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BIWNEWSMay2011INSIDEFrom the Helm - 2Performance - 3Next Blood Drive - 3Pat Thomas Interview - 4Wellness - 5DDG 112 Mast Stepping - 6DDG 112 Christening - 7Retirees - 8CROF Blood Drives - 8BIW Trek Team - 8Contract Awards - 8From the Fleet - 9Performance Incentive - 9Welcome - 9BIW-Trained Black Belts - 10Service Anniversaries - 115 Star Compliance - 11More Christening Photos - 12Michael Murphy(DDG 112) ChristeningSee story, pg 7

Performance April 2011SafetyRECORDABLE INJURIESCumulative Through April 20112020.115.3151050ImprovementTargetEnvironmentalActualYear to date (YTD) progress toward achievingour environmental performance goals underthe Maine DEP STEP UP and other environmentalprograms is displayed as follows:Equal to or better than YTD goalAbove YTD goal; improvedfrom prior yearAbove YTD goal; not improvedfrom prior yearLOST-TIME INJURIESCumulative Through April 201110864204.6 4.7ImprovementTargetActualCumulative Through April 2011Solid WasteHazardous WasteEnergy CostsRecycling RateBIW NEWSBIW NEWS is published monthly by theCommunications Department (D53) ofBath Iron Works and is produced internallyin the BIW Print Shop.The primary objectives of BIW NEWSare to recognize the service, accomplishments,innovation and contributionsof our employees and to provide informationon matters that are of interest toour workforce.Comments and suggestions arewelcome and should be forwarded toDixie Stedman at Mail Stop 1210 orby e-mail at dixie.stedman@biw.com.Facility/ShiftInformation Call LineToll free information on facility status,work shift delays, and cancellations1-866-630-BATH(1-866-630-2284)Blood Drive Coming UpIt’s almost summer and the American Red Cross will be at BIW the week ofJune 6, 2011, for its quarterly in-house blood drive. Typically, donationsfall off in the summer at the same time that the need increases as morepeople travel, are outdoors more often and more frequently engaged in activerecreational activities.In recent months, local chapters of the American Red Cross have workeddiligently to address the emergency needs of dozens of our neighbors wholost their homes and belongings in large, devastating fires. While few of thesefire victims required blood products, supporting the Red Cross Blood Drive isone way to thank this organization for their presence in our community.During the June blood drive, all donors will receive a t-shirt, a couponfor a free case of water, a free day pass to any Maine State Park and entryinto a contest to win an LL Bean Acadia Cruiser Schwinn bicycle.A brief schedule of BIW blood drives is shown at the right. For moreinformation, contact Kathleen Nadeau (D5210) at ext. 1635.June BIW Blood DrivesDate Time LocationJune 7 8:30 am – 1:30 pm JamesJune 7 9:30 am – 6:30 pm CROFJune 7 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Fitzgerald Conf CtrJune 8 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Fitzgerald Conf CtrJune 9 8:00 am – 1:00 pm HardingsJune 9 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Fitzgerald Conf CtrJune 10 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Fitzgerald Conf CtrBIW NEWS | May 2011 | 3

Pat Thomas on MaterialsPat Thomasis VP ofMaterialsand Quality, acombined groupof about 400 people.This is the conclusionof a two-part interviewwhich addressed Quality in Apriland this month, Materials.Q. Last month, you spoke about therationale behind the consolidation ofQuality and Materials responsibilitieswithin your organization. How doesthis support the Materials effort?A. Just as the backgrounds and experienceof our people in the Quality organizationcontribute to our ability to fulfillour mission of independent qualityoversight in the shipyard, the sameis true of their role with our vendorbase. The Quality organization playsa critical role in making sure theproducts bought by the Procurementorganization “conform” to specificationsand “perform” as needed throughonsite inspection at suppliers, receiptinspection at BIW, and problem resolutionon the deck plates.Q. What is the BIW Materials organizationresponsible for and how are theyperforming?A. BIW’s Materials organization is thesupply chain that includes