The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility honored 34 employees and Sailors as the best in their respective categories at the annual Employee of the Year Ceremony Thursday afternoon at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton, Washington.
Employees, families, friends and well-wishers packed the theater to see winners announced from among more than 200 civilian employees and Sailors who were nominated for their performance during 2016.
Acting PSNS & IMF Commander Capt. Gregory Burton presented awards to winners in categories ranging from highly technical engineering functions to administrative professionals to the traditional shipyard trades. The Command also recognized employee achievements in safety, vision and innovation, volunteer service and a special “Spirit of Compassion” group. In addition, the Command honored a Sailor and Junior Sailor of the Year from both the Intermediate Maintenance Facility at Bangor and the Command’s Everett Detachment.
Burton thanked the audience for taking time to attend and recognize excellence among the Command’s employees, specifically acknowledging the role families play in supporting the Command. He also credited the workforce at PSNS & IMF and other Navy shipyards with an enormous role in supporting America’s defense.
“I want to put in perspective briefly how special this workforce is,” Burton said, noting that shipyard employees across the Navy make up about .01 percent of the U.S. population. “Even though that’s such a small percentage, it’s because of you that the Navy can operate anywhere in the world, undeterred, to provide our national security. That’s a great thing, and I thank you for being part of this unique population.”
Honored were:
PSNS & IMF Sailor of the Year and Everett Detachment Sailor of the Year
Fire Controlman 1st Class Christyl Schoultz
Intermediate Maintenance Facility Sailor of the Year
Sonar Technician 1st Class Chad Witts
Everett Detachment Junior Sailor of the Year
Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Joan Fanel
Intermediate Maintenance Facility Junior Sailor of the Year
Navy Counselor 2nd Class Ross McCray
Commander’s Excellence in Safety award, employee category
Robin Tupper
Commander’s Excellence in Safety award, manager category
Michael Randall
Administrative, Clerical and Support Services, GS-10 or equivalent and below
Randi Shively
Administrative and Support Services, GS-11 or equivalent and above
James Cook
Michelle Oxford
Administrative Managerial/Supervisory, (non-engineering, non-trade)
Joey Banks
Engineering Managerial/Supervisory
Gregory Potter
Trades & Craft - Structural (non-supervisory), WG-06 and above
Rick Copeland
Trades & Craft - Mechanical (non-supervisory), WG-06 and above
Teril Hopkins
Trades & Craft - Electrical (non-supervisory), WG-06 and above
Donald Wooten
Trades & Craft - Service (non-supervisory), WG-06 and above
Charles McCoy
Trades & Craft - Structural (non-supervisory), WG-05 and below
Seth Hutto
Trades & Craft - Mechanical (non-supervisory), WG-05 and below
Sean Duffey
Trades & Craft - Electrical (non-supervisory), WG-05 and below
Jason Schmidt
Trades & Craft - Service (non-supervisory), WG-05 and below
Daniel Jennings
Trades Supervisor (foreman)
Adam Bracking
Dawn Mullins
Managerial Supervisor - Trades/Project (2nd-level or above)
Jackie Kirsch
Lonnie Parker
Engineering/Professional - Waterfront Support (degreed or equivalent)
Caleb Kimbrell
Engineering/Professional – Planning/Indirect Support (degreed or equivalent)
Greg Bugielski
Engineering/Technical
Ann Herskovitz
Kenneth Langhorn
Technical/Professional (non-engineering, non-supervisory)
Burnell Broussard Jr.
Vision/Innovation Award
Doyle Maleche
Valor
Daniel Cooper
Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Kevin R. Rogers
Jon Rector
Outstanding Volunteer Services
Joel Little Jr.
Spirit of Compassion
Cassie Pruitt