Congratulations to all first quarter Excellence in Action honorees. These individuals are leading the way in customer satisfaction, leadership, continuous improvement and operational excellence across all areas of the company.

Through efforts of employees like those listed below, Newport News Shipbuilding will achieve its goal of transforming the business for the next decade and beyond to be the safest, most efficient and innovative workplace possible. Well done honorees!

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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) ACE Ship Design Manager Team

Seth Fitch, E20; Pamela Hayes, E49; Michelle Kirby, E49; Demetria Petty-Manes, E49; Wendell Ramey, E49

Nominator: Matthew Kirkham

Embedded Instructors Conducting Deck Plate Requalifications

Roderick Bazemore, O67; Mark Gillis, O67; Rocky Jones, O67; Brandon Martin, O67; Russell Massengill, O67; Arthur Reviea, O67; Eric Rountree, O67; Nicholas West, O67; Tony Winborne, O67; Dustin Woodward, O67; Eric Wynne, O67

Nominator: Travis Parker

Logistics Ergonomics Team

Amanda Jackson, O53; Michael Jennings, O53; Brandon Spaulding, O53; Rodney Thornton Jr., O53

Nominator: Valerie Smith

Sail Nut Protection Process Improvement

Phillip Armstrong, E06; Robert Askew, N960; William Blyth, X47; James Buffin, N910; Michael Clark, E51; James Clemons, X47; Matthew Dupont, E03; William Gurkin IV, E47; Richard Leybold, E51; Douglas McKertcher, N960; Keith Melton, O63; Daniel Morgan, X47; Christopher Plummer, X47; Haijun Ramoundos, E46; Michael Robinson, E51; Robert Smole, E47; Timothy Stull, O63; Paul Swank, X51; William Tanner Jr., E51; Kasey Tevis, X10; William Topping, E51; James Whitley, N910; Kremlin Yee, X47; John Zimmerman Jr., E33

Nominator: Robert Staha

Trades Mobile Craft Learning Centers

Raymond Breen, O46; Patrick Costello, O46; Dave Gordula, O41; Brian Hill, X36; Christian Maples, O46; Dale Martin Sr., O55; Nathan Price, O46; Brett Silver, O46; Rene Thomas, O69; Michael Wallace, O46; Wayne Wallace, O46; Wendell Williams Jr., O41

Nominator: William Boyd

Utility Tunnel Emergency Communications FF-100144 Notification 10776446

Rayquan Andrews, O43; Jacob Bland, O51; George Burrus Jr., O46; Donald Butler, O46; Olivia Catron, X06; Patrick Costello, O46; Kyle Elmore, O45; Daniel Fryer, O46; Adam Green, O45; Jamica Jones, O43; Robert Kello, O43; Brandon Mallison, O43; Shamar Marsh, O43; Christopher Munford, O43; Patrick Nicholson, O43; Christopher Page, N358; Nathan Price, O46; Earl Pruitt Jr., O43; David Roe, O43; Michael Romanelli, O41; Rian Sabo, E49; Carlos Velez III, O43; Wayne Wallace, O46

Nominator: Frederick Saalbach

John F. Kennedy (CVN 79): Door Storage Improvement Project

Maurice Clark, O53; Aaron Clements, X51; Charles Daniel III, X51; David Lucic, O53; Paul Mikszewski, O53; Lagena Moore, O53; Raysean Powell, O53; Wanda Taylor, O53; Danielle Whitby, O53; Casi Wyatt, O53

Nominator: Dave White

EXECUTE EFFICIENTLY

USS George Washington (CVN 73) Shield Tank Cooling Coil Repair

Diana Dhanvada, E83; Mark Henzel, E83; Emil Kercsi, E83; Jeffrey Kikel, E37; Kwang Lee, E83; James Lewis, E81; Kodie Littlefield, E83; Brian MacDonald, E83; Joel Mendoza Jr., E81; Michael Miller, E37; Stephen Rosen, E83; Terry Smith, E83; Randolph Snook, E81

Nominator: Nicholas Zaremba

AFFF System Certification Testing/ Flight Deck Certification

Matthew Absi, E26; Gary Callow, E26; Charles Garcia, E26; Sarah Goodman, E44; Gregory Harju, E26; Donald Harrell Jr., K47; Terry Hollingshead, E26; Melissa Juhasz, E26; Todd Krenzer, E15; Lon McReynolds, X01; Talal Mian, E25; Timothy Sherrange, E26; Adrian Shirley, E25; Stephen Spangler, E44; Matthew Stanley, E24; John Vandenberg, E26; Martin Zak, E25

Nominator: Sean Coons

ACE Data Integration and Efficiency

Joshua Turner, E49

Nominator: Walter Kennedy Jr.

