Vought's test lab in Dallas simulates aircraft carrier landings by dropping scale models of fighter jets from overhead. They are currently testing the F-35C Lightning II carrier variant for Lockheed Martin. Hundreds of sensors measure details of the impact to ensure the landing gear can withstand repeated carrier landings. The data collected will help validate engineering models and ensure the design is suitable for carrier operations.

1. News
VOUGHT
An Aircraft Carrier at Jefferson Street?
Vought Test Lab Simulates Jet Landing on an Aircraft Carrier
The anticipation was palpable as Vought engineers gear with thousands of pounds of pressure. Every part
and our customer watched Lockheed Martin’s F-35C of the gear must withstand that tremendous stress time
Lightning II Carrier Variant dangle from its harnessed after time with no structural failure.
position just below the rafters in building 94 at the
So how can we assure that the gear is suitable for
Jefferson Street site. When the wheels reached their
carrier landings, and there won’t be any catastrophic
138 knot speed, the countdown began. 10, 9, 8, 7…
failures? How do we prove that the design engineering
The lanyard releasing the quick release safety latch
was correct? That’s where Vought’s Test Lab comes
was pulled and the jet was dropped. It was over in five
in. The lab is capable of lifting a fully-loaded, full-
brief seconds.
scale aircraft up to eleven feet above the floor … and
This “drop test” is done to simulate a landing on an dropping it. Lockheed Martin has contracted with us
aircraft carrier. As a fighter jet approaches the deck to drop test the F-35C Lightning II Carrier Variant,
of a carrier, forty-six thousand pounds of airplane is a fifth-generation, single-seat, single-engine stealth
traveling at 138 knots and hitting the deck with a thud, fighter.
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stressing the airframe and especially the jet’s landing
Hundreds of wires snake along the sleek lines of the
light green jet, connected to an array of instruments
that are streaming signals back to a computer for
INSIDE THIS ISSUE correlation to computer models that engineers spent
Earth Day 2010 many months designing. This data acquisition system
Continued on page 2
Our employees’ children draw
for Earth Day
Good things our sites do
for the environment
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2. F-35 Drop Test Continued from page 1
Three F-35 is measuring every quiver, shudder, and not possible in the old days when high
Lightning IIs pulse that is emitted from the test jet. speed film-based cameras and analog
Technically speaking, however, F-35 recording equipment was used in this
The F-35 Lightning II is produced
Drop Test Director Tom Foster says application.
in three variants: conventional they are measuring strain, acceleration,
takeoff and landing (CTOL) Eventually, there will be about 53
deflection and load data. This is where
designed for the U.S. Air landing gear drop tests at various
the rubber meets the flight deck, so to
aircraft roll, pitch and landing sync
Force, short takeoff/vertical speak.
rates performed on this one jet. A
landing (STOVL) designed for There are 512 data channels stack of bombs in the corner of the
the U.S. Marines, and carrier connected to this aircraft. Twenty-five room awaits their turn alongside a row
variant (CV) designed for the hundred data samples are gathered per of missiles to be loaded onto the jet
U.S. Navy. All versions are fifth second per channel during each drop to test for maximum landing weight
generation stealth fighters that test for this aircraft. Per Eric Moore, conditions. Of course, they are dummy
introduce profound capability Test Control and Data Acquisition ordnance but they are fabricated to
group lead, high speed video of each weigh in as a real load.
improvements over existing
landing gear is simultaneously recorded
multi-role fighters. The three F-35 Today, Vought is one of only two
at two thousand frames per second and
variants share the same avionics test labs remaining in the United
synchronized with the aircraft test data
States that has full-scale carrier
suite – the most powerful and for post-test, image-to-data correlation.
suitability drop test capabilities.
comprehensive ever flown on a In other words, each high speed video
The other is at Boeing, St. Louis.
fighter aircraft. All F-35 versions picture can be directly compared to the
According to John Vaught, Test Lab
are built on the same assembly load and deflection data measured and
Manager, the F-35 Drop Test Program
recorded on each landing gear. This was
line, share the same engine and in total represents a very high level
are up to 80 percent common in of complexity generally not seen on
their structures and systems.
