment are directly transferable to to applying the best tactics, techniques real world situations. and procedures to accelerate learning as Additionally, simulator training can individuals, team and organization.■ provide students more hours of handson training than they can receive in training programs that use only real equipment. More practice and repetition develop higher-level skills and make our worksites safer. Computer training is also less costly than using real equipment only. While training on actual equipment is invaluable, it is also expensive due to equipment costs, maintenance, and wear and tear caused by novice operators. ... makes time in actual cranes Further, resources expended for safer on the waterfront. course and equipment preparation are eliminated.

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“Dr. Atiman” clinic in Tanzinia

Photo by Brian Tiu

Engineering strength in the fight against AIDS Brian Tiu & Ben Warner NAVFAC EURAFSWA Public Affairs

The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, is the single largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease internationally. Initiated in 2003 by President George W. Bush, this bipartisan program created the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) with the singular goal to “save lives and ultimately end the AIDS epidemic by the year 2030.”

Targeting 15 countries (Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti,

Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Vietnam), the program combats the spread of AIDS primarily through the treatment of infected patients and the prevention of new cases.

NAVFAC EURAFSWA Contingency Engineering (CE) provides a broad array of engineering and contracting services for design and construction in support of unique missions for humanitarian aid, exercise-related activity and emergency response. This year, CE will implement the PEPFAR program in the focus countries of Uganda and Tanzania. Many of the villagers in these countries have non-existent

The “Dr. Atiman clinic” is in need of expansion and renovation to meet the community’s health needs. It will be rebuilt under PEPFAR. (Photo by Brian Tiu) The Atlantic Observer

or limited access to AIDS-specific medicine, often seeking information, testing, and treatment from outdated clinics with limited resources and in desperate need of upgrade.

The CE group will repair and improve the AIDS/HIV treatment and research infrastructure in this region through the new construction of eight new medical treatment and research centers as well as the renovation/expansion of 13 existing clinics and laboratories.

For many of the remote villages in these countries, these clinics will be the only source of HIV/AIDS medical relief and treatment for the entire population. The CE group will be executing the construction contracts and providing oversight and management to ensure these medical facilities are brought online as part of the broader PEPFAR strategy to combat the HIV/ AIDS epidemic.

This represents the most widespread and complex humanitarian aid program that NAVFAC CE has executed to date. Typical humanitarian aid projects consist of one-shot host-nation requests for facilities that provide municipal resources to a single community in need, such as a meeting center or firehouse. PEPFAR, organized and strategically guided at the highest level of the U.S. Government, encompasses an overarching and comprehensive PEPFAR continued on page 29

NAVFAC Southeast Civilian Engineer of the Year Receives National Recognition Sue Brink NAVFAC Southeast Public Affairs Office

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast Environmental Business Line Program Manager John Baxter was presented the NAVFAC Enterprise 2017 Civilian Engineer of the Year award February 17 at NAVFAC Headquarters on the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. “Our NAVFAC Engineers of the Year were selected from a group of exceptional candidates, and we are truly fortunate to have extraordinary engineers who serve NAVFAC and the Navy with selfless dedication and technical superiority,” said Rear Adm. Bret Muilenburg, NAVFAC commander and chief of civil engineers. “They continue to build on our 174-year legacy of outstanding support to the Navy and Marine Corps.”

As NAVFAC Southeast’s Environmental Business Line Program Manager, Baxter led administrative and technical staff across NAVFAC commands and business lines, as well as the Navy at large.

His willingness to partner with internal and external peers and subordinates, and to train and share knowledge resulted in numerous successful team efforts, including a multi-agency oil spill response exercise which required nine months of advance planning and involved more than 200 participants from 25 organizations.

“I’m very honored and humbled to receive the NAVFAC civilian engineer of the year award,” said Baxter.

“The Navy’s support of collaboration, partnerships and the focus on mission have allowed me to excel.”

Baxter also led the activation of a regional response team as the federal on-scene coordinator during a national-level Nuclear Weapon Accident/Incident Exercise (NUWAIX), which greatly fostered relationships and trust with the regulatory agencies involved.

Higher NAVFAC echelons, headquarters and other Navy regions frequently reached out to him for advice and guidance about emergency response issues, and to solicit input on policy, standardization and regula-

NAVFAC Commander Rear Adm. Bret Muilenburg presents an award plaque to John Baxter, NAVFAC Civilian Engineer of the Year 2017, during an awards ceremony held at NAVFAC Headquarters on the Washington Navy Yard February 17. (U.S. Navy photo/ released).

tory changes. He was also a guest speaker at various national and international conferences concerning operational response planning techniques and innovative methods for communicating during crises.

Baxter stated that NAVFAC Southeast teamwork (not individual efforts) are responsible for his success.

“There are a vast number of professionals with considerable integrity and a strong commitment to public health, safety and welfare that have provided tremendous technical competence and leadership that deserve equal gratitude.”

Baxter is the first NAVFAC Southeast civilian engineer to represent the NAVFAC Enterprise at the national level since the organization stood up in 2006. ■ 13

The Demolition of Lafayette Darrell E. Cook Architectural Historian, NAVFAC Atlantic

It was impossible to overlook the demolition zone this spring, at Lafayette River Annex (LRA), in Norfolk, Virginia. With entrance gate changes and available parking diminished, machinery methodically scraped away floor after floor, room after room of Building C. Every swing of the bucket chewed off a little more history, and ended one chapter of the government’s almost-100-year history at the site, as the debris departed the compound in disposal trucks.

Even the casual observer will note that behind the modern office fixtures of carpet, acoustic tile, and cubicles in the buildings that make up LRA, history has left behind clues.

Ghost marks on the stucco, architectural details in the lobby and orphaned wood windows tucked in out-of-the-way spaces signal the passage of time. Additions and alterations made over the years sought to meet modern needs. Every building and man-made creation helps to tell a story.

