NAVAIR Depot Jax E-6 program announces employee of the quarter
By Susan Brink, NADEP JAX, Public Affairs Specialist

On June 4, 2002, Naval Air Depot Jacksonville, E-6 Industrial Production Team (IPT) Leader Alex Padilla announced the E-6 IPT employee of the quarter for this fiscal year’s second quarter (January-March). Padilla stated, “We select an employee every quarter and recognize the person for his/her accomplishments in supporting the E-6 Program.” Chuck Smith, data management specialist, was recognized as the E-6 IPT Employee of the Quarter (EOQ) second quarter. Smith made significant accomplishments, such as his ongoing contributions as the Multifunction Display System/Automatic Data Processing, Demand Assigned Multiple Access and Weight/Space Savings (MDS/ADWS) IPT Technical Publications Representative. Acting in this capacity, Smith participated in the removal and replacement (R&R) Demo conducted at Boeing Wichita, Kansas. While participation in R&R is not a requirement of his duties, it enabled validation and verification of procedures that would not need to be repeated during the official validation/verification (VAL/VER). Due to Smith’s efforts, the identified problems were resolved while at Boeing, ultimately saving time and program funds. Boeing cited his performance as instrumental in identifying and resolving several problems not previously known during this process. Smith is considered a valuable asset to the E-6 IPT and the NAVAIR team and was commended for his efforts.

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