ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. -- Team members with National Aerospace Solutions, LLC, the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Test Operations and Sustainment contractor, received awards Nov. 5 during the Salute to Excellence Annual Awards Banquet at Arnold Lakeside Center.
Presentations were given for the: Quality Award, Safety Award, Security Award, Innovation Award, Customer Service Excellence Award, Program/Project Manager of the Year, Engineering Design and Facilities Professional of the Year, Science and Technology Professional of the Year, Technical Project Leader of the Year, Craft Innovation Award, Crafts Supervisor/Superintendent of the Year, Craftsman Lead of the Year, Craftsman Journeyman/Technician of the Year, Engineering Analysis of the Year, Test Operations of the Year and Engineer of the Year.
Employees were nominated based upon their superior performance and support in areas of company core values and for technical excellence.
National Aerospace Solutions, LLC, is the team selected by the U.S. Air Force to conduct Test Operations and Sustainment activities at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., the Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 at White Oak, Maryland, and the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at Mountain View, California.
NAS is comprised of Bechtel, Sierra Lobo Inc. and GP Strategies Corporation; and teaming subcontractors include nLogic Inc. and Chugach Federal Solutions Inc.
(Awards were given by National Aerospace Solutions, LLC and do not reflect any stance, opinion, or determination made by the U.S. Air Force.)
The winners are:
Aaron Cleek
Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineer II
NAS Flight Branch
Quality Award
Jim Hereford
Machinist Chief Craftsperson
NAS Technology Innovations Branch
Safety Award
Benjamin Howell
Test Operations Engineer II
NAS Flight Branch
Security Award
Scott Wieland
Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineer III
NAS Technology Innovations Branch
Innovation Award
David Faucett
Test Operations Engineer II
NAS Flight Branch
Customer Service Excellence Award
Richard Crouch
Capital Projects Manager
NAS Base Operations Capital Projects Branch
Program/Project Manager of the Year
Kenneth Campbell
Engineering Designer II
NAS Technology Innovations Branch
Engineering Design and Facilities Professional of the Year
Kenneth Tatum
Model and Simulation Engineer III
NAS Technology Innovations Branch
Science and Technology Professional of the Year
James Klem
Capital Project Manager
NAS National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Branch, California
Technical Project Leader of the Year
James Landon
Machinist Journeyman
NAS Technology Innovations Branch
Craft Innovation Award
Ronnie Matlock
Machinist Journeyman
NAS Technology Innovations Branch
Craft Innovation Award
Joel Sizemore
Machinist Journeyman
NAS Flight Branch
Craft Innovation Award
Gary Cunningham
Craft Superintendent/Craft Supervisor
NAS Technology Innovations Branch
Craft Supervisor/Superintendent of the Year
Timothy Taylor
Boilermaker Lead|
NAS Technology Innovations Branch
Craftsman Lead of the Year
Thomas Redmon
Electrician Journeyman
NAS Technology Innovations Branch
Craftsman Journeyman/Technician of the Year
Donald Brandt
Condition Based Maintenance Manager
AHA – CBM Group
Engineering Analysis of the Year
Kevin Thompson
Test Operations Engineer III
NAS Space and Missiles Branch
Test Operations Engineer of the Year
Nicholas Fredrick
Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineer III
NAS Tunnel 9 Branch, Maryland
Engineer of the Year