The cultural resources professionals of NAVFAC conduct fieldwork and research to peel back the layers of history, helping to tell America’s story. These archaeologists, architectural historians and historic architects steward the nation’s rich heritage while also assuring the Navy is compliant with historic preservation laws. Just as archaeologists discover and interpret sites and artifacts below the ground surface, architectural historians piece together the story built above ground in structures that shape our world.

The Navy and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources agree that LRA meets the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register honors buildings, structures, objects, sites and districts throughout the United States that played a significant role in national, state or local history. LRA lacks the fame and beauty of Monticello, but not all historic buildings please the eye or find new life as museums and many are included in the National Register only for the story that unfolded within their walls.

Norfolk hosted the first U.S. Marine Hospital in the nation, after taking over a downtown Norfolk state facility, in 1800. After a series of changes and an interim location, the Treasury Department received appropriations in 1919 to construct a new hospital at the “Tanners Creek site,” now known as LRA, which opened its doors in May 1922.

Constructed the same year, Building C provided quarters for hospital attendants. Due to funding shortages likely caused by the recently ended World War I, plans and photographs show that the original portion of the building was much smaller than what modern-day employees grew to know. It included just two floors above the basement level, and reached little more than half its final length.

To fulfill earlier plans, the government completed large additions to Buildings A, B and C in 1932, and constructed Quarters D and E. After the Building C third floor addition, the horizontal, protruding line between the second and third floors provided an architectural clue to the change. At the time of the 1930s additions, LRA also received a landscape design by Virginia’s premier landscape architect, Charles F. Gillette, which focused on the vista from Building A through the officers’ quarters, to the river.

Beyond the design and construction, the buildings would see other changes in the missions they would support. The Marine Hospital was renamed the U.S. Public Health Service in 1951. Building C continued its housing function for many years, but by 1978 it provided dental and administration space, and in 1980, Building C also hosted a pediatric clinic.

Aerial photo, U.S. Marine Hospital (now Lafayette River Annex), looking southeast, circa 1923. Note Building C to the left of the water tower, the fields that once occupied today’s large parking area and the original wings of Building A. (Source: Documentation of Building C, Lafayette River Annex).

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The Navy took over LRA operations in 1981, opening the outpatient Lafayette River Branch Clinic, after the U.S. Public Health Service closed its hospitals. The Navy used Building C for administrative space beginning in 1981, with NAVFAC gradually taking over all the facilities at LRA.

River Annex Building C After years of structural analysis, the Navy evaluated the future of Building C in a 2011 NEPA Environmental Assessment. The Navy cited structural deficiencies and plans to consolidate the location of its tenants in its decision to demolish the building. The National Historic Preservation Act requires the Navy to adhere to certain standards and processes when managing historic properties, such as those at LRA, and the road to demolition at Building C began with several additional years of planning.

After consultation, the Navy agreed to compensate for the demolition of this contributing resource to the Lafayette River Annex Historic District. This compensation, produced through contract, included intensive research and photo documentation of Building C and the history of the LRA compound. NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic forwarded the resulting report to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the report provides many of the details in this story. Sources of historic information included images, plans, reports and newspaper articles collected at local Navy offices and the National Archives.

The engineering and environmental process that led to the demolition of Building C took years, however, pulling it down took a matter of months. Awarded in September 2016, the contract cost nearly $340,000 and included the

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recycling of metals and concrete, according to the PWD Norfolk construction manager.

Eventually, the contractor will leave the site leveled, covered in topsoil and planted with grass. You can only visit Building C now through the Navy’s historic documentation.

There you can appreciate the history and purpose the old building served.

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CLASS OF 2017 NAVFAC Atlantic Graduates E

Elaine Joy Consolacion, daughter of Emil Consolacion (NAVFAC Atlantic CI) and Girlie Consolacion, graduated with honors this spring from Bayside High School, earning her Advanced Diploma.

She was ranked 15th in her senior class and was also an involved student leader. Elaine was the vice president of Bayside’s chapter of the National Honor Society and a proud member of Bayside’s Asian American Association, Indian Cultural Association, Student Cooperative Association, Gifted Advisory Board, and Senior Class Student Council. This fall, Elaine will be attending her first-choice university, Virginia Tech, to pursue a degree in Civil Engineering.

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Ereyk Darden, son of Sandy Mueller (NAVFAC Atlantic IG), and Tony Darden of MARMC, graduated with honors from the United States Army Warrant Officer Career College spring of this year from Fort Rucker, AL. He was included in the Commandant’s List, the top 10 percent of his class. Warrant Officer Darden continues training at his MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) school in Oklahoma with the Air Defense Artillery Missile Program. Sandy was on hand to put on his new shoulder boards.

Joshua Del Rosario, son of Manny (NAVFAC Atlantic PW2), graduated this spring from Landstown High School. Joshua is a member of the National Honor Society, high school varsity swim team, and also a local Church Youth leader. He will be attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the fall, where he plans to major in Accounting and Information Systems.

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Brian Garber, the stepson of Sheryl Clark-Garber (NAVFAC Atlantic PW), and son of Leon Garber and Debbie Major graduated from Norfolk Academy. Brian played Junior Varsity and Varsity football during and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He plans to attend Babson College and major in Business and Finance in the fall.

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April Greissinger, daughter of John Greissinger (NAVFAC Atlantic PW) and Rebekah Greissinger graduated Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Tech in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise. April is currently working as a Behavior Technician and volunteering as an EMT for the Virginia Beach Rescue Squad until she attends Physician Assistant School.

Trevor Hall, son of Ryan Hall (NAVFAC Atlantic CIO) and stepson of Keri LoMele Hall (NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic PW), graduated this spring from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Trevor received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and has relocated to Jacksonville, Florida where he accepted a position as a Process Engineer with United Technologies.

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Samantha Lauren Harris, daughter of Dale Harris (NAVFAC Atlantic CI) and Susan Harris, graduated from James Madison University, College of Education & University Studies May 6, 2017. Samantha completed her Bachelor of Science, majoring in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies with Teacher Licensure in Elementary Education.

She is currently continuing her educational pursuits at JMU, with plans to complete her Masters in Teaching in the Spring of 2018.

