desider - Issue 37 - June 2011 PDF

Winners all: Bernard Gray is pictured with all those
rewarded for their work with DE&S in his first set of
commendations as Chief of Defence Materiel
Picture: Andrew Linnett
and for ensuring the magazine’s costs were
covered, and to a section of the Corporate
Approvals Performance and Risk for developing
and rolling out sentinel, a software tool that
captures project health leading indicators to
improve performance management.
The Wyton Change implementation Team
received an award from Director Combat Air,
Air Vice-Marshal simon Bollom, for managing
the withdrawal of 2,500 staff from Wyton/
Brampton over four years. AVM Bollom said the
team had put in an outstanding effort.
Major general Bill Moore, Director
Battlespace Manoeuvre, presented an award
to the Personal Combat equipment pelvic
protection development team and said the
equipment was designed to prevent fatal
wounds.
“i am very pleased to be here today to
represent deployed soldiers, sailors and airman
as a conduit for their thanks for this cracking
kit. not only is it comfortable to wear, it has
been credited by the doctors in the medical
facility at Camp Bastion as THe bit of kit that
has saved a number of soldiers’ lives,” he said.
John Walton from De&s ships’ surface
Combatants team was presented with his award
by Commodore Dick Mason of navy Command.
Cdre Mason said navy Command was
tremendously grateful for Mr Walton’s work
in achieving a £6 million saving through
reclaiming VAT on the re-engining of Hunt class
mine countermeasures vessels.
The Type 45 Programme Management
office received an award from Cdre Mason who
congratulated them on delivering a world-class
capability that demonstrated its excellence on
recent exercises with the us navy.
commendations
CHIEF OF DEFENCE MATERIEL COMMENDATION
AWARD WINNERS – ROUND 8
INDIVIDUALS
• WO1 Vance Allen – Defence Container Management Service Team
• WO2 Ty Wales – British Forces Post Office
• Lt Col Michael Levett-Scrivener – Supply Chain Management
Team
• Mr John Walton – Minewarfare, Patrol and Hydrographic
Platform Team
• WO John Greedy – Apache Project Team
• Mr Mike Wells – Tornado Project Team
• Maj Brian Penfold – Special Projects Communications,
Information, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Team
• Mr Colin Bates – Imagery and Geospatial Equipment Delivery
Team
• Mr David Brogden – Special Projects Communications,
Information, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Team
TEAMS
• Defence Information Infrastructure Legacy Systems Closure
Team
• Bowman and Tactical Communications Information Systems
Experimentation, Research and Operational Support Team
• Future Logistic Information Services Project Team
• JAMES Project Team
• Surface Freight Allocations Team
• Unit Maintenance Management System Fully Managed Service
Implementation Team
• Telecommunications Team, Technical Services Business Stream,
Joint Support Chain Services
• Technology Delivery C4ISTAR Team
• In Service Submarines Design Authority Team
• Oak Construction Project
• DE&S Corporate Communications Team
• Corporate Approvals, Performance & Risk: Programmes &
Technology Group and Applications Services Team
• DE&S Plans & Programmes In Year Management Team
• Dismounted Soldier Systems In Service Support Team
• Personal Combat Equipment Pelvic Protection Development
Team
• Sharpshooter Team
• Titan and Trojan Team
• Single Hull Tanker – Safety Assurance Working Group
• Type 45 Programme Management Office
• Helicopter Engines and Chinook Project Teams
• C-17 Project Team
• Wyton Change Implementation Team
• Harrier – Safety & Airworthiness Management Team
• Typhoon Team
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