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-- 2005 EIA Conference Participant

2006 Awards Winners

Presentations were made during the Annual Conference at the Esmeralda Hotel 19 - 22 September. Following the winners are the lists of finalists for the Idea of the Year, Team Idea of the Year, Program Administrator ,  Executive, Evaluator and Advocate of the Year:

Program Administrator of the Year Winner
Chiquita K Bazemore
Engineer/QUEST Administrator
BAE Systems
Reston VA
Executive of the Year Winner
Pamela S Mader
Plant Manager
General Motors Moraine Assembly Plant
Dayton OH
Advocate of the Year Winner
Anthony Pentecoste
Director of Quality Assurance
BAE Systems
Greenlawn NY
Evaluator of the Year Winner
Kenney Cooper
Roadway Maintenance Support Manager
Polk County Board of County Commissioners
Bartow FL
Idea of the Year Winner
Lockheed martin Missiles & Fire Control - Camden
Use of Clips to Secure Spinning Tail Fins
Dave Williams
Team Idea of the Year Winner
BAE Systems
Improvement to Electronic Circuitry for Radio Transmitter
Overall Idea of the Year Winner
Dubai Aluminium Company, Ltd. 
Tumbler at Dig Out Area for Cleaning Soaked Butts
Satpal Singh
2006 Idea of the Year
2006 Bronze Award Finalists 
William H Campbell
Vice President & General Manager, Communications & Information Systems, CNIR
BAE Systems
Reston VA
BAE Exchange Server Performance
 
Huda Saif Alkhader
Customer Relationship Advisor
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Add Government Contact No's (SRS 3477)
 
Henadi Iqbal Abedin
Senior Payable Accountant
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Automate Monthy Foreigh Invoice (SRS 4588)
 
Mohamed Absar Bahmini
Project Manager
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Static Electricity (SRS 1393)
 
Ashfaq Ahmad
Senior Supervisor - Technical
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Online Information to Multiple Departments (SRS1845)
 
Angela Riddick
LU16 Functional Services
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Lufkin
Lufkin TX
ESD Issue - Closed Room
 
 
Cynthia Fillyaw
LU19 Operations Team
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Lufkin
Lufkin TX
Wire Harness Assembly Lean Approach
 
Rick Buhrman
Industrial Security Rep - Staff
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - El Paso
Dallas TX
Surveillance Cameras System
 
Mr Peh Seng Ket
Director
PSK Management and Consultants
 SINGAPORE
Make use of basemebt carpak for badminton court
 
2006 Silver Award Finalists 
Metro Hruby
Engineer
BAE Systems
Wayne NY
Communications Between Production Floor in Wayne and Engineering Staff in other Facilities
 
Gary Clukey
Senior Program Manager
BAE Systems
Reston VA
Program Management Training
 
K. P. Balakrishnan, J. G. Rocaberte, G. S. Murthy
Mechanical Technician, Mechanical Technician, Maintenance Mechanic
Dubai Aluminum Company Limited
Dubai UAE
Insulator Sleeve for Jactuator Shaft Replacement
 
A. F. G. Lobo, K. Pappuraj, A. R. Ramesh
Maintenance Mechanic, Mechanical Technician, Mechanical Technician
Dubai Aluminum Company Limited
Dubai UAE
Modification of Pump
 
N. Durai Raj
Electrical Technician
Dubai Aluminum Company Limited
Dubai UAE
Bldg 420 33KV Transfer Bus Bar Protection
 
S. J. Bai, T. Vadakot, J. De Ursula Fernandes
Assistant Supervisors
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Electrical Power Source (SRS2142)
 
R. Varghese, S. J. Baptist, C. J. Oliveros
Assistant Supervisors and Supervisor
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Mast light bracket length increase to prevent hose trapping in Kalmar (SRS2980)
 
Seyyed Humam Noushad
Network Specialist
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Alternate Outdoor Box (SRS4415)
 
Subbiah Chandra Sekaran & M.S. Srinivasan
Machininst & Assistant Supervisor Electrical
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Dual Dial Guage Indicator (SRS 3678)
 
Terry Garrison
Electrician
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - El Paso
Dallas TX
Lighting Work Area in Fixture Cavities
 
Ian Elieson
Contract Administrator - PMT Coordinator
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Grand Prairie TX
Re-Use Soil Displaced by Construction
 
Business Operations PMT
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Orlando FL
New Employee Welcome Pack
 
