Performance recognition awards go to employees

Fermilab recently recognized a group of dedicated employees for their outstanding contributions with Exceptional Performance Recognition Awards. The employees were nominated by their divisions and sections for the awards. Fermilab Director Nigel Lockyer handed out the awards at a reception on Sept. 12.

Accelerator Division

Nigel Lockyer, James Budlong, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, James Budlong, Sergei Nagaitsev

James Budlong

James Budlong is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding effort toward advancing electrical infrastructure critical for the Muon Campus.

Nigel Lockyer, Kiyomi Seiya, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Kiyomi Seiya, Sergei Nagaitsev

Kiyomi Seiya

Kiyomi Seiya is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the Proton Improvement Plan in Booster beam cogging. This effort greatly reduced losses and improved reliability.

Nigel Lockyer, Cory Crowley, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Cory Crowley, Sergei Nagaitsev

Cory Crowley

Cory Crowley is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his critical and cost-saving work on the NuMI target systems.

Nigel Lockyer, Arden Warner, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Arden Warner, Sergei Nagaitsev

Arden Warner

Arden Warner is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his key contribution to the 50-MeV FAST electron injector hardware installation and beam commissioning.

Nigel Lockyer, Kermit Carlson, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Kermit Carlson, Sergei Nagaitsev

Kermit Carlson

Kermit Carlson is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his key contribution to the 50-MeV FAST electron injector hardware installation and beam commissioning.

Nigel Lockyer, Wayne Johnson, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Wayne Johnson, Sergei Nagaitsev

Wayne Johnson

Wayne Johnson is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his critical role in the construction of the CMTS1 test stand.

Paul Czarapata, Carol Johnstone, Nigel Lockyer

Paul Czarapata, Carol Johnstone, Nigel Lockyer

Carol Johnstone

Carol Johnstone is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her outstanding leadership and team effort to successfully decommission and dismantle the old beamline enclosures and salvage valuable equipment. This effort reduced the maintenance load for FESS and exemplified the goal of “one lab.”

Nigel Lockyer, Benjamin Hansen, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Benjamin Hansen, Sergei Nagaitsev

Benjamin Hansen

Benjamin Hansen is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award fin recognition of his outstanding work on the CMTS-1 cryogenic system construction and commissioning. This effort involved installing the valve box and transfer line, making the connection to the test stand, and performing a commissioning run for the 2K cryoplant, all in preparation for the first CM test.

Nigel Lockyer, Andrew Dalesandro, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Andrew Dalesandro, Sergei Nagaitsev

Andrew Dalesandro

Andrew Dalesandro is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding work on the LCLS-II end cap procurements. This effort involved developing requirements and specifications, performing technical evaluations, and managing the design and build contracts.

Nigel Lockyer, Alexander Martinez, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Alexander Martinez, Sergei Nagaitsev

Alexander Martinez

Alexander Martinez is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding work on the LCLS-II feed caps and transfer line procurements. This effort involved developing requirements and specifications, performing the technical evaluation, and managing the design and build contracts.

Nigel Lockyer, Ryan Crawford, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Ryan Crawford, Sergei Nagaitsev

Ryan Crawford

Ryan Crawford is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding efforts in completion of the new Booster anodes as part of the Proton Improvement Plan. Due to his efforts, the anodes have worked flawlessly, allowing reliable 15-hertz operations.

Nigel Lockyer, Michael Henry, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Michael Henry, Sergei Nagaitsev

Michael Henry

Michael Henry is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding efforts in completion of the new Booster anodes as part of the Proton Improvement Plan. Due to his efforts, the anodes have worked flawlessly, allowing reliable 15-hertz operations.

Nigel Lockyer, Matt Kufer, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Matt Kufer, Sergei Nagaitsev

Matt Kufer

Matt Kufer is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding efforts in completion of the new Booster anodes as part of the Proton Improvement Plan. Due to his efforts, the anodes have worked flawlessly, allowing reliable 15-hertz operations.

