“Group Spirit” Spring Edition, 2020
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“Group Spirit” Spring Edition, 2020 New Service Pact SKLS and Honeywell Sign Service Pact Moab UMTRA Project SKLS Celebrates Significant Shipping Milestone Path of a Warrior Story of World Boxing Champion Marvin Camel Letter from the CEO, Chad Cottet Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus… I honestly cannot remember hearing the term “Corona- virus” prior to January 2020 and I cannot imagine how many times I have heard it since. To think, just a few weeks ago ‘Social distancing’ was only something par- ents hoped was being enacted at school dances. It is hard to believe that something as common and often overlooked as a virus can turn our lives upside down in a matter of a couple weeks, but it certainly has! I hope that you, your family, and those close to you are safe and well, and that you are following CDC and local health official’s directions. Even in trying times like these, I look around and feel very blessed and encouraged as I see good people ev- erywhere making sacrifices and serving others. It is the resilience of the people and the heart of this country that confirms my belief that we will come through the current pandemic better and stronger than when it started. It is always refreshing to see the good in people, especially when they are willing to pull together and sacrifice for the greater good (questionable toilet paper practices aside). Without a doubt, the SKT team is made up of the best people I could ever hope to work with, and as your CEO, I want you to know that your health and safety is of the utmost importance to me and the rest of the SKT leadership team. We are commit- ted to providing our team members with as safe of a work environment as possible, not only during this pandemic but each and every day while we continue our important mission of supporting our customers. Stay positive, follow the recommendations, keep your head up and your hands washed, and I look forward to seeing you at a company picnic or other social gathering once we have overcome this obstacle in front of us. S&K Technologies Corporate HR Participates in Career Day Shirley Gallagher, HR Operations and Analytics Manager, participated in the local St. Ignatius High School Career Day and Mock Interview Program. Additional local business representatives helped conduct mock interviews for the 27 senior high school students currently attending St. Ignatius High School. Shirley conducted mock interviews with ten of the attending seniors who were anxious to hone their job interviewing experience. Pictured on the left are the students from St. Ignatius High School who participated in Career Day. Pictured on the right are the St. Ignatius local businesses who took part in Career Day. Illness Prevention and HazCom Written by Adrien Wheeler SKA, LLC, Quality Systems Administrator This season has brought attention to the importance of illness prevention. Doing your part during this time can prevent the most miserable of times if you Quick Tips become ill or catch the flu. There are various ways to prevent these types of illnesses, such as receiving Avoid close contact when the proper vaccinations, seeing a physician at the first sick or contagious. sign of symptoms, and continuously washing your hands and/or cleaning areas in your home and Cover your cough! workplace that you believe may be contaminated or infectious. If you are sick, STAY HOME! This is the Clean common areas best way to avoid spreading the infection to and surfaces routinely. others around you. ALWAYS read container labels on Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) is the chemicals or other standard that requires employers in the US to products you are using. disclose toxic and hazardous substances in workplaces. Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s) are posted When in doubt, consult in all facilities and easily accessible to all employees. the Safety Data These SDS’s detail chemical composition, hazard Sheets (SDS’s). identification, proper handling and storage, and expo- Know the signs: sure controls, along with pictograms and suggested Pictograms are placed First-Aid measures if exposed. Be sure to on chemicals for easy familiarize yourself with any chemicals or substances identification of hazards used in and around your work area. at a glance. Learn more about Illness Prevention at: www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent Learn more about Hazard Communication at: www.proactivesafetyservices.com “A healthy workforce is a happy workforce!” Museum of Aviation SKLS Moab UMTRA Project Celebrates National STEM Signficant Shipping Milestone Academy Benefit 30th In October, the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action GA Invitational (UMTRA) Project celebrated reaching 10 million tons of mill The Aerospace Business Unit tailings shipped from the project’s Moab, Utah site to its sponsored and participated in the engineered disposal cell in Crescent Junction, Utah. The project Museum of Aviation’s 30th GA team hosted a community event to recognize the milestone and Invitational. This tournament