Vought Test Labs
Since 1948, Vought’s test
laboratories have been offering
state-of-the-art capabilities in
a fully-equipped and certified
facility. With U.S. Air Force,
U.S. Navy and Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) certification
and Department of Defense
security clearances, Vought’s
test labs are the only testing
facilities not operated by prime
aerospace original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) with full
life-cycle testing capabilities –
including full-scale structures.
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3. previous drop test programs. “The Safety Coin
ability and know-how to do these drop Awarded to
tests are very unique,” he said.
With the level and type of test
Stuart
capabilities the labs possess, Vought has Employee
a long, and very reputable history of
accomplishing carrier suitability testing Don Henderson prevented what could have been a serious accident
for the Navy, said John. “We can go all by being aware of his surroundings and taking immediate action to
the way back to the XC-142, F-8, A-7, correct a problem. Don oversees the grinding room at Stuart and
S3A, and now the F-35. All of these noticed a tiny movement in a part
legacy aircraft programs required full- on the magnet of a surface grinder,
scale drop testing to qualify for aircraft causing a slight fluctuation in the
carrier operations. Full-scale dynamic electrical charge powering the
tests of this nature present a very magnet. He immediately hit the
complex test set of problems to run,” emergency stop switch. He put
he said. Barrier
in a repair order, and the electric wall
The F-35 tests at Vought should system was repaired. installed
be completed within the next few
months; then it will go back to If the electromagnet loses power,
Lockheed Martin for a series of the part that is being ground down
additional tests. They estimate that could become a projectile shooting
the Carrier Variant F-35C across the room with tremendous
will attain first flight in the second speed and force. It could hit a wall,
quarter of 2010. or it could shoot out and seriously injure someone using the phone, or
walking into the room.
The facilities department installed a barrier wall to protect anyone
that might be in harm’s way should a part go flying from the
machine. The entire project cost less than $20.
Don is a member of the Employee Safety Committee and is always
on the lookout for safety issues.
Don Henderson accepts the
Safety Coin from President
and CEO Elmer Doty,
while ES&H Engineer
Leanne Cobb looks on.
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4. Thursday, April 22, 2010
In recognition of Earth Day, the company sponsored
a drawing contest for the children and grandchildren
of Vought employees. Pictured here are the contest
winners along with their works of art.
Sydney Rowan
Daughter of Michael Rowan
Taron Esbri Marshall Street
Daughter of Dori Esbri
Hawthorne
Brandon Kimball
Son of Todd Kimball
Jefferson Street
Conner Giles
Son of Brian Giles
Jefferson Street
Ariana Kimball
Daughter of Todd Kimball
Garrett McDaniel Jefferson Street
Son of James McDaniel
Everett
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5. Earth Day Art Contest
Winners
Katherine Chang Meghan Montgomery
Daughter of Irving Chang Daughter of Wesley Montgomery
Brea Nashville
Haley Nixon Jasmine Fuqua
Daughter of Robert Nixon Daughter of Katie Fuqua
Jefferson Street Nashville
Mark Ward Julia Wetherall
Son of Coleta Ward Daughter of Sid Wetherall
Milledgeville Stuart
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6. Vought Task Force Targets
Waste Minimization &
Pollution Prevention
The Waste Minimization/Pollution
Prevention Task Force was chartered in 2001
with representatives from all Vought sites. The
In honor of the task force’s goal is to reduce the generation
of hazardous waste and associated costs.
40th anniversary Preventing waste has important financial
of Earth Day, benefits to Vought since waste never created
avoids the need for waste management and/or
which was first eventual clean up. The savings to the company
celebrated on over the past eight years (2001 – 2009)
has totaled more than $2.5 million dollars,
April 22, 1970, according to task force team leader Mike
Mendias, professional engineer.
Vought is proud
The task force serves as the focal point for
to highlight the all waste minimization/pollution prevention
successes of activities at Vought and seeks to reduce the
cost of doing business by reviewing current
all our sites in “end-of-pipe” environmental solutions. The
our efforts to task force initiated several pollution prevention
projects as well as “green environmental Jefferson Street sorts hazardous
help protect our projects” last year. Green projects, said Mike household wastes during a recent
round up.
environment. Mendias, are those that fall under the “reduce,
reuse or recycle” category.
