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NOVEMBER 2006

Earned Hours • 3

Scanning The Shipyard For Good Ideas • 4

Electric Boat Is Recognized By Software Engineering Institute • 5

Environmental, Health & Safety Programs Reviewed • 6

Mulligan Named President Of GD Armament And TechnicalProducts • 6

Contract Roundup • 7

Health Matters • 8

Retirees • 9

Classifieds • 10

Service Awards • 11

Safety Performance • 12

INSIDE

Larry Gavitt, the busi-ness agent for thePipefitters Local 620,

was beaming at the ApprenticeGraduation as he welcomedthe 13 graduates from the four-year piping trades program,because it had been 12 yearssince the last class finished.

Speakers at the graduationdinner on Nov. 15 applaudedthe pipefitters and 16 othersfrom the steel trades, 12 fromthe machine trades, 24 fromthe electrical trades and six

GraduationCeremonyHonors MTCApprentices On the morning

of Nov. 14, theU.S. flag wasraised for the firsttime topside onthe submarineHawaii (SSN-776),officially placingthe ship intonaval service.

EM1 MichaelBranch, left, andFT1 Fidel Fernan-dez, right, raisethe colors.

In the photobelow, on thebrow of the shipsaluting are, fromleft, ET1 DonnieThompson; Chiefof the BoatRobert Bentley; CommandingOfficer Cdr. DavidSolms; and Executive OfficerLt. Cdr. MikeQuan.

Submarine Hawaii Is Placed In Service

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CarpentersTrisha K. GrimshawTyler M. KingDaniel J. MadoreRobert E. Nuckles Jr.Jason Vaz

Electrical TradesSean P. BanksJoseph C. BeaudetSteven CafieroThomas F. HartleyMichael RobertsonRebekah L. JohnsonRobert AtwoodBrian K. BashorTimothy BonefasDarin W. BradshawKris A. Cote Jr.Steven R. GavekChristopher KenyonBrian F. LeMay Jr.Gary G. MillerDaniel R. CaparoulaChristopher MontyJohn MorrisetteJustin L. PalmieriJared T. RivardJorge J. RiveraJohn SealsMichael SwidrakCalvin Yancy

Machine TradesDaniel ForsbergJohn GainsleyMichael J. GrohockiMelissa A. KesslerKenneth S. KingJoseph M. MankoFernando E. RodriquezChristopher J. ScalaroDustin A. SchouldRonald G. SpencerJoseph P. TomaszewskiBrett C. Williams

Piping TradesRudolfo T. FuentesRobert R. GibbsNathan L. GumNicholas HawesJustin D. KimeryMichael H. KollarIvan MaldonadoMichelle L. McIntierJason F. PelchatAndrew F. RidolfiMark SponaurCarl WelcomeBekure T. Williams

Steel TradesJennifer I. BalzerJohn BryerArchie J. CochraneBenny ContrerasMichael J. DeciloramiNestor W. HernandezRobert L. KingJimmy LeeWilliam LicciardiAnthony J. MaglioRichard C. MichonskiJames E. MillsChristopher PielaThomas M. SheppardMark A. TexterThomas J. Wilber

PaintersVincent L. DeliaJudith A. HigginsRyan S. KyleAndrew S. LarkinBounlane LasisomphoneKeely MinerKeith R. MitchellLinda L. PinaultTerrance M. SchellerPeter B. SutherlandJavier O. TorresDennis W. Urquhart

The MTC Apprentice ProgramGraduates Are:

2 I November 2006 I ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS

from carpenters, as well as 13 painters who graduated from a three-year program.

Steven N. Labrecque, director of training, said the graduates havecompleted 550 hours of classroom work, in addition to 6,000 to 8,000hours of rigorous on-the-job training.

“We’re certainly proud of you, and on behalf of Electric Boat’straining organization, let me be the first to tell you, ‘Well Done,’” saidLabrecque.

“We have every reason to be proud of the Apprentice Program’slong and distinguished traditions at Electric Boat,” added ElectricBoat President John P. Casey. “They connect us with our past andthey help us shape our notion of who we are.”

Casey said the company has delivered essentially three first-of-a-class submarines in the last couple of years (USS Virginia, USSJimmy Carter, and the first SSGN, USS Ohio), which establishesElectric Boat as a leader in complex undersea warfare solutions.

“But everyone wants to catch us, and if we stand still, they willcatch us, and pass us by,” Casey said. He said the apprentice gradu-ates will be the people whose skills and expertise will determinewhether the company maintains its pre-eminent position.

