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THIRD QUARTER 2019
ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS | EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER
SHIP SPONSOR
DANA
RICHARDSON
WITH THE
FUTURE CREW OF
OREGON.
CHRISTENING OF SSN 793 PCU OREGON
EBNEWS
On Saturday, October 5, Ship Spon-sor Dana Richardson christened pre-commissioning unit Ore-gon (SSN 793), the 20th ship
of the Virginia Class. Richardson, an Oregon native, has focused much of her time on military spouse ini-tiatives, family programs and family resources, serving on multiple boards and in a variety of leadership roles.
“To the crew of the USS Oregon: today’s ceremony celebrates the tenacity and the hard work you’ve put forth, and it has culminated in achieving this goal,” said Richardson.“Our nation relies on you to keep her safe, and to defend her mightily,” she said. “It is an honor and a privilege, and I stand ready to serve as your sponsor.”
Richardson christened the ship with a sparkling Chardonnay-Rosé from the Stoller Family Estate winery in Dayton, Oregon.
In 1841, the first USS Oregon, a former brig, explored the shoals and reefs of the Hawaiian Islands, South Africa, and Rio de Janeiro Brazil, and conducted surveys in the Gulf of Mexico. She was laid up in the Norfolk Navy Yard in April of 1945 and was sold soon thereafter.
The second Oregon (BB 3), was laid down on November 19, 1891 at Union Iron Works in San Francisco, and was
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PETE DINAPOLI, SHIP’S MANAGER OF OREGON, PRESENTS DANA RICHARDSON WITH A BOTTLE BOX CONTAINING THE BOTTLE USED TO CHRISTEN THE SHIP.
EB PRESIDENT KEVIN GRANEY DELIVERING HIS OPENING REMARKS.
commissioned on July 15, 1895 as a bat-tleship for the U.S. Navy. BB 3 was called to fight in the Spanish-American War in 1898, where she outgunned and outmatched her adversaries and contrib-uted heavily to the U.S. victory.
“She was called the bulldog of the Navy,” said Congressman Greg Walden, who represents Oregon’s 2nd Congressio-nal District, in his keynote remarks. “While it’s been many years since the
“TODAY YOU BEAR WITNESS
TO THIS MAGNIFICENT
SHIP”
NEWSEB CONTENTS
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original USS Oregon sailed her last voyage, we shall always remember the brave sailors who so proudly answered the call of freedom,” he said.
During the ceremony, EB President Kevin Graney recognized five shipbuilders who dis-tinguished themselves with their extraordinary work on Oregon. “They represent, individual-ly, the collective change our workforce is undergoing. Long-serving, highly skilled shipbuilders are passing the torch to very tal-ented, next-generation shipbuilders to carry forward the legacy of this important work for our country,” said Graney.
Larry Daniels D248, Brittany Meyer D243, Mike Thornton D915, Haley Hider D244, and Steve Corr, a recent retiree after
34 years with EB at Quonset Point, were asked to stand and were recognized among the sea of people at the event.
“Today you bear witness to this magnifi-cent ship,” said Graney. “While I’m only five days into my second career here at EB, I know it took world-class engineering, accu-rate and timely material procurement of thousands of parts and components from all across the country, a comprehensive and flex-ible plan, and gritty determination in execution by our New England and Virginia trade workforce.”
Construction began on Oregon in Septem-ber 2014, and she is slated for delivery in the fall of 2020.
SHIP SPONSOR DANA RICHARDSON CHRISTENS THE FUTURE USS OREGON (SSN 793)
GREG WALDEN, U.S. REP., OREGON (KEYNOTE SPEAKER).
FLOWER GIRL MARYN AUSTIN RECEIVES GIFT FROM CATHY SMITH, VP, VIRGINIA CLASS PROGRAM.
ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS is published by the Public Affairs Dept. 75 Eastern Point Road • Groton, CT 06340
LYNN HENDY, Editor
SYDNEY DAVIES, Contributing Editor
BOB GALLO, GARY SLATER, Photography
Phone (860) 433-4683
Fax (860) 433-8054
Email lhendy@gdeb.com
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EB Christens SNN 793 PCU Oregon
Electric Boat Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony For Submarine Iowa
Groundbreaking Marks Start Of Construction Supporting Columbia Program
EB Hosts Visitors For Annual Naval Nuclear Labortory Tour Of The Shipyard
USS John Warner (SSN 785) Returned To Fleet Ahead Of Schedule
EB Business Ethics and Conduct
U.S. Secretary Of Defense Visits Electric Boat
Jeff Geiger Retires; Kevin Graney Appointed President Effective October 1, 2019
Service Awards
Retirees
Employee Incentive Program
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MRS. CHRISTIE VILSACK, SHIP SPONSOR OF THE FUTURE SUBMARINE IOWA, USES CHALK TO DRAW HER INITIALS ON THE STEEL PLATE TO BE WELDED BY QUONSET POINT EMPLOYEE ANTHONY MIELE (IN BACKGROUND).