vendors,buyers, logistics (traffic), warehousemen,yard transportation and materialhandling. Within Materials, Procurementtakes paper and computer inputsfrom various customers and translatesthem into tangible objects that arriveon the deck plates or in Facilities.Contrary to popular belief, you can’tbuy everything at the hardware store.BIW spends hundreds of millionsof dollars a year on material purchaseswhich require significant contract negotiationsfor favorable terms, price anddelivery schedules, hardware, software,documentation and services. TheProcurement group buys everythingthat the company uses, from complexequipment and steel to nuts, bolts,tools and utilities; literally hundreds of4 | May 2011 | BIW NEWSthousands of parts and services. All of thatvolume has to be managed through thesupply chain to a successful conclusion.Success is making everything availablewhen and where needed at a cost wecan afford.Through our affiliation with GeneralDynamics and the cooperative relationshipsthat we have with our competitors,I have had the opportunity to see a lot ofsupply chain organizations. We can bevery proud of the quality, breadth ofexpertise and ability of our procurementgroup, material handlers, crane operators,riggers, and heavy equipment operatorsand their supervision to provide theshipyard with what it needs. That said,we can and must do better. We are alwaysworking to reduce time, save money forboth the Navy and BIW through processimprovement, and develop and maintainmutually beneficial relationships withquality vendors who service our manyneeds.We also need your help. Material isvery expensive and contributes a very largeportion of the company’s cost. We needeveryone to help us control those costs bytaking care of delivered material, takingonly what is needed from slump areasto complete the job and practicing goodcare and protection after installation toprevent damage and rework.Q. One of the ways that you are innovatingis with technology tools. Is the reverseauction process an example of that?A. Definitely. The availability of theInternet as well as the ability to leveragethe learning and ideas of other GD companieshas helped us a great deal. In aReverse Auction, we pre-qualify vendorsso we know that everyone participatingcan provide the goods or service, is technicallyand managerially capable, andcan meet our quality standards. All documentationfor the “buy” such as tech specsand terms is available online so we nolonger mail thick, costly packages.An online auction allows a competitive,yet fair, price to emerge and we dramaticallyreduce an otherwise expensive,lengthy process of information exchangeand negotiation. On average, reverseauctions save about 6-10% over traditionalnegotiations and we can apply the processto nuts and bolts, valves, and purchasespecification equipment.Q. What else are you working on that maysave costs?A. We recently opened a new GD SmallBusiness portal where small businessescan view the needs of all GD companiesonline. When they register online as apotential vendor for any GD company, wesee them. This will help us ensure that wesource small businesses that can meet ourneeds and expand our competitive baseand that we meet our contract requirementsfor small business participation.Q. What is the workload right nowbetween DDG 51 and DDG 1000?A. BIW has served as the Class ProcurementAgent for DDG 51 ships sinceDDG 53. For Class Standard Equipment(required to be the same for every ship),BIW Engineering and Procurement as ateam complete technical analysis, writerequirements and negotiate general termsand conditions, price and delivery leadtimes for master contracts. BIW andHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII) usethese contracts to issue purchase ordersfor their ship construction needs. Usingadvanced funding, BIW has contractedfor nearly all of the DDG 51 restart classstandard equipment. Today, DDG 51 isabout 25% of our workload.When the design work for DDG 1000was consolidated within BIW, all of theClass Common Equipment (CCE) procurementwork shifted here as well. Wehave already received about 70% of DDG1000 CCE hardware and have contractedfor all of the DDG 1001 and some of theDDG 1002 CCE hardware.Generally, DDG 51 follow ships areabout 66% complete for material (excludingCSE) at the keel milestone. Those ofus who remember DDG 51 lead ship willrecall that we struggled with materialavailability the whole way. Right now,however, DDG 1000 is tracking to the 66%complete follow ship metric for materialgoing into keel.From this perspective, we are buildingDDG 1000 like a follow ship. 