“Since you began your apprenticeships, our company has gonethrough a series of significant changes,” Casey said. “That’s not goingto stop. The Electric Boat of the future will be very different fromwhat it is today. And you will play an important part in shaping thechanges that occur.”

Electric Boat’s apprentice program traces its roots to 1913 when thefirst apprentice, J. Steven McGrath, was hired. A formal programwith classroom instruction and work processes was established in1948, and since that time more than 4,200 employees have graduated,representing 27 shipyard and design trades. Of those graduates, morethan 185 have gone on to join the management and leadership ranks.In addition, the presidents of both the MTC and the MDA/UAW areapprentice schools graduates.

“It works because the workers, labor and management all worktogether to make it work,” said Robert H. Nardone, vice president forHuman Resources.

Grohocki WinsRobinson AwardVP Rick Geschrei presentsMichael J. Grohocki with theO.P. Robinson Jr. MemorialAward in recognition of hisstanding as the top apprenticegraduate (outside machinist) andhis proficiency in the classroomand on the job. Grohockireceived a wristwatch, a $1,000U.S. Savings Bond and a certifi-cate. The award is named for aformer general manager of Elec-tric Boat.

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Earned Hours • Where We Stand

ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I November 2006 I 3

Dan Barrett, Editor

Bob Gallo,Gary Slater, Gary Hall, Photography

Electric Boat News ispublished monthly by thePublic Affairs Department, 75 Eastern Point Road,Groton, CT 06340

Phone (860) 433-8202

Fax (860) 433-8054

Email [email protected]

McGrath Prize GoesTo TomaszewskiEB Apprentice Alumni AssociationPresident Philip Clark gives the J. StevenMcGrath Memorial Award to Joseph P.Tomaszewski. This award, named forElectric Boat’s first apprentice who laterwent on to direct the company’s appren-tice program, is presented by the AlumniAssociation to an outstanding graduatein each class. Tomaszewski, an outsidemachinist, received a $500 U.S. SavingsBond and a certificate.

Grimshaw and BanksShare MTC ApprenticeAward

Metal Trades Council VP LarryGavitt, center, stands with the co-win-ners of the MTC Apprentice Award –Tricia K. Grimshaw (carpenter) andSean P. Banks (electrical trades).

Six ApprenticesReceive OutstandingAchievement Awards

In recognition of their academicand on-the-job performance, the fol-lowing apprentice graduates were pre-sented with Outstanding AchievementAwards:

� Andrew P. Gervais 2005 Painters

� Brian F. LeMay Jr.2006 Electrical Trades

� Michelle L. McIntier2006 Piping Trades

� Joseph P. Tomaszewski2006 Machine Trades

� Nestor W. Hernandez2006 Steel Trades

� Jayson J. Vaz2006 Carpenters

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GOOD IDEASProcess Engineering seekscontinuous improvement

Operations and the Process Engineeringorganization recently joined forces to con-duct an open house in the Shipyard Visu-

alization Rooms designed to highlight successful con-tinuous-improvement initiatives and solicit ideas fornew projects.

“We’ve found that making ourselves available toOperations personnel generates many more ideasthan we had imagined,” said Mark Homand, anOperations green belt who hosted the event with

Mike Tomminello, an Operations black belt.“Employees across Electric Boat have an endlessnumber of ideas on how to make our business better,and it’s our job to gather and execute improvementbased on their expertise.”

The two hosts explained that workloads and timeconstraints can make it difficult for employees to fol-low through on their ideas for improvement. Theopen house provided trades people with the opportu-nity to share their expertise and recommendations forimprovement in a two-way forum.

To stimulate discussion at the open house, repre-sentatives from Process Engineering provided infor-

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Scanning The Shipyard For

At an open housesponsored byProcess Engineer-ing, Pipe Shop Fore-man Steve Webb,left, discussesimprovement ideaswith Mark Homand,Operations greenbelt.

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Open HouseSparksImprovementProjectsPortable Air Cleaning Unitfor Welding – Raymond BennettJr. and Randy Williams, both ofDept. 229, proposed a portable air-cleaning unit for welding in tightareas or for quick weld jobs. Theunit would pull the smoke andharmful fumes of welding into a fil-tration system. By using the air-cleaning unit, a welder would beable move from one job to the nextwithout having to manage heavyblower motors and long aluminumflex hoses. A team has beenassembled to investigate the feasi-bility of the proposal.