Nigel Lockyer, David Kihlken, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, David Kihlken, Sergei Nagaitsev

David Kihlken

David Kihlken is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding toward advancing electrical infrastructure critical for the Muon Campus.

Nigel Lockyer, Bernard Wisner, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Bernard Wisner, Sergei Nagaitsev

Bernard Wisner

Bernard Wisner is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding toward advancing electrical infrastructure critical for the Muon Campus.

Nigel Lockyer, James Ranson, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, James Ranson, Sergei Nagaitsev

James Ranson

James Ranson is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding toward advancing electrical infrastructure critical for the Muon Campus.

Nigel Lockyer, Kevin Duel, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Kevin Duel, Sergei Nagaitsev

Kevin Duel

Kevin Duel is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his leadership in addressing Recycler vacuum modifications. This allowed the use of the Recycler as a proton stacker and helped us achieve record beam power from the Main Injector.

Nigel Lockyer, Linda Valerio, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Linda Valerio, Sergei Nagaitsev

Linda Valerio

Linda Valerio is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her leadership in addressing Recycler vacuum modifications. This allowed the use of the Recycler as a proton stacker and helped us achieve record beam power from the Main Injector.

Nigel Lockyer, Dirk Hurd, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Dirk Hurd, Sergei Nagaitsev

Dirk Hurd

Dirk Hurd is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his leadership, initiative and drive in drafting for the Muon Campus beamlines. This effort was critical for the Muon g-2 project and accelerator improvement projects.

Nigel Lockyer, Steve Wesseln, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Steve Wesseln, Sergei Nagaitsev

Steven Wesseln

Steven Wesseln is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his key contribution to the 50-MeV FAST electron injector hardware installation and beam commissioning.

Nigel Lockyer, Ed Cullerton, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Ed Cullerton, Sergei Nagaitsev

Ed Cullerton

Ed Cullerton is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the desgin, fabrication, installation and commissioning of the PIP-II Injector Test RFQ.

Nigel Lockyer, Jonathan Edelen, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, Jonathan Edelen, Sergei Nagaitsev

Jonathan Edelen

Jonathan Edelen is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his contributions to the LLRF system of the PIP-II Injector Test RFQ. This effort proved essential to the fast and reliable commissioning and operation.

Nigel Lockyer, James Steimel, Sergei Nagaitsev

Nigel Lockyer, James Steimel, Sergei Nagaitsev

James Steimel

James Steimel is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the design, fabrication, installation and commissioning of the PIP-II Injector Test RFQ.

Paul Czarapata, Shoua Moua, Nigel Lockyer

Paul Czarapata, Shoua Moua, Nigel Lockyer

Shoua Moua

Shoua Moua is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding efforts in retrofitting and repairing a critical Linac klystron transformer.

Paul Czarapata, Michael White, Nigel Lockyer

Paul Czarapata, Michael White, Nigel Lockyer

Michael White

Michael White is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership on the Mechanical Safety Subcommittee. His leadership has advanced the mechanical safety program at Fermilab and has resulted in a more consistent approach in the implementation of codes and standards.

Particle Physics Division

Nigel Lockyer, Stephanie Timpone, Patricia McBride

Nigel Lockyer, Stephanie Timpone, Patricia McBride

Stephanie Timpone

Stephanie Timpone is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of the application of advanced laser-welding techniques for the CMS Upgrade FPIX micro cooling tubes.

Nigel Lockyer, Farah Fahim, Patricia McBride

Nigel Lockyer, Farah Fahim, Patricia McBride

Farah Fahim

Farah Fahim is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her leading contributions to the development of the new CAD/EDA tools-based strategy for edgeless 3-D-integrated pixel detectors and its implementation in the VIPIC-L design.

