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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.