Resilient Hanger MountMisalignment Gage – Thisproject, led by Arthur Shaw ofDept. 243, is aimed at designingand using a new tool to reduceUNSATS in the alignment ofResilient Mounts. This tool willmake it easier to inspect mountalignment installation. It is cur-rently in the design and engineer-ing phase of its life cycle andshould be in use by early 2007.

Electric Boat’s engineering organization has been officiallyappraised at Maturity Level 3 as defined by the Software Engi-neering Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration -

SE/SW (Systems Engineering/Software Engineering) Version 1.1.This is Electric Boat’s first rating under CMMI, and is effective for

three years. The SEI has appraised only 188 other organizations withinthe U.S. as Maturity Level 3. No other shipyard engineering organiza-tions have been identified in theofficial list of SEI publishedappraisal results as reaching thismaturity level.

“Electric Boat Engineering’srecognition as Maturity Level 3confirms the organization’s com-mitment to continually improvingquality, cost, and schedule performance,” said Pete Halvordson, vicepresident – Engineering.

The appraisal was conducted recently by a team led by Laura Cald-well, an SEI authorized appraiser from Systems and Software Consor-tium Inc. in Herndon, Va. The team used the Standard CMMIAppraisal Method for Process Improvement to judge Electric Boat’spractices in Systems, Electronics, and Software Engineering, examining18 specific process areas with related goals and practices in process man-agement, project management, engineering, and support areas.

The appraisal team interviewed six project teams within Engineeringand reviewed organizational and project documentation to confirm thatprocess area goals were met throughout the organization.

“The combination of world class submarine electronics expertise anddisciplined processes brings sustainable benefits to the Navy,” Halvordsonsaid. “By adopting CMMI practices, Electric Boat ensures its capability todeliver complete computer-systems solutions that meet the Navy’s busi-ness needs while maintaining a low total cost.”

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Electric Boat Is Recognized BySoftware Engineering Institute

mation about the various tools they useto facilitate process improvement. Moreimportantly, said Tomminello, theydescribed success stories. “The differentproject examples generated discussion aswell as new ideas for additional projectsthroughout the business.”

Homand and Tomminello said thegoal of the continuous improvement

effort is to reach all employees at all lev-els, since they know the best ways to dotheir jobs safer and faster, with higherquality and lower costs.

“We want employees to know thattheir ideas are valuable,” said Homand,“and that there’s an organization thatspecializes in understanding the bestavenues to take to solve process problems.When there’s a problem to investigate, we

can deploy assistance or point anemployee in the right direction,” he said.

“It’s common for management to initi-ate change, but it’s much more powerfulwhen change is introduced by employeeson the deck plates where our productcomes to life,” Tomminello said.

No other shipyard engineering organizations

have been identified in the official list of SEI

published appraisal results as reaching this

maturity level.

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6 I November 2006 I ELECTRIC BOAT

AWM Systems Inc. of Hixson,Tenn., has completed anaudit of Electric Boat’s Envi-

ronmental Management System andSafety & Health Management System.

“It’s very clear the organization has areal focus on health and safety, and theenvironment,” said James N. Mullican,president of AWM during a briefing atthe end of the week-long audit process.“We will have a strong recommendationfor continued certification.”

The audit was a requirement to con-tinue ISO 14001 certification for theenvironmental program and OHSAS18001 certification for its health andsafety program, which mean the pro-grams measure up to rigorous interna-tional standards.

The review, which must be conductedevery three years, covers training, aware-ness and competence in the areas ofenvironment, health and safety, as wellas emergency preparedness and response.

“The auditors’ position underscoresthe strong commitment by the entireElectric Boat workforce both to the envi-ronment and to employee well-being,”said Robert G. Scheel, vice president,Quality. “Our people are very conscien-tious about these issues, and it’s wonder-ful to have an independent expert verifywhat we have achieved.”

The AWM team proposed some

improvements that would strengthen thetraining program and internal controlsduring the outbrief with the EB manage-ment team, but Mullican said there wasnothing that should hold up recertifica-tion.

“These are minor points, nothing thatwould reflect a breakdown in the sys-tem,” Mullican said. The point of anexternal review, he noted, is to suggestjust that kind of improvement. “Theorganization will propose correctiveactions, and we will confirm thoseactions at the next audit.”

Mulligan Named President Of GD Armament And Technical Products

Environmental, Health & Safety Programs ReviewedThe auditors’ position underscores the strong commitment by the entire

Electric Boat workforce both to the environment and to employee well-being

FALLS CHURCH, Va.