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Wellness and BenefitsQuality of Life: It’s Your ChoiceWe hear a lot these daysabout “quality of life(QOL)” and Maine isoften highlighted as one of thebest places to be if you want totruly maximize it. But it’s onething to be in a place that offersthe opportunity to experiencesuperior QOL and another thingto be healthy enough to takeadvantage of what’s available.We’ve also been hearing a lotabout “health improvement” and,according to Chris McCarthy(D49), BIW’s Manager, IntegratedHealth Services, “We’re alwayslooking to improve the effectivenessof our programs. Based onwhat we’re seeing in the healthcareindustry, we decided to focuson biometric screenings andcoaching as another tool to helpour employees understand their health risksand make good choices that will contributeto better quality of life.”BIW’s Chief of Occupational Medicine,Dr. Maria Mazorra (D28), describes abiometric screening as “a short healthscreening to help identify an individual’slevel of risk for certain diseases and medicalconditions.” She says, “It’s just one part of afull health and wellness check that shouldinclude a health risk assessment (HRA)questionnaire, consultation with yourdoctor and follow on actions.”Two biometric screening programs havebeen conducted in the Planning/IT andFabrication organizations and another isunderway in Preoutfit 1. Participationis strictly voluntary and screenings areperformed by outside professionals. BIWonly sees summarized data to ensure theprivacy of those who participate.In fact, the three individuals who formthe full time core of our wellness program,Anthony Anderson, Maggie Kelley andAmanda Hopkins, are by design not BIWemployees.In the first pilot, just over 30% of the860+ eligible employees in the areasmentioned above were screened and overJim Welnar conferring with Amanda Hopkins regarding the informationhe received from biometric screening. Jim said, “I’m looking forward toworking on some of the things that this screening raised and the informationand support which BIW is offering seems like it will be veryhelpful.”80% of them exhibited three or more riskfactors, which could be a “wake-up call”for some. If those results are indicative ofour entire work force, a lot of us may be inneed of that “wake-up call.”Anthony, BIW’s Wellness ProgramCoordinator, has a lot to do with whatgoes into the program. “My sense is thatemployees want the option of having ascreening. I’ve been asked multiple times ifBIW would be doing health screenings atwork again. Employees say it’s convenient,they like that they don't have to fast (not eator drink for 12 hours) and doing it duringworking hours makes it simple.”“However,” Anthony says, “The importantthing to remember is that screeningsare a good way to get a snapshot of yourcurrent health status, but they’re not meantto replace your annual exam with yourprimary care provider.”As CIGNA’s On Site Health Advocate,Maggie says, “Many people are at an agewhere the risk of developing diabetesand heart disease is higher and a healthscreening is a convenient way to obtainfeedback on how your body is holding up.Participants get their results the same dayand meet wzith a clinician who can answerquestions. I’ve met with employeeswho didn’t know they hadhigh blood pressure, elevatedcholesterol or blood sugar. Theyfollowed up with their doctorsand are now getting things undercontrol.”Amanda is a RegisteredDietitian and Personal HealthCoach who is available to meetwith employees for wellnessrelatedassistance. She notes,“Health screenings provideimportant numbers such asblood pressure, cholesterol, bloodsugar, height, weight, and bodymass index. After the screening,a health coach explains thesenumbers in a way that makessense to you. Then you can signup for ongoing