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Odyssey Employee Achievements
Aviation group
Promotions
AFLCMC Functionals
Matt Sturos has been promoted to Senior IT Network Administration- Karen Calicoat has been promoted to IT Network Administration Journeyman
EB Robins
2023 AFLCMC 1st Quarter Excellence Award Winners Large Team Award—Small Arms Integrated Product Team (IPT)
WIS SOF
- Jessica Pruitt has been promoted to Senior Acquisition Support Analyst
- Kiley Combs has been promoted to Senior Cyber Security Manager
- Sylvia Logan has been promoted to Senior Configuration / Data Manager
- Dave Ross has been promoted to Task Lead
- Dan Clinger has been named Task Lead
Customer Feedback Records (CFRs)
WIS SOF
- Kiley Combs has been recognized for exceptional cybersecurity support
- Justin Franklin has received two CFRs for continuously providing top-notch support for the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) and Comms Mod Upgrade programs
- Troy Carr has received two CFRs for continuously providing exceptional support to the MC-130J Terrain Following (MCTF) IPT
- Ted Rajala has been recognized for setting the bar for a vector check briefing / approval
- David Fink has received two CFRs: for exceptional engineering support, and for making significant impacts on the Situational Awareness Communications Upgrade (SACU) program
- Norbert Huber has been recognized for outstanding efforts in support of the MCTF EN team
- Kevin Lopez has been recognized for continued exceptional support
- Jennifer Perrault has received two CFRs for exceptional program management support, selfless leadership, and self-drive
- Dean Brown has been recognized for covering a vacancy while ensuring no impact to cost, schedule, or performance to contract actions
- Danny Keen has been recognized for exceptional support to Engineering by answering a red key tasker
- Curt Ledgerwood has been recognized for exceptional support and leadership in the Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) Program
- Scott Miller has been recognized for exceptional support and leadership in the DMS Program
AFLCMC ACS
- Mo Martinez has received a CFR for his innovative mindset, establishment of professional relationships, and help to other IPTs
Customer Kudos
AFLCMC Functionals
- Angela Mescher has been recognized for exemplary performance, high quality of work, and contributions to the Digital Airworthiness Team
- Richard Vawter has been recognized for his dedication to the mission of the Propulsion Acquisition Division and his care of each employee and team member
AFLCMC Mobility
- Jordan Leolos has been recognized for creating an independent regression baseline
WIS SOF
- Jackie VanderWoude has received kudos from SOCOM for her outstanding support managing more than 90 deficiency reports that are critical to solving the issues for the warfighter
- Gene Brandon has been recognized for being a major contributor to the Technology Integration & Support Center (TISC) team that won the SOF Annual Small Team Award
EB Eglin
- Willie Mothersell has been recognized for superior performance as well as outstanding and sustained accomplishments on the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) Program
Retirements
- Don Kruszyinski, Linda Canter, Arliss Perry
C5ISR group
The C5ISR Group has had a number of stand-out accomplishments. The U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE) Project Management Office (PMO) in Germany continues to deliver support to critical warfighter programs as our team comprised of Rick Mercer, Karleton Dempsey, James Bennett, Odis Solomon, Dana Capaldi, J Walton, Christina Bennett, and Tim Griffin laid the foundation for the roll-over of our contract to a new competitive vehicle by delivering exceptional work, day-in and day-out. Their Contracting Officer Representative (COR) couldn’t say enough good things about the team at a recent Program Management Review (PMR).
At Air Combat Command and Air Force Special Ops Command, our Fires team keeps the Automated Joint Terminal Attack Controller Academic Currency Tracking System (AJACTS) running and improving. William Morris and Robert Bonta single handedly completed a major system upgrade 30 days ahead of schedule dazzling their customer with their skill.
Finally, some of our Special Programs employees (Mike Petroskey, John Ricard, and Alistair Chase) distinguished themselves and the company by playing golf at a recent AFCEA tournament in New Hampshire in pretty tough conditions. Noted because all of their real work is classified and they, like the entire team, find multiple ways to make outstanding contributions.
Medical Group
Odyssey employees Dr. Audra Stone and Becca Spooner were recognized for their outstanding contributions and performance supporting the Clinical Investigation Department (CID) at the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth (NMCP) Virginia.
Becca Spooner has been recognized by CDR George Balazs, MD, USN, Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), VA for her many accomplishments as Clinical Research Coordinator at NMCP. CDR Balazs cites “Becca has been an integral part of the department since 2010… and single-handedly runs our entire department.” Becca manages multiple open protocols, and reviews and corrects all new submissions and closure reports. She assists in CID compliance visits and performs study consenting and follow-up visits. She assists with management of research funding, helps the department’s biomedical engineer, and helps department researchers with their queries. During her time at NMCP, all compliance site visits, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) research proposals have been approved and passed. Becca is an invaluable team member at Odyssey and NMCP, and we are extremely grateful for her support.
Becca Spooner also has received three Protocol Completion Awards from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) IRB at the NMCP for continuing to support the Command’s tradition of medical excellence and the Navy’s mission of scientific innovation.