As a result of Vought’s
diligence toward Green Projects
minimizing waste, we A green project pilot test at Jefferson Street
have been able to reduce was begun in 2009 to review the amount of
our environmental chromate sealant used. A chromate-free sealant
would reduce Vought’s heavy metal usage at
footprint. According to
Jefferson Street. Vought has been working
data collected over the with Boeing to investigate the potential for
past two years, Vought changing to chromate-free sealants. This
has reduced its water project is ongoing as Vought finalizes its
consumption by 10 investigation into these products and their
percent and its electricity alternatives.
usage by 7 percent. Other green projects already implemented
at several Vought sites involve the recycling
In addition, Vought has of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes,
reduced its Volatile said Kip Shaw, Task Force member with
Organic Compounds Jefferson Street ES&H. “Wastes such as oil,
(VOC) emissions by oil absorbents, oil filters, fluorescent and other
23 percent since 2001. mercury containing lights, paint related waste,
batteries and cardboard are typical wastes
“This is an impressive that are being managed as recyclable material
reduction,” said Joanne at many of the Vought sites. Several other
Romano, ES&H Manager. wastes are being investigated to discover their
recycling potential,” he said. Sealant Crib at Marshall Street
that produces sealant for multiple
Vought sites.
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7. As a member of the communities
where we work and live,
Hawthorne Vought is committed to
protecting our environment.
It Pays to Recycle
The Hawthorne site has reduced
the amount of money it spends on its
recycling programs ... and has made a
Jefferson Street
little bit of cash to boot. Since last year
the site’s facilities department has been
Jefferson Street to Hold
recycling white paper. “A company Electronic Waste Round Up
comes out about every three months and
Jefferson Street has taken a green approach in its Household Hazardous
picks up our trash,” said Larry Cragun,
Waste Round Up that it has conducted for the past two years. Although this
environmental engineer, “and they pay
event does not earn or save any money for the site, our employees benefit as
us around $400 each time.”
well as the communities in which they live by having a convenient location
They have reduced their trash bill by to dispose of their hazardous wastes.
about $20,000 a year from recycling the
In 2010, Jefferson Street is hoping to hold a round up for recycling of
wooden crates that their supplies come
electronic waste rather than household hazardous waste. “Electronic waste
in. The same company also picks up
(computers, televisions, computer monitors) disposal is an ever-growing
their wooden pallets. “We used to have
problem in each employee’s residence,” said Mike Mendias, ES&H team
to pay a company to come out and haul
lead. Plans are to conduct the round up in the latter part of this year.
that away,” Larry said. “It’s so nice to
no longer have those unsightly piles of
pallets.”
E-waste is another problem solved.
Marshall Street
“We used to pay to dispose of it. Now
we have found a company to take it
Cardboard, Paper and Cans
away for free,” Larry continued. This Marshall Street is currently looking into establishing a recycling program
includes old computers, monitors, and for paper, cardboard, aluminum cans and plastic bottles in an effort to
fax machines. “That’s probably another reduce solid waste generation. Site staff are identifying vendors and
$20,000 in cost avoidance.” determining the materials and practices necessary to initiate the program.
And this is just the beginning. Larry Last year the facility’s waste minimization strategy successfully reduced
said the facilities department just worked their use of spent chromic acid solution and paint touch-up bottles below
out a deal for their cardboard waste projected levels. Activities for later this year will include an awareness
to be recycled and they’re looking at campaign in support of reusable water bottles and lessons on how to save
purchasing environmentally-friendly on printing costs.
hand towels and soaps for the restrooms.
Save Your Blue Jeans
Company-wide project slated for 4th quarter of 2010
Old blue jeans are now being put to good use by
turning them into eco-friendly natural cotton fiber
insulation. The insulation is then being installed in
homes built by Habitat for Humanity.
Vought is planning to join a number of other
organizations whose employees donate their
used blue jeans to this cause. More information
for the Vought project will be forthcoming. In the
meantime, don’t throw away those old jeans.