Penny Brooks
Javelin Guidance Team Leader
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Pike County Operations
Troy AL
Replacement of Javelin Final test connectors
 
Josh Goolsby
LU15 Tactical Services
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Lufkin
Lufkin TX
Implement Traceability System
 
Ian Elieson
Performance Management Team Coordinator
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Grand Prairie TX
Thermal Imaging for Predictive Maintenance
 
Mr Premchadra Prasad
Incharge-cum-Operator
The Tinplate Company of India Limited
Jharkhand INDIA
Reduction in Down time in 6 Hi Mill
 
2006 Gold Award Finalists 
Steve Kowalski
Senior Test Technician
BAE Systems
Greenlawn NY
Improvement to electronic circuitry for radio transmitter
 
Satpal Singh
Senior Technician
Dubai Aluminum Company Limited
Dubai UAE
Tumbler at Dig Out Area for Cleaning Soaked Butts
 
N. Sekhar, H. M. Nizam Mydeen
Greenmill Operator, Electrical Technician
Dubai Aluminum Company Limited
Dubai UAE
Modification to Eliminate the Paste Rejection in Greenmill Line #2
 
Faiz Palekar, N. Prabhakar
Instrument Technician, Electrical Technician
Dubai Aluminum Company Limited
Dubai UAE
Awareness of Nozzle Break in SNIF Degasser Unit
 
V. Narayanan, R. L. Maybuena
Maintenance Mechanic, Mechanical Technician
Dubai Aluminum Company Limited
Dubai UAE
Anti Roll Back to Prevent Trolley Roll Out in Stub Casting
 
N. Nagarajan & Cherian Abraham
Sr. Mechanical Supervisor & Workshop Manager
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Kawasaki Crane Head Block Modification (SRS 3455)
 
Alexkutty Mathew
Assistant Supervisor - Electrical
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Emergency switch on kalmar straddle carriers (SRS5135)
 
M. M.Rao, S. Kumar, M Hanif
Supervisor Mechanical, Assistant Supervisor Mechanical, Mechanic Class 1
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Avoiding Turbine Shaft Bearing Failure in Clark 13.5hr Transmission (SRS 1938)
 
R.O. Rashed, Jifry Cottage, M. Joseph, J. Gonzales
Superintendent, Charge hand Plant Workshop, Electrical Supervisor, Mechanic Class II
Dubai Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation
Dubai UAE
Lift interrupt system in Caterpillar Top Loaders (SRS 3522)
 
Tony Eckert
Vehicle Material Analyst
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac MI
Duplicate Payment to Supplier
 
Freedus McDermitt, Jr.
Team Leader
Honda of America Mfg.
Anna OH
Ergo Tool Changer
 
Dave Williams
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Lockheed Martin Missles & Fire Control - Camden
Camden AR
Use of Clips to Secure Spinning Tail Fins
 
Mr Umesh Kumar Gupta
Sr. Engineer
The Tinplate Company of India Limited
Jharkhand INDIA
Improvement in 6 Hi Mill Emulsion System
2006 Team Idea of the Year Finalists
Bronze Finalists
Production Planning and Control Team
LU17 PP&C Team
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Lufkin
Lufkin TX
Z060 Transaction Savings
 
Cost PMT
Production Operations
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Grand Prairie TX
Estimated Data Versus Released Data
 
Scottie Lee
AGMS Program Lead
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Pike County Operations
Troy AL
Alternate Method of Recording Serial Numbers to Show
 
Milt Denker
Industrial Engineer
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Orlando FL
Proposal Support Website
 
Dock to Stock Team
Lockheed Martin Missles & Fire Control - Camden
Camden AR
Electronic File Retrieval System
 
Visual Workplace Team
Production Operations
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Dallas
Grand Prairie TX
Visual Maps in Building 20
 
Visual Workplace Team
Production Operations
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Dallas
Grand Prairie TX
Harnessing the Power of a Visual Workplace
 
CCA PMT
Lockheed Martin MFC
Dallas TX
Map PWA assy process & identify improve improvements lead time, cycle times,
 
Sheet Metal PMT
Lockheed Martin MFC
Dallas TX
Sheet Metal Standard Work & 6S
 
Wenona Sublett
Lean Six Sigma
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Troy Operations
Troy AL
POU Bar Code Catalogs and SOP
 