Former Electric Boat executiveMichael J. Mulligan, 43, hasbeen appointed president of

General Dynamics Armament and Tech-nical Products subsidiary.

Most recently, he was vice president ofoperations for General Dynamics Arma-ment and Technical Products. Previouslyhe was the site manager for GeneralDynamics Electric Boat’s SSGN conver-sion program at Puget Sound Naval Ship-yard, where he was responsible for allaspects of the conversion of two Trident-class submarines.

Mulligan joined Electric Boat in 1985 asan engineer on the Seawolf-class subma-rine program. Beginning in 2000, headvanced through a series of progressivelymore responsible positions on the Vir-

ginia-class submarine program, ultimatelyserving as deputy program manager forthe Virginia-class design. He has a bache-lor’s degree in Mechanical Engineeringfrom the University of Lowell and a mas-ter’s degree in MechanicalEngineering from RennsalaerPolytechnic Institute. He wasalso a member of the 2006Sloan Fellows Program inInnovation and Global Leader-ship at the Massachusetts Insti-tute of Technology (MIT),through which he earned anMBA.

General Dynamics Arma-ment and Technical Products,located in Charlotte, N.C.,designs, develops and produceshigh-performance armament

systems; a full range of advanced compos-ite-based products; biological and chemi-cal detection systems; and mobile sheltersystems.

Most recently, he was vice president of

operations for General Dynamics Armament

and Technical Products. Previously he was the

site manager for General Dynamics Electric

Boat’s SSGN conversion program at Puget

Sound Naval Shipyard, where he was

responsible for all aspects of the conversion of

two Trident-class submarines.

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ELECTRIC BOAT NEWS I November 2006 I 7

Electric Boat To SupportDevelopment Of High-SpeedUnderwater Transport Craft

Electric Boat is being awarded a $5.7 million contract to support develop-ment of the Underwater Express, an undersea transport capable of con-trollable speeds up to 100 knots through supercavitation.

This Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-funded effort will help deter-mine the feasibility of supercavitation technology to enable a new class of high-speed underwater craft for future littoral missions that could involve the transportof high-value cargo and/or small units of personnel. This contract contains twooptions, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative potential value of this con-tract to $37.1 million.

The Underwater Express Program will demonstrate stable and controllable high-speed underwater transport through supercavitation. The program will investigateand resolve critical technological issues associated with the physics of supercavita-tion and will culminate in a credible demonstration at a significant scale to provethat a supercavitating underwater craft is controllable at speeds up to 100 knots.

“We’re very pleased to have been selected to help explore applications for super-cavitation in the Underwater Express program,” said EB President John Casey.“This technology has the potential to add significant capability to the U.S. Navy’sundersea warfare arsenal. General Dynamics Electric Boat pioneered the conceptof design-build in this industry, and has long had a reputation for taking very com-plex ideas and turning them into systems that can be produced efficiently andeffectively, so we’re confident we can add significant value to this development pro-gram.”

Navy Awards EB $16 MillionFor Development Of AdvancedSubmarine Technologies

Electric Boat has been awarded a $15.6 million U.S. Navy contract todevelop advanced submarine technologies for current and future under-sea platforms.

Under the terms of the contract, Electric Boat will perform Concept Formula-tion (CONFORM) studies in support of a wide range of technology areas includ-ing manufacturability, maintainability, survivability, hydrodynamics, acoustics andmaterials. Electric Boat also will conduct research and development work in addi-tional areas including manning, hull integrity, performance, ship control, logistics,weapons handling and safety.

CONTRACT ROUNDUP

AIS Awarded$56M To Support Trident BallisticMissile System

ARLINGTON, Va.

The U.S. Navy has awardedGeneral Dynamics AdvancedInformation Systems a $56

million contract modification to provideproduction, operational support, fieldengineering services, repair and returneffort, and development for the TridentII Fire Control System. The contractalso includes SSGN Attack WeaponsControl Systems life-cycle cost controland technology refresh work.

Work will be performed in Pittsfield,Mass., and is expected to be completedby December 2009. The contract has atotal potential value of $111 million ifall options are exercised.

“General Dynamics has a strong his-tory with the Navy’s Strategic SystemsPrograms. We are proud to have theopportunity to continue to deliver highlyreliable, innovative, open-architecturesystems in support of the Navy and thenation," said Mike Tweed-Kent, vicepresident and general manager of Mar-itime Digital Systems at Advanced Infor-mation Systems.