has raised more update the community on the project’s progress. than $7.5 million in support of DOE Office of Environmental Management Senior Advisor, Ike preserving America’s airpower and White attended the event. He spoke about the team’s dedication implementing new and exciting since the project began and acknowledged the site’s importance STEM educational programs at our to the area. “This part of Utah is unique,” White remarked. “There Museum of Aviation. are really world-class national parks and scenery around here. So the importance of cleanup to this site and to the community is undeniable.” Before the event, staff provided White with a tour of the Moab site. He observed the mill tailings excavation and loading process and had the opportunity to view the talings shipping containters go through the lidding process. He also learned about the groundwater injection and extraction process and how it helps the Moab site protect the Colorado River. While on the tour, he met staff in various roles, including a Pictured left to right - Dan Logan, Lee Walls, Ed Durden, Chris Haley, Radiation Control Technician, an Equipment Operator, and Tim Horne, Josh Little, Shawn Thrift Groundwater and Environmental Technicians. and Will Carroll Other speakers at the event included US Rep. John Curtis of Utah and the Grand County Moab Tailings Project Steering Holly Jolly Shoppe Committee Chair Mary McGann. SKLS Vice President Rich Smalley was able to attend the event. Toy Drive SKLS was awarded the Technical Assistance Contract (TAC) With help from Business Unit for the Moab UMTRA Project in 2017. The 5-year contract has personnel, the PilieroMazza a value of up to $24.5 million. The TAC provides administrative PLLC Law Firm, and S&K support and oversight services to DOE and conducts the Aerospace, over 300 toys environmental air monitoring and groundwater remediation were donated to the Holly Jolly programs. Shoppe at Beverly Knight Olsen Children’s Hospital in Macon, Georgia. Employees gather at the Moab (From Left) SKLS VP of Nuclear and site to mark 10 Environmental Services, Rich Smalley; DOE million tons of uranium mill Office of Environmental Management Senior tailings shipped to Advisor, Ike White; Moab UMTRA Project Federal Crescent Junction disposal cell. Cleanup Director, Russel McCallister S&K LOGISTICS SIGNS SERVICE PACT WITH HONEYWELL Written by Jessica Triolo SKT Proposal Writer We look forward to improving military readiness under a new service agreement between SKLS and Honeywell. Honeywell International, Inc. is the world-leading component design and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for a wide array of defense platforms, particularly air vehicle (Left) Jim Currier, President, Europe, Middle East, Africa and India at platforms. They are a global Honeywell Aerospace (Right) John Sims, President of SKLS Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) company with international repair was further fostered by our industry President/General Manager, centers, an extensive network of stock- reputation, proven performance on Aerospace & Defense, attested to ing channel partners, and high stan- commercial and FMS contracts, and S&K’s reliability and high customer dards for safety and reliability of parts, comprehensive understanding of service standards, “This is the latest spares, and Sources of Repair (SORs) procurement and contracting of many opportunities where we’ve for military equipment. methods for the world’s various partnered with S&K Logistics operators of military equipment Services to provide necessary With this new 3-year servicing containing Honeywell components. capabilities to allied armed forces. agreement, signed in November 2019 The LOX/LIN plant will provide our by John Sims, SKLS President, and Jim This collaboration is a mutually mutual end customer with LOX/LIN Currier, Honeywell Aerospace President, beneficial relationship with the goals at the point of use and in a timely S&K will have the opportunity to provide of longevity, total customer manner.” more efficient and cost-effective MRO satisfaction, and shared success. We services to our Foreign Military Sales have a collective priority to reduce Since 2005, S&K has been providing (FMS) customers. With the infrastructure aircraft downtime and keep our Government and commercial backing of a global company, we can foreign allies’ military mission-ready. customers with MRO services, offer a broader spectrum of trustworthy We will leverage our experience as a keeping critical equipment and SORs and distribute parts with prime vendor on the US Army FMS systems functional for the long-haul Honeywell-backed OEM support to a Repair and Return (R&R) Services and thus allowing worldwide defense wider reach of customers. and other supply contracts with our platform operators to stay expanding commercial services and mission-focused. SKLS, individually, Together, we will leverage purchasing highly experienced MRO service has become the named distributor power of reliable parts and equipment, professionals to directly support for more than 30 OEMs and SORs, becoming a one-stop-shop for FMS cus- global military operators.