Infrastructure and Logistics Team

By Kerry McGinley

The park used to be filled with static displays of aircraft and the occasional visitor. But the PAE team at MacDill transformed the MacDill Memorial Park into an award-winning outdoor space that brings the community together to commemorate Air Force history and seaside recreation.

“It’s like a living park,” said Evangeline Baulch, PAE Programs and Engineering Services manager. “It’s a unique project that brings different communities together. It’s not just for the military, but it’s also an opportunity to interact with the public outside of the base.”

By Kerry McGinley

A sweeping change to align to new customer requirements and improve the flow of information resulted in customer satisfaction, a fee award of $95,000 and a check for $5,000 for the Kaizen team that led a project to improve a finance process. Debbie Godbey, Rebecca Lind and Jon Strauss won the second quarter Kaizen Award for continuous improvement after creating a dedicated cost control department that defined roles across the program to better manage cash flow for their Navy client.