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HEALTH MATTERS

Bob Hurley, MD Medical Director

death of a spouse, divorce or marriage,an injury or illness, a job promotion,money problems and moving are knownto bring great stress into people’s lives. Inshort, stress can hurt your health ormake problems worse if you don’t learncoping skills.

.Read the Road SignsThe following are typical signs of stress:

� Anxiety� Back Pain� Constipation or diarrhea� Depression� Feeling tired� Headaches� High blood pressure� Relationship problems� Shortness of breath� Stiff neck� Trouble sleeping� Upset stomach� Weight gain or loss

How to Lower StressThe first step is to know when you’re

feeling stressed. Some warning signs aretension in your shoulders and neck, orclenching your hands into fists. The nextstep is to find a way to cope with yourstress. Sometimes you can stay awayfrom the things that make you feel themost stressed, but this is not always pos-sible. Exercise allows you to release pentup energy and tension, it keeps you inshape and generates an overall sense ofwell being. Other useful tips to controlstress are:� Don’t worry about things you can’tcontrol.

� Prepare as best you can for eventsyou find stressful, such as a job interview(or the relatives coming for the holidays).

� Try to think of change as a positivechallenge, not a threat.

� Work to resolve conflicts with otherpeople.

� Ask for help when you need it.

� Set realistic goals at home and atwork.

As I raked the brown witheredleaves and fed them endlesslythrough the teeth of the chip-

per, I smiled, knowing that my apprecia-tion of what was once New England’sglory had morphed into a brown tor-ment of my weekend. It wasn’t alwaysthis way.

Why, just weeks ago it was I who hadrecommended that the family adjourn tothe waiting SUV for an old-fashionedleaf pilgrimage. With the Hurley familyall tucked and belted into our assignedseats, we took off with great anticipationof a new adventure. Well, I had greatanticipation. From a child’s perspective,these are the dreaded, “we’re never goingto get there/ why do we have to go” typeroad trips.

It’s made worse by the fact that wedon’t have hand held video games or aDVD player in the car. So, in the eternalquest to keep the crew from mutiny wecreated the “count the squirrels” game inwhich the object is to guess the correctnumber of road-crossing-challengedsquirrels within the next10 miles or so.

With all seven sets of eyes glued to thepavement anticipating the next unfortu-nate, a road crosser revealed himself bythe side of the highway and elected tomake his run. He dashed out in front, continued on page 9

stopped, and then reversed course threetimes before his visage slipped beneaththe carriage of the hulking SUV. Thelook of sheer panic and fear expressedby our new friend was such that Iremember thinking, “Jeez, I know thatfeeling.”

Hans Selye and StressThe Hungarian-born Hans Selye

promulgated the concept of GeneralAdaptation Syndrome, better knowntoday as the Stress Syndrome. In his ear-liest experiments, he injected all sorts oftoxins into animals and observed a fairlyconsistent response to these noxiousagents.

From these experiments he noted thatthere were three distinct phases of this“stress response.” The first is the alarmreaction – the “fight or flight” response.In the second stage, the body attemptsto adapt to this prolonged first stage.Lastly, if the duration is long enough,the body enters a stage of exhaustion,which represents a form of aging, due towear and tear. Many people today labelthis “burnout.”

Today we know that stress is causedby the body’s instinct to defend itself.Without it, we wouldn’t perform well inemergency situations such as getting outof the way of a speeding car. Unfortu-nately, our bodies have not evolved ordeveloped mechanisms to deal with pro-longed stress and the resultant physicalproblems. When you have stress causedby daily challenges, your body has towork overtime. With no place to putthat extra energy, you feel anxious,afraid, worried and uptight.

All sorts of things can make you feelstressed – both bad and good. Change,for example, is a very stressful stimulus.Can you remember your feelings with anew job, baby, home or relationship?How you react to change is what mat-ters. And remember, it won’t be the samefrom person to person. What you findstressful may be experienced by yourneighbor as delightful. Other changessuch as being laid off from a job, the

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� Exercise regularly.

� Eat well-balanced meals and getenough sleep.

� Use deep breathing, meditation, andother relaxation techniques.

� Set aside time to do things you enjoy.

Drama on the RoadThe “Thump-Thump” sound ended all

speculation regarding the life and deathdrama unfolding before our eyes. Thestunned silence was broken upon the 4-year-old crying out, “That’s 12!!”......wedidn’t think he could count that high.

If you sometimes feel like you’re beencaught trying to cross your own personalhighway, I hope you will consider talkingwith your doctor to discuss these feelingsas he or she will need to sort out whetherthere could be a medical condition caus-ing them.

