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Page 3 GENERAL DYNAMICS WORLD June 1984
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CHQ: James Steffes joined as Internal Auditor ... Joseph J. Dix as EDP Audi-
tor . .. Fred F. Gurr transferred from Pomona and was promoted to Corporate
Marketing Manager-Far East . . . Steven E. DeBry transferred from Pomona and was
promoted to Contracts Specialist . . . Linda S. Vandas was promoted to Corporate
Cash Planning Manager.
Electric Boat: Vincent Malcolm Jr. was promoted to Manager of Communication
Services ... Michael Alu to Assistant Superintendent ... Henry Berthasavage and
Charles Pieniads to Chief of Material Progressing and Control . . . Thomas Bentley,
Peter Cooper and John Heyniger to General Foreman . . . Howard Booth to Chief
Test Engineer ... Keith Boucher to Senior Program Management Coordinator ...
Kevin Cassidy to Supervisor of Security Services . . . Ronald Gheringhelli to Engineer-
ing Supervisor. . . Daniel Ginther to Chief of Reprograhic Services ... Fred Kilgus
to Chief of Engineering . . . Robert King to Senior Field Engineer-Reactor Plant
Services . . . Ronald Lawrence to Shift Superintendent . . . Stephen Paul and Donald
Rossi to Material Progressing and Control Supervisor ... John Shea to Workers'
Compensation Administrator. At Quonset Point, Lucien Bibeault to General Foreman
II . . . Ronald Whitely to Engineering Supervisor.
Quincy: Carmine Abbondante was promoted to Estimating Supervisor. . . Janet
Boone to Engineering Planner. . . Raymond Landreville to Chief Estimator ...
Augustine Palluccio to Sheetmetal Superintendent ... Gerald Theriault, James
Deady and Edward Suraci to General Foreman.. . William Proverb, John Pelletier,
Anthony Zaccardi, Richard Frank and James Geagan to Foreman . . . John Banas,
Edward Jordan and Anthony Quigley to Welding Development Analysts.
Land Systems: James P. Ballinger was promoted to Inspection Foreman-Skilled
Trades ... Dennis M. Decovich to Quality Assurance Engineering Supervisor ...
Roger A. Krause to Senior Facility Planner . . . Charles W Critchley to Group Engi-
neer. . . Ralph A. Miles to Marketing Representative . . . Daniel M. Kain to Engi-
neering Specialist-Manufacturing Technology.. . Dominic C. Capobianco to Senior
Quality Assurance Engineer.
Training Course at Convair Leads
To More Effective PresentationsMore than 200 employees at Convair
in the past 15 months have received an
intensive training course in "Effective
Presentations," a program designed to
improve their presentation styles and
make their presentations more effective.
The course is taught by Dr. Gail Dimi-
trioff and Norm Keith of the Industrial
Relations Department's educational ser-
vices group.
As a part of the class, students give
individual and group practice presenta-
tions, which are videotaped to allow them
to see themselves as others see them.
During the replay, the students also bene-
fit from positive criticism from the instruc-
tors and other class members.
The students practice and review proper
dress, posture, gestures, eye contact, prep-
aration of visual aids and communications
skills. They also learn how to make
presentations using two projectors.
Land Systems Plant
Opens New Facility
The Lima Army Tank Plant has opened
its new 20,000-square-foot Prep and Ship
Building. Plant Manager Howard B.
Roberts joined Lt. Col. Robert P. Klaver,
Commander, in ribbon-cutting cere-
monies held recently at the new facility.
The new Prep and Ship operation al-
lows tanks to be driven onto railroad cars
at floor level, eliminating the need to lift
the 60-ton tanks with overhead cranes.
Roberts said the floor level loading is safer
than using cranes, and it will allow the
Prep and Ship operations to accelerate
shipments as the production rate is
increased.William H. Lowe, Director of Systems
Engineering, said he has noted consider-
able benefits from the course. "We have
seen substantial improvement in presen-
tations made by those members of our
department who have completed the
course," he said.
The Electronics and Data Systems divi-
sions also are conducting similar classes
for their employees as an on-going pro-
gram for presentation improvement.
First Two Production
Alternate Fuel Pylons
Delivered to USAF
The first two production units of Fort
Worth's alternate fuel pylon were recently
delivered to the U.S. Air Force. The jetti-
sonable pylons, used to hold 370-gallon
fuel tanks, are suspended from F-16 wings
during long-range missions.
The new pylons are functionally identi-
cal to the older ones they will replace but
incorporate material and structural
changes that will save an estimated $5.5
million in manufacturing costs through
fiscal 1985. Fort Worth is now building
both the old and new type pylons in a
gradual phase-in program.
The new pylons could save an addi-
tional $11.9 million in fiscal 1986 through
1989, and manufacture of the pylons for
two international customers will add $2.4
million in savings to bring the cost-reduc-
tion total to approximately $20 million by
the end of the decade.
The first units were sent to an Air Force
F-16 unit at Torrejon Air Base, Spain.Two Employees Carry the Torch
For the Summer Olympic GamesTwo Electric Boat employees will follow
the Olympics this summer in Los Angeles
with more than the usual interest. They
are Tom McCoy, a heavy equipment
mechanic at the Groton, Conn., shipyard
and Jim Reynolds, a quality assurance in-
spector at the Quonset Point, R.I., facility.
Both men took part in the Olympic
Torch Relay Run last month.