Nigel Lockyer, Alpana Shenai, Patricia McBride

Nigel Lockyer, Alpana Shenai, Patricia McBride

Alpana Shenai

Alpana Shenai is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her important contributions to the development of 3-D integrated circuits and methods to validate these designs

Nigel Lockyer, Thomas Diehl, Patricia McBride

Nigel Lockyer, Thomas Diehl, Patricia McBride

Thomas Diehl

Thomas Diehl is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award as operations scientist for the Dark Energy Survey. He has displayed outstanding leadership of DES operations through its first three years of successful data taking, laying the foundation for cutting-edge dark energy science.

Nigel Lockyer, Kelly Hardin, Patricia McBride

Nigel Lockyer, Kelly Hardin, Patricia McBride

Kelly Hardin

Kelly Hardin is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his critical contributions to the Muon g-2 storage ring disassembly, reassembly, cool-down and powering.

Nigel Lockyer, James Hoff, Patricia McBride

Nigel Lockyer, James Hoff, Patricia McBride

James Hoff

James Hoff is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition for pioneering original development of vertically integrated pattern recognition associative memories in applications to tracking and triggering and its implementation in 3-D.

Nigel Lockyer, Walter Jaskierny, Patricia McBride

Nigel Lockyer, Walter Jaskierny, Patricia McBride

Walter Jaskierny

Walter Jaskierny is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award for the successful operation of the repurposed Muon g-2 power supply necessary for the timely commissioning of the ring.

Nigel Lockyer, Hogan Nguyen, Patricia McBride

Nigel Lockyer, Hogan Nguyen, Patricia McBride

Hogan Nguyen

Hogan Nguyen is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership as the L2 manager for the Muon g-2 storage ring and its associated subsystems. Under his guidance and through his direct contributions to the effort, the storage ring was safely transported, reassembled, cooled and powered for the first time in 15 years

Nigel Lockyer, Erik Ramberg, Patricia McBride

Nigel Lockyer, Erik Ramberg, Patricia McBride

Erik Ramberg

Erik Ramberg is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award for his leadership and promotion of the detector research and development program, which has led to new and innovative detector technologies for collider physics, astrophysics and neutrino interaction detection.

Jonathan Lewis, Dwight Featherston, Nigel Lockyer

Jonathan Lewis, Dwight Featherston, Nigel Lockyer

Dwight Featherston

Dwight Featherston is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership of innovation by a team to successfully decommission and dismantle old beamline enclosures to salvage valuable equipment and to reduce the maintenance load for FESS. Many people worked together by coordinating, communicating and executing this project safely and in a way that exemplifies “one lab.”

Jonathan Lewis, Robert Sanders, Nigel Lockyer

Jonathan Lewis, Robert Sanders, Nigel Lockyer

Robert Sanders

Robert Sanders is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his major contributions to the Muon g-2 storage ring and Mu2e solenoid test stand cryogenics. He played a key role in the design, engineering assessments, procedures and successful commissioning of the Muon g-2 magnet and to the construction of the HAB cryogenic test facility.

Jonathan Lewis, Jeff Berryhill, Nigel Lockyer

Jonathan Lewis, Jeff Berryhill, Nigel Lockyer

Jeff Berryhill

Jeff Berryhill is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award for contributions to the successful installation, commissioning and operation of the Stage 1 upgrade of the CMS Level 1 trigger, including firmware development and commissioning at CERN.

Ben Kreis, Nigel Lockyer

Ben Kreis, Nigel Lockyer

Ben Kreis

Ben Kreis is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award for the contributions to the successful installation, commissioning and operation of the Stage 1 upgrade of the CMS Level 1 trigger, including firmware development and commissioning at CERN.

Technical Division

Nigel Lockyer, George Kirschbaum, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, George Kirschbaum, Sergey Belomestnykh

George Kirschbaum

George Kirschbaum is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of leadership and dedication to his work keeping the IB1 cryogenic plant and test stands operational.

Nigel Lockyer, Sam Posen, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, Sam Posen, Sergey Belomestnykh

Sam Posen

Sam Posen is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his key contributions to the Lab 2 renovation, managing construction to completion, on time and on budget in support of PIP-II and SRF R&D.

