Issue 13 - NEXRAD Radar Operations Center - NOAA

Awards (Cont.)(Continued from Page 14)The NOAA Team Member of the Month Awardfor April 2004 was presented to Rich Ice, RC InformationSystems (RSIS). This award pays tribute to a non-NOAA employee and gives credit to the outstandingpeople who make NOAA programs a success but arenot actually Federal employees.The Oklahoma Federal Executive Board FederalEmployee of the Year Award was established inan effort to recognize outstanding federal employeesfor their efforts, leadership and/or initiative. This programencourages innovation and excellence in government,reinforces pride in federal service, and helps callpublic attention to the broad range of services providedby federal employees. The 2004 Oklahoma FederalExecutive Board Federal Employee of the Year Programrecognized nominees Terrell Ballard, 1st Lt. RonFehlen, Erin Foster, MSgt Greg Matthews, Maj.Michael Miller, Janalee Pacheco, Rex Reed and DaveZittel. Nominees and winners received a plaque at abanquet held at the Tinker AFB Officer’s Club on May3, 2004. At which time, Rex Reed was awarded SupervisoryFederal Executive Board Employee of the Year.The ROC Employee of the Quarter (EOQ) andTeam Member of the Quarter (TMOQ) Awardswere established for the ROC Awards Program to recognizepeople who;• Demonstrate exceptional performance• Exceed normal customer service• Perform a worthy non-duty related act• Accomplish a unique short-term project or specialassignment• Accomplish an office productivity and efficiencyenhancement of proceduresNEXRADNow• Produce an office morale enhancement throughteamwork.This quarterly awards program began in October2001 with representatives from each organizationwithin the ROC. The ROC award team representativesare a group of proactive volunteers dedicated to providinghard working individuals with the appreciationthey deserve. This team consists of people who selflesslystepped up to create and implement an internalaward program as desired by the ROC employees. Theteam’s birthplace was the Y2K/US vs. Them - Contractor/Tri-agencyRelations presentation to the seniorROC staff on July 7, 1999.Winners of the EOQ and TMOQ are presentedwith a framed certificate signed by the ROC Directorand the winner’s name is engraved on a plaque in thelarge conference room in the ROC South building andon a plaque in the lobby of the ROC North facility.Winners are also considered for NOAA Employee andTeam Member of the Quarter and other awards.The winner of the Employee of the Quarter for thesecond quarter fiscal year 2004 is 1st Lt. Ron Fehlen, amember of the U.S. Air Force, and the winner for theTeam Member of the Quarter is Matt King, anemployee of Management and Engineering TechnologiesInternational (METI). Both members are assignedto the ROC Engineering Branch.Nancy OlsonROC Administrative OfficerTSgt David RiffleUSAF/ROC Program BranchPortable Davit Crane Manufacturer’s Lift Capacity CertificationBoth Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) and EHB-15, WSR-88D OccupationalSafety and Health Manual, require that each facilitymaintain a certification of the capacity of all liftingdevices. The manufacturer of the WSR-88D PortableDavit Crane has provided a letter that certifies that allcranes purchased by the National Weather Servicehave been appropriately load tested. This letter isprovided for your records. Click on this link to displaythe letter. Then please print the certification letterand retain it on file.Marty Williams, RMT Team LeadROC Program Branchpage 15