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8. Nashville
The Energy Conservation Team is pictured, left to right: Stanley Hatcher,
Darren Jones, Jimmy Neely, Jason Tucker, Don Conger, Mike Vorndran,
Environmental Max Wolke, Martha Robayo, Rod Smith, Mike Prairie, Chris Delester, and
Jon Bradford . Not pictured: James Fuqua, Jason Callis, Derrell Bowden,
Stewardship at Nashville Craig Working, Jitendra Patel, and Sean Collins.
The Nashville site has been awarded the “Partner” level would be avoided. Based on
by the Tennessee Pollution Prevention Partnership (TP3) current industry guidelines,
for their removal of a very large fuel oil storage tank. The integrity testing would have had
TP3 recognizes industries and other organizations who not to be performed every five to ten
only have commendable environmental compliance records, years, at an estimated cost of up to $50,000 per inspection
but who also voluntarily commit to pollution prevention Conservation of resources, by voluntarily
and waste reduction projects and activities. There are four committing to no further fuel oil usage in the future
progressive levels which can be obtained in the program:
Prospect, Pledge, Partner, and Performer. The Nashville site The project was performed at no net cost to the facility,
had obtained “Pledge” level in October 2008. In January and actually resulted in a small amount of net revenue
2010, the Nashville site received its “Partner” level reward from sale of the fuel oil (about $8,200) and scrap steel
certificate and wall banner. ($3,600)
Approximately 125,000 gallons of fuel oil and 110,000
“The elimination of the 500,000-gallon, No. 2 fuel oil
pounds of scrap steel were fully recycled
storage tank was an environmental success on a number of
levels,” said Ted Wilkinson, Nashville site environmental The facility’s footprint was reduced, creating additional
engineer. The storage tank had been present at the Nashville open space for possible future growth
site for many years, and was used to store backup fuel for the The State of Tennessee was very impressed by the number
site’s boilers in the event of a curtailment from the natural of benefits of the project. In fact, the Nashville site received
gas utility. Since use of the fuel oil had not been required for word that it had been nominated for one of the annual
many years, and since sufficient propane was also present at Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards (pollution
the site in the event of a natural gas curtailment, the decision prevention category). “We are one of three organizations to
was made to permanently remove the storage tank from be so nominated,” Ted said.
service. This project resulted in several environmental and
financial benefits: “Achieving ‘Partner’ level in the TP3 was reward in itself,
but to also be nominated by the State for a Governor’s Award
Greatly reduced oil spill potential for the site was an unexpected honor for our site and company,” he said.
Eliminated a large quantity of combustible material,
resulting in a safer facility and reduced risk of fires
The facility’s air permit was voluntarily amended
Nashville Saves $1.2 Million On
to remove fuel oil as a backup fuel. Potential air Reduced Energy Consumption
emissions (particularly sulfur dioxide) were reduced by
For the past 13 months an energy conservation team at
approximately 40 tons per year, and the associated annual
the Nashville site has been hard at work reducing the site’s
emissions fees were reduced by approximately $1,100
energy consumption. “We had a goal to reduce our 2009
Periodic, non-destructive, tank integrity testing costs utility expenses by $1.2 million,” said facilities engineer Mike
(required by EPA’s oil spill prevention planning rules) Vorndran, “and the good news is we surpassed it.”
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9. So what was the key to lower utility bills? “First, we Stuart
installed 700 high-efficiency light fixtures in the production
areas,” explained Mike. He says the fluorescents have
provided improved lighting levels while using 50% less Tyvek Suits
energy than existing high-intensity discharge fixtures.
The team also installed motion/lighting sensors in
Get Recycled
bathrooms and conference rooms. Along with Other
“We initiated a lot of different energy reduction activities Plastics
that all added up to big savings. With the energy team
conducting twice monthly energy audits, I think the The Stuart group has
employees are becoming more aware of how simple some taken on several recycling
of these things can be,” he said, “and they are coming to us or green projects. Recently
with ideas.” the site began recycling its
Tyvek suits. “This works out
Other projects that were implemented have included using great for us as we are able to
lighting fixtures that were removed from areas not being used. save the costs of hazardous
Equipment was also shut down during unmanned shifts. waste disposal,” said Leanne Cobb,
Production has helped reduce utility surcharges by starting ES&H engineer. Tyvek is a high-density
large autoclaves on the third shift. This one initiative alone polyethylene material that has a variety of uses
has the potential of saving the site $120,000 a year. and is often seen around Vought in the form of white
coveralls or jackets.