If not, I recommend contacting one ofyour Employee Assistance Program(EAP) providers. For those who haven’tused this service, the EAP is a completelyconfidential service provided to you aspart of your benefits program.

For those with HealthNet insurance,we utilize the services of the Center forWork and Family, 21 Chicago Ave., Gro-ton. The practitioner is Linda Roberge,M.Ed., MFT; you can reach her at 860-437-2188. If you like, she will meet withyou at the Yard Hospital in a confidentialsetting.

For those subscribing to UnitedHealthinsurance, United Behavioral Health isthe EAP provider. You can reach themby calling 1-866-743-6551 and enteringaccess code: 11060. This program alsoprovides professionals trained in stressmanagement in a completely confidentialenvironment.

You will be able to explore personal

issues that may include the care of yourelderly parents, raising your grandchil-dren, finances or any other problemswhich cause stress in your lives. The EAPrepresentatives will assess your situation,and then refer you to the most appropri-ate source of treatment. And it doesn’tcost you a thing other than your timeand a small amount of courage to pickup the phone and call.

If you are uncertain as to which isyour correct path, please call one of theHealth/Wellness team members for assis-tance:� HealthNet: Sonia Garcia, Care Advo-cate, 1-800-848-4747 ext. 8318.

� UnitedHealth: Karen Sciamacco,Health Advocate 1-401-736-4069.

� Doria Sklar: 433-6391.

� Yard Hospital: 433-5903.

Please have a Happy and Healthy Holi-day Season.

100 Gilman R. Girardin32 yearsISM-Assembly Mac 1/C

100 Roy D. Kiggans32 yearsSM-Horizbor Mac 1/C

100 Antonio J. Pacheco32 yearsISM-Assembly Mac 1/C

100 Walter W. Greenhalgh Jr.43 yearsOS Machinist-Shop W/L

229 Paul P. Lasnier37 yearsWelder-Struct 1/C

252 Stephen E. Snow25 yearsCarpenter 1/C

271 William W. Borysewicz Sr.30 yearsForeman

274 Michael J. VanReysen29 yearsForeman

330 Kenneth F. Lecara5 yearsAdministrative Clerk II

355 John L. Nickolenko Jr.40 yearsSupv. of Planning

355 Robert A. Nowak40 yearsManager of Planning

403 John K. MacKenzie32 yearsEng Sppt – Tech Editor

403 James J. Cozzolino34 yearsT/A Tech Wrting

403 John R. Klinefelter Sr.37 yearsSupv. Eng. Services

411 Waldo R. Mowen III18 yearsEng Project Spec

411 Robert W. Tompkins29 yearsEng Suppt-Logistics

416 Frederick H. Browning Jr.20 yearsDesign Tech-Piping

428 Michael A. Magana32 yearsEngineer

428 Charles V. Malaguti38 yearsProject Manager, Eng.

435 Beverly L. Sherbert28 yearsAdmin. Specialist

436 Lorraine E. Fortin12 yearsA/A Administrative Aide

447 Delores C. Felicetti31 yearsT/A Material

452 Joseph F. Woycik43 yearsDesign Tech-Piping

452 Richard S. Capalbo19 yearsPiping Sr. Designer

452 Michael P. Ganem24 yearsPiping Sr. Designer

452 Robert D. Panciera43 yearsDesign Tech-Piping

452 Joseph F. Woycik43 yearsDesign Tech-Piping

452 Roger M. Daboll Jr.44 yearsDesign Tech-Piping

455 John T. Barclay31 yearsSr. Division Librarian

459 Edward S. Johnston26 yearsStructural Sr. Chargeman

Retirees

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AUTOS/TRUCKS

CHRYSLER Sebring convertible.1996. Runs good. Needs minorwork. 170K. $3,700 OBO. 442-7609.

DODGE Grand Caravan. 1992.Runs good. Needs minor exteriorwork. 170K. $800 OBO. 442-7609.

TOYOTA Camry. 1999. Silver. 123K.AT/AC/PW/PL/CD cassette radio.Good condition. Minor dent. Needsmuffler. $4,500 OBO (Blue Book$5,035). 887-6642, leave message.

VOLVO sedan. 2004. S-60. 2.5T.Loaded. Excellent condition. 42.5K.$22,500 OBO. 446-9026, leave mes-sage.

FURNITURE

DINING room set. Pecan inlay. 6chairs (2 with arms), large tablewith 1 leaf and table pads, glass-door lighted breakfront. Excellentcondition. $600. 739-7082.