Dock to Stock
PMT
Lockheed Martin MFC
Dallas TX
Barcodes on Calibrated Tools
 
Shook TACMS PMT
Lockheed Martin MFC
Dallas TX
Excessive masking on the fin assemblies
 
HIMARS Launcher Integration Team
Lockheed Martin Missles & Fire Control - Camden
Camden AR
Use of Masking Dots to Provide Electrical Bond Surfaces
 
Silver Finalists
SRU Test Department - Prime Joseph Porr
Technician - Senior Test/Eng
BAE Systems - NES SRU MFG Test Wayne NJ
Wayne NJ
Shop Floor Control Integration
 
Brenda Wesp
Manufacturing Engineer
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Orlando FL
Fumigation Elimination
 
Capacity Requirements/Production Control
PMT
Lockheed Martin MFC
Dallas TX
Sheet Metal Material Handling Process Improvement
 
Wenona Sublett
Lean Six Sigma
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Troy Operations
Troy AL
Reduction in A&B physicals
 
Ron Kendrick
Quality Assurance
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Troy Operations
Troy AL
Training, Teamwear and Shoes
 
Ron Kendrick
Quality Assurance
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Troy Operations
Troy AL
Implement paper proofload tags
 
Clyde Vandenbusch
Material Support PMT Leader
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Pike Co.
Troy AL
Eliminate incoming cable damage
 
Penny Brooks
Javelin Guidance Team Leader
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Pike County Operations
Troy AL
CAS Fin Cradle Ring Position
 
LU13 PAC3 Missile Team
PAC# Missile Team - Lufkin Operations
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Lufkin
Lufkin TX
Waiting to Work
 
ATACMS Machining PMT
Lockheed Martin MFC
Dallas TX
Tool Setting Picture Guide Book for Tacms Unitary
 
Donald Miniard
Javelin Round/Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Pike County Operations
Troy AL
Plyon cover prime - TWC 04-1496
 
Dewayne Henderson
Javelin Finalization/Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Pike County Operations
Troy AL
Staging of Production Rounds
 
David Johnson
Sub-Assy PMT Leader
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Pike County Operations
Troy AL
Combining of left and right Wing MPP's
 
Mechanical Technical Support
Performance Management Team
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Grand Prairie TX
Lift Gare for Refrigeration Truck
 
Gold Finalists
Matthew Boyer, Walter Whimpenny, Todd Haynes, PhD
SR Engineer, Engineering Supervisor, and Manager Modeling and Simulation
BAE Systems
Reston VA
OPNET Technologies Licensing and Support Mantenance Agreement
 
Robert Beeler
JASSM ASSY PMT Lead
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Pike County Operations
Troy AL
Eliminate excessive transportation of ordnance assembly's
 
JT Evans, Sr., KA O'Brien, TD Hayes
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Ship Systems - Ingalls Operations
Pascagoula MS
The purchase of common paints in 55 gallon drums
 
Brian Bossard
Manufacturing Engineer
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Orlando FL
KOMO Improvements
 
Doug Ary
Systems Test Engineer
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Orlando FL
PIA 4x Adapter
 
Mike Lidik
Package Designer
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Orlando FL
Test Module Implementation - Phase 1
 
Jim Strickland
THAAD PMT Lead
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Pike County Operations
Troy AL
Epibond Cure to Handle Time
 
PMT Facilities Technical Services Team
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control - Dallas
Dallas TX
Energy Conservation on Refrigerated Vending Machines
 
2006 Program Administrator Finalists
 
Bronze Finalist
Ann Holko
Suggestion Administrator
GM Powertrain Flint North
Flint MI
 
Gold Finalists
 
Cheryle Buckley
Suggestion Administrator
General Motors Powertrain Willow Run
Ypsilanti MI
 
2006 Executive of the Year Finalists
 
Abdulla Kalban
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Aluminium Company Ltd
DUBAI UAE
 
2006 Evaluator of the Year Finalists
 
Gold Finalists
Lisa Coleman
Industrial Engineer
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Orlando FL
 
Vicki Thompson
Industrial Engineer
Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control
Orlando FL
 
 
Bronze Finalists
Ann Holko, Jim Knight, Denny Merry
Suggestion Administrator, UAW Suggestion Coordinator
GM Powertrain Flint North
Flint MI
 
2006 Advocate of the Year Finalists
 
 
James Recchia
Director of Operations
BAE Systems
Wayne NJ
 
Susan Giliberti
SMART Program Manager
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego
Owego NY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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