2019 AWAR D W I N N ER S
LaShan Bonaparte
Jennifer Rose
Ales-Cia Winsley
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Program Director, Bell 505 & 429 Bell
Executive Director, Electric Regulatory & Strategy Implementation
Computer Engineer, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMAE-LMO)
LaShan Bonaparte is recognized by her colleagues at Bell as a role model, both within and outside of the organization. In her role as program director, Bell 505 & 429, she leads a diverse cross-functional program team developing and supporting commercial helicopter products. She leads all program management aspects relating to Bell’s 505 and 429 Commercial Aircraft Programs. Bonaparte led the team in successfully certifying the new 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter with the airworthiness authorities. After certification, she restructured her team to ensure the customers of these new aircraft were supported, and feedback was generated to improve the product. Bonaparte manages her programs through transparent and open communications and is valued by her team for her dedication to building relationships and partnerships to achieve success. During her career at Bell, she has been the technical lead in many areas of design. She has served as the chief engineer of the H-1 Upgrade Program. In that capacity, she was responsible for leading a crossfunctional team managing all technical aspects of the program for one of Bell’s premier customers, the U.S Marine Corps.
Consumers Energy
Department of Defense
Jennifer Rose has 18 years of experience in the utility and energy sector, with over a decade focused on electric supply operations, energy market modeling, and electric infrastructure strategy for Consumers Energy. Previously, Jennifer was responsible for the development of the company’s electric integrated resource plan called the Balanced Energy Initiative. Jennifer and her team evaluated existing and new conventional, renewable, and alternative generation resources as well as energy efficiency and conservation measures. As part of that effort, they developed complex electric resource portfolio optimization models to evaluate electric resource planning options, future environmental compliance strategies for electric generation facilities, and potential asset acquisitions. During the debate on new energy legislation in the state of Michigan, Jennifer participated in collaborative regulatory discussions to help inform and shape the requirements for electric utilities. In her current role, Jennifer is responsible for developing and leading Consumers Energy’s electric grid strategy and longterm roadmap, maximizing value to Michigan’s customers.
Ales-Cia Winsley is a software engineer specialist with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). After joining the DCMA through the Keystone Program, Winsley spent time as an entry-level developmental employee building the skills needed for a key role. She completed the required training for Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level II Certification and the Software Professional Development Program (SPDP), a three-year process, in only 18 months. As the software engineer specialist for the Joint Air-Ground Missile (JAGM) program, which is the largest guided missile program in the world, Winsley has had a significant impact. She provides oversight for key program activities, including test readiness reviews, and serves as an active member of the Software Engineering Review Board. She has been recognized with various internal awards including “Outstanding Customer Support,” “Outstanding Support to the Warfighter,” and a nomination for “Employee of the Quarter.” In addition to the JAGM program, she is the lead software engineer specialist on other large programs in the Contract Management Office (CMO). She also takes on other leadership roles in different CMO activities. Winsley heads management internal control assessment for the CMO’s Software Acquisition Management, leading the team to the lowest number of findings in history for the CMO’s inspections.
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