“Bob” and “Sharon” Tool and Material Fixtures

Richard Ashworth, M30; David Dea, M30; Jacob Denson, O22; Aaron Goetz, X42; Kenneth Quinn Jr., M30; Christopher Skiba, E47; Timothy Spikes, X42

Nominator: Robert Lane

SDI Program

Joseph Charland, O05; John Ullery, O05; Johnnie Welch, O05

Nominator: Paula Bond

John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Caucus Team

Brandon Corprew, O79; Zeb Johnston, O79; Jon West, O79

Nominator: Jennifer Miller

USS George Washington (CVN 73) #1 Plant Reactor Main Steam Hydro

Eric Anderson, K45; Calvin Banks, X42; Dennis Barrow, X18; Anthony Burgos Rivera, X18; Lynwood Collier, X18; Jeffery Daniels, X42; Stephen Foster, X18; Michael Goforth, K47; David Jerkins, X18; Brandon Killian, X42; Jeremy Lowe, X18; Dazmaine Luckett, X42; Willie Mitchell Jr., X18; Joshua Nelson, X18; Stanford Polonsky III, X18; Robert Reed, X42; Brandon Reeves, X18; Dwight Richardson, X42; Juan Rodriguez, X42; Marcus Ryder, X42; Carlton Sessoms, X18; Tyquan Stewart, X42; Christopher Stubblefield, X18; Micaiah White, X42

Nominator: William McKinley

Enterprise (CVN 80) Material Incentive – Value Stream Material Management

Stacy Armstrong, O51; Hollis Bridges, X76; Joe Brown Jr., X76; Bruce Cashwell, O59; DaWanda DeValda, O51; Victoria Fiorentino, O51; Tanya Gilchrist, O51; Susan Gray, O51; Sunny Harvat, O59; Andrew Kiczek, O51; Jack Lemmon, O51; Marion Lonstein, O51; Caitlin Mcintosh, X76; Terri Mitchell, O51; Jeffrey Newell, X76; Craig Phaup, O51; Natalie Simpson, O51; Madison Spence, O51; Janell Taylor, O51; Amber Weaver, X76; Peder Wennberg Jr., X76; Kurt Werlau, X76; Donald Williams Jr., O51

Nominator: Kelly MacDonald

USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Propulsion Plant Schedule Mitigation for #4CTG Rotor Removal

Regina Addy, O51; Reed Clifford, O51; Kristina Giddinge, O51; Michael Journiette, E64; Stephen Newport, O51; Daniel Pirolli, O51; Jason Robinson, X69

Nominator: Jessica Gomez

S4 Sub-Projects

Mary Adams, T55; Nancy Friday, T54; Tammy Gorbett, T55; Lauren McHenry, T55; Melody Turlington, T55

Nominator: Stephen Schultz

Top Gun Welders 2020

Casey Bill, M30; James Boyce Jr., X18; Justin Breault, X18; Joshua Chandler, X18; Billy Davis, M30; Jacob Fiala, X18; James Holland, X18; Allen Kreicar, X18; Ryan Leroux, M30; Paul McDonald, X18; Brandon Neitzke, X18; David Nemo Jr., X18; Mark Paine, X18; Andrew Perry, M30; Satchel Powell, M30; Caleb Shute, X18; Carlton Sloan, X18; John Spence Jr., X18; Michael Taylor, X18; William Umland, X18

Nominator: Robert Lane

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78): WOO & ISE Planning/Preparations and Execution Support

Shareta Brown, X44; Fred Fisher Jr., X01; Gregory Howard, X01; Shelton Laws, X01; Brent Linton, X44; Micah Meeks, X01; Cedric Williams, X44

Nominator: Eric Bunch

Block Point Release Preparation and Testing

Bakari Haley Sr., X47; Adam Hill, X47; Erika Myers, X47; Kenneth Ricks, X47; Paul Salisbury, X47; Shawn Walker, X47; Jazzmin Wilkins, X47; Ashlyn Younkins, X47

Nominator: Robert Winslow

Enterprise Java License Cost Avoidance

Cliff Carr, T54; Chris Dove, T54; Jim Hart, T52; Jason Larsen, T54; Khoa Le, T54; Paul Lentz, T53; Jason Perry, T54; Rick Vailati III, T54

Nominator: Frederick Bowers

John F. Kennedy (CVN 79): EASR FNDN Installation and Alignment

Vincent Barone, X18; Patrick Coffey, O68; Tyler Cook, X11; Paul Dreybus, X11; Benjamin Freeman, X11; Reggienald Hall Jr., K47; Richard Henry, E22; William Huff Jr., K47; Stephen Hux, O68; John Leigh III, X11; Michael Motisi, X11; Christina Munn, X18; Louis Picolo Jr., O68; Leshaun Pruden, X11; Alexis Turner, X18; Adam Turner, X18; Antoine Wilburn, O68