At a ceremony at the company’s Quonset Point facility on August 20, Electric Boat marked the keel laying of SSN 797 Iowa, the 24th
submarine of the Virginia class with the ship’s sponsor, company leadership and employees and future Iowa crew members.
The sponsor of Iowa is Mrs. Christie Vilsack, an Iowa native and lifelong edu-cator. Vilsack began her career as a teacher of language arts and journalism, in middle, high school and at Iowa Wesleyan College. Beginning in 1999, Christie served as First Lady of Iowa, where she focused on education and lit-eracy issues. Her education advocacy continues in her work on the Board of Iowa Wesleyan University and IREX, an international education non-profit. Chris-tie also currently works as education advisor to the chancellor of Colorado State University.
The keel laying of a ship is a time-honored tradition. In the days of wooden ships, the start of construction was marked by the laying of the first
ELECTRIC BOATHOSTS KEEL LAYING CEREMONY FOR SUBMARINE IOWA
timber – the backbone of the vessel. Today, this celebration is modified to reflect current manufacturing methods as well as the cylindrical shape of modern submarines.Shipbuilders and sailors refer to the bottom centerline of the sub-marine as the keel.
At the ceremony, EB Quonset Point employee Anthony Miele welded Mrs. Vilsack’s initials onto a steel plate to be installed on the Iowa, where it will remain throughout the ship’s service life,
reminding her crew of the strong bond between the Iowa and her sponsor.
Also attending the ceremony were Quonset Point employees who celebrated forty years of service to the company.
Special recognition was given to Elec-tric Boat Structural Fabrication Mechanic, Tom Lowney. During Lowney’s 20-year career in the US Navy, he served aboard the battleship Iowa in 1989. To close the cere- mony, sponsor Christie Vilsack declared the keel “to be well and truly laid.”
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LEFT, QUONSET POINT EMPLOYEE ANTHONY MIELE WELDS MRS. VILSACK’S INITIALS ONTO A STEEL PLATE.
ABOVE, MRS. VILSACK AND THE FUTURE CREW OF SSN 797 IOWA .
Electric Boat Quonset Point
Since becoming operational in 1974, Electric Boat’s Quonset Point facility has established and advanced the industry standard in manufacturing, outfitting and modular construction for the production of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. There are currently eight Virginia-class subma-rines in various stages of construction at Quonset Point, and one Columbia-class hull. Over the next few years, the site will grow considerably, adding an addi-tional 13-acres of hull outfitting space for Virginia and Columbia class submarines.
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On September 13, Electric Boat celebrated the ceremonial ground-breaking of the South Yard Assembly
Building (SYAB) in the Groton shipyard, a new 200,000 square-foot facility dedicated to construction of the Columbia class.
This expansion will be the largest con-struction project to take place at the Groton shipyard in more than 45 years. Those in attendance, including General Dynamics leadership, EB shipbuilders, Navy partners, project team members, and elected and public officials, have played an important role in bringing the SYAB project to reality.
Electric Boat’s expansion related to the Columbia program has and will continue to provide jobs and the basis for a thriv-ing manufacturing sector in Connecticut.
“This project isn’t just good news for Groton and Electric Boat,” said U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney in an editorial he wrote in September for the Hartford Courant on the importance of EB’s continued expan-sion. “New jobs will help attract even more young people to the manufacturing pipeline and to Connecticut’s commu-nity colleges, and they will create fresh opportunities for new business among the hundreds of supplier firms and machine shops in the region that help make these submarines possible.”
The SYAB is the centerpiece of an $850 million expansion at the Groton shipyard
and will eventually be home to 1,400 of EB’s skilled shipbuilders. Electric Boat will also expand and update other manu-facturing spaces and build a floating dry dock to launch Columbia submarines, while continuing to deliver two Virginia-class attack submarines a year.