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Jacob Hurst, son of Jean Dumlao-Hurst (NAVFAC Atlantic PWBLM) and Dr. William Hurst, graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Minor in Japanese. Jacob is now a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force and his first assignment will be as a Developmental Engineer at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

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Amelia (Amy) LeCroy, daughter of Diane (NAVFAC Atlantic ACQ) and Phil LeCroy, graduated May 2017 from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, with a minor in Studio Art and PreK-12 Art Education licensure. Amy is looking forward to student teaching at two Virginia Beach secondary schools this fall.

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Amber LoMele, stepdaughter of Ryan Hall (NAVFAC Atlantic CIO) and daughter of Keri LoMele Hall (NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic PW), graduated from Christopher Newport University. Amber graduated with degrees in Communication Studies and Political Science and is working in her chosen field as the Special Events Coordinator at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Katie McCrory (nĂŠe Morse), an accountant with NAVFAC Atlantic, earned her Executive Master of Business degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in March.

McCrory graduated with distinction receiving the Naval Postgraduate School Academic Achievement Award for Department of Defense Students, presented to one graduating DoD student who has maintained an outstanding academic record as exhibited by academic achievement, thesis research, motivation, and community involvement. McCrory also welcome her first child, Colin Edward, in the same month!

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Intelligence Specialist Third Class Morghan L. Moore, daughter of Sandra Chandler (NAVFAC ACQ), graduated from Navy Boot Camp, then completed A School and C School, September 2016. She just returned home from her first seven-month deployment during which time she was promoted to third class petty officer.

Morghan is stationed aboard the USS Makin Island (LHD 8) based out of San Diego, California.

Jordan and Ryan Oliver, twin sons of Master Chief Thurmond Oliver (NAVFAC Atlantic Senior Enlisted Leader), graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University. Both graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and minored in Homeland Security. They are currently applying for graduate school at Regent University. Both aspire to work for the FBI in the future.

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Rodnita Perkins, granddaughter of Joe (NAVFAC BD) and Shirley Goncalves, graduated with her Masters degree in Human Services Counseling with a 3.45 GPA. She is currently a fourth year teacher in Charlotte, N.C. She plans on pursuing her career in counseling while using her skills in elementary education.

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Taylor and Will Phelps, the sons of Dave Phelps, (NAVFAC Atlantic CI) and Suzanne, both recently graduated. Taylor, in cap and gown, graduated from Tidewater Community College and has been accepted to transfer this fall to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University. Will graduated with a Masters degree in Experimental Nuclear Physics from Florida International University and plans to continue research at Jefferson Laboratory.

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Megan Sass, daughter of Barry(NAVFAC Atlantic EV) and Laura Sass, graduated this spring from Maury High School, ranked 9th in her class. Megan earned her Girl Scout Silver Award and remains active in Girl Scouts. Megan is also a member of the National Honor Society and played violin in the Maury orchestra. Megan will attend Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in the fall, where she is a recipient of their Provost scholarship. She plans to study Kinetic Imaging / Animation in the VCU School of Arts.

Alexandra Schultz, granddaughter of Ernestine Schultz (NAVFAC Atlantic AM), graduated in June from Hillsborough High School in New Jersey. Alex will be traveling to Mumbai, India after graduation. There she will be working with Uplift Humanity India for six weeks helping orphans and impoverished youths read and write English. Alex will be attending Raritan Valley Community Hillsborough, N.J. College in the fall.

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Jeff Singer (NAVFAC Atlantic CI) graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering. Jeff has been in the NAVFAC organization for six years, and currently works in the Civil/Geotechnical Branch. Jeff is a valuable member of the Civil & Geotechnical team. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in geotechnical design and criteria, airfield pavement evaluation and testing, and construction materials testing and evaluation.

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Stacy Sorey, granddaughter of Joyce Sorey (NAVFAC Atlantic AM1), graduated from Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University this spring with degrees in Art History and Residential Environments & Design, with a minor in Residential Property Management. She plans to move to Florida this summer and work in one of her degree fields.

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Gabriel Wang, son of Lori (NAVFAC Atlantic EV) and Mike, graduated from Maury High School in Norfolk. Gabe played stand-up bass, swam, and ran cross country for Maury. He swims year round with Tidewater Aquatic Club and lifeguards at Fleet Rec pools in the summer. He will be studying Computer Science and will swim for Grove City College in Pennsylvania in the fall.

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Robert Daulton Christian White, son of Robert Lewis White (NAVFAC Atlantic OPS) and Charlene Gay White, graduated from King’s Fork High School. As an International Baccalaureate student, Robert experienced a tough academic curriculum which should serve him well in his pursuit to become a medical doctor. Robert played soccer in high school and also achieved his first degree Taekwondo Black Belt in June. He has been accepted to local, state, and out-of-state colleges. Robert is a member of Calvary Revival Church.

Patrick Winter, son of Jennifer Gurley (NAVFAC Atlantic AM), graduated from Nansemond River High School with honors. He played baseball in high school and volunteers his time at his local church. Patrick will attend Christopher Newport University in the fall and plans to major in Business.

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Ryan Winter, son of Jennifer Gurley (NAVFAC Atlantic AM), graduated in June from Nansemond River High School with honors.

Ryan is a Tae Kwon Do instructor and Second Degree Black Belt.

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NAVFAC ATLANTIC HONORS TOP EMPLOYEES Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Atlantic honored two of its outstanding employees April 11 for efforts supporting the command’s mission.

For their achievements and contributions to NAVFAC Atlantic during 2016, NAVFAC Atlantic Commander, Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, named Cynthia De Jong as Employee of the Year and Lisa Bernier, Supervisor of the Year.

Lisa Bernier, NAVFAC Atlantic Supervisor of the Year The command’s Public Works (PW) Transportation Product Line Manager Product Line Manager (PLM), Bernier was nominated for her work as role-model leader and champion of innovative improvements. Managing more than 35,000 pieces of Civil Engineering Support Equipment across six facilities engineering commands in the continental United States and throughout Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia, valued at $1.15B. Directly supervising a staff of 10 in Norfolk, Va., she has more than 30 years of experience in the federal fleet vehicle equipment management field.