Nigel Lockyer, Curtis Crawford, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, Curtis Crawford, Sergey Belomestnykh

Curtis Crawford

Curtis Crawford is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding research and implementation of magnetic shielding for high Q0 SRF cavities for LCLS-II.

Nigel Lockyer, Leonardo Ristori, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, Leonardo Ristori, Sergey Belomestnykh

Leonardo Ristori

Leonardo Ristori is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his leadership in the successful completion of the S107 test through HTS, a key milestone for the PIP-II project.

Nigel Lockyer, Yuriy Orlov, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, Yuriy Orlov, Sergey Belomestnykh

Yuriy Orlov

Yuriy Orlov is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of leading the LCLS-II 1.3-gigahertz cryomodule design effort, including having a major responsibility for a critical part of the overall LCLS-II project.

Nigel Lockyer, Miao Yu, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, Miao Yu, Sergey Belomestnykh

Miao Yu

Miao Yu is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his major role in the design and construction of the coils for LARP model magnets MQXFSM1 and MQXFS1, which was the first case where we had a successful first test of a newly designed superconducting coil in a magnet.

Romesh Sood, Vito Lombardo, Nigel Lockyer

Romesh Sood, Vito Lombardo, Nigel Lockyer

Vito Lombardo

Vito Lombardo is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of the important role he has played in the successful design, specification, fabrication and qualification oversight of the superconducting cable for the Mu2e solenoid magnets.

Nigel Lockyer, Vladimir Kashikhin, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, Vladimir Kashikhin, Sergey Belomestnykh

Vladimir Kashikhin

Vladimir Kashikhin is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his leadership and key contributions to the development, fabrication and testing of superconducting magnet prototypes for LCLS-II cryomodules, as well as for ILC and other applications.

Nigel Lockyer, Vadim Kashikhin, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, Vadim Kashikhin, Sergey Belomestnykh

Vadim Kashikhin

Vadim Kashikhin is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his technical leadership of the Mu2e production solenoid effort, making contributions that are absolutely essential to the success of the project.

Nigel Lockyer, William Robotham, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, William Robotham, Sergey Belomestnykh

William Robotham

William Robotham is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his outstanding role as the lead Technical Division engineer managing the production of new Booster RF tuners for the Proton Improvement Plan.

Nigel Lockyer, Gary Lorenz, Sergey Belomestnykh

Nigel Lockyer, Gary Lorenz, Sergey Belomestnykh

Gary Lorenz

Gary Lorenz is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his key contributions to the Lab 2 renovation, managing construction to completion on time and on budget in support of PIP-II and SRF R&D.

Romesh Sood, Michael Lamm, Nigel Lockyer

Romesh Sood, Michael Lamm, Nigel Lockyer

Michael Lamm

Michael Lamm is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of management excellence for the Mu2e project, achieving the CD-3 milestone for the Mu2e superconducting production, transport and detector solenoids.

Romesh Sood, Charles Grimm, Nigel Lockyer

Romesh Sood, Charles Grimm, Nigel Lockyer

Charles Grimm

Charles Grimm is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of leading the SRF elliptical cavity and helium design work as well as all cavity dressing efforts.

Romesh Sood, Andy Hocker, Nigel Lockyer

Romesh Sood, Andy Hocker, Nigel Lockyer

Andy Hocker

Andy Hocker is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of organizing engineers and technicians from multiple divisions to design and construct the HAB cryogenic test facility on a compressed schedule.

Neutrino Division

Nigel Lockyer, Matthew Toups, Steve Brice

Nigel Lockyer, Matthew Toups, Steve Brice

Matthew Toups

Matthew Toups is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award for his outstanding efforts in recognition of his leadership and coordination of the MicroBooNE physics analyses teams that produced the first results to come out of the MicroBooNE experiment after the first eight months of data taking. His organization of this effort led to the production of 14 public notes and multiple results that were shown for the first time at summer conferences.

