DLA employees of the quarter honored

Patrick J. Finegan, a contracting officer and specialist from Defense Supply Center Richmond, shared DLA Employee of the Quarter in April with David Rugg, program analyst, Defense Contract Management Command Twin Cities.

Jose G. Flores, an administrative contracting officer from Defense Contract Management Command, San Antonio, Texas, shares DLA Employee of the Quarter for July with Laura M. Shelton, supervisory contract specialist, Defense Supply Center Richmond.

Army Lt. Gen. Henry T. Glisson presents Employee of the Quarter Laura M. Shelton, supervisory contract specialist, Defense Supply Center Richmond, with a certificate and DLA t-shirt.

Finegan awarded several contracts valued in excess of $1 million for items such as a test adapter for the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night and various industrial gases and spare parts for military ground maintenance equipment.

During negotiations of key elements for the LANTIRN test adapter, he saved the government approximately $80,000. In addition to his normal workload, he also worked on a major solicitation for the contract for Internal Slingable Units shipping containers.

He also conducts weekly training sessions for buyers assigned to him to discuss various topics of interests and problem areas they identify. This has resulted in building a cohesive and productive team in his section. He also serves as a mentor to all new interns assigned to his section.

Rugg is the focal point at his organization for issues relating to the Government Performance and Results Act, DLA Criteria for Performance Excellence, Unit Self Assessment and performance plan and budget.

Because of Rugg’s efforts, DCMC Twin Cities is a leader in integrating the multiple priorities of DCMC’s management

David Rugg from Defense Contract Management Command Twin Cities with Army Lt. Gen. Henry T. Glisson.

systems. He has an ability to see common links in diverse systems and clearly articulate their a

ctual relationships to others. Rugg routinely receives request to assist other offices in explaining these concepts.

Rugg volunteers his time and talent to the State of Minnesota as they strive to make government work better. He has briefed numerous state agencies including the Departments of Transportation, Revenue and Economic Security on the use of the Baldrige improvement criteria.

Recently, he shared his DLA and DCMC experience in the quest for quality and acted as a consultant to the state and assisted in a presentation for members of the Japanese Quality Award Council. The council included top executives from major Japanese companies such as Hitachi, Richo and NEC .

Flores assisted in efforts to shift the Defense Distribution Depot San Antonio from public to private management as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission’s recommendation to close Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. This contracting effort is the first of its kind for DoD.

The award nomination states that "With Mr. Flores’ innovative, creative outlook and superb teaming skills, combined with his knowledge of DCMC operations, he effectively lead the DCMC Team in identifying those areas in which the agency could best support this effort."

Patrick J. Finegan from Defense Supply Center Richmond with Army Lt. Gen. Henry T. Glisson.

Flores said his goal was to structure a contract that would ensure the change from government to commercial performance would be invisible to our warfighter.

Shelton led her team in achieving important accomplishments in the procurement branch. From Jan. 1 to March 31, her section processed 637 Reports of Discrepancies and processed 100 RODs in a 45-day period-exceeding the goal by 200 percent.

Shelton worked closely with item managers, quality specialists, technicians and the packaging specialists to ensure that the items received by the customers were correct. She also had her team contact the customers directly to better understand their problems.

During the January-March time frame, Shelton’s team reduced delinquencies 47 percent, from 933 to 492 Contract Line Items. They accomplished this by focusing on the "top ten" delinquent contractors.