The team hopes to further reduce energy consumption
this year. “Already we’re at least 15% below last year’s Another project that has been implemented site-wide is the
numbers for the same time period,” noted Mike. use of new toilet paper and paper towels.”We went to toilet
paper and paper towels made from 100% recycled fibers, and
Other goals for 2010 are to install additional high- actually save about $400 a year,” said Leanne. Stuart also
efficiency fluorescent light fixtures in more production areas recycled over 100 old computer monitors through Staples and
and put in a new air compressor that will consume 10% less saved over $40 a monitor.
electricity than an existing compressor.
In addition, the 747 IPT group decided to go green and
has implemented its own recycling plan. Tom Maresco, the
IPT supervisor said, “Since we all recycle at home, why
Milledgeville not recycle here? So, the team decided to get started with a
workplace recycling program.”
New Ideas Sought They now recycle plastic water bottles, frozen food trays,
Edward Pounds with ES&H in Milledgeville is heading aluminum soda cans, newspapers and cardboard food boxes.
a team of 12 people who are tasked with finding additional One member of the team volunteers each week to take the
items and ways to recycle in addition to what they’re recyclable items home for local pickup.
already doing. Calling themselves the Go Green Team, they
will expand their resources by getting employees working
on the floor to contribute their ideas too.
In honor of Earth Day, the group got together on a
Saturday and cleaned up trash along the highway in front of
the plant. Afterward, the group planted wildflowers along
the medium.
Milledgeville already recycles aluminum cans, cardboard,
PP&E (personal protection equipment), and electronics.
Like many other Vought sites, Milledgeville has their
“disposable” eyewear cleaned and repackaged.
The aluminum cans are not picked up by an outside
company but rather by an employee who donates the
Part of the 747 IPT crew,
proceeds to the Habitat for Humanity. The group is also from left to right: Tom
recycling the titanium components it produces from the 787. Maresco, Annette Pollard,
Blaine Carter, Tom Rechin,
and Bob Glenn.
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10. Contour / Everett Contour / Brea
Recycling Program Grows Contour/Brea Has Diverse
Since late 2005, the employees at Everett have been Recycling Program
recycling aluminum chips, solids and cans; wood,
Contour Brea has been recycling paper
cardboard and paper; batteries; plastic; waste oil; e-waste;
products for many years, said site manager
and coolant. Donn Lange, manager of facilities and
Manny Chacon. More recently, Brea has been
maintenance said the site’s recycling program is pretty
working with Arrow Recycling in their handling
extensive and they continue to add new materials to the
of used oil, metal chips, and hazardous waste, all
program. “Some of the companies we use to recycle our
of which is either properly disposed or recycled.
wastes are not only environmentally conscious but also
provide work opportunities for the disabled,” he said.
Brea recycles all their used and old pallets by
Also, a lot of the recycled materials go back into the converting them to wood boxes that are used to
community as new products. The site’s clean wood store material and parts that are then shipped
is delivered to Cedar Grove where grass, leaves, yard to either a customer or an outside vendor for
trimmings, food waste and wood waste are transformed processessing.
into nutrient-rich compost. Cardboard is recycled by
Longview Fiber and is transformed into FibreGreen, an For Earth Day celebrations, the employees
eco-conscious kraft paper made with a minimum of 70 planted palm trees. “Slowly but surely Contour
percent of post-consumer waste. will plant a total of 17 palm trees,” said Manny.
Everett’s coolant is recycled in-house using a “These will provide not only a better look for
coalescing type recycling machine. The coolant spends Contour, but will also help the environment,” he
a minimum of 24 hours cycling through the coolant said. “So far we have planted 9 palm trees.”
recycler. Then, the recycled coolant is mixed with 50
percent new coolant.
