SAN JOAQUIN, California –
Dustin Fritangela, distribution process worker leader at
Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, Calif., has been honored as
Employee of the Quarter for first quarter, fiscal year 2016.
Fritangela works in the distribution center’s Stock
Positioning Branch, where he is a valued employee with a vast knowledge of the
entire distribution center and epitomizes the idea of being a team player, says
his supervisor Matt Messick.
While working with the Disposal Release Order program, he had
concerns about sending shipping and storage containers that might be reusable
to disposal and took the initiative to research how to best utilize these
containers. After contacting his
colleague at Naval Supply Systems Command for direction as to what the
distribution center should be doing with the containers, it was revealed that
the U.S. Navy was in desperate need for containers and that they had a Long-Life
Reusable Container program in place.
After learning of the Navy’s container program, he contacted
the customer to obtain their shipping information and compiled a truckload of
containers valued at nearly $30,000. Since shipping the first load, Fritangela
has volunteered to spearhead the program for San Joaquin to continue the
savings to the taxpayer and support the distribution center’s customers.
“Mr. Fritangela’s can-do attitude and work ethic perfectly
align with DLA’s mission, vision and values. He provides responsive support to
the mission, while assisting the department staff and can be counted on to give
his best. He is not only a dedicated government employee, but also a wounded
warrior,” said Messick.