“The South Yard Assembly Build-ing will serve as a powerful tool in the hands of the skilled shipbuilders here at Electric Boat,” said Rear Adm. Pappano. “This building will provide the capac-ity required to support construction of Columbia SSBNs with the ability to deliv-er two-per-year Virginia SSNs.”
FROM LEFT, AECOM’S JEFF EAMER, GROTON CITY MAYOR KEITH HEDRICK, U.S. REP. JOE COURTNEY, REAR ADM. SCOTT PAPPANO, FORMER EB PRESIDENT JEFF GEIGER, CONN. LT. GOV. SUSAN BYSIEWICZ, U.S. SEN. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, EB VP MATT LUXTON AND GILBANE’S MIKE MCKELVY.
GROUNDBREAKING MARKS START OF CONSTRUCTION SUPPORTING COLUMBIA PROGRAM
EB HOSTS VISITORS FOR ANNUAL NAVAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY TOUR OF THE SHIPYARD
On Saturday, July 20, Electric Boat Groton hosted over 50 interns, new hires, and staff from the Knolls
Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) and Kesselring sites for the annual Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) tour of the shipyard. This yearly event has been orga-nized by Department 412 since 2002.
EB employees across various engineer-ing disciplines gave presentations on a range of topics including computational fluid dynamics, transient shock analysis,
piping analysis and acoustics. In the after-noon, volunteer tour guides led groups of the NNL visitors through portions of new construction hulls SSN 793, SSN 795, and SSN 799, as well as the model room, COATS facility and Columbia reactor head area mockup.
This year’s tour was coordinated by Leslie Christie, Nicole Enos-Quito and Jacqueline Tulip. Special thanks were given to the presenters (Steve Cook, Tess Diffenbaugh, Bronwyn
Hughes, Jack Leonard III, Tom Plan-te, Bob Scherrer and Jeff Youngs) and the tour guides (Ethan Babcock, Jon Carr, Andrew Gilday, Greg King, Zachary Koester, Jeremy Mar-ciniak, Joe Marmaud, Eric Martell, Mark Plourde, Henry Stracensky and Jeremy Truex) for their time and dedication. Feedback from KAPL and Kesselring was excellent and they were very appreciative of Electric Boat hosting the tour.
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THE VIRGINIA-CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE USS JOHN WARNER (SSN 785) ARRIVES AT NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON IN GROTON, CONNECTICUT, PRIOR TO ITS EMERGENT AVAILABILITY AT ELECTRIC BOAT. (U.S. NAVY PHOTO).
USS JOHN WARNER (SSN 785) RETURNED TO FLEET AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
On July 31, the USS John Warner was certified and delivered back to the Navy 17 days ahead of schedule. “I’d like to thank everyone involved in the project – they should be proud of themselves and their work,” said John Occhionero, program
director of submarine maintenance and modernization. Electric Boat was approached by the Navy in early March after a rudder problem
was identified on the Virginia-class boat. The repair was emergent since the Navy needs the boat to support deployments later this year. The EB team proposed a period of performance from April 22 through August 16, with an incentive com-pletion date of August 1.
“The success of this maintenance availability is due to the outstanding pre-plan-ning effort between all involved, including the operations trades, ships management, purchasing, test, the docking crew, engineering and the program office,” said Occhionero. “When unexpected problems arose, the entire team turned it around. That’s why we were able to meet our early incentive date. It shows the Navy how well we can perform.”
Also critical to the EB team’s exceptional performance on the John Warner were the many lessons learned from Montpelier, EB’s largest submarine repair job, which was completed this spring, “such as using the same team from one boat to the next, because they knew what was expected,” said Occhionero. “It’s rewarding, and fun, when we can deliver on time or early.”
SSN 785 left EB on August 2, and the crew reports the rudder is performing well. As part of the repairs, EB also replaced torpedo tube shutter bearings and performed additional testing. “For the removal of the rudder, we utilized new con-struction fixtures, which enabled us to save a great deal of time,” said Occhionero. “In addition, we supported about 10 – 15 alteration installation teams (AITs), who came in to work on a variety of areas, taking advantage of the boat being docked.” AITs typically come from outside companies or the Navy themselves.
Values and ethics are part of our daily decisions at work. Yet, how often do we take the time to consider
these in a meaningful way. Recently, leadership has rolled out three new core values; valuing each other, behaving with integrity and purpose, and committing to excellence. Have you taken the opportunity to put meaning to them?