Mentoring
Program Hawthorne
Offers When the company’s Preview Mentoring the processes necessary to build them. I was
Valuable Program was announced last summer, able to show how fuselage panels are made
Resource Hawthorne’s Jeff Stein, project supervisor
in the 747-8I Launch organization, signed
from beginning to end and explain the various
processes necessary to create the final product,”
on right away as a volunteer. The program said Jeff.
is being promoted as an opportunity for
The mentoring program provides for
employees to share their knowledge and
either “traditional pool” mentoring, focusing
experience with others by offering a friendly
on development, transferring knowledge,
resource for coaching, guidance, and
and navigating the company; or “reverse
encouragement.
mentoring,” where new Vought employees
“I responded to the announcement with mentor more tenured employees on such
great interest, and soon after being accepted subjects as incorporating technologies and
into the program, I attended an on-line implementing processes that were effective at
training session with other mentors,” said previous employers.
Jeff. “I have found the program personally
Vought employees desiring more program
fulfilling,” he added. For example, my first
information, or who would like to volunteer,
Jeff Stein has been a mentee wanted to learn about manufacturing
participant in Vought’s should contact Beth Gordon-Henry at
operations – understanding airplane
Preview Mentoring 972-946-3830.
program. structures, their purpose and function, and
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11. Hair Today …
Congratulations Gone Tomorrow …
on Delivery of While a lot of men
1,000th C-17 become “follically-challenged” as
they age, Vought’s Andy Barter,
Pratt & Whitney an HR Specialist in the Benefits
Engine department in Dallas, has a full
head of hair; or had a full head of
hair until he decided to help raise
funds for childhood cancer research.
A few years ago Andy came across
a group called St. Baldricks. It uses
donations to fund more childhood
cancer research grants than any
organization except the United States
Government. The name offers a hint
of what it asks donors to do – go
bald for cancer research. Volunteers
shave their heads in solidarity with
kids fighting cancer, and family and
friends give generously.
“I first heard about St. Baldricks
two or three years ago and thought
about participating, but chickened
out,” explained Andy. Eventually he
did some research on St. Baldricks
and found that they are an efficient organization
(75% of funds raised goes to research programs,
20% to fund raising and 5% to administration); and
it is a Better Business Bureau accredited charity.
“Given that, and since it is for a very good cause, I
summoned up the courage this year and volunteered to be
shaved,” said Andy. He got the word out to family, friends
Pratt & Whitney Field Representative Mike Denny and co-workers via e-mails that had a link to his St. Baldricks
(second row, second from left) joined the Vought website. (http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/
C-17 Nacelle Team at Jefferson Street last month to participantid/376095) When they clicked on the link, they saw
commemorate the delivery of the 1,000th engine for a photo of Andy (with hair) and were encouraged to make an
the Globemaster III Strategic Airlifter. During his visit online donation on Andy’s behalf to St. Baldricks.
he delivered the congratulatory banner to the team
recognizing this important milestone. The “big shave” occurred on March 27 at Trinity Hall Irish
Pub and Restaurant in Dallas. There were 80 other volunteers
Over the next few weeks, the Vought Team will
joining Andy for the “hair removal process” that day. Family,
complete the engine buildup task that encases the
friends and co-workers were invited to come and watch. “The
engine in the parts that comprise the nacelle. The
person who had made the largest donation got to take the first
nacelle structure is a vital operational component of
swipe on my head with the shaver,” said Andy.
the strategic airlifter’s propulsion system. The nacelle
design directs the engine’s power to allow for the short His original goal was to raise $1,200, but a generous friend
take-offs and landings on unimproved runways that made a sizeable contribution and he upped his goal, eventually
make the C-17 so successful in meeting our Armed raising $4,010 for childhood cancer research.
Forces’ needs. The completed 1,000th nacelle will be It is employees like Andy who serve as a reminder to
delivered to Boeing in late May. all of us that being involved locally through volunteerism
is a reflection of one of Vought’s core values – Corporate
Citizenship.
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12. Contour / Everett
Fitness Challenge
Statistics point out that most New
Year’s resolutions last only 45 days.
Employees in Everett wanted to do
something to ensure they kept their
2010 weight loss and exercise resolution
commitments for much longer than that.