Bernier’s most significant achievement in FY15-FY16 was the implementation of the Navy’s first Vehicle Allocation Methodology (VAM), an electronic survey, positioning the Navy to establish and control the most effective fleet size and composition. Bernier led the development of the Department of Navy (DoN) policy for conducting and reporting the VAM, which is the recognized means of documenting and reporting Federal requirements. She also led the management of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy) special interest electric vehicle implementation program in zero-emission states to include infrastructure planning as well as the purchase of electric vehicles for the fleet. This program will result in significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum consumption in states in the Southwest, Washington and Mid-Atlantic regions.

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Bernier exemplifies the service-oriented, team-player attitude as she consistently volunteers to take on added duties and responsibilities beyond the larger Public Works department and for the NAVFAC Atlantic organization as a whole. These volunteer roles include serving as the Special Emphasis Program Team Chair for Women and as an advisory panel member for Government Fleet Magazine, a publication for public sector management of vehicles and equipment.

Bernier is a Tier III graduate of the prestigious NAVFAC Leadership Development program, a certified Cover Leadership facilitator, and a recipient of the Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

Cynthia De Jong, NAVFAC Atlantic Employee of the Year De Jong is a senior architect and the Design Program Manager for the command’s Capital Improvement (CI) Engineering and Design division (CI4). In this position, she has been instrumental in developing a number of corporate process improvements. A valued integrator, De Jong is involved in all CI4 products and services to include project execution, community management, and criteria-related issues.

Her proactive engagement in Quality Assurance/ Quality Control has affected better contract documentation minimizing issues in the field.

She is involved during all phases of projects to ensure buildings function as expected when delivered to the customer, and the improvement of service lifecycle through proper care and maintenance of facility assets. In addition to being a major contributor for CI’s Project Management Manual, De Jong developed customized training for CI’s Project Managers and Designers covering eProjects utilization and Designin-Place, ensuring command engineers and architects appreciate and understand corporate impacts of executing workload and proper program/project tracking, which in turn translates to better resourcing.

Because of her tireless efforts and friendly demeanor, she is a technical expert sought after by other business lines for her insight, knowledge and attitude.

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10 Career Enhancing Tips Timothy J. Spreen NAVFAC Atlantic Business Director

I have been working for more than 36 years. After graduating from college in 1982, I started working in my career as an engineer. Approximately 34 years have been with the Federal Government. I have held 12 different managerial positions across five Navy organizations over the last 30 years. I was lucky enough to work as the senior civilian in three of these commands. Over the years, I have picked up a few pointers that I would like to pass along. Most of this is just common sense so if you are looking for a new high-velocity, lean seven omega, swarming technique, you may want to pass.

This list below is not all inclusive nor is it in priority order. I believe the tips below apply to any career and sincerely hope folks find the information helpful.

ment or offer to work late when needed. This is one of the easiest tips to implement!

1. Over-Perform

3. Identify Career Opportunities and Pursue Them

Many folks in the workforce today do just enough to get by. Some, not even that much. I would suggest that you go “above and beyond” what your boss expects from you. By doing so, you will stand out in a positive manner and illustrate that you have a great work ethic. Volunteer for the hard project, the temporary duty assign-

2. Diversify Financial planners offer this advice to help spread investment risk. Career diversification is also a great way to enhance your value and make you more marketable.

When I am on a selection panel, I always add credit for those employees that have a broad experience base. If you move to a different location, change commands, or take an overseas assignment, you will learn so much and grow.

These diverse experiences greatly improve your resume! Please realize that I am not advocating that you become a “job hopper.” You need to make these changes when you are ready.

If you are satisfied with your job and really enjoy what you are doing, there is nothing wrong with staying put. But by doing so, you will probably not advance in grade or responsibility. These tips were written for those who want to advance. Making a career change is not easy. There are many

unknowns. It takes guts. But it can also be enlightening. I believe that every so many years (3-5) we need to move on to continue to learn, grow and advance. Your first managerial job may be the one that nobody wants to take.

But it can also help you better develop your own communication and people skills. Look for those opportunities for promotion, don’t be afraid to change and take the plunge. Set a goal for when you are 30, 40 and 50. Then make the necessary moves to get there.

4. Change I just read that there are companies out there that are planning on operating flying taxis by 2020.

Amazing! Change is inevitable and appears to be accelerating. It is important for a good employee to be flexible and adaptable when it comes to changes in the work23

place. You need to be open to criticism, understand your weaknesses and voluntarily make changes to improve. Use of a 360 degree assessment tool is a great way to collect information from employees, peers, and managers on your soft skills and help you prioritize areas to improve. Additionally, if you apply for a position but are not selected, make sure follow up with the selecting official and get feedback.

Ask “what can I do better?” WRT my resume or interview responses.

Learn different managerial styles so you can apply the right style to the right scenario.

5. Be Happy Everyone likes the Bobby McFerrin tune, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.”

There’s some sound logic in those lyrics. If you despise your job and hate coming to work each day, I would strongly suggest that you make a change. Life is too short to go around angry and grumpy all day. I try to inject a little humor into the recurring staff meeting or team get together. When people smile and laugh they enjoy themselves and are much more pleasant to be around. So go after those jobs that will make you happy!

6. Jump on that Supervisory Position ASAP As you advance in your career, you typically transition from a working position into a supervisory position.

Then, if successful, you move on up into senior positions of leadership. Many organizations have

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leadership development programs.

I would strongly encourage you to apply to these programs as soon as you are eligible. They are great learning and developmental opportunities. Also volunteer or apply for temporary supervisory details or assignments. Managerial experience is always good so look to apply to a supervisory position as soon as possible.

9. Enhance Your Skills You always want to be learning and growing in your career. As you advance, your technical capabilities become less critical while your soft skills become more important.

Continue to develop your communication skills, problem solving abilities and any other traits that will help you more effectively “work with people.” Take that training.