To value someone means to show regard that someone is held to deserve; important, worthy, useful. When people feel valued, they are more likely going to make better ethical choices.
Honesty and dependability are traits that are expected in the workplace. With-out responsible behavior, distrust can make a work environment uncomfort-able, leading to an unethical culture.
Excellence is a quality that people appreciate, because it’s hard to find. Excellence is the quality of being the best at something. EB strives daily to be the best shipbuilder for the USN.
EB employees should promote an ethi-cal culture that connects to our company’s core values. While culture has many aspects and manifestations, its core values should include a clear sense of purpose and shared perspective that guides deci-sion making across the company.
If you have an ethics complaint, you should contact the General Dynamics Hotline which is available 24/7 at 800-433-8442 or 503-619-1815 for international calls. There are also resources for Ethical Decision-Making in the GD Standards of Business Ethics and Conduct (Blue Book) at (https://www.ebnet.gdeb.com/policy/ethics.html).
Additionally, the EB Ethics Director, Pete Stefanski, 860-433-0873, is available to answer any questions related to ethical decision making. Questions may also be submitted through the Eth-ics Helpline at www.gd.ethicspoint.com.
EB BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCTCONNECTING CORE VALUES AND ETHICS
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U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VISITS ELECTRIC BOAT
Electric Boat was privileged to host the newly sworn in U.S. Secretary of Defense, Dr. Mark T. Esper, at the
Groton shipyard on August 27, just one month into his tenure. Esper was joined by General Dynamics (GD), Navy and elected officials, signaling the importance of submarine programs to our company and our country.
The group included GD CEO & Chair-man Phebe Novakovic; Rob Smith, Executive VP of GD Marine Group; James “Hondo” Geurts, Assistant Secre-tary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition); Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont; Conn. Congressman Joe Courtney; Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal of Conn. and Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island.
Esper toured the Combat & Control System Module Off-Hull Assembly & Test Site (COATS) and Building 260. Outside of Building 8N, he spoke with EB shipbuilders and the crew of USS South Dakota (SSN 790).
OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR MICHAEL BRYCKI WITH U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ESPER.
EB SHIPBUILDERS AND THE CREW OF USS SOUTH DAKOTA LISTEN TO SECRETARY ESPER’S REMARKS.
“It’s my fourth week on the job, and it’s a great privilege to be here,” Esper told the group. “Thank you for what you do. It’s a great example of the cooperation and collaboration between hardworking Americans, all committed to the same mission—deterring conflict around the globe, particularly on the high seas. It’s a model of American hard work, ingenuity and cooperation.”
When asked about the importance of the Virginia-class attack submarines, Esper replied, “We are back to the era of great-power competition between the U.S., Russia and now China. We have a distinct advantage in undersea warfare, with both our attack boats and boomers. They are innovative, well-built machines of war, and we have to maintain that overmatch. That means we have to continue to grow the fleet and build capabilities into each version, whether it’s this block or the suc-ceeding block.”
On September 13, General Dynamics announced the retirement of EB President Jeff Geiger, effective September 30, and the appointment
of Kevin Graney as EB President effec-tive October 1. In his farewell message to employees, Geiger recounted the great change and opportunity underway for the company.
“Thousands of new employees have joined our team, the production rate of the Virginia Class has doubled, the designs of VPM and Columbia are nearly finished, and we have started construc-tion on significant new facilities that will change the landscape of both Quonset Point and Groton. It has been a tremen-dous privilege to be a part of these significant achievements.
“I take my leave knowing I will miss working with you and being a small part of a tremendous enterprise accomplishing spectacular things…I’ll be closely watch-ing you with pride, and in knowing what it takes to produce a product that allows the country to sleep well at night. I’ll be forev-er indebted to your efforts.”
Kevin Graney left the presidency of General Dynamics NASSCO and assumed leadership of EB on October 1. “I am excited to re-join the men and women of Electric Boat,” said Graney in his letter to employees. “Over the course of our 120-year history, the EB team established a reputation for delivering the highest quality and most innovative sub-marine technology in the world. Our submarines provided our nation with a competitive advantage for over more than a century and will continue to be a criti-cal part of our nation’s defense for many years to come.”
Addressing Electric Boat’s impressive backlog of ships to be built, Graney said, “We continue to hire and train thousands of new shipbuilders to support this growth.