Odyssey Employee, Dr. Audra Stone supporting the Clinical Investigations Program (CIP) at the NMCP was recognized by both the government and Odyssey at the yearly Contractor Researcher Personnel (CSPR) Appreciation Brunch on June 7th at the NMCP Pavilion.
This is a government event that recognizes 2/3rds of contractors who specifically made significant impacts to the command. As the CID Protocol Developer, Dr. Stone assists researchers with all facets of their project submission including project design, conducting literature reviews, and addressing IRB requirements. She individualizes her guidance to ensure a positive, personalized experience and makes every effort to accommodate the busy schedules of her clinicians, often meeting with them outside of normal business hours. This year, Dr. Stone implemented a researcher networking initiative to establish more multi-disciplinary projects. While navigating the ever-changing research regulations can be a challenge for researchers, Dr. Stone is adept at knowing which requirements apply to specific projects so that she can assist in designing a research protocol with scientific rigor while adhering to regulatory guidance. As a result, those who seek her assistance complete the protocol review process in half the usual time. Dr. Stone’s expertise in protocol design ensures maximum feasibility within the research team’s time constraints while ensuring project completion and ultimately publication. Most importantly, she ensures researchers have a great experience while educating them throughout the process. Her phenomenal contributions in support of NMCP’s graduate medical education programs will certainly have a long-lasting impact on the military research community.
A central figure within Odyssey’s Diarrheal Disease Research (DDR) group is Midrelle Noumbissi. As the Scientific Lab Manager for the program, her logistical skills and attention to detail have been key to Odyssey’s efforts supporting the program’s mission of developing vaccines and therapeutics against enteric pathogens. Odyssey was pleased to recognize these significant efforts with a May 2023 Spot Award.
Mr. Sajjan Cordy, Sr. Biomedical Equipment Technician, has been recognized by the Medical Inspector General, Captain Trent L. Outhouse during an inspection of the Naval Health Research Center. Specifically, Captain Outhouse noted Mr. Cordy’s exceptional professional expertise, pursuit of program excellence and positive impact on the Command’s inspection results.
As part of the Bacteriophage Therapeutics team within the WRAIR Wound Infection Department (WID), Caitlin Urick, Kevin Burke, and Nino Mzhavia (not pictured) made key contributions to the development, preparation and testing of a custom-made Bacteriophage cocktail used to successfully treat a life-threatening, multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in a patient at the Tripler Army Medical Center.
Space & Missile Defense Group
Congratulations to the entire Data Processor/Signal Processor (DP/SP) Team! On 13 July, Thule Upgraded Early Warning Radars (UEWR) Gen II successfully completed trial period and achieved Final Operational Acceptance. This site was the last of five UEWRs to receive the Gen II upgrades. Odyssey is thrilled to be a part of this historical milestone. Way to go Team!
Congratulations to the entire Gen2 / Data Processor / Signal Processor (DP/SP) Team! Special thanks to Program Manager (PM), Kenn Henderson, who for the past 11 years, acted as the PM to address obsolescence of the DP/SP computers of all the Early Warning Radars (EWRs). Under his guidance, the Team was instrumental in building out the roadmap, addressing engineering integration challenges, and defining a supportability relationship for long-term success. Ultimately, their endeavors ensured all sites were upgraded thereby adding missile defense capability for all the EWR sites and operational acceptance. The Team provided Courses of Action (COAs) that were utilized by the the Commander, USSPACECOM and the Secretary of Defense, which minimized real world impacts while driving trial period activity. The Team’s tenacity culminated on 13 July when the Thule UEWR Gen II successfully completed the trial period meeting all exit criteria with no deficiencies and the 12th Space Warning Squadron was approved to exit trial period. The trial period exit resulted in achieving Final Operational Acceptance. This final upgrade was a huge historical milestone as the last of five Upgraded Early Warning Radars closed the chapter of the Gen 2 upgrades. Way to go team members Kenn Henderson, Mike McCleish, Glen Walley, Al Shanahan, and Dimitri Makris.
Odyssey Employee Milestones
Congratulations to everyone who has celebrated an important work milestone between March 16, 2023 and September 15, 2023. Thank you for your dedication!