These soft skills are really the key to successful management and leadership!

8. Listen and Remain OpenMinded I am sure you all know why God gave us all two ears and only one mouth.

Always try to listen first, understand and then reply.

This is hard. The clock is ticking and you want to move on. You know best, right? Wrong! Value the diversity that exists in your workplace. Solicit opinions

from others and be open-minded.

In the end, you will end up with a better decision or product. Hold your tongue and just listen.

9. Learn from the Best Identify a successful and respected leader in your organization and talk to her/him. Establish a mentor agreement if possible. If she/ he agrees, use them to obtain job and career advice. No one says you have to learn it all and do it all by yourself. There is much experience out there and we can all learn from others.

10. Learn to Lose Graciously and “Get Over It” Not everything throughout your career will be defined as a success.

There will be some losses and bad days. A successful employee needs to learn to be gracious, accept the loss and then get over it. Never hold on to an old grudge from something that happened in the past. It’s really not worth your time. You need to move on to bigger and better things! ■ This is the first in a new series, “ESG: Experience Shared,” which aims to provide you with career enhancing advice and insight into the NAVFAC enterprise.

If you have topics to suggest for future columns, contact Tim Spreen at 757.322.4100.

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NAVFAC Southeast Chief Engineer and Capital Improvements Business Line Coordinator Jack McCarthy (left) judges one of the student entries in the Jacksonville District U.S. Army Corp of Engineers 2017 Engineering Career Day held February 24 in Jacksonville, Fla. The students take home project consisted of designing and building a transportable flume.

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For more information on what you can do to conserve energy & water, contact your: Installation Energy Manager: Sarah Schwartz –sarah.a.schwartz@navy.mil

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You asked ... ... We answered On the DEOCS, a few employees commented on two issues.

Responses to the questions are provided below.

What happened to those 59 Minute Breaks?

The authority cited for this practice is often referred to as the “59 Minute Rule.” But, no such rule exists. However, within the Federal Government, each manager does have the ability to allow an excused absence from work for up to 59 minutes. The employee’s time is charged to administrative leave (overhead). The intent of the practice is to address those one-time anomalies that can happen and not make the employee use their Annual Leave to cover the absence. These could include an abnormal traffic jam, a car accident, car break down, etc. Our LANT managers have the ability to use this tool when warranted.

Over the years some managers have misused this tool and have given blanket approval for 59 minutes off for all employees to celebrate a long holiday weekend, command picnic, etc. From a business perspective, there are significant fiscal impacts if we gave all employees an hour off. The time would have to be charged against unbudgeted overhead and we would also lose an hour of execution from our employees.

If you estimate that a full cost rate for a GS-12 employee is $40 per hour, and NAVFAC has approximately 17,500 civil servants, the total overhead (OH) cost to give each employee an hour off equals an unbudgeted OH expense of $700,000. This does not account for the lost productivity. We need to be good stewards and manage our operations in an efficient and effective manner. Therefore, since our NAVFAC Transformation, NAVFAC Atlantic does do not support giving all employees 59 minutes off. We do offer time off awards but these are given on a case by case basis, as warranted.

Why can’t I get paid when I exercise?

We have heard of a few Commands that do offer a wellness program that does allow some time for employees to exercise. We do not have such a program at NAVFAC Atlantic. What we do have, however, is very flexible Alternate Work Schedule alternatives for our employees.

Some employees can also choose to telework up to two days per pay period. Managers also have the ability to let employees adjust their schedules to exercise before work, over lunch, or after work, if desired. NAVFAC Atlantic also offers a free gym, weights and exercise equipment in the basement of Building A for everyone’s use. The facility is usually not crowded.

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How does the Priority Placement Program work?

Pamela Huyck NAVFAC Atlantic Human Resources Office

The Department of Defense (DoD) Priority Placement Program (PPP) is a civilian career transition assistance program. It was designed to give current employees that have been adversely impacted (RIF, Overseas Returns, etc.) a preference with respect to employment. NAVFAC managers/supervisors are key players in the PPP process.

The PPP process, normally used for all recruitments, works as follows: 1.) The OCHR Operations Center (Ops Center) enters recruitment information (i.e., pay plan, series, grade, location, etc.) into the automated PPP system. This is used to determine what employees currently registered in the system (registrant) are potential matches for the recruited position.

2.) If an employee “matches” the basic criteria of the position, the Ops Center handling the recruitment action (NAVFAC is aligned to Ops Center Stennis), will receive referral resumes and contacts the Ops Center, or other DoD component, owning the potential match.

3.) The HR offices discuss the qualifications of the registrant and make a determination whether he/she qualifies. Both offices must agree on the determination. (If the offices disagree, it is elevated to a higher level within the organizations. Some may go all the way to DoD for a final decision/adjudication.)

4.) If more than one registrant matches, referral resumes must be worked and offers made in priority order. Qualification determinations are made one resume at a time. The hiring manager may help determine the order in which the resumes are worked.

7.) If none of the registrants in PPP who matched for the position are found to be qualified, the recruiting command can proceed with their chosen method of recruitment.

The recruiting command may not contact a registrant, nor may they contact a registrant’s current or former supervisor, or any other management official with knowledge of the registrant. The recruiting command must also avoid any action designed to circumvent PPP matches (i.e., delaying recruitment, altering job requirements, etc.). A recruiting manager must ensure that all recruitment actions include complete information concerning duties and responsibilities, physical requirements, work schedule and conditions of employment. (This is one reason why the position descriptions need to be up to date.) Also be aware that experience which can be gained only in a specific command or component, will not be considered a valid qualification requirement.

Special Note: Priority 3 matches (i.e., employees who are coming back from overseas without return rights or employees who are in receipt of grade retention) only have to be worked when the proposed selectee is not a current Navy civilian. Therefore, qualifications for these registrants will only be reviewed once a selection has been made from the certificate. If a hiring manager makes a selection from the certificate of a candidate from outside the Navy, please be aware that Priority 3 matches will have to be worked and cleared before an offer can be made to your selectee.