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JEFF GEIGER RETIRES; KEVIN GRANEY APPOINTED PRESIDENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2019
ELECTRIC BOAT PRESIDENT KEVIN M. GRANEY
“I am excited to re-join the men and
women of Electric Boat. Over the
course of our 120-year history, the
EB team established a reputation
for delivering the highest quality
and most innovative submarine
technology in the world. Our
submarines provided our nation
with a competitive advantage for
over more than a century and will
continue to be a critical part of our
nation’s defense for many years
to come.”
— Kevin Graney, President
These jobs are vital to our regional econo-my…this is meaningful work that develops important skills, and provides each of us with an opportunity for not just a job, but a career in shipbuilding.
“This growth is not without its chal-lenges. Our shipbuilding team—including our Navy, Electric Boat, Newport News and our suppliers—must simply do bet-ter. Our efforts require world-class teamwork. Teamwork is built on trust and alignment toward a common pur-pose—designing, building and delivering the world’s best submarines. To succeed, we must scale our opera-tions from our current pace while maintaining an unrelenting focus on safety, uncompromising quality, and affordability,” he said.
Graney began his shipbuilding career with Electric Boat in 1995 as a senior
engineer, working on the high-speed tur-bine generator set for the Virginia-class submarine. He was then assigned as a fluid systems supervisor, working with Newport News Shipbuilding to design the reactor plant fluid systems of the next-generation aircraft carrier—the CVN 78 program. He later managed a team of Electric Boat designers and engi-neers in the development of fluid systems for the British Astute-class submarine program. After working on the British submarine program, he became the pro-gram manager of capital projects and metrics in the Virginia-class submarine program office.
Graney joined General Dynamics NASSCO in January 2006 as director of quality assurance and was promoted to vice president of engineering in July 2007. He progressed through a series of roles and in January 2017 became presi-dent of General Dynamics NASSCO and a vice president of the General Dynamics Corporation.
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SERVICE AWARDS55 YEARS411 Joseph A. Warner
496 Donald E. Ross
50 YEARS459 Edward P. Faubert, Sr
459 Gilbert M. Suarez
626 Raymond H. Howard
670 William A. McDonald
45 YEARS226 Donna M. Millich
227 Larry D. Howard
229 Martin P. Sior
241 Thomas E. Cardin
242 Robert A. Grenier, Jr
242 David L. Woods
244 George I. Glanvill
244 Dennis P. Thompson
248 Earnest R. Ridenour
248 Russell T. Stoddard
251 Maurice J. Gignac
252 Alfred E. York
321 Jane P. Norell
321 William St. George
321 Brian M. Watson
323 Douglas W. Buck
341 Thomas E. Quinn
355 Gary W. Brooks
355 Frederick T. Fagan
355 David G. Miller
403 Michael F. Cipriani
423 Joseph M. Drea
423 Donald E. Michel
429 Robert N. Cioci
447 Susan J. Granata
452 J. Gilbert Burton
452 Robert B. Preston
452 Stephanie E. Stevens
452 Edward E. White
453 Juan A. Rivera
459 Lawrence C. Silva
463 Daniel F. Szymonik
504 Laudalino B. Tavares
505 June J. Brown
505 Bruce J. Burdick
505 Willie L. Rocket
507 Janice A. Goodall
610 William M. Roberts
610 Yolanda C. Upholz
626 Michael A. Martell
642 Stephen M. Adams
795 Robert F. Garraty, Jr
795 John A. Tucker, III
920 Daniel D. Forman
921 Manuel Sardo
936 Robert E. Rego
962 Richard T. Blaine, Jr
962 David N. Murray
40 YEARS201 Timothy J. Castleberry
201 Joseph P. McDermott
201 Anthony J. Payne
242 Michael C. Brown
242 Albert B. Corey, III
242 Joseph E. Noe
242 David J. Sansone
242 Harry G. Weyant
242 Scott A. Wright
246 William C. Shaw
252 Thomas Leone
272 Robert E. Deciutiis
272 Michael E. Mahnke