FULL-SIZE bed with new boxspring & mattress, and 9-drawerbureau and mirror, good condition.$150 OBO. 401-348-6769, leavemessage.

QUEEN-sized mattress and boxspring. Very good condition. Asking$300. 401-348-9311.

MISCELLANEOUS

AMERICAN Girl Doll clothes andfurniture. Child’s rocking chair.Fisher Price dollhouse, Fisher Priceschool house, new porcelain doll,vintage jewelry, Mickey Mouse ear-rings, crutches. 401-596-5788.

BARBEQUE grill. Collectible Fosto-ria glassware, ravioli maker, 1950sRevere coffee pot, bride & groomtoasting glasses, picture windowdraperies, studio couch slipcover,enamel tea pot. 401-596-5788.

FIREWOOD (seasoned), mostly redoak. Cut, split and delivered for$180 per cord. 715-1299 before 5PM; 401-377-9055 after 5 PM.

FREE STUFF. Need to get rid of.Gas stove, avocado green, goodcondition; mustard gold leatherdaybed couch, fair condition. Tread-mill, needs shaft. 401-595-0232 after3 PM.

MEN’S SUEDE Coat. LL Bean. Size42. New condition. $100. 376-8768after 6 PM.

THIMBLE COLLECTION. Lifetimethimble collection of about 1,500.$2,800 OBO. 889-4296.

REAL ESTATE/RENTAL

LONGBOAT KEY, FL. 2B/2B condo.Washer/dryer, carport, on canal,next to park, walk to semi-privatebeach. $600 / week; $2,000 /month. 401-783-1273.

REAL ESTATE/SALES

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WATERFORD, new construction. 8-rm, 2,800 sq ft Colonial. 4 bdrm,2.5 baths, hardwood floors, gran-ite, kitchen appliances, alarm sys-tem, central vacuum, 2-car garage.$529,000. 691-0810.

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459 Stephen N. Wells43 yearsDesign Tech-Struct

459 John C. Shepherd12 yearsStrct Sr Des Spec

462 Lawrence A. Olivieri25 yearsEngineer

492 Thomas D. Whewell29 yearsEngineering Specialist

496 Phillip E. Smith42 yearsT/A Weight Estimator

496 William J. Bridge44 yearsDesign Supervisor

501 Gary R. Han33 yearsMaint-Mech-S/E WL

501 Gary A. Ceil36 yearsMaint Ppefftr Tech

633 Janice A. Stimac31 yearsMgr. of Admin.

633 Daniel E. Webster33 yearsSystems Dev. Spec. Sr.

702 Michael K. Ennis22 yearsSupervisor, Engineer

706 David P. French32 yearsEng. Analyst

857 Harold W. Lindner33 yearsProd. Planner

903 Michael C. Rice29 yearsInstall. Mech. I

904 David H. Vieira, Jr.37 yearsForeman

915 Raymond A. Rohrig30 yearsForeman

915 Douglas J. DeGraide31 yearsForeman

915 John M. Medeiros32 yearsStruct Fab Tech III

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970 Peter J. Bergeron32 yearsMgr. of HR

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321 Lynn J. Brackett423 Phillip H. Taber243 Norman E. Brown

274 Richard B. Steele413 John J. Stets434 James A. Londregan445 Robert H. Rubio452 Geraghty I. Hawkins

241 Dana J. Caviggia241 William J. Terranova252 Edward L. Delaney463 David L. Jordan

100 Andrew G. Kosloskey100 Robert D. Reed100 Douglas R. Bourque100 James E. Humphrey100 Robert W. Malinowski226 Michael A. Fusaro229 Andrew J. Klucky Jr.241 David T. Wright242 Alexander H. Edgar242 Daniel L. Touchette242 Paul A. Lukas242 Philip Robichaud Jr.243 Donald R. Gotto243 Peter H. Palmisano243 Gloria G. Dugan243 Danny M. Field243 Anthony S. James243 Harold N. Manuel Jr.243 Donald R.