| Employee Name | Group | Location | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris, William | C5ISR | Newport News Office | 20 Years |
| Stupinski, Scott | Corporate / HQ | Wakefield Office | 15 Years |
| Wagner, Kevin A. | C5ISR | Lincoln Office | 10 Years |
| Archer, Sabrina | Corporate / HQ | Wakefield Office | 5 Years |
| Burch, Jason B. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 5 Years |
| Burke, Cameron | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 5 Years |
| Caruso, Philip J. | C5ISR | Newport News Office | 5 Years |
| Flanagan, Rosemarie | Corporate / HQ | Wakefield Office | 5 Years |
| Garber Jr., Russell | Space & Missile Defense | Fairfax Office | 5 Years |
| Gentry, Howard A. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 5 Years |
| Harper, Laura J. | Corporate / HQ | Wakefield Office | 5 Years |
| Hickman, Kevin D. | Aviation | Niceville Office | 5 Years |
| Mariscal, Luz M. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 5 Years |
| Mayard, Soraya | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 5 Years |
| Salvador Jr., Benjamin | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 5 Years |
| Torgeson, Tonya | Corporate / HQ | Niceville Office | 5 Years |
| Arnold, Lyle B. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Abu-Taleb, Rania | Medical | Maryland Remote | 1 Year |
| Aman, Jason M. | Space & Missile Defense | California Remote | 1 Year |
| Anderson, Carl V. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Armstrong, Michele R. | C5ISR | Beavercreek Office | 1 Year |
| Ashley, Steven M. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Bennett, James E. | C5ISR | Foreign Location No SUI | 1 Year |
| Blackwood, Christopher S. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Bridgett-Malerba, Tamara | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Brock, David S. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Brown, Bailee M. | Medical | Virginia Remote | 1 Year |
| Brown, Dean W. | Aviation | Florida Remote | 1 Year |
| Cannady, Bryan | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Cetrone, Diane | Corporate / HQ | Wakefield Office | 1 Year |
| Charley, Andrew | Aviation | Beavercreek Office | 1 Year |
| Costelo, Miyukee B. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Delery, Kevin T. | Aviation | Beavercreek Office | 1 Year |
| Dello-Stritto I, John W. | Aviation | Beavercreek Office | 1 Year |
| Dobre, Stefania | Medical | Maryland Remote | 1 Year |
| Eberly, Travis | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Eidman, Jenny R. | Medical | San Diego Office | 1 Year |
| Ericson, Charles B. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Fink, David J. | Aviation | Beavercreek Office | 1 Year |
| Frye, Kendall L. | Space & Missile Defense | Wyoming Remote | 1 Year |
| Girard, Misha | Medical | Beavercreek Office | 1 Year |
| Gregory, Jon A. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Hale, Michael J. | C5ISR | Illinois Remote | 1 Year |
| Hancock, Shendrisha K. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Harrell, Timothy | Space & Missile Defense | Virginia Remote | 1 Year |
| Hatch, Kristina E. | C5ISR | Connecticut Remote | 1 Year |
| Hawkins, Donald L. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Heidlage, Joel A. | Aviation | Nebraska Remote | 1 Year |
| Hill, Bruce | Aviation | Beavercreek Office | 1 Year |
| Hur, Stephen S. | Medical | Maryland Remote | 1 Year |
| Huynh, Linda M. | Medical | Maryland Remote | 1 Year |
| Ingegneri, Robert L. | Space & Missile Defense | Florida Remote | 1 Year |
| Johnson, Jodi A. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Judd, Matthew T. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Klopstock, Hannah | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Lowmiller, Bruce | Aviation | Florida Remote | 1 Year |
| Lynn, Sean H. | C5ISR | Massachusetts Remote | 1 Year |
| Kozma, Daniel | Corporate / HQ | Lincoln Office | 1 Year |
| Merritt, Nathan A. | C5ISR | Massachusetts Remote | 1 Year |
| Minior, Joseph A. | C5ISR | Lincoln Office | 1 Year |
| Monteleone, Matthew R. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Morgenstern, Mark S. | C5ISR | Lincoln Office | 1 Year |
| Murphy, Linda | Corporate / HQ | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Noumbissi, Midrelle E. | Medical | Maryland Remote | 1 Year |
| O'Brien, Kieran | C5ISR | Virginia Remote | 1 Year |
| Oliver, Ryan J. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Palm, Joshua J. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Palmer-Tesema, Yannik N. | Space & Missile Defense | Alabama Remote | 1 Year |
| Paolillo, Paul | Aviation | Louisiana Remote | 1 Year |
| Reece, Kathleen E. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Reilly, Susann M. | Space & Missile Defense | Florida Remote | 1 Year |
| Rodriguez-Sanchez, Cristobal | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Rogers, Nicholas W. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Rosi, Joseph D. | Aviation | Beavercreek Office | 1 Year |
| Saah, John | Aviation | Michigan Remote 2 | 1 Year |
| Schulte Jr., Martin V. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Sherman, Derek E. | Space & Missile Defense | Georgia Remote | 1 Year |
| Sherman, Jessica M. | Corporate / HQ | Wakefield Office | 1 Year |
| Sherrill, Ronald P. | Aviation | Beavercreek Office | 1 Year |
| Stinson, Matt | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Stinson, Melanie | Aviation | Virginia Remote | 1 Year |
| Stulce II, David G. | Space & Missile Defense | Alabama Remote | 1 Year |
| Tofalo, Miranda L. | Corporate / HQ | Wakefield Office | 1 Year |
| Urick, Caitlin | Medical | Maryland Remote | 1 Year |
| Vortherms Ph.D., Anthony | Medical | Maryland Remote | 1 Year |
| Walley, Robert G. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Walters, Kevin R. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Wang, Ping | Medical | Maryland Remote | 1 Year |
| White, Melanie | Corporate / HQ | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
| Whitney, Donna L. | Aviation | Florida Remote | 1 Year |
| Wong, Ting Y. | Medical | Maryland Remote | 1 Year |
| Ylitalo, Cameron C. | Space & Missile Defense | Colorado Springs Office | 1 Year |
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