To help, Contour’s human
resources manager partnered with the This thinner, healthier team of wellness champions celebrate their accomplishments.
neighborhood Bally Total Fitness gym,
initiating an 8-week Fitness Challenge. one-hour physical training boot camp which included classes in Zumba, Yoga,
The challenge: maintain a weekly session. Each session included team and Skill-Agility training.
workout routine to stay on track with competitions in leg lunges, sumo squats,
Participant Jonie Searles said,
weight loss and workout goals. cardio endurance or overall strength
“This was really a ‘team’ activity. The
resistance. Each member weighed-in and
All employees were invited to trainers helped keep us motivated and
had their body fat percentages measured
participate and twenty-five signed up — everyone had great fun, encouraging and
to track weekly changes.
20% of the employee population. Teams challenging each other.”
of five were organized and assigned Participants also received a one-on-
Overall, employees lost a total of 149.4
a personal trainer. Each team created one session with their personal trainer
lbs., each group averaging a 10% body
a name (Chucks Angels, Fat Kids, to build a personal workout routine and
fat reduction. The winning team reduced
Gladiateyours, Well Rounders, and nutritional guide to help them meet their
their body fat percentage by 15.6%.
WiNi) and began meeting once a week personal physical goals. Free access to
after work with their trainer and for a the Bally Fitness facility was provided,
Alphabet Soup VECTR – Vought Enterprise Change Transformation & Reengineering
Everywhere, it seems, acronyms have SAP and ERP – Systems Applications and Products offers software
become an ingrained component of corporate that helps organizations like Vought with enterprise resource planning
culture – and Vought is no exception. In (ERP). ERP integrates information from various functions or
fact with the implementation of the VECTR departments and places it under one system.
project, our bowl of “alphabet soup” has ECC – ERP Central Component houses the core of what the VECTR
become a lot bigger. team is implementing today. This includes procurement, production,
You may have already seen a number of etc. After go-live in January 2011, business processes will reside in one
these new acronyms being used in various of four integrated business scenarios, or work streams.
VECTR communications. The project name OTC – Order to Cash is better known as sales. This represents the end-
itself – VECTR – is of course an acronym. to-end order and delivery process.
And this project team is in the process of
implementing SAP – still another acronym. RTR – Record to Report focuses on financial processes.
But wait. There are more. So to help you PLP – Plan to Produce encompasses the planning and execution side of
keep up with the growing list of VECTR- our business processes.
related acronyms, here’s a handy list with PTP – Procure to Pay is the supply side of the business that ensures
their definitions. materials are in the right place at the right time.
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13. Service Anniversaries
April 2010
45 YEARS
Daniel Lantow (H)
Terry Looney (JSF)
5 YEARS Chris Madrigal (JSF)
Federico Malaca (B)
James Bragewitz (JSF)
Walter Booker (N) Robert Luttrell (JSF) Hector Marquez (H)
Albert Esparza (JSF)
Phil Manley (JSF) Shay McQuaid (MSF)
Derran Fleming (MSF)
40 YEARS Richard McFarlane Jr. (N)
Ralph Menillo (JSF)
Greg Holbert (N)
Kenneth Merchant (H)
Kathryn Musser (JSF)
Edith Nelson (N) Roger Miller Jr. (JSF)
Ricardo Olivo (JSF) Jessie Myles (JSF)
Lien Oumphommasak (N)
Cathy Otta (JSF) Bernadette Nanni (JSF)
Eric Prowell (N)
35 YEARS Dennis Padgett (JSF)
Thomas Pettigrew (H)
Mailia Stokes (M)
Ron Nelson (S)
Duy Nguyen (JSF)
Jason Van Noy (MSF)
Robert Blum (M) Donato Quitangon (H) Hoang Nguyen (JSF)
Peter Weaver (JSF)