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244 Thomas G. Goodale244 Richard A. Palazzo251 Mark S. Gaynor252 William A. Powers252 Kenneth A. Deus252 Gordon N. Doak Jr.252 Daniel D. Dorval252 Arthur F. Henderson252 Sandy S. Lebitz252 Mark D. Oddo252 Robert C. Tardif252 Fred J. Wood271 Mark A. Wagner272 Reginald Strickland274 Robert S. Stone321 Ronald J. Labrecque321 David K. Leclair323 Kevin T. Cronin333 Wilburn D. Stone Jr.341 Raymond R. Goyette355 Laurence E. Crooker355 Douglas G. McIntyre Jr.355 Glenn M. Patterson400 Patricia A. Tetrault411 Jerry D. Kaufman411 Robert W. Lytle Jr.424 Peter J. Gauthier425 Glen S. Murphy428 David G. Dunn431 Joseph F. Hildreth Jr.433 Robert H. Nurdin434 Chester P. Atkins452 Richard F. Miller453 John W. Jones458 Nancy A. Nardone459 Herman J. Jessen459 David A. White459 Frank A. Woods459 Lowell L. Benton459 Edward D. Gardner459 Barry D. Rappoport459 Joseph L. Ruggiero459 James A. Schiessl462 David I. Wiles472 Thomas A. Stachelek473 Terry L. Randolph496 Joseph Grzelak Jr.496 Michael J. Coombs501 Charles Bartnicki Jr.

501 Joseph E. Budrick551 Tracy S. Coleda629 Christopher M. Lane641 Deborah K. Goode686 Dennis L. Mayo691 Rosemarie E. Fogarty792 Merrill A. Beckwith795 Robert J. Urbani Jr.803 Anthony J. Adamo853 Garry W. Niles861 James R. Stetson901 David Dasilva901 Edward F. Hobin901 Clayton R. Eva901 John A. Menzies901 Fernando M. Silveira901 Ronnie L. Lambert901 Brian P. Lavendier901 Michael Marum901 Louis J. Valerio902 Donald R. Griffith902 Charles J. Evans902 Kevin J. Giannola902 Henry H. Gold902 Richard F. Rebello903 Paul D. Jeffrey903 Albert A. Santoro Jr.904 Kenneth J. Capotosto904 George B. Hopkins904 Randall T. Clark904 William M. Dematteo904 Bruce A. Dulude904 Randall C. Janelle904 Steven R. Nowicki904 Manuel Sola Jr.915 Victor J. Darocha915 Robert S. Dorian Jr.915 Anthony A. Bettez915 Michael J. Carroll915 Patrice M. Glaspie915 John J. Gobell915 Charles S. Hammett915 Michael S. Jusczyk915 Dennis N. Worster915 Glenn A. Fucci915 David R. Gardiner915 Michael Garneau915 Michael A. Hervieux915 Robert F. Hirsch Jr.

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Malikowski921 Thomas W. Walsh924 Patrick J. Moran931 David J. Freitas933 Michael R. Reynolds935 Richard S. Bliven950 Sharon T. Collins957 Paul R. Metro957 Henry Sardinha Jr.957 George Goodman957 Albert J. Petrarca Jr.962 David E. Palmer969 Robert A. Cornwell970 Miriam Eldridge

100 Stephen B. Couch229 Ernest P. Cassidy229 Donald L. Pawelec241 Christopher G. Stewart241 Brian W. Guindon242 Gary J. Chavis243 John P. Engle243 John F. Morgan III355 William R. Greenwood355 William J. Lord Jr.411 Michael V. Parulis438 Wilbert G. Zurliene438 Nicholas V. Mucci447 Richard A. Slocum Jr.449 Raymond G. D’Andrea452 Michael J. Sherman452 Steven R. Close

458 Laurie L. Carboni459 Douglas D. Nielsen467 Donald C. Penman II472 Johny Matias626 Frank E. Capone684 Mark S. Page810 Douglas A. Lawrence902 Antonio J. Quaresma915 Brian A. Derocher915 Kenneth A. Palmer Jr.915 Patrick J. Stands915 William F. Grove921 Paul D. Swanson935 Richard C. Montford957 Eric J. Kopel

226 James F. Grills Jr.252 John J. Genese274 Vincent M. Fiorillo355 David E. Brown355 Ronald J. Sinagra403 Michael J. Noury403 Timothy C. Kesling403 Paul A. Ramsey412 Thomas F. Trimble425 Johnna L. Howard456 Henry W. Apicelli463 Charles Williams493 Roger H. Geer495 Robert F. Roser496 William J. Dwyer604 Phyllis I. Maynard604 Stephen P. Welkie705 Eric B. Sprague801 Larry J. Frank851 Sheila L. Collins857 William B. Bagbey Jr.915 David L. Dugan915 Brent K. Trainer920 Amandio S. Daniel924 Ronald N. Dansereau967 Raymond R. Smith Jr.

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