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SUBJ: WINNERS OF THE 2010 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NAVAL ENGINEERS
AWARDS
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2010 AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF NAVAL ENGINEERS (ASNE) PERRY AWARD, STABILE AWARD AND
LUCAS PLAQUE, IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE COAST GUARD NAVAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM.
 A. PERRY AWARD - LCDR MATTHEW LAKE, SURFACE FORCES LOGISTICS
CENTER, SMALL BOAT PRODUCT LINE (SBPL). USING EXCEPTIONAL
LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, LCDR LAKE LED THE SBPL
ENGINEERING BRANCH TO COMPLETE 27 TIME COMPLIANCE TECHNICAL ORDERS
AND RESPOND TO OVER 1,250 SMALL BOAT CASUALTY REPAIRS. UNDER LCDR
LAKES DIRECTION, THE SBPL PUBLISHED OVER 542 DETAILED MAINTENANCE
PROCEDURE CARDS AND CONSOLIDATED OVER 200 DEPOT-LEVEL REPAIR
SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL
SBPL STAND-UP. LCDR LAKE DILIGENTLY GUIDED THE EFFORT TO EXTEND THE
MAINTENANCE INTERVALS ON 1,400 RB-S ENGINES, WHICH REDUCED
MAINTENANCE LABOR REQUIREMENTS BY 46 THOUSAND HOURS ANNUALLY AND
AVOIDED 2 MILLION DOLLARS IN PARTS AND LABOR COSTS.
 B. STABILE AWARD - CWO QUINCY T. MERRIWEATHER, INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT
ACTIVITY, NEW ORLEANS. DEMONSTRATING EXCEPTIONAL INITIATIVE, CWO
MERRIWEATHER LED HIS TEAM TO PLAN AND EXECUTE TWELVE 87-FOOT PATROL
BOAT MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES WHICH UPGRADED CRITICAL HYDRAULIC
AND FIREFIGHTING SYSTEMS WHILE SAVING 300 THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER
COMMERCIAL INSTALLATION COSTS. CWO MERRIWEATHER ADDITIONALLY
IMPLEMENTED A COMPREHENSIVE CENTRALIZED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM,
INCLUDING PRE-STAGING EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS FOR 55-FOOT AIDS TO
NAVIGATION BOAT CRANE OVERHAULS. THIS INITIATIVE RESULTED IN A 50
PERCENT TIME REDUCTION FROM PREVIOUS OVERHAULS.
 C. LUCAS PLAQUE - NAVAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT UNIT (NESU) NEW
ORLEANS. NESU NEW ORLEANS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF BY DISPLAYING
EXTRAORDINARY INITIATIVE AND ADAPTABILITY THROUGH UNPRECEDENTED
LEVELS OF MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO 49 CUTTERS, 300 SMALL
BOATS, AND NUMEROUS SHORE FACILITIES IN THE COAST GUARD EIGHTH
DISTRICT. THROUGH DILIGENT USE OF IN-HOUSE PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES,
NESU NEW ORLEANS EXECUTED 16 PATROL BOAT AND INLAND RIVER TENDER
MAJOR MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITIES AVOIDING 1 MILLION DOLLARS IN
COMMERCIAL CONTRACT COSTS. NESU NEW ORLEANS MAINTENANCE AND WEAPONS
AUGMENTATION TEAMS TRAVELED OVER 90,000 MILES TO EXECUTE 60 INLAND
RIVER TENDER WORK PACKAGES AND RESTORE 46 CYCLONE CLASS PATROL BOAT
EQUIPMENT CASUALTIES ACHIEVING A 93 PERCENT OPERATIONAL READINESS
FOR SERVICED CUTTTERS.
2. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE TO OUR AWARD WINNERS. YOUR SUPERB
PERFORMANCE PROVIDES
A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR YOUR PEERS.
3. THIS YEARS WINNERS WERE SELECTED FROM A GROUP OF HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE NOMINEES, INCLUDING:
 A. PERRY AWARD
   (1) LT MARK C. NELSON - CGC ALERT
   (2) LCDR GREGORY ROTHROCK - LEGACY SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT UNIT
 B. STABILE AWARD
   (1) CWO DAVID F. GOGUE - CGC KUKUI
 C. LUCAS PLAQUE
   (1) CGC BEAR
   (2) NESU BOSTON
   (3) CGC ESCANABA
   (4) NESU DET KODIAK
4. AWARD PRESENTATIONS WILL BE COORDINATED WITH THE COMMAND OF EACH
AWARD WINNER.
5. RELEASED BY RDML T.P. OSTEBO, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR
ENGINEERING AND LOGISTICS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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