health coaching atwork where you can talk one-ononewith a coach, on company time, tocreate a plan that is right for you.Knowing your numbers is half thebattle; learning what they mean, whatyou can do about it and taking actionis the rest. The ongoing support ofa health coach can make it all seempossible.”What’s next? Dan Roet (D49),Director of Human Resource Services,says, “After we finish the pilot inPreoutfit, we will take a step backand evaluate what we’ve learned,then assess the potential benefits ofincluding screenings as part of ouroverall wellness approach. If youhave the chance to participate, giveit serious consideration.”Dan continued, “The knowledgeyou’ll gain could make a big differencein your quality of life downstream.It could also make a big difference toBIW by helping to lower our healthcarecosts and strengthening our ability tocompete and win future shipbuildingwork—and that would be great newsfor all of us.”BIW NEWS | May 2011 | 5

Michael Murphy (DDG 112) Mast SteppingThe Mast Stepping ceremony for DDG 112 was heldon May 6, 2011. As explained by DDG 51 ProgramManager, Ed Kenyon (D93), the tradition of placingcoins in the ship’s mast originates in ancient Greek andRoman maritime customs and survives today with the coinsrepresenting aspects of the ship’s birth and a gesture of safepassage for the crew. In addition to money coins, whichequalled 112 cents to match the Navy hull number, there werea number of commemorative coins and memorabiliacontributed by the Navy, the Murphy family, and membersof the Axelson, Dietz and Healey families (lower right) whosesons and fellow SEALs perished in the same operation withLT Murphy in Afghanistan.The ship’s sponsor, Maureen Murphy, is shown to theright (in welding helmet) with Tim Curran (D43),whoexplained the procedure he would use to permanently attachthe Mast Box to the ship’s mast and how she would be ableto assist him.Proceeding clockwise, John Murphy, brother of LTMurphy; (l to r) Mrs. Natalie Healy, Mrs. Cynthia Dietzand Mr. and Mrs. Cordell Axelson; display of items to beplaced in the mast stepping box; and PCU officers and crewmembers on the deck of DDG 112.6 | May 2011 | BIW NEWS

Michael Murphy (DDG 112) ChristeningMaureen Murphy, sponsor of DDG 112 and mother ofthe ship’s namesake, LT Michael Murphy, christenedthe ship on May 7, 2011. She is shown at right withADM Eric Olson, USN, Commander, US Special OperationsCommand; Dan Murphy, LT Murphy’s father; and ADM GaryRoughead, USN, Chief of Naval Operations. Mrs. Murphy spokeat the ceremony, briefly remembering the day as her son’s 35 thbirthday and stating the names of all of the 19 heroes ofOperation Red Wing who gave their lives in June 2005. Bottomleft, ADM Roughead stands with the Color Guard of Navy SeaCadets, DDG 109 Division. See more photos on back cover.BIW NEWS | May 2011 | 7

Dept.RetireesApril 2011Name15-00 Thomas H. Gilchrest31 Years, 7 MonthsPipefitter III15-00 Donald P. Pelletier31 Years, 11 MonthsPipefitter III15-00 Roland J. Roux23 Years, 5 MonthsPipefitter III15-00 Paul J. Thibeault32 Years, 8 MonthsPipefitter III17-00 Fred W. Hanna28 Years, 8 MonthsTinsmith IIIGiving Blood Faster at CROFOur Church Road Office Facility(CROF) in Brunswick has anumber of regular blood donorsand the American Red Cross (ARC) ishappy to bring its bloodmobile there foran entire day during BIW blood drives.By tinkering slightly with the process, thefolks at CROF have made the onsite blooddonation process a little more efficient andhave reduced the average amount of timeper donation. This makes it easier for theindividual to donate and easier on thedonor’s supervisor and coworkers whomay be impacted by the person’s absence.Blood donors make an appointmentby using a central sign-up sheet and areasked to arrive a few minutes ahead of theirscheduled time. TAS machines are availableat the donor site and the employee isprompted to enter a job stop/start whenthey arrive, switching to an overhead chargefor the activity, and to reverse the processwhen leaving. At the same time, it is recognizedthat donors are individuals and somemay require a little more time beforereturning to work—that decision remainswith the donor and the ARC personnel.Doug