Lamiroult wins DoD award Published May 20, 2009 By Airman Adawn Kelsey 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- The Department of Defense selected Christopher Lamiroult for the 2009 Outstanding DoD Employee with a Disability Award, May 18. According to the award package, his accomplishments included extensive dedication, ability to go above and beyond, and his personal contributions to the mission. Although the award is for a DoD employee with a disability, neither Mr. Lamiroult nor his supervisor Mark McBurnett, 82nd Civil Engineering Squadron deputy commander, consider Mr. Lamiroult to be disabled; he is, they said, entirely capable and dedicated to his job. Mr. Lamiroult distinguished himself as a facility maintenance programmer while assigned to the 82nd CES, and has been detailed to the transitional project management office. "Chris received the nomination because of his personal commitment to his job and coworkers," Mr. McBurnett said. "Although he received his disability while serving his country, he refuses to consider himself limited in any way. His dedication to serve is a motivation to others." Mr. Lamiroult completed 20,000 work requests and dispatched 153 personnel daily, producing a 53 percent completion of 20,000 work requests within two days. He also exceeded the command standard of emergency on-time rate. He tracked 25,000 hours in the recurring work program, reaching a 98.5 percent completion rate, once again exceeding Air Force standards by .5 percent. Mr. Lamiroult also developed an in-house database that controls the operations flight's forms. This database gives senior leaders access to critical communication information, routinely used to make key decisions in a dynamic environment. This valuable asset allows CE and group leadership instant access to information. Although Mr. Lamiroult takes his job seriously, he also takes time out for self improvement. He completed 12 activity management modules, one logistics module in Advanced Distributed Learning System which exceeded 80 hours of computer-based training. Beyond that, he voluntarily accomplished eight hours of government purchase card training to provide 82nd CES a streamlined funding source for natural disasters. "Chris has the ability to assimilate large amounts of information and use it in a relevant manner. He seems to always have the information needed to make a solid decision," Mr. McBurnett said. "I have found working with the Air Force to be a worthwhile challenge with rewards for a job well done," Mr. Lamiroult said.