Friday, April 19, 2013

ARPC members win AF-level awards

by Lt. Col. Belinda Petersen
Air Reserve Personnel Center Public Affairs


4/18/2013 - BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services recently announced the 2012 award winners for the A1 community.

Three of the winners are from the Air Reserve Personnel Center:

Maj. Tim J. Martin - Force Support Reserve Company Grade Officer of the Year
Tech. Sgt. Richard G. Grybos - Force Support Reserve Component NCO of the Year
Senior Airman Iris B. Morales - Force Support Reserve Component Airman of the Year

As the chief of the program management branch, Martin was responsible for all plans, programs, information technology, and project management at ARPC. He instituted a voice prompt system to direct almost 1 million customers to the correct work center, reducing dropped calls and caller wait times. During his off-duty time, he completed three courses from the Air Command and Staff College master's program, completed two 100-mile bike rides, and was president for Rolling Thunder Colorado Chapter 1.

Grybos was responsible for drafting leadership guidelines for the migration of the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System and Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System. As a result, the Air Force successfully upgraded and transferred the Military Personnel Data System to the Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Enterprise Computing Center. During his off-duty time, he was vice president of Buckley's 5/6 Association, Buckley's housing representative, and ARPC's snow removal team leader.

Morales worked with more than 14,000 customers from the Total Force Service Center, taking care of their personnel requests within five days. Furthermore, she screened and updated more than 2,000 promotion board records, ensuring records were 100% accurate. During her off-duty time, she completed her Community of College of the Air Force degree in Human Resources Management, completed a Master of Health Services Administration, was president for the Junior Enlisted Advisory Council, and was a mentor for troubled teens in the local community.

"The competition was fierce, and it was a difficult decision across all of the categories," Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones stated in the announcement letter. "We appreciate the commanders and supervisors at all levels in taking the time and effort to nominate your people and programs, and thank you for your continued commitment to everyday excellence in serving our Total Force Airmen and their families."

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