Nominator: Matthew Perry

Incorporate Fire Prevention and Control Manual into the Health and Safety Manual

Jason Dalson, X18; Frank Long, O15; Scott Markwith, X18; Amy Tiedemann, K47; David Velazquez, O27; John Ward Jr., O27; Ebony Webb, O27

Nominator: George Riefler

Electronic Review of Supplier Objective Quality Evidence

Mary Kathleen Benjamin, O58; Earl Brewer, O58; Christiana Cyriaque, O58; Jarrod Doyle, O58; Eldridge Firth, O58; Beth Gardner, O58; David Glosson, O58; Joseph Jones, O58; Joseph Lafferty, O58; Raymond Lichniak, O58; Kristie Lundy, O58; Shelby Pankey, O58; Peyton Tate III, O58; Delbert Taylor, O58; Karen Tucker, O58

Nominator: David Nolte

SCM A3 Project Support, Testing and Development

Tracey Atkins, O51; Parrish Blowe, O59; Cory Bonomo, O51; David Buchanan II, O55; Anne Butcher, O59; James Englert, O55; Tina Godsey, O51; Janet Hanson, O55; Lauren Hill, O59; Kathy Johnson, O51; Logan Miller, O51; Brandon Mills, O51; Donna Walden, O55; Betty Zambrano, O51

Nominator: Paul Tuzzolo

VCS Pipefitting Excellence

Devan Blackley, X42; Justin Cobb, X42; Shalek Colon, X42; Ryan Frazier, X42; Xavier Harmon, X42; Timothy Hart Jr., X42; Hunter Hooker, X42; Justin James, X42; Travis Johnson, X42; Joseph Lepera, X42; Anthony Luna, X42; Toby Poet, X42; Trevor Stoupa, X42; Isaiah Washington, X42; Tyler Winegrad, X42

Nominator: Zachary Gaskins

Montana (SSN 794) Team Excellence in Retractable Bow Plane Disassembly

Willie Bell II, X43; Carlos Benitez Garcia, E14; Kyle Benner, X43; Vernon Bray, X43; Brandon Brewster, X43; Vernon Christian, X43; James Gilliam Jr., K46; Taylor Herring, K46; Tatsuya Nakamura, E14; Steffon Savage, X43; Dominic Tribble, X43; Michael Upton, K46; Brian Vande Pol, E14; Tyler Walkup, X43; Kenneth Watts, X43; Taylor Weeks, X43; James Wigley, X82

Nominator: Richard Plumlee Jr.

New Jersey (SSN 796) 5/6 C-SEAM Welding Excellence

Charles Albright Jr., X18; Devon Anderson, X18; Dylan Ard, X18; Stanley Britt, X18; Jeffrey Cantrell, X18; Bobby Farmer, K46; Cornelious Hawkins, K46; Evan Hoffman, X18; James King, K46; Tony McKithen Jr., X18; Jered Wright, K46

Nominator: Paul Hecker

Enterprise (CVN 80): Reactor Vessel Barge Offloading

Elliot Alston, X43; John Becouvarakis, E86; Justin Belvin, X36; Tyler Charron, X36; Ryan Everett, X36; Paul Gaskins, X36; Charles Guest, X43; Charlie Holloway, X36; Benjamin Hulvey, X43; Elijah Jackson, X43; Bernard Johnson, X36; Antonio Jones, X36; Glenn Lassiter, X43; Scott Mooneyham, K47; Troy Phelps, X36; Frankie Robinson, X43; Joseph Ryan, K47; Denise Sampson, X43; Carlos Tankard, X43; Robert Thompson, O39; Richard West, X01; Michael Williams, X36; Ian Winfield, X43

Nominator: John Loch

USS George Washington (CVN 73) RCOH Nuclear Cold Operations Test Program (Plant 2)

Richard Baird III, X31; Alexander Barham, E84; John Coates, E84; Robert Cofield, X42; William Dunavant III, E84; Timothy Epley, E84; Shelton Foster Jr., X42; Robert Fox, E81; Carlos Garcia De Quevedo, E84; Brandon Holder, E84; Arthur Horn Jr., X31; Joshua Horner, X71; Joshua Jackson, E84; Donovan Jarvis, K45; Dennis Johnson Jr., X31; Felix Lugo Marrero, X31; Christopher McMillian, E84; Russell Owens, X42; Steven Rudolph, E84; Samuel Sayampanathan, E84; Ryan Taylor, E84; Christopher Villaire, E84; Dione Walton, X31; Robert Yarboro, E84