272 Ricky A. Nobles
274 Gary R. Cozart
323 Robert M. Sommers
341 Joseph C. Janes, Jr
355 Denis J. Lacroix
355 David G. Sorensen
403 Frank E. Paris
407 Leo J. Pietila
432 James E. Beckert
434 Johnny A. Hammond
442 Timothy Rae
445 William A. Mello
445 Theodore A. Spanos
452 Lois M. Willcox
453 Stephen P. Shockley
459 Peter D. Godon
459 Paul H. Youngclaus
460 Teresa A. Hamilton
467 David B. Comery
467 Stirling J. Danskin
481 Martin J. Cuddy
481 Thomas M. McColl
551 Mark A. Lavalley
553 Kenneth Stammel
650 Timothy E. Corey
684 Raymond Melancon, Jr
795 Peter J. Judson
795 Gary D. Vuylsteke
795 Sandra J. Knowles
900 Kirk W. Daniels
901 James G. Rotondo
913 Alan J. Starke
915 Russell A. Diaz, Jr
35 YEARS241 Russell J. Scott
330 Brian K. Gerbutavich
341 Carl R. Dawley
355 Wayne C. Hamler
403 James W. Delaney
409 Carolyn E. Jacob
415 Charles P. Bryant
423 Ronald L. LeBlanc
426 Andrew S. Wiglusz
445 Susan L. Cabral
453 Daniel J. Dyer
453 Anthony L. Maglio, III
459 Stephen M. Novic, Jr
459 Christopher M. Venanzio
462 Robert O. Westhaver, Jr
464 Scot A. Slimon
472 Jeffrey J. Cornell
480 Robert C. Shepherd
481 Jeffrey S. Turner
484 David A. Leblanc
604 Timothy M. Ahern
604 Scott A. Cooper
629 Thomas N. Plante
642 Thomas J. Cotugno
645 Richard B. Kowalski
646 Tami M. Algiere
646 Kristine M. Gigliotti
705 David H. Swedin
915 David G. Havas
967 Michael C. Beaver
30 YEARS241 Keith O. Bragdon
242 Alfred F. Gulowsen
242 Charles C. Lobato
242 George E. Whitney
243 Daniel A. Bonoyer
252 Walter W. Hirtle, III
252 James M. Lloyd
322 Kimberly R. Kintner
323 Terri L. Paige
323 Ralph P. Pruett
355 Jorge M. Payne
403 Brian J. Brimmer
409 Thomas F. Lyon
412 James W. Wolfley
421 Bobbi-Jo Hebert
431 Gerald E. Cosgrove
434 Kelly A. Corman
435 Edward R. Kasabuski
438 Denis A. Jacques
441 Gregory A. Devries
446 Richard R. Lounsbury
448 Paul L. Scott
451 Michael C. DeVito
452 John W. Parfitt, Jr
452 John R. Radley, Jr
452 Joseph C. Sobanski
452 Gary T. Young
457 Heidi J. Curry
459 Suzanne D. Burnett
459 Jonathan A. Viens
472 Kimberly S. Ghilani
474 David S. Martin
480 Ruth A. Hundt
481 Paul L. Hinkle
485 William F. Warren
489 Karen D. Hansen
492 Peter McMorris
495 Marshall G. Parsons
650 Joseph T. Salvatore
702 David W. Williams
921 Peter A. Booth
25 YEARS230 Michael J. Decilorami
243 Gregory S. Noyes
244 Robert E. Walsh, Jr.
251 Luis E. Negron
274 Kenneth R. Miller
341 Michael F. Trezza
400 Beth J. Rafferty
409 Ronald C. Ghiradella
409 Brian M. Wilson
432 James M. Giurleo
435 John F. Mailly
440 Michael P. Astrella
443 Todd D. Crist
448 David A. Castleberry
452 Errol G. Wilson
453 Henry P. Dziedzic
454 Debora S. Crane
456 Peter M. Butler
459 Thomas L. Abran
459 Nicholas V. Proscia
460 Thomas A. Griffin
461 Neil W. Moriarty
462 Lance B. Goddard
464 Craig P. Mullen
472 Charles M. Nadile
480 Michael N. Swintak
484 Paul M. Rusczyk
502 William F. McCabe
505 Kenneth J. Daniels
505 Mark P. Hewitt
505 William J. Stillwaggon
507 Michael T. Stoner
604 Heidi L. Preston
692 Paul A. Harren
904 John C. Teves
915 Thomas R. Adams
915 Robert J. Merritt
915 Scott Snell
917 Edgar O. Roy
921 Daniel R. Kirkland
20 YEARS200 Katrina S. Singer
201 David T. Beardsley
242 Steven B. Anthony
246 Alice E. Lacourse
272 Forrest C. Rix
330 Michael D. DeGraide
410 Timothy T. Kormos
412 Christopher L. D’Aiuto
428 Ellen Dicarlo
431 Robert J. Haskell
434 Lewis J. Mostowy, Jr
435 Michelle T. Lea
442 Mark A. Scussel
451 Kevin J. Lester
464 Norman J. Maranda, Jr
659 Rachael B. Tucker
663 Patrick J. Roach
663 Kyle B. Snurkowski
902 Peter F. Ignagni, Jr
915 Michael P. Georgantas
920 Bryan J. Downey
936 Peter J. Barrette
* Please note that every effort has been made by EB Human Resources and EB Communications to ensure the listings above are complete. If you are aware of a mistake or omission, please email the information to ebcommunication@gdeb.com.