McCoy ran his one kilometer (.62 mile)
stretch through the Mystic, Conn., Sea-
port as part of the 9,000-mile torch relay
across the country. About eight hours
later, Reynolds made his run in Paw-
tucket, R.I., some 60 miles away. Rey-
nolds, the last runner in Rhode Island,
kindled the torch of the first runner in
Massachusetts.
McCoy, who has participated in the
Boston Marathon six times, said he felt
"nervous, excited and honored" to have
made the Olympic torch run. Reynolds, a
recreational runner, termed the event
"really exciting. It was well worth it, even
that late at night," referring to the fact
that he ran at about 11:45 p.m.
Organizations which sponsored the
runners across the country contributed
$3,000 each to local charities.
McCoy's run was sponsored by the
Electric Boat Employees Community
Services Association, the employee-
funded group at Groton that contributes
Lima Engineers
Develop a Way
To Save Metals
The Lima facility recently was faced
with the need to reduce cost and lower
tungsten and cobalt consumption.
To solve both problems simultaneously,
Tool Engineers David Bunn and John
Mark of the Manufacturing Development
and Support Department proposed a
program to regrind the carbide inserts
used for machining tools to save both
money and precious metals.
The program involves grinding the car-
bide inserts to a smaller size, allowing
them to be reused in other machining
operations. Carbide inserts are used in
many production processes throughout
the Lima plant. Previously, the inserts,
once worn, were classified perishable and
sold as scrap.
This program coincides with the gov-
ernment's request for industry to conserve
carbide because of its cobalt and tungsten
content. Ninety percent of the world's
supply of these vital metals is located out-
side the United States, and supply will
remain critical for some time, keeping the
projected costs of new carbide inserts
high.
A $44,000 cost savings has already been
realized at the plant through this recycling
program in the first quarter of 1984, with
a year-end potential of $272,000.
Certificates Awarded
To 117 Apprentices
At Electric Boat
Electric Boat has awarded graduation
certificates to 117 apprentices representing
eight shipbuilding trades at the Apprentice
School's 30th annual graduation program.
Jay Mercer Jr., an outside electrician,
was named top graduate in the class based
on both classroom and job performance.
He received the O.P. Robinson Jr. Award
from Curtis Shellman Jr., Division Vice
President for Operations. Winner of theOutstanding Welder Award was Allan
Mears, and the J. Steven McGrath
Memorial Award, given by the Apprentice
Alumni Association to an outstanding
graduate, was presented to Valda Ken-
nedy, a shipfitter.to various charities and other agencies
through payroll deduction. The funds went
to the Westerly, R.I., YMCA.
The funds for Reynolds' run, sponsored
by the Quonset Point Facility, went to the
Rhode Island Special Olympics.
F. 0. Rich to Head
SSN 21 Program
At Electric Boat
Franklin O. Rich has been appointedSSN 21 Program
Boat.Rich
Manager at Electric
Rich, who had
been Manager of
Marine Engineering
since 1977, has more
than 31 years of ex-
perience at Electric
Boat. He joined the
division in 1952 as an
engineer in NuclearEngineering, working on various aspects
of design for the USS Nautilus and other
nuclear-powered ships, and has held the
positions of Assistant Design Manager
and Nuclear Project Manager.
In 1973, he was named Proposal Leader
for concept development of the Trident
land-based nuclear prototype and was
appointed to the staff of the General
Manager.
Rich is a 1952 graduate of the U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy and attended
the Executive Development Program at
the University of Houston. He is a mem-
ber of the American Society of Naval
Engineers.
MiEl Thnks
Complete Test
At Fort Hood
Four M I EI tanks recently completed
OT (Operational Test) II at Fort Hood,
Tex.
The tanks were operated and main-
tained by U.S. Army personnel from D
Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armor, 2nd
Armored Division, and 2nd Forward
Support Battalion, also of the 2nd
Armored Division.
The M I EI tank is a product-improved
version of the Ml tank. It replaces the M1
tank's 105-mm. main gun with a 120-mm.
cannon. The MIEl has upgraded suspen-
sion and transmission systems, upgraded
armor protection and an overpressure air
system to provide nuclear, biological and
chemical protection.
The MlEI is expected to enter the
Army inventory in 1985 and will eventu-
ally make up more than 50 percent of the
total Abrams tank production.
Personnel from the Warren Logistics
Center and Center Line facility supported
the operational testing with maintenance,
trouble-shooting and logistics. The Land
Systems Ml El Support Team also gath-
ered reliability data on tank testing scores
and regularly updated manuals.
Each tank accumulated 2,000 test miles
and fired 400 120-mm. main gun rounds.
Much of the mileage and firing was
done with crews in MOPP (Mission-
Oriented Protective Posture) IV gear with
protective mask, hood and clothing.
GD World
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Edward D. Williams
Division Contributing Editors:
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Jack Isabel, Daniel Luchsinger,
Jack Price, Jim Reyburn, Joe
Stout, Z. Joe Thornton, Don
ZlotnikSavings and Stock Investment Values
Salaried April 1982 April 1983 April 1984
Government Bonds $ 2.9173 $ 3.5110 $ 3.7305
Diversified Portfolio 2.0116 3.1392 2.9490
Fixed Income 1.3292 1.4862 1.6678
Hourly
Government Bonds 2.9171 3.5090 3.7289
Diversified Portfolio 2.0431 3.2074 3.0030
GD Stock $28.6481 $50.3750 $50.2500Page 3
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