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Employee Ideas Pay Off
Do your ideas really count? Center Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, Jr. thinks so. He recently acknowledged the ingenuity of three employees whose ideas were adopted under Glenn's Employee Suggestion Award Program.
Glenn has awarded thousands of dollars to employees (civil servants and support service contractors) who have submitted ideas aimed at improving productivity and/or customer satisfaction, reducing costs and fulfilling center or agency goals through the Employee Suggestion Award Program since 1993.
"Employees often underestimate the value of their ideas," said Deputy Director of Center Operations, Harvey Schabes, who chairs the Employee Suggestion Award Committee. "There are ways of improving processes that could save the center both time and money, and our committee is eager to reward employees as efficiently and as generously as possible for those ideas."
Image right: Pictured, left to right, Dr. Whitlow, Globokar, and acting Chief Financial Officer Debra Watson. Credit: NASA/Marvin Smith
The following employees were recently awarded for their suggestions:
Mary Ann Globokar
Resources Analysis and Management Office
Suggestion Title: SAP Purchasing Request (PR) Information Form
Globokar designed a form that serves as a communication tool for employees who are requesting a purchase. The form standardizes the information needed in SAP, making the data entry process easier for the PR preparer and improving the efficiency of the PR initiation process.
QuynhGiao Nguyen
Durability and Protective Coatings Branch
Suggestion Title: Library Electronic Journal Subscription
Nguyen suggested listing all NASA available journal subscription titles (paper or electronic) through the Glenn Technical Library Web site with the appropriate hyperlinks to direct users to the databases that contain the electronic articles.
Image left: Pictured, left to right, Director of Research and Technology Dr. Jih-Fen Lei; Nguyen, and Dr. Whitlow. Credit: NASA/Marvin Smith
Peter Wheeler
Office of Chief Information Officer
Suggestion Title: Computer Disk Defragmenting Maintenance
Wheeler suggested providing a centrally managed configuration to perform automated computer disk defragmentation on desktop computers.
Schabes encourages employees to log onto the Employee Suggestion Award Web site at http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/OHR/Suggestion to learn tips and guidelines for submitting ideas.
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By Doreen Zudell
Do your ideas really count? Center Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, Jr. thinks so. He recently acknowledged the ingenuity of three employees whose ideas were adopted under Glenn's Employee Suggestion Award Program.
Glenn has awarded thousands of dollars to employees (civil servants and support service contractors) who have submitted ideas aimed at improving productivity and/or customer satisfaction, reducing costs and fulfilling center or agency goals through the Employee Suggestion Award Program since 1993.
"Employees often underestimate the value of their ideas," said Deputy Director of Center Operations, Harvey Schabes, who chairs the Employee Suggestion Award Committee. "There are ways of improving processes that could save the center both time and money, and our committee is eager to reward employees as efficiently and as generously as possible for those ideas."
Image right: Pictured, left to right, Dr. Whitlow, Globokar, and acting Chief Financial Officer Debra Watson. Credit: NASA/Marvin SmithThe following employees were recently awarded for their suggestions:
Mary Ann Globokar
Resources Analysis and Management Office
Suggestion Title: SAP Purchasing Request (PR) Information Form
Globokar designed a form that serves as a communication tool for employees who are requesting a purchase. The form standardizes the information needed in SAP, making the data entry process easier for the PR preparer and improving the efficiency of the PR initiation process.
QuynhGiao NguyenDurability and Protective Coatings Branch
Suggestion Title: Library Electronic Journal Subscription
Nguyen suggested listing all NASA available journal subscription titles (paper or electronic) through the Glenn Technical Library Web site with the appropriate hyperlinks to direct users to the databases that contain the electronic articles.
Image left: Pictured, left to right, Director of Research and Technology Dr. Jih-Fen Lei; Nguyen, and Dr. Whitlow. Credit: NASA/Marvin Smith
Peter Wheeler
Office of Chief Information Officer
Suggestion Title: Computer Disk Defragmenting Maintenance
Wheeler suggested providing a centrally managed configuration to perform automated computer disk defragmentation on desktop computers.
Schabes encourages employees to log onto the Employee Suggestion Award Web site at http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/OHR/Suggestion to learn tips and guidelines for submitting ideas.
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