If you have any questions about PPP, please contact Sandra Spruill at757.322.4143 or Simon Griffin at 757.322.4743.

5.) Once agreement is reached that a registrant is well qualified, only the office that owns the registrant may extend the offer.

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6.) Before the offer is extended, the Ops Center will let the HRO know they have a tentative PPP match. The HRO office will then notify the hiring manager. The HRO and the hiring manager may then provide input into the qualification determination. However, the Ops Center makes the final decision.

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plan that combats the AIDS epidemic benefitting not merely the populations of Tanzania and Uganda, but of the African continent as well.

In 2016, PEPFAR treated 11.5 million men, women and children for HIV/AIDS with Antiretroviral Treatments that have literally saved their lives. Additional PEPFAR successes include the prevention of two million babies being born with HIV that would have been infected otherwise. Since the start of PEPFAR, the rate of new HIV cases has cumulatively declined by 51 to 76 percent in the various focus countries, putting the end goal of an AIDS-free generation in sight.

For the specific countries of Uganda and Tanzania, PEPFAR has certainly had an impact. In the 12 years since PEPFAR began, AIDSrelated deaths have decreased by more than 60 percent in both countries, translating to more than 110,000 lives extended. Just from 2014 to 2015, AIDS-related deaths decreased by 14 percent in Uganda and 16 percent in Tanzania, translating to 4,700 lives saved in Uganda and 7,000 lives saved in Tanzania. The new clinics and treatment centers slated for award this year will only increase the effectiveness of the PEPFAR program, saving more lives in the future. PEPFAR is focused on achieving its goal and has been amazingly successful in its efforts to date. The very real possibility that the AIDS disease can be wiped out in the next decade is not a faraway dream, but rather a tangible goal that is within arm’s reach.

“PEPFAR has shown a new light and day and also set up steps for economic growth in these countries, filling many people with hope to keep on living,” said Dr. Joseph Chintowa, the Senior Technical Director for Global Health Program in Tanzania.

The U.S. Department of Defense, in coordination with OGAC, is just one component of many with a role to play in PEPFAR. The DoD works in several of the PEPFAR focus coun-

Under PEPFAR, dilapidated laboratory clinics like this one in Namtumbo will rebuild basic improvements to become fully functional.

tries to support and improve HIV/ AIDS prevention, testing and treatment. Often working directly with the host-country ministries of defense to implement PEPFAR policies, the DoD supports the expansion of host-nation infrastructure for medical research, care, and treatment clinics.

The U.S. Military HIV Research Program, centered at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, leads the efforts for these infrastructure improvements and works closely with NAVFAC at the front lines to bring PEPFAR to life.

NAVFAC delivers efficient and effective facilities support and envi-

ronmental management to the customer, whether that is the fleet, the warfighter, or friendly nations in need.

By providing humanitarian assistance, NAVFAC represents the United States of America in building goodwill and lasting relationships with these countries down to the local level.

As Phil Cyr, the supervising engineer for the NAVFAC EURAFSWA CE branch describes it, “doing things for others and creating a long term presence to remind the world that Americans are good folks” is what contingency engineering is all about.■

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The NAVFAC Atlantic team just before they headed out.

NORFOLK, VA. – Volunteers from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Atlantic turned out June 2 to tackle a really, really dirty job.

Wearing boots, beat-up jeans and a fair amount of sunscreen and bug repellant, they pulled up trash and debris from along the banks of the Elizabeth River where it meets Lafayette River Annex, all part of the command’s involvement in the annual Clean the Bay Day. The event, now in its 29th year, involves shoreline and stream clean up as one of the largest volunteer events in the Commonwealth. A press release from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, sponsor of the event, estimated 6,000 volunteers at 250 sites across Virginia, hauled out 100,000 pounds of litter and debris across 450 miles of shoreline this year.

As is unofficial tradition, NAVFAC Atlantic employees get a jump on the event, donating volunteer hours the day before the formal event. Blessed with a beautiful early summer day lacking in much humidity, volunteers Yellow-crowned noted an increase in Night-Heron the amount of some kinds of litter and deThe Atlantic Observer

bris such as plastic straws and discarded ice bags. A few pieces of decking were also uncovered along the shore, attributed to large storms in recent months.

The team also got a chance to check up on a past year’s efforts, restored oyster beds growing and thriving in the Lafayette River.

In all, these volunteers collected 440 pounds of junk from a quarter mile strip in less than 90 minutes.

NAVFAC Atlantic Marine Resources Specialist Jacqueline Bort, who served as events co-coordinator, said the Clean the Bay Days has its highs and lows.

“It’s always amazing, and at the same time sad, that we collect so much from such a small area,” said Bort. “But it’s great to get a team together to do some good, and to show how easy it is to make a positive impact on our environment.”

Participants each year jockey to discover the most unusual find of the day. They turned in such items as a neon buoy, a life jacket and even a hard hat, yet it was one of the smaller items that took the unofficial prize.

Catherine Grey, community planner within the command’s asset management division, unearthed a haggard toy from the reeds: Lucy of Peanuts fame.

The toy may have lost her voice, but still bore the visage of displeasure, as if she were somehow angry with pollution!■

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Story & Photos JC Kreidel NAVFAC Atlantic Public Affairs

Co-coordinator Mary Anne Morrison was pleased with the turnout: “To be able to come together with co-workers, if only even for an hour, to clean up our river bank solely as a benefit to our planet and have fun while doing it is immensely rewarding. I’m proud to be a part of a command that participates in this event each year.” >>>

Environmental Business Line Director Joe Cirvello considers the wisdom of grooming with a plastic comb found in the marshy grasses while a crab oversees the work being done along the Lafayette River. <<< A job very well done indeed!

From plastic bags to a hard hat, the crew found it all.

Bottles, plastic and glass, were among the haul as well as this errant shoe insert.

Catherine Grey and her award-winning find!

