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                                                                            SRNS Corporate Outreach awardees included:
                                                                                   Alex Agyemang, Small Business Liaison Officer
                                                                                Jeff Bryan, Senior Manager, Central Procurement Material
                                                                                           and Construction
                                                                                   Chris Caldwell, Manager, Community Outreach
                                                                                  Fred Freeman, Director, Supply Chain Procurement
                                                                               Mary Rex, Senior Supply Chain Management Program Specialist


                                                                                SRNS Transformation and Operational
                                                                                     Excellence awardees were:
                                                                                 Blake Leaphart, Principal Lean Six Sigma Specialist,
                                                                                         Continuous Improvement
                                                                               Deanna Smith, Information Technology Business Manager
                                                                                   Lisa Steed, Productivity Specialist/Facilitator,
                                                                                         Continuous Improvement
                                                                                      Michael Goffinet, Program Manager,
                                                                                     Environmental Management Operations
         Andy Owens, Executive Editor, Charleston Regional Business Journal (left), South Carolina Governor Henry   Perjetta “PK” Hightower, Interface Management Director and
         McMaster and Tim Heichelbech, Vice President and Division Manager, Choate Construction Company (far   Continuous Improvement Manager
                right), present the SCMEP Transformation and Operational Excellence Finalist Award to SRNS.

            Recognition for South Carolina



                   manufacturing excellence



       D       uring the recent South Carolina Manufacturing Extension

               Partnership (SCMEP) Conference in Greenville, South
               Carolina, SRNS employees were named as finalists
                                                                             “It was exciting to receive this honor,
        for the Corporate Outreach Award and the Transformation and   plus it affirms that our continuous improvement program
        Operational Excellence Award.
                                                                            is on track and steadily progressing.”
        The Corporate Outreach Award honors a manufacturer for                        Lisa Steed,
        making a tangible and measurable impact on communities in            SRNS Continuous Improvement
        South Carolina.
        “SRNS employees have a time-honored tradition of supporting
        those in need, often donating to our local food bank, the Heart
        Fund, site-wide blood drives, the United Way and Toys for Tots   “In October, we were notified that we were one of three finalists
        campaigns,” said Stuart MacVean. “In addition, multiple teams of   for the Transformation and Operational Excellence Award. It was
        employees go out into the community each year with tools, paint,   exciting to receive this honor, plus it affirms that our continuous
        building supplies, rakes, mops and big hearts to help the elderly,   improvement program is on track and steadily progressing,” said
        the impoverished and local non-profit organizations during our   Lisa Steed, SRNS Productivity Specialist/Facilitator, Continuous
        Days of Caring.”                                         Improvement.
        MacVean also noted that SRNS is pleased to have a significant   Steed credits earning the recognition to SRNS management’s
        impact on thousands of area students and educators in K-12   strategic vision and strong employee support. “Continuous
        schools and regional two- and four-year colleges and universities   improvement is an integral part of our company culture. Every
        through an extensive array of education outreach programs,   person at SRNS seems to be engaged in continuous improvement
        apprenticeships and memorandums of understanding.        in some form or fashion. For me, the achievement validates that my
        The Transformation and Operational Excellence Award is presented   chosen field of work has real value for my employer, which is not
        to a company that demonstrates to the business community   something I had experienced with other companies prior to joining
        impressive results achieved through the adoption of continuous   SRNS in 2017. I find it to be quite rewarding,” added Steed.
        improvement and/or operational excellence tools and techniques.
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