Nigel Lockyer, Alex Himmel, Steve Brice

Nigel Lockyer, Alex Himmel, Steve Brice

Alexander Himmel

Alexander Himmel is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of the leadership he provided as NOvA offline coordinator, which was instrumental in the collaboration’s successful production of new physics results in time for Neutrino 2016. The NOvA results have been described as the highlights of the Neutrino 2016 conference.

Sam Zeller, Anne Schukraft, Nigel Lockyer

Sam Zeller, Anne Schukraft, Nigel Lockyer

Anne Schukraft

Anne Schukraft is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her exemplary leadership for driving the first physics to come out of the MicroBooNE experiment, specifically the identification of first neutrinos in the MicroBooNE detector and leadership of the team that made the first measurement of neutrino charged current interactions in the MicroBooNE experiment. These achievements have demonstrated the successful start of MicroBooNE data-taking.

Office of the Chief Information Officer and the Core Computing Division

Nigel Lockyer, James Fromm, Jon Bakken

Nigel Lockyer, James Fromm, Jon Bakken

James Fromm

James Fromm is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership for providing Fermilab with an outstanding security infrastructure that enables access for our scientific community.

Nigel Lockyer, Lauri Carpenter, Jon Bakken

Nigel Lockyer, Lauri Carpenter, Jon Bakken

Lauri Carpenter

Lauri Carpenter is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her exemplary leadership for providing Fermilab with an outstanding security infrastructure that enables access for our scientific community.

Nigel Lockyer, Randy Reitz, Jon Bakken

Nigel Lockyer, Randy Reitz, Jon Bakken

Randi Reitz

Randi Reitz is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership for providing Fermilab with an outstanding security infrastructure that enables access for our scientific community.

Nigel Lockyer, Michael Zalokar, Jon Bakken

Nigel Lockyer, Michael Zalokar, Jon Bakken

Michael Zalokar

Michael Zalokar is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership for providing Fermilab with an outstanding security infrastructure that enables access for our scientific community.

Nigel Lockyer, Heath O'Connell, Jon Bakken

Nigel Lockyer, Heath O’Connell, Jon Bakken

Heath O’Connell

Heath O’Connell is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership on the INSPIRE project and his efforts in supporting DOE’s requirements to submit all peer-reviewed accepted manuscripts to OSTI.

Nigel Lockyer, Melissa Clegg, Jon Bakken

Nigel Lockyer, Melissa Clegg, Jon Bakken

Melissa Clegg

Melissa Clegg is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her exemplary work on the INSPIRE project, especially with cataloging standards and the JOBS database.

Nigel Lockyer, Margaret Miller, Jon Bakken

Nigel Lockyer, Margaret Miller, Jon Bakken

Margaret Miller

Margaret Miller is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her exemplary work on the INSPIRE project, especially the author identity in the HEPNAMES database.

Scientific Computing Division

Nigel Lockyer, Anthony Tiradani, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Nigel Lockyer, Anthony Tiradani, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Anthony Tiradani

Anthony Tiradani is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary work with the HEP Cloud team. They are recognized for their innovative work in the project to extend the current Fermilab computing facility to diverse external sources, including commercial cloud providers and high-performance computing facilities. Their work has demonstrated the dynamic expansion of CMS resources by 25 percent of the CMS global capacity and demonstrated the capability of running data-intensive NOvA workflows on commercial resources.

Nigel Lockyer, Robert Kennedy, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Nigel Lockyer, Robert Kennedy, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Robert Kennedy

Robert Kennedy is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary work with the HEP Cloud team. They are recognized for their innovative work in the project to extend the current Fermilab computing facility to diverse external resources, including commercial cloud providers and high-performance computing facilities. Their work has demonstrated the dynamic expansion of CMS resources by 25 percent of the CMS global capacity and demonstrated the capability of running data-intensive NOvA workflows on commercial resources.

