ALCOAST 273/20 - JUL 2020 2019 CAPTAIN NIELS P. THOMSEN INNOVATION AWARDS RECIPIENTS

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SUBJ:  2019 CAPTAIN NIELS P. THOMSEN INNOVATION AWARDS RECIPIENTS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 140914 JAN 20/ALCOAST 012/20
B. Coast Guard Innovation Program, COMDTINST 5224.13 (series)
1. We are pleased to announce and congratulate the recipients of the 2019
Captain Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Awards discussed in REFs (A) and (B).
2. Fostering a Service culture of continuous innovation and learning empowers
our workforce to play an integral role in supporting CG strategic objectives.
This year's awards recipients challenged themselves to find solutions to
problems both large and small. These efforts contributed to fine-tuning mission
execution and operational support through the development of new technologies,
creating innovative training and education tools, and improving Service processes.
3. The 2019 award recipients by category are:
    a. Science and Technology:
        MH-65E Standby Flight Instrument In-Motion Alignment
        (1) CDR Benjamin Norris, Air Station Atlantic City
        (2) CDR Jeremy Courtade, Aviation Logistics Center (ALC)
        (3) LCDR Christian Polyak, ALC
        (4) LCDR Scott Stechschulte, ALC
        (5) AVI3 Michael Mauro, ALC
    b. Operations and Readiness:
        Small Boat Buoy Retrieval System
        (1) DC2 Joseph Perkins, USCGC WEDGE
    c. Administration, Training, and Support:
        Remote Control Vessel Trainer
        (1) BMC James Farian, Station Port Angeles
    d. Culture Change:
        Skype a Flight Crew Program
        (1) USCG Air Station New Orleans Partners in Education Program,
        Air Station New Orleans
        (2) LT Joshua Wofford, Air Station New Orleans
    e. Coast Guard Auxiliary Achievement
        The RBS "#Estaple" Social Media Program
        (1) Aux Vincent T. Pica II, USCG Auxiliary 1st District Southern Region
    f. Commander Joel Magnussen Innovation Award for Management: 
       Customer Service Yeoman Real-time Information System (CYRIS)
       (1) CDR Matt A. Bournonville, Base Charleston
       (2) LCDR Dana Schulman, Base NCR C4IT
       (3) PERS4 Kenneth Pallais, Air Station Sacramento
       (4) YNCM Zachary Ayres, Base Charleston
       (5) YNCS Travis Gray, TRACEN Petaluma
       (6) YN1 Adrian Arcia, Base Charleston
4. The Coast Guard Innovation Council reviewed award nominations received
through CG_Ideas@Work. The 2019 nominees embody the exceptionally innovative
spirit of our workforce and their efforts have made tangible positive impacts in
our Service, maximizing readiness today and tomorrow. Additional information
about these and other exceptional ideas may be viewed at:
https://cg-ideasatwork.ideascalegov.com/.
5. Although only a few ideas can be selected for an award, the Innovation
Council would also like to recognize this year’s honorable mentions for each
award category:
    a. Science and Technology:
        Improving Coast Guard Mission Performance through Advanced Data Analytics
        (1) COMDT (DCO-81) Office of Performance Management and Assessment
        Geospatial-Intelligence (GEOINT) Event Viewer
        (1) Mathew Frank, Intelligence Coordination Center
    b. Operations and Readiness:
        Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston SR-UAS Implementation
        (1) Mr. Gary Messmer, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (2) LT Ryan Szabo, Sector San Diego
        (3) LTJG Kyle Swanney, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (4) OSS2 Brooke Milstead, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (5) OSCS Clayton Wissmann, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (6) MSTC Cameron Steinmetz, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (7) IS1 Jacob Zimmerman, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (8) MST2 Gary Lecompte, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (9) SK2 Thomas Ward, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (10) MST3 Timothy Loveday, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (11) Mr. Steven Hester, USCG Auxiliary, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (12) Mr. Stanley Vaughan, USCG Auxiliary, Sector Houston-Galveston
        (13) Mr. Robert Woelfel, USCG Auxiliary, Sector Houston-Galveston
        Smart BNM – The Broadcast Notice to Mariners Modernization Tool
        (1) District 5 dpw Staff
        (2) NAVCEN Information (MSI) Division
    c. Administration, Training, and Support:
        Air Station Kodiak Space-A Web Portal Sign-up Application
        (1) LT Matthew Chase, Air Station Kodiak
        T/V SHUMAN: A New Generation of Academy Underway Training
        (1) CAPT Anthony Russell, COMDT (CG-092)
        (2) LT Curtis Gookin, USCGC ANACAPA
        (3) LT Sarah Shveda, USCGC EDGAR CULBERTSON
        (4) LT Myles McCarthy, USCG Academy
        (5) ET1 Cordell Benner, USCG Academy
        (6) MK1 Joseph Wright, USCG Academy
        (7) Mr. John Teeson, USCG Academy
    d. Culture Change:
        Facilitated Online Training “C” Schools
        (1) LCDR Travis Collier, FORCECOM
        (2) LCDR JoEllen Arons, FORCECOM
        (3) LCDR Michael Mastrianni, FORCECOM
        (4) LCDR Eric Lunde, FORCECOM, Yorktown
        (5) Ms. Shyla Volk, TRACEN Petaluma
        (6) Mr. Donald Aubuchon, TRACEN Yorktown
        (7) AMTC Shane Sprague, ATTC Elizabeth City
        (8) AMTC Chadwick Oberholzer, ATTC Elizabeth City
        Culinary Support Activities – The Future of a Ready, Relevant, and
        Responsive Culinary Specialist Workforce
        (1) Mr. Lewis Winston, Health, Safety and Work-Life (HSWL) Service Center
    e. Auxiliary Achievement
        U.S. Coast Guard Illegal Charters University
        (1) Mr. Alvaro Ferrando, USCG Auxiliary Sector Miami
        (2) Mr. Jesus Porrata, Sector Miami
    f. CDR Joel Magnussen Innovation Award for Management:
       Maintenance Requirement Development Modernization
       (1) APO Maintenance Development Tool Team, APO Baltimore
       Document Coordination and Routing System (DCARS)
       (1) COMDT (CG-925), Base NCR
6. Additional information regarding this and other Innovation Council activities
can be found at the Innovation Portal at: https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/cg9/2/6/Innovation/.
7. VADM Michael F. McAllister, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support and
VADM Scott A. Buschman, Deputy Commandant for Operations, send.
8. Internet release is authorized.