Nominator: Justin Mani

TRANSFORM BUSINESS OPERATIONS

SFA X10 South Shops Process Improvements

James Drury III, O63; Darnell Prigmore, X18; Travis Robinson, O63; David Roe, O43; Raymond Whiteside Jr., O63; Ernest Wright Jr., X18

Nominator: Sonny Chambersen

SSSB Wet Pit De-Watering

Daniel Barnes, X42; Gregory Barnes, X42; Tania Barzola, E81; Marvin Bowman, E81; William Capps, X42; Steven Clark Jr., X73; Frederick Coleman, E85; Alicia Connelly, O31; Samuel Edwards, E85; Marquis Ellsworth, X73; Stanley Everett, X42; Pamela Goodson, E85; Reese Holland, E81; Patrick Lonberger, E81; Roneisha Moore, X42; Keon Odom, X42; Evan Rickerson, X42; James Sarvis, E84; Jonathan Sebrell, X42; Joseph Sharpless Jr., X42; Ronald Spence, X42; Shaana Thomas, X42; Joshua Vernon, X42; Jeffrey Veryzer, O31; Rickey Williams, X42

Nominator: Thresa Nelson

GROW THE BUSINESS BASE

Columbia Build I

Robert Austin Jr., X60; Jeffrey Bristow, O19; Jerry Campbell, X62; Charles Dalrymple, O19; Ryan Duffy, O78; Mark Freese, O19; Kimberly Hamlett, O19; Andre Jones, O19; Janine Jones, E70; Roger Kelly, O19; Heather Ray, K07; John Rice, O19; Weston Tilley, O19; Kevin Walker, O19; Brian Williams, O19; Travis Williams, O70

Nominator: Brandi Smith

USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Execution Proposal Development, Negotiations and Contract Award

Carrie Breeden, O19; Jeffrey Brinson, O19; Kelly Burleson, O19; Robert Dunn IV, O19; Donald Eriksen Jr., O19; Charles Forrester, O19; Ronnie Gibbs, K45; Tommy Gray, O19; McKinley Holloway Jr., K45; Timothy Jones, O19; Melissa Kennedy, O19; Justin Kern, O19; Donald Marcella, O19; Elaine Morgan, O19; Timothy O’Sullivan, O19; Richard Powell, O19; Anthony Preyer, K45; Glenn Rollins, O19; Raymond Rougeux Jr., O19; Thomas Shepherd, O19; Eric Sniady, O19; Audra Vann, O19; Ehran Villorente, O19

Nominator: David Saunders

LEAD THE WAY

USS George Washington (CVN 73) Lifting & Handling Crane Team: Four Years, Zero Accidents

Antoine Ashby Jr., X36; Carlos Batten Jr., X36; Gregory Cloud, X36; Stevon Eason Simms, X36; Vincent Parker Jr., X36; Equwon Rhines, X36; Jeremain Satchell, X36 Tyler Wellons, X36

Nominator: Shaun Warren

USS George Washington (CVN 73) PS2M Space Readiness

Steven Ward, X71

Nominator: William McKinley

Kesselring – S8G ROH SSTG Restoration Leadership

Michael Alvord, X09; Curtis Ballard Jr., X09; Reilly Bowman V, X09; Michael Cole, X09; Keith Czyzewski, X09; Daniel Deighan, X09; Sandra Harper, X09; Arlanda Mitchell Jr., X43; Thomas Nichol II, E64; David Ristau, X09; James White, X67

Nominator Timothy Alexander

Engaging Work Team Around KPIs

Justin Harris, X18; Matthew White, O63

Nominator: Michael Simmons

John F. Kennedy (CVN 79): Safety Advocate Leading the Way in Fire Response and Ship Cleanliness

Kent Price Jr., X01

Nominator: David White

SAP S4 Upgrade – Finance

Sabretta Bagby, O72; Renee Bilodeau, O77; Robert Bodett, O77; Jasmine Boyd, O72; Lisa Coleman, T55; Tammie Flowers-Maye, O95; Donna Goodwin, O95; Constance Gordon, O79; Joan Greene, O19; Eric Griffith, O19; Kim Hazlett, O77; Kathy Langston, O97; Brandy Lytle, O72; Marta Martel, O72; Constance Massenburg, O95; Evan Myers, O97; James Ozment, O79; Angela Parvin, O72; Pamela Rowe, O19; Jessica Vandygriff, O79; Tara West, O77; Susan West, O77; Willa Williams, O95; Darlene Woodall, O95; Laura Worrell, O19

Nominator: Thomas Jones

VCS Leadership Excellence

Zachary Gaskins, O22

Nominator: Richard Mattheisen