Nigel Lockyer, Steven Timm, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Nigel Lockyer, Steven Timm, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Steven Timm

Steven Timm is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary work with the HEP Cloud team. They are recognized for their innovative work in the project to extend the current Fermilab computing facility to diverse external sources, including commercial cloud providers and high-performance computing facilities. Their work has demonstrated the dynamic expansion of CMS resources by 25 percent of the CMS global capacity and demonstrated the capability of running data-intensive NOvA workflows on commercial resources.

Nigel Lockyer, Burt Holzman, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Nigel Lockyer, Burt Holzman, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Burt Holzman

Burt Holzman is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary work with the HEP Cloud team. They are recognized for their innovative work in their project to extend the current Fermilab computing facility to diverse external resources, including commercial cloud providers and high-performance computing facilities. Their work has demonstrated the dynamic expansion of CMS resources by 25 percent of the CMS global capacity and demonstrated the capability of running data-intensive NOvA workflows on commercial resources

Nigel Lockyer, Vito Di Benedetto, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Nigel Lockyer, Vito Di Benedetto, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Vito Di Benedetto

Vito Di Benedetto is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary and outstanding efforts in solving a memory footprint problem for MicroBooNE, allowing the experiment to make efficient use of computing resources for accurate background estimation.

Nigel Lockyer, Kurt Biery, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Nigel Lockyer, Kurt Biery, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Kurt Biery

Kurt Biery is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of management his exemplary leadership and action exhibited in improving the stability of the NOvA data acquisition system, thereby having a direct positive impact on NOvA physics and data taking operations

Nigel Lockyer, Ronald Rechenmacher, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Nigel Lockyer, Ronald Rechenmacher, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Ronald Rechenmacher

Ronald Rechenmacher is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership and action exhibited in improving the stability of the NOvA data acquisition system, thereby having a direct positive impact on NOvA physics and data taking operations.

Nigel Lockyer, Eric Flumerfelt, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Nigel Lockyer, Eric Flumerfelt, Panagiotis Spentzouris

Eric Flumerfelt

Eric Flumerfelt is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership and action exhibited in improving the stability of the NOvA data acquisition system, thereby having a direct positive impact on NOvA physics and data taking operations.

Tanya Levshina

Tanya Levshina is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her exemplary contributions in advancing monitoring of offline computing services.

Gabriele Garzoglio

Gabriele Garzoglio is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary work with the HEP Cloud team. They are recognized for their innovative work in the project to extend the current Fermilab computing facility to diverse external resources, including commercial cloud providers and high-performance computing facilities. Their work has demonstrated the dynamic expansion of CMS resources by 25 percent of the CMS global capacity and demonstrated the capability of running data-intensive NOvA workflows on commercial resources.

Panagiotis Spentzouris, Gianluca Petrillo, Nigel Lockyer

Panagiotis Spentzouris, Gianluca Petrillo, Nigel Lockyer

Gianluca Petrillo

Gianluca Petrillo is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary efforts in solving a memory footprint problem for MicroBooNE, allowing the experiment to make efficient use of computing resources for accurate background estimation.

Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Section

Nigel Lockyer, Madelyn Wolter, Martha Michels

Nigel Lockyer, Madelyn Wolter, Martha Michels

Madelyn Wolter

Madelyn Wolter is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of exemplifying “one lab” by working as a team to coordinate, communicate and safely decommission and dismantle old beamline enclosures to salvage valuable equipment and to reduce the maintenance load for FESS.

Nigel Lockyer, Jose De La O, Martha Michels

Nigel Lockyer, Jose De La O, Martha Michels

Jose de la O

Jose de la O is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of exemplifying “one lab” by working as a team to coordinate, communicate and safely decommission and dismantle old beamline enclosures to salvage valuable equipment and to reduce the maintenance load for FESS.