Frank Degennaro (M) Dan Richardson (JSF) Phuong Nguyen (H)
Rene Salazar (MSF) Trung Nguyen (JSF)
30 YEARS Frank Sanchez (H)
Sherry Schardein (JSF) 1 YEAR
Justin Nwaizu (H)
Charles Payne (S)
Richard Adams (N) Jeff Schwarzer (MSF) Kyler Peruchini (E)
Bob Bolen (JSF) Dennis Brock (JSF)
Patricia Stone (H) Steve Price (H)
David Browning (JSF) Arthur Clark (JSF)
Roy Tyner (MSF) Carlos Saenz (H)
Tommy Hall (N) Marcelle Clemons (MSF)
Glen Van Cleave (JSF) Mandeep Sandhu (H)
Curtis Hammerle (MSF) Darryl Davis (H)
Dave Vanhorn (JSF) Chetan Shukla (H)
Harold Jackson (S) Louis Delgado (H)
Rich Vaughn (JSF) James Silva (H)
Walter Thomas (S) Hien Do (MSF)
Joe Warise (N) Ernest Simon (H)
Chris Wall (M) Asim Elhabib (JSF)
Kim Young (JSF) Rick Skans (H)
Paul Ferris (H)
Gerald Smith (JSF)
Daniel Flores (JSF)
YEARS
Thomas Smith (MSF)
25 20 YEARS Miguel Garro (S)
Charles Gotcher (H)
Annette Spencer (JSF)
Alex Arrisola (MSF) David Coontz (MSF) Connie Stubbs (JSF)
David Gotcher (H)
Elizabeth Boltares (H) Donice Gentry (MSF) Hien Tran (JSF)
Mario Gutierrez (H)
Ronnie Burks (N) Robin Messer (JSF) Evelyne Van Ingelghem (Renton)
Eric Hagen (S)
Jeffrey Davis (JSF) John Whitwell (JSF)
Tommy Ingram (H)
Debbie Delk (JSF) Kenneth Wiedrich (JSF)
Shawn Jackson (JSF)
Eddie Doty Jr. (JSF)
Micky Duncan (JSF)
15 YEARS Michael Jarmin (E)
Ralph Willis (JSF)
Jeffrey Wohlford (JSF)
Lori Johnston (JSF)
Stephen Fernandez (H) Arlisa Fraley (M) Brenda Jones (H)
Brenda Fisher (N)
Inyoung Kim (B)
Chris Flores (MSF)
Valeriy Kochkin (E)
J.R. Garcia Jr. (MSF) 10 YEARS Gail Ley (JSF)
Bill Grimm (JSF)
Victor Lopez (H)
Sheila Hagan (H) Mallissa Daniels (JSF)
Dal Hankins (JSF)
Mike Kindley (JSF)
Jill King (MSF)
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14. Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
APR P.O. Box 655907 FIRST CLASS
2010 Dallas,Texas 75265 PRESORT
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PERMIT #2853
DALLAS, TX
News
VOUGHT
$40,388 Donated to
Save the Children
Vought presents a matching gift check
for $20,194 to Save the Children
Presenting the matching gift check are:
(l to r) Tom Stubbins, VP Human Resources; David Whitney,
Director, IAD Human Resources; Elmer Doty, CEO; Carolyn
Camarata, Save the Children representative; and Dee Robinson,
Director, CAD Human Resources.
45 Years in Nashville Becomes Habit-forming
When Walter Booker began working at the “We had approximately 30 people working on
Nashville site 45 years ago, the company he the assembly line and we built around 150 stoves
worked for was called AVCO. Vought Aircraft a day to make our quota. We got two breaks a
would not become his employer until 2003 when day for 10 minutes.” Today, Walter works as a
Vought and The Aerostructures Corp. merged. supervisor on the final assembly of the Airbus
Nonetheless, Walter did work on aircraft parts program. “The only thing that has changed is I
back in 1965. have gotten older and everyone else has gotten
He also built office furniture and stoves for younger,” Walter said.
Western Auto stores while at AVCO. “I started Old or young, it doesn’t matter to Walter.
working on the stove line,” Walter said. “My The memories he holds dearest are those of all
job was to connect the wires for the burners and the friends he has made throughout the years.
oven to the back of the stove.” And these were “I would not take anything for all the memories
the days when an assembly line was, well…an I have of the people that have touched my life in
assembly line. one way or another.”
Walter supposes he will retire some day but
Each month we publish a list of employees celebrating a service does not really look forward to the big change in
anniversary. This is part of a series of articles highlighting the his normal routine that such a move would bring.
employee with the longest tenure from this month’s honorees.
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