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On a bright sunny April morning, Rear Adm. Darius Banaji, Commander, NAVFAC Atlantic briefed personnel on command progress as well as things to come. He spoke about the much anticipated expanded Alternative Work Schedule (see page 32) and put an emphasis on training, from top supervisors on down. Rear Adm. Banaji stressed teamwork as well as opportunities to enjoy each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company during RECing Crew events.

He also had the opportunity to deliver some much-deserved individual and team awards ...

Leadership Development Program (LDP) Graduates

Command Coins Brittany Hellman, Legal

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... for her efforts to boost morale with the introduction of a food truck service to LRA!

Kristin Brennan, Geotechnical Engineer, CI41

Rebecca Rowe, HRO ... for her teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s management of a hefty work volume in the second quarter of FY17!

Steve Anderson, BD

Lisa Sumpter, Supervisory Contract Specialist, ACQ

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... for his oversight of crucial building renovation projects for NAVFAC Atlantic team!

Length of Service Awards Congratulations to ...

• 10 years • Christine Mintz Teddy Porter Tiffany Wilkerson

• 15 years • Steve Anderson Robert Butters

• 30 years • Bernard Deneke Robert Tabet

• 20 years • Thomas Wilson

• 35 years • Debora Toxey

End of tour awards Cmdr. Kemit Spears

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Rear Adm. Banaji presented his Deputy Fleet Civil Engineer with a Meritorious Service Medal as an end of tour award June 7. Cmdr. Spears has moved on to be the operations officer for NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic.

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Lt. Andy Cotherman

Lt. Cotherman accepted a Navy Commendation Medal from Rear Adm. Banaji June 20 for his service as Flag Aide. He is transferring to Japan to be the Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division Director at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.

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2016 NAVFAC

Product and Service Team of the Year: Vieques Environmental Restoration Team

Photo: JC Kreidel

The Vieques Environmental Restoration Team faces unique challenges such as unexploded ordnance (and associated contaminants) across thousands of acres of land and sea floor in Puerto Rico, abundant ecologically and culturally sensitive resources, and the often-disparate objectives of numerous stakeholders, including the local community, education and scientific organizations, and various advocacy groups. In 2016, the Vieques Team won the CNO Environmental Restoration Team award, the SECNAV Environmental Restoration Team award and the DD Environmental Restoration Team award.

With input from the local community, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (PREQB), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Navy identified priority areas on both the land and offshore for accelerated cleanup to fast-track public access or other planned use. In addition to measures to accelerate land use, the Navy, in partnership with the other stakeholder agencies, has implemented innovative strategies that have reduced explosive hazards as well as the environmental footprint and cost of cleanup.

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Pictured: Dan Hood, Kevin Cloe, Dan Waddill and Mike Green.

Recent accomplishments that demonstrate the innovative approaches characteristic of the Vieques Environmental Restoration Team include Public Beach (Playa La Chiva); Historic Spanish Lighthouse; Former Open Burn/Open Detonation Site; Range Wide; Landfill.

By far the most costly aspect of the Vieques Environmental Restoration Program is munitions cleanup, estimated to be well over $100 million when completed.

These munitions also pose the highest level of risk to workers performing the cleanup, USFWS personnel performing land management, and to the public utilizing the lands. Therefore, identifying and implementing groundbreaking technologies to reduce both risk and cost is fundamental to the program. Key technologies utilized this year will save tens of millions in cleanup costs.

The product and service team is made up of Supervisory Environmental Engineer Dan Waddill, (Team Lead); Daniel Hood, environmental engineer; Kevin Cloe, environmental engineer; Mike Green, physical scientist; and Madeline Rivera, environmental engineer.

TEAM AWARDS

Process Improvement Team of the Year: Readiness & Dashboard Team Pictured: Cynthia DeJong, Diane Lecroy, Don Neuens, Bill Garrett, Russ Cooper and Tiffany Wilkerson.

The PREP and PWD Dashboard Team executed exceptional work on the development of the Public Works Department (PWD) Readiness Evaluation Program (PREP) and the PWD Dashboard to drive process improvements through high velocity learning.

Through the identification of gaps and seams, these Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) worked to develop comprehensive checklists and identify existing or develop new corporate metrics to evaluate performance of critical processes within their respective business and service lines.

Integrating their respective program elements, the team shaped common templates to provide leadership visibility for strategic and resourcing decisions and deliver a highvelocity learning platform for use at both the strategic and tactical levels.

Drawing from existing corporate metrics as well as developing new assessments, the team compiled the most relevant and meaningful measures of productivity for inclusion in the Dashboard to provide PWDs a tool for quick reference and analysis of PWD performance.

PREP evaluations take an in depth look to identify long-

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term trends and opportunities for process improvement.

When used in conjunction with each other, PREP and the Dashboard provide senior leaders the ability to assess PWD effectiveness based on consistent valued metrics.

Despite significant individual responsibilities, each of these professionals held throughout the course of this project, they maintained an aggressive timeline to bring the PWD Dashboard online by Oct. 15, 2016, and ready the PREP for implementation by Jan. 1, 2017. The Team remains continuously engaged in refining these tools for broader NAVFAC usage in FY18.

The process improvement team is made up of Supervisory Information Technology Specialist Don Neuens (Team Lead); Kathryn Hourigan, community planner; Diane Lecroy, supervisory contract specialist; Cynthia De Jong, architect; Angel Ho, supervisory general engineer; Tiffany Wilkerson, physical scientist; Russ Cooper, supervisory general engineer; and Bill Garrett, safety and occupational health manager.

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well-deserved time for fun The RECing Crew planned a great evening at the ballpark for more than 70 NAVFAC personnel and their families.

NAVFAC Atlantic at The Norfolk Tides, June 2, 2017

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The Department of Defense Instruction 1000.27 establishes a mass transit benefit program for outside the National Capital Region. In accordance with this instruction, the Department of the Navy (DON) and NAVFAC have implemented the Transportation Incentive Program System (TIPS) for DoN employees to help reduce their daily contribution to traffic congestion and air pollution, as well as expand their commuting alternatives. DoN/NAVFAC transit benefit participants are eligible for transit benefits up to $255.00 per month (parking fees are excluded) for specific pre-approved commuter mass transit transportation costs not to exceed actual expenses.