Nigel Lockyer, Raymond Lewis, Martha Michels

Nigel Lockyer, Raymond Lewis, Martha Michels

Raymond Lewis

Raymond Lewis is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of exemplifying “one lab” by working as a team to coordinate, communicate and safely decommission and dismantle old beamline enclosures to salvage valuable equipment and to reduce the maintenance load for FESS.

Mike Lindgren, Jemila Adetunji, Nigel Lockyer

Mike Lindgren, Jemila Adetunji, Nigel Lockyer

Jemila Adetunji

Jemila Adetunji is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her outstanding leadership in meeting the PEMP notable on site badging.

Facilities Engineering Services Section

Nigel Lockyer, Gary Golinski, Kent Collins

Nigel Lockyer, Gary Golinski, Kent Collins

Gary Golinski

Gary Golinski is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary leadership in consolidating the Site 38 and Site 39 stockroom operations, improving facility utilization and providing significant cost savings for Fermilab.

Nigel Lockyer, Andy Martins, Kent Collins

Nigel Lockyer, Andy Martins, Kent Collins

Andrew Martens

Andrew Martens is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his significant innovation and contribution as site energy manager, bringing energy issues to the forefront of laboratory operations.

Nigel Lockyer, John Kent, Kent Collins

Nigel Lockyer, John Kent, Kent Collins

John Kent

John W. Kent III is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his significant contribution in support of Wilson Hall projects through exceptional coordination and customer service.

Nigel Lockyer, Larry Sliwa, Kent Collins

Nigel Lockyer, Larry Sliwa, Kent Collins

Larry Sliwa

Larry Sliwa is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of his exemplary teamwork in the successful decommissioning and dismantling of beamline enclosures, salvaging valuable equipment and reducing the maintenance burden.

Finance Section

Nigel Lockyer, Laura Ortega, Cindy Conger

Nigel Lockyer, Laura Ortega, Cindy Conger

Laura Ortega

Laura Ortega is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of her exemplary leadership of the consolidation of all directorate and section budget functions into the Budget Office and for effecting a seamless transition of FESS and ESH&Q financial management responsibilities, which have led to significant operational efficiencies and cost reductions.

LBNF Project Office

Gregory Wray

Gregory Wray is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of working as part of the LBNF team on the CM/GC Request for Proposal for more than a year, achieving a major milestone on the critical path for LBNF/DUNE with the approval by the Fermi Site Office and the head of the contracting activity for Office of Science of the RFP and release for solicitation at the end of June 2016.

Nigel Lockyer, Elaine McCluskey, Tracy Lundin, Doug Pelletier, Troy Lark, Chris Mossey, Amanda Mall

Nigel Lockyer, Elaine McCluskey, Tracy Lundin, Doug Pelletier, Troy Lark, Chris Mossey, Amanda Mall

Troy Lark

Troy Lark is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of working as part of the LBNF team on the CM/GC request for proposal for more than a year, achieving a major milestone on the critical path for LBNF/DUNE with the approval by the Fermi Site Office and the head of the contracting activity for Office of Science of the RFP and release for solicitation at the end of June 2016.

Tracy Lundin

Tracy Lundin is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of working as part of the LBNF team on the CM/GC request for proposal for more than a year, achieving a major milestone on the critical path for LBNF/DUNE with the approval by the Fermi Site Office and the head of the contracting activity for Office of Science of the RFP and release for solicitation at the end of June 2016.

Douglas Pelletier

Douglas Pelletier is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of working as part of the LBNF team on the CM/GC request for proposal for more than a year, achieving a major milestone on the critical path for LBNF/DUNE with the approval by the Fermi Site Office and the head of the contracting activity for Office of Science of the RFP and release for solicitation at the end of June 2016.

Amanda Mall

Amanda Mall is awarded an Exceptional Performance Recognition Award in recognition of working as part of the LBNF team on the CM/GC request for proposal for more than a year, achieving a major milestone on the critical path for LBNF/DUNE with the approval by the Fermi Site Office and the head of the contracting activity for Office of Science of the RFP and release for solicitation at the end of June 2016.