Munsey (D87) said, “By observingthe process, we saw that 5 people in queuewas average and kept the line moving.However, there were usually 10 chairs forpeople to wait their turn outside the roombeing used. So we removed the extra 5chairs and asked people to not join the lineif the wait was greater than 5, in which casean ARC volunteer calls the donor to returnwhen the wait time is favorable.”Carrie Mackie (D4505) and Liz Cray(D87) monitored the process and received anote from Elizabeth Elliott, ARC AccountExecutive, saying, “I received some greatfeedback from my staff regarding the donorflow and hope that it worked well for you.”By reducing or eliminating the wait time,the average time to donate was trimmed byabout 30 minutes. Jerry Cashman (D87)calls that a “respectable savings whichreduces the donor’s time commitment andwe hope that it also removes some of thebarriers to being a blood donor.”19-00 Frans W. Leppanen26 Years, 7 MonthsElectrician III20-00 Wayne M. Hamilton, Sr.12 Years, 9 MonthsMaintenance Custodian III30-00 John W. Moore37 Years, 8 MonthsSandblaster III53-00 Donna L. Cheney21 YearsAdministrative Assistant81-00 Suzanne A. Adams33 Years, 1 MonthMaterial Clerk III87-00 Donald R. Lamoreau30 Years, 1 MonthDesigner, 1st Class8 | May 2011 | BIW NEWSBIW Trek AcrossMaine TeamThe 2011 BIWTrek AcrossMaine Teamis comprised of71 riders who aretraining for the June17–19, 2011, 170-milebicycle event from Bethel toBelfast. They are working equally hardto raise funds for the race sponsor, theAmerican Lung Association of NewEngland. While the BIW riders, along withfriends and family members, are drawnfrom across the shipyard, they have onething in common—competitiveness. Theywant to be one of the biggest fundraisers.If you want to help them, contact HansBrandes (ext. 2065) or Karen Race (ext.1514) to find out how.Recent Contract AwardsDDG 1000 Magazine Load Out.DDG 1000On May 4, 2011, BIW received an$18.8M contract mod for class servicesassociated with the detail design andconstruction of DDG 1000 includingtechnical and industrial engineering tosupport construction and maintenanceof a safe and operable ship design.DDG 1001On May 17, 2011, BIW received a$29.9M contract mod for long leadmaterial and engineering and supportservices for DDG 1001.

From the FleetBath-Built Ship in Eastport for 4 th of JulyThe U.S. Navy is again sending a Bath-built ship to Eastport, Maine onthe 4th of July. At the request of Senators Olympia Snowe and SusanCollins, the USS Nitze (DDG 94), which BIW delivered to the Navy in2004, will dock in Eastport for the city’s 2011 July 4th celebration.This activity continues a nearly unbroken 40-year tradition of naval vesselscelebrating Independence Day in this eastern Maine seaport. Since 1977, 13of the ships visiting Eastport were Bath-built, including destroyers, frigates,and this year, a DDG 51 Class AEGIS destroyer.USS Nitze will arrive in Maine waters following its participation in theAtlantic phase of UNITAS 52. UNITAS, Latin for “unity,” is an annualcombined United States/South American joint operational exercise tostrengthen interoperability and mission effectiveness which usually includesBrazil, Argentina, Mexico and the United States. During a Change ofCommand ceremony held aboard ship while in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,CDR Chris Nerad relieved CDR Richard Brawley as USS Nitze commandingofficer.The U.S. Navy has announced that a Navy ship will also visit BoothbayHarbor during Windjammer Days in June and Rockland during the LobsterFestival in August.USS Nitze underway during UNITAS 52 exercises in April.US Navy Photo.Performance Incentive% Complete1009080706050403020100Goal 1EarnedHoursPerformance PeriodApril 4, 2011–October 2, 2011Period 3 Goals Status: As of May 15, 20111. Achieve 4,421,000 earned hours by October 2, 20112a. Complete 350 Tradeworks on Hull 506 by October 2, 20112b. Complete 3 Machinery Space GI’s on Hull 506 by October 2, 20113a. Complete 55 of 60 DDG 1000 products throughBlast & Paint by October 2, 20113b. Achieve 50% complete on DDG 1001 in Fabricationby October 2, 20114. Complete erection of DDG 1000 1400 Ultra and 2200Ultra units by October 2, 20115a. Complete