TIPS is designed to pay for mass transit costs incurred by personnel in their local commute from residence to permanent duty station. Participants must accurately claim an amount that reflects their actual commuting cost.

Failure to do so will result in a fraudulent certification on the application and is subject to criminal prosecution. This program is a benefit, not an entitlement; thus, there is no retroactive reimbursement. This benefit is issued in the form of a debit card. Debit cards may only be used at eligible transit ticket vending machines (TVMs) or customer service centers.

To sign up or obtain more information on the program, contact John Diring, TIPS manager at 757.322.4190 or Paige Flores, assistant TIPS manager, at 757.322.4802.

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AWS

As a result of the 2016 DEOCS, the NAVFAC Atlantic Executive Steering Group reviewed our current Alternative Work Schedule (AWS) program and potential additional options that might be utilized. As a result of that review, it was decided to add Vari-week, Maxi-Flex and 4-10s to our current work schedule options of Traditional, Flexi-Tour, Gliding and 5/4/9. The below AWS chart provides a quick reference of these work schedule conditions and terms. The updated Leave, Time and Attendance Policies for Civilian Employees Instruction and Handbook will be signed out and issued shortly.

FWS

CWS

Traditional

Flexi-tour

Gliding

Vari-week

Maxi-Flex

5/4/9

Required Hours

8 hour days, 5 days per week

8 hour days, 5 days per week

8 hour days, 5 days per week

6 to 10 hour days, 80 hours per pay period.

Must Work 5 Days Per Week

80 hours per pay period.

Less than 10 Days per pay period Authorized.

Hours must be within MondayFriday

80 hours per pay period, 8 9-hour days, 1 8hour day, 1 day off

10 hours a day, 40 hours a week, and 80 hours a pay period

Duty Time

Set routine, same every day

Start/stop times can vary by day, but must meet Core Hours 30, 45, or 60 min. unpaid Not Authorized

Start/stop times may vary by day, , but must meet Core Hours 30, 45, or 60 min. unpaid Not Authorized

Same schedule every workday

30, 45, or 60 min. unpaid Not Authorized

Start/stop times can vary by day, but must meet Core Hours 30, 45, or 60 min. unpaid Not Authorized

Same schedule every workday

Meal Time

Start/stop times may vary by day, but set with supv.

30, 45, or 60 min. unpaid Not Authorized

30, 45, or 60 min. unpaid Authorized

30, 45, or 60 min. unpaid Authorized

Core Hours

0900-1430

0900-1430

0900-1430

0900-1430

0900-1430

0900-1430

0900-1430

Work Day

0600–1800, as set by supv

0600–1800, as set by supv

Varies, must be available for core hours

Varies, must be available for core hours

0600–1800, as set by supv

0600–1800, as set by supv

Overtime

Time in excess of 8 hrs/day or 40 hrs /week ordered in advance by management Not authorized

Time in excess of 8 hrs/day or 40 hrs /week ordered in advance by management Authorized

Time in excess of 8 hrs/day or 40 hrs /week ordered in advance by management Authorized

Time in excess of 9 hrs/day or 40 hrs /week ordered in advance by management Not authorized

Time in excess of 10 hrs/day or 40 hrs /week ordered in advance by management Not Authorized

Regular Day Off

Credit Hours

Varies, must be available for core hours on workdays Time in Time in excess of 8 excess of 8 hrs /day hrs/day or or 40 hrs 40 hrs /week /week ordered in ordered in advance by advance by management management Authorized; Authorized; hours of hours of work in work in excess of excess of 80 hours 80 hours

4-10(s)

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welcome aboard

Christopher Asper Automotive Transportation Specialist (PW71)

Bryan Quattrone Financial Management Analyst (FM5)

Hattie Brown Contract Specialist (ACQ4)

David Rediger Civil Engineer (Geotechnical) (CI45)

Matthew Gallagher Equipment Specialist (NCC) Bremerton, Wash.

John Reyes Equipment Specialist (NCC) San Diego, Calif.

Jessica Ince Mathematics Technician (OPD)

Arne Salonen Community Planner (AM22)

Carol Kibbe Human Resources Specialist (BD3)

Jonathan Siegel General Engineer (AM4)

Stephanie LaFramboise PPV Program Specialist (AM5)

James Nelms Civil Engineer (CI45)

Loyce Lightfoot Student Trainee (Engineering) (CI45)

Margaret Noland Interior Designer (CI41)

Gwen Lockhart Natural Resources Specialist (EV53) Takako Moore Human Resources Specialist (PM/ER) (BD33)

Lawrence Phillips Fire Protection Engineer (CI46)

Iris Valentine Human Resources Specialist (LER) (BD33)

James Nelms Civil Engineer (CI45)

Jeremy Varner Equipment Specialist (NCC) San Diego, Calif.

Colleen Pak Civil Engineer (CI47)

Amanda Wynn Equipment Specialist (NCC) Portsmouth, Va.

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GOOD CATCH! NAVFAC Atlantic Security Manager Steve Anderson recently received a command safety coin for his quickthinking and follow-through on thwarting a potentially dangerous situation. Known for being the bridge between his “Two S’s”–Safety and Security–he discovered a partially open manhole following routine ground maintenance. Steve personally saw to installing a temporary barrier to warn off others of the danger while the necessary repairs were made.

Steve receives his coin NAVFAC is serious about safety. Our Good Catch from Bill Garrett, CSP, safety program is anchored in the PREVENTION of NAVFAC Atlantic Safety. mishaps. Make a good catch of your own!

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WORKPLACE

INJURIES .

BY THE NUMBERS

Every 7 secondsâ&#x20AC;Ś a worker is injured on the job.

540

12,900 a day

per hour

4,700,000

90,400

a year

a week

99,000,000 =

Production days lost due to work-related injuries in 2014

Most common types of injuries keeping workers away from work

Sprains, strains or tears The Atlantic Observer

Soreness or pain

Cuts, lacerations or punctures