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RETIREES200 Dennis E. Widstrom 42 years Proficiency Developer Sr
201 Richard Longo 33 years Design Build Specialist
226 Steven R. Ouimette 39 years Shipfitter W/L
242 Thomas E. Ravenelle 41 years O S Machinist 1/C
242 Steven Rockholz 13 years O S Machinist W/L
243 Richard E. Cooney 38 years Pipefitter 1/C
246 Helen E. Salvas 16 years Pipecoverer 1/C
251 Brooke E. Riley 35 years Painter 1/C
252 Robert G. Beaudry 37 years General Foreman
252 Gary W. Moone 45 years Joiner 1C
278 Roy F. Montminy, Jr 16 years Elec Srv Eng Son 1/C
322 Daniel F. Duff 15 years Config Mgmt Analyst Sr
330 Thomas J. Begina 41 years Program Rep, Spec
330 Bradford W. Heil 41 years Program Mgr
330 Theodore C. Hurlock, Jr 39 years Mgr of Mat’l Mgmt
333 Sylvia S. Adams 14 years Administrative Clerk II
341 Kenneth N. Barry 8 years Engineer Sr – Materials
341 Susan W. Borenstein 7 years Engineering Spec –Matls
341 Robert W. Mayne 46 years Welder Development 1/C
415 Patrick W. O’Brien 37 years Principal Engineer – Sys
423 William Wyld 13 years Inspectr-Pip-NQC 1/C
438 Gary D. Carmody 15 years Supv of Rad Con
442 Thomas J. Dulaney 17 years Test Eng Prin – Comm
442 Ronald C. Mauldin 34 years Sr Mgr of Engineering
445 David R. DeKeulenaere 37 years Program Lead
447 Kathleen J. Pepin 9 years T/A Material
452 Robert S. Brown 43 years Design Tech-Piping
452 Ronald A. Lastella 42 years Design Tech-Piping
452 Graham Li 25 years Piping Sr Designer
452 Michael A. Siciliano 30 years Pipe S/Des Sr Spec
452 John D. Upholz 38 years Design Tech-Piping
453 Jon A. Babcock 23 years Mech Sr Designer
453 Anthony Parisi 25 years Mech S/Des Sr Spec
456 Michael W. Forgey 24 years Elect S/Des Sr Spec
456 James J. Ryan, Jr 40 years Elect Sr Designer
459 Steven E. Calci 34 years Arrgt S/Dsn Sr Spec 459 Joseph Carver 7 years Arrgt Sr Designer
459 Marc V. Konrad 39 years Strct S/Des Sr Spec
459 Mitchell P. Palmer 38 years Supervisor, Design
460 Scott D. Sydney 40 years T/A Test/W Sr Spec
462 Christopher A. Bowne 45 years Principal Engineer – Sys
472 Laura A. Roy 14 years Test Engineer Specialist
481 Kenneth E. Scott, Jr 40 years Mgr of Engineering
487 Thomas R. Alexander 8 years Engineer Sr – Systems
487 Samuel K. Houpt 33 years Principal Engineer – Sys
495 Jean M. Sullivan 32 years Program Mgr
496 James A. Ainscough 33 years T/A Wt/Est Sr Spec
496 David L. Champagne 44 years T/A Wt/Est Sr Spec
496 Nellichery Thiyagarajan 32 years Engineer, Principal
501 Peter R. Smith 46 years Pipefitter 1/C
545 Walter J. Keane 38 years Operations Supervisor
601 Kenneth C. Blomstedt 40 years VP - Qual & Radio Cntrls
601 Maura A. Dunn 14 years VP – Org & Facility Dev
601 Terence J. Fedors 34 years VP Engineering 601 Kenneth Perry 4 years VP – Program Integration
604 David L. Giambattista 40 years Sr Sys Dsgn Test Sr Spec
604 Niels L. Jorgensen 38 years Prin Engineer – Software
621 Margaret M. Houston 27 years Financial Clerk Grp II
626 David W. Ayers 33 years Mgr of Finance