the DDG 53 AMOD by June 20, 20115b. Complete the DDG 51 FY10 upgrade in Design by September 4, 20116. Complete 95% of DDG 1000 cable routing with all dataprovided to Planning by October 2, 2011Plan Actual On Track Behind Plan Did Not CompleteThe following employees joined BIWduring March and April, 2011. Pleasewelcome them.NameWelcomeDept.MarchGould Jr., Jerry Dale 3200Tisdale, Jennifer Ada* 0800AprilApley, David James 8600Blais, Richard Roland* 8600Freeman, Nicole D* 8700Nordone, Kathi Ellen* 8700Paradis, Philippe Adelard* 0800* Returning employeesPeriod 3 Goals for the period which began April 4, 2011 are shown above. Contact your supervisorfor more information regarding the Performance Incentive Program.BIW NEWS | May 2011 | 9

BIW-Trained Black BeltsBIW employees who recently completed onsite LSS Black Belt training include, l to r: Chris Barbor, Nannette Reed, Melissa Ouellette, Deb Augustine,Chris Ouellette, Mandy Heatley, Susan Sarber and Chris Teel. Tip Koehler was not available for the photo.BIW’s continuous improvementapproach requires that a numberof individuals within thecompany be trained and certified inLean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology.Those who have completed initialtraining are certified as Yellow or GreenBelts and BIW is fortunate to have alarge number of these people throughoutthe organization.However, an advanced level ofcertification is also available and theseindividuals—Black Belts—can bedeployed to lead large projects, towork with any area of the company todevelop lean initiatives, and to inspireand apply a lean approach to everyaspect of our business.Yellow and Green Belt training isheld at BIW, but until this year, BlackBelt training required BIW students totravel to either Norfolk to attend theNAVSEA Lean Six Sigma College orto Electric Boat in Groton to attendtheir program.To date, ten BIW people havereceived Black Belt certification by oneof these routes, including Paul Farrin(D10), Gerri Redmond (D0140) andScott Smith (D84) in 2006; BernieSibley (D10) and Luke Lyndaker (D40)in 2007; Bonnie Blanch (D87), MattBoyle (D10), Kim Goodspeed (D86)and Cary Hirnak (D40) in 2008; andCameron Shuck (D40) in 2010.In addition, Tom Bogucki and JerryGiordano (both D10) and Eric Kruger(D24) came to BIW with Lean BlackBelt certification. Jerry also wrote theAmerican Society of Quality (ASQ) certificationexam.With a number of interested and motivatedGreen Belts working towards thishigher level of certification, BIW needed todevelop a more cost-effective way to supporttheir efforts.In December 2010, BIW’s Trainingdepartment announced an onsite BlackBelt program. Gerri Redmond coordinatedthe effort which required modifying theNAVSEA lessons provided by SupShip,Bath; detailed reviews of homework andclassroom assignments; and creation of adatabase of questions to develop weeklyquizzes, review questions, and the finalexam. In addition to Gerri, instructorsincluded Matt Boyle, Bonnie Blanch, BobCameron (SupShip Bath), Paul Farrin,Jerry Giordano, Luke Lyndaker, CameronShuck and Scott Smith.The pilot program consisted of threeweeks of rigorous, full-time study as wellas homework and a comprehensive 4-hourexam. The first class of BIW-trainedstudents includes Deborah Augustine(D86), Chris Barbor (D28), Mandy Heatley(D10), Tip Koehler (D06), Chris Ouellette(D40), Melissa Ouellette (24), NannetteReed (D87), Susan Sarber (D08) and ChrisTeel (D24).However, the commitment and learningof these individuals does not end here.To receive Black Belt certification, withinone year each student must complete twoRapid Improvement Events (RIE) andone major project (DMAIC), all withexpectations for significant cost avoidance.Successful completion of the ASQ certificationexam is elective but strongly encouragedas it bestows international certification.On May 13, BIW’s first group of studentsto complete onsite Black Belt training metwith Jeff Geiger and his staff and receiveda certificate of completion.Gerri Redmond, program coordinator,said, “The Lean Six Sigma (LSS) programprovides a structured methodology andtool set to improve both production andbusiness processes. The primary role ofa Black Belt is that of a change