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# DLA announces August employee of the month winners 

By Dominique J. SheltonDLA Aviation Public Affairs Office

                RICHMOND, Va.  –              
Tamika Williams, a sustainment specialist with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Jacksonville, Florida, and Donald Meyer, a customer support specialist lead at DLA Aviation at Cherry Point, North Carolina, were named DLA Aviation Employees of the Month for August.

Employee of the month is awarded to non-supervisory civilian employees. Two recipients are selected based on general schedule pay levels – one from GS 1-9 (Category 1) and one from GS 10-13 (Category 2). Recipients receive a coin, certificate of achievement from the DLA Aviation deputy commander and a cash award. 

“I am extremely appreciative to receive this award.” Williams said. “Being recognized for my contributions feels amazing.” 

“Williams’ meticulous management of 1,320 items throughout the rating period directly contributed to the command’s 95% material availability success rate, and a 3% increase of stock on-hand through gross demand planning,” said Damon Heemstra, a chief in the Industrial Planning and Support Division of the DLA Aviation Customer Operations Directorate, DLA Aviation at Jacksonville.

“Ms. Williams accomplishes the mission through collaboration with planning, order fulfillment and Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville, Florida, Joint Logistics Team members ensuring material requirements are aligned and available to meet production schedules,” Heemstra said. “Her numerous hours researching forecasts, replacement factors and quantity per assembly has not only ensured material availability but has had a significant impact on reducing back-orders by 14%.”  

As with Williams, Meyer’s performance positively contributed to DLA Aviation’s ability to provide stellar support to its customers.

“To be recognized for this award is such an honor,” Meyer said.

“Mr. Meyer is a driving force within DLA Aviation Cherry Point in support of Fleet Readiness Center East’s organic manufacturing mission,” said Jason Tierson, a chief in the Materiel Management Division, DLA Aviation at Cherry Point. “He has led his team to support the material requirements of over 1000 local stock number and national stock number organic manufacturing awards in FY22 at a total dollar value of $5M in sales. This is well above the volume of any other Navy sites.”

Meyer coordinated with commercial vendors to obtain 21 missing certificates of conformance for on-hand raw stock. The certificates are mandatory when organically manufacturing any aeronautical part. His actions prevented 18 manufacturing jobs from complete work stop. Additionally, through research and 12 expedited requests, he led his team to reduce their unfilled backorders by 30%. 

Tierson said Meyer’s meticulous actions have prevented multiple work stoppages, resulting in continued production across all platforms in support of FRC East and the warfighter.  

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