628 Paul E. Normand 13 years Dir of Navy Programs
629 Richard L. Grigsby 15 years Business Plng Spec
633 Jacqueline C. Ricci 50 years Staff Assistant
643 Kathleen D. Bergeron 30 years Employee Ben Staff Spec
648 Nancy C. Patty 3 years Training Analyst Sr
662 Jeffrey A. Firmin 39 years Fire Chief
686 Suzanne P. Lavoie 34 years Staff Program Rep
686 Michael A. Noel 32 years Program Rep, Spec
691 Christopher W. Adams 39 years Principal Engineer – Sys
691 Vincent G. Capizzano 39 years Program Rep Sr
705 Donald W. Fritz, Jr 32 years Mgmt Systems Spec
707 Michael L. Drawdy 46 years Sr Mgr – Kings Bay Site
708 Steven S. Nohara 39 years Program Mgr
795 Robert A. Lewis 16 years Qual Cntrl Spec
900 David R. Lees 38 years Design Build Rep Prin
911 Lewis J. Beaulieu 15 years Struct Fab Mech I
914 Michael A. Cadieux 38 years Struct Fab Tech III
914 Robert E. Cadieux 42 years Multi Trade AFC
915 Lucien R. Bibeault, Jr 45 years Manager of Operations
915 Norman R. Kangas 32 years Struct Fab Mech I
920 Eugene A. McElroy 25 years Prod Supp Mech
920 Richard A. Weedon 44 years| M/T Prod Supp II
922 Joseph M. Cardillo 44 years Struct Fab Mech II
923 Irene E. Cook 19 years M/T Shipfitter Appr
933 John J. Cox 42 years Matl Svc Rep I
957 Norma J. Hughes 12 years Planner Senior
957 Allen R. Swanson 44 years Planning Spec Sr
972 Michael P. Reynolds 21 years STO Tech – Mech
993 Kevin M. Mason 44 years Struct Fab Mech I
993 Pamela J. Perry 38 years Systems Suppt T/A
993 Dale R. Williams 42 years Eng Suppt-Mech Test
994 John L. Gifford, Sr 48 years Mt Elect Sv Eng W/L
STANDARD PRESORTU.S. POSTAGE
P A I DNEW LONDON, CTPERMIT NO. 469
NEWSEB
ON TRACK AT RISK BUT ACHIEVABLE HIGH RISK
ACHIEVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT(Must Achieve 1 of 2 Goals to Earn Incentive)
$150DEC. 2019
ACHIEVE KEY EVENTS WHILE MEETING ESTABLISHED QUALITY METRICS (Must Achieve 3 of 5 Events to Earn Incentive)
$250DEC. 2019
ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY GOALS(Must Achieve 3 of 4 Goals to Earn Incentive)
EARNED HOURS OF 12.4M
CPI IMPROVEMENT (65% of departments improve from 1st half)
VALUETARGET DATES
DEC. 2019
NOV. 2019
SECOND HALF EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE GOALS Target Completion Date: December 31, 2019
$350
ACHIEVE COLUMBIA & VA DESIGN PRODUCT GOAL = 850
ACHIEVE COLUMBIA & VPM CONSTRUCTION READINESS PRODUCT GOAL = 1,350 (800 Work Instructions and 550 Advanced Material Releases)
ACHIEVE VA WORK ORDER GOAL = 96,300
DELIVER 796 2B/5 TO NNS
DELIVER VERMONT
87% PARTICIPATION IN “IT ALL COUNTS”
SAFETY TRAINING PARTICIPATION OF 92% (Includes Serious Injuries and Fatalities elements as developed)
LIMIT “TO AND FROM” LOST WORK INJURY RATE TO 0.6 OR LESS
LIMIT LOST WORK INJURY RATE TO 1.75 OR LESS
6.6M Hours Earned(30K hrs behind plan)
0.23
Groton - 70%QP - 74%
1.72
SEPTEMBER STATUS
78%
51%
50% Complete
500 WI Issued 303 AR Completed 803 Total Completed
46,119 Total Completed
On Track
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