agent tohelp process owners and subject matterexperts improve their processes by firstunderstanding their customer’s requirements.Black Belts provide and teachthe improvement methods while teammembers are responsible for sustainingthe process improvements.”Gerri continued, “The purpose of LSSis to identify and remove process waste toreduce cycle time and costs. While initialreductions tend to be cost avoidance, weknow that with diligence, cost avoidancewill become hard dollar savings.”She concluded, “The ability to provideBlack Belt training at BIW makes it easierfor our students to advance to this level ofLSS leadership and strongly supports thecompany’s efforts to build ships for fewerhours for the U.S. Navy.”10 | May 2011 | BIW NEWS

Dept. NameApril 2011Service Anniversaries40 Years26 Morin, Sharon Annette35 Years86 Amsden, Richard Paul86 Bishop, Dennis John86 Harvey, Stephen Carroll87 Hinds, David Frank84 Laroche, Paul Gerard30 Years45 Alexander, Carol Jeanne32 Bergeron, Paul Michael57 Bowie, Michael Robert19 Daggett, Steven Gary20 Doyon, Maurice Richard43 Enman, Daniel Joseph30 Gosselin, Alan Albert50 Grover, Patrick Gerald86 Higgins, Daniel Michael50 James, David Allen08 Johnson, Jean William26 Lavoie, William Joseph50 Leavitt, Kevin Lee19 Libby, Richard Scott15 Maschino, Stanley Walter17 Morin, James Charles86 Norris, Russell Heman5 Star ComplianceDept. Name50 Palmertree Jr, William Alvin50 Perreault Jr, Renald Rene50 Picard, Gerard Albert10 Schools, Mark Alan07 Scott, Ralph Andrew32 Seekins, Ralph Everett25 Years45 Andrew, Carol Tina87 Bailey, William Hugh20 Carter, Wayne Maurice97 Lasher, Mark Evans05 Sukeforth, Dale Rickmond10 Years43 Kilcrease, Dana Lynn43 Marquis, Timothy Scott43 Martin, Steven Daniel50 Mayo, Carl Leon10 McMahan, Charles Wayne50 Schools, Randy William43 Swift, Michael Edward27 Trebilcock, Sandra Joyce43 Tremblay, Robert Roger5 Years40 Albert, Lisa Rose87 Lamphere Jr, Bradley Russell26 Mora, Michael JosephThis year’s more rigorous approach to 5 StarCompliance has started to yield stars. However,Laura Mathisen (D52), Director of Environmental,Health and Safety, cautions, “The process of awardingstars will roll out fairly slowly as we continue to integrate5 Star inspections with wall-to-wall audits to ensure thatthe two are working in the same direction—towardscontinual improvement and sustainability.”Laura continues, “Involvement by management andunion alike is crucial to improving our safety position.A good example of this is the Area and Trade CRESTsubcommittees which are working together to reducefindings and using innovative ideas to reduce injuries.”Pat Thomas (continued from pg 4.)able level of outfitting, a testament to our strategies to supportManufacturing with the necessary material and a creditto the Engineering, Design and Materials Team.Q. What are your Materials concerns these days?A. I’m concerned about warehouse space. Just as DDG 1000units are noticeably larger and heavier, so is the material andequipment that we are buying. In addition to properly storingthe material until it is needed, warehousing involves kitting andother organizational steps to make sure that Manufacturingreceives kitted material for each specific job. All this requiresspace.Q. Your closing thoughts?A. Our mantra remains: Build ships for fewer hours. Send peoplehome in the same condition they came to work. Treat each otherwith dignity, act with integrity and use good old Maine commonsense. We must perform and the customer will come. I am reallyproud to be part of the BIW Team.MAY 5, 20115-SkidsAluminum ShopABC PlatBuildings 18, 19 and MERGAssembly BuildingPanel LineBoiler ShopTrade ShopsCarpenter ShopBlast IBlast IIBlast IIIHyde SouthHazardous Waste BuildingACE/CW/BissonsEBMFHardingsElectricalMachineGuardingFallProtectionFire, Health,SafetyHousekeepingFacilitiesMachine ShopMetals RecyclingDry DockH 601 (DDG 1000)H 505 (DDG 111)H 506 (DDG 112)MSC Warehouse/Service ShopLLTF Pump HouseLLTFAll OSTsP0II/Ultra HallSouth Central ReceivingCompliant Preparing for Assessment Lost StarBIW NEWS | May 2011 | 11

700 Washington StreetBath, ME 04530PRSRT STDU.S. POSTAGE PAIDBATH, MAINE04530PERMIT NO. 31Additional DDG 112 Christening Photos