{"604945":{"#nid":"604945","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Roze Daniel recognized as the March 2018 Employee of the Month","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERoze Daniel, Dispatcher for Parking \u0026amp; Transportation Services, received the March 2018 Employee of the Month.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen the Dispatch Office reorganized, it became a 24\/7 operation and staff sometimes were\/are asked to work additional hours to cover open positions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Roze has taken the lead,\u0026rdquo; said Glenn Kurtz, Parking Director. \u0026ldquo;She stepped up on her own.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe taught herself how to use the new complicated software and intercom system. And, after learning the new system, she took it upon herself to help train the other staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe has done all of this and maintains a positive attitude.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;She\u0026rsquo;s received emails from customers thanking her for the way she treated them,\u0026rdquo; Glenn added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen the weather got bad with snow and ice, \u0026ldquo;Roze was one of those people who volunteered to stay and man the phones,\u0026rdquo; said Carlton Morgan, Operations Manager Senior.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn fact, \u0026ldquo;she came in during the inclement weather [when campus was closed],\u0026rdquo; Carlton said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s very difficult to get her to take time off.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESherry Davidson, Senior Director, Parking \u0026amp; Transportation Services added, \u0026ldquo;We take for granted the services we offer but Roze epitomizes customer service. During the inclement weather, she trained me [on the system].\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEven with the snow falling outside and the phones ringing inside, \u0026ldquo;she remained calm,\u0026rdquo; Sherry said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe reorganization process was tedious and \u0026ldquo;it has not been easy,\u0026rdquo; Glenn continued. \u0026ldquo;Roze has done it with grace and pride.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Roze\u0026rsquo;s Employee of the Month reception, she looked throughout the room at all the Parking and especially the Dispatch Office employees and said, \u0026ldquo;Thank you, guys. It\u0026rsquo;s about all of us.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s easy for me. I just got to work every day. It\u0026rsquo;s not a hardship.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThank you, Roze, for your continued hard work.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERoze Daniel, Dispatcher for Parking \u0026amp; Transportation Services, received the March 2018 Employee of the Month.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Roze Daniel, Dispatcher for Parking \u0026 Transportation Services, received the March 2018 Employee of the Month."}],"uid":"27297","created_gmt":"2018-04-11 13:59:42","changed_gmt":"2018-04-11 14:01:08","author":"Melissa Moore","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-04-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-04-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"604944":{"id":"604944","type":"image","title":"Roze Daniel, March 2018 Campus Services Employee of the Month","body":null,"created":"1523454987","gmt_created":"2018-04-11 13:56:27","changed":"1523454987","gmt_changed":"2018-04-11 13:56:27","alt":"","file":{"fid":"230636","name":"HD0A50173006x8.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HD0A50173006x8.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/HD0A50173006x8.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2424911,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/HD0A50173006x8.jpg?itok=rURRfF8M"}}},"media_ids":["604944"],"groups":[{"id":"499601","name":"Campus Services"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"174837","name":"Employee Spotlight"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMelissa Moore\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications \u0026amp; Public Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCampus Services\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["melissa.moore@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"603400":{"#nid":"603400","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mike Little is Employee of the Month for Campus Services","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECampus Services Employees of the Month must show exemplary individual achievement, contribution and performance in their jobs and other related duties beyond their own offices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat exactly describes the February 2018 Employee of the Month \u0026ndash; Michael Little, Contract Officer I for Procurement \u0026amp; Business Services.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Mike is steadfast,\u0026rdquo; said Ajay Patel, Director of Purchasing. \u0026ldquo;\u0026hellip;Procurement implemented a new sourcing program. Mike accepted the changes that followed with grace and perseverance. He learned how to use the new program and challenged himself to take on more complicated sourcing processes to achieve better outcomes.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother of the characteristics an Employee of the Month must show includes demonstrates a positive attitude toward work responsibilities, co-workers and customers and serves as a role model for others.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Mike has a can-do attitude,\u0026rdquo; Ajay added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMike works well with all types of personalities and people who are in a hurry to get their projects completed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHe works well \u0026ldquo;with some of the most challenging customers we have,\u0026rdquo; Ajay said. \u0026ldquo;He serves their needs.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECustomers from across campus wrote to support Mike\u0026rsquo;s nomination as Employee of the Month.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am blessed to be associated with Mike Little,\u0026rdquo; wrote Hyacinth Ide, Associate Director for Landscape Services \u0026amp; Fleet Services. \u0026ldquo;Mike continuously provided my two departments, Landscape Services and Fleet Services (Motor Pool) with excellent service over the years. Mike is our go-to person for all purchases we use in the fulfilment of the Institute\u0026rsquo;s obligations assigned to us.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOthers agree.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve had the opportunity of working with Mike on numerous occasions during the past several years, generally related to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s transportation services contract,\u0026rdquo; said David W. Williamson, Director, Transportation. \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;ve found Mike to work well with people (and we\u0026rsquo;ve had a lot of folks involved).\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMike\u0026rsquo;s people skills shine through. At the reception given in his honor, Mike said, \u0026ldquo;Thank you to everybody. I\u0026rsquo;m a team player at heart. This award is just another one for the team.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThank you, Mike Little, for representing Georgia Tech and Procurement \u0026amp; Business Services in such a fine way. We appreciate your hard work. 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And that\u0026rsquo;s just the beginning of what others have said about Jordan.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESelected as the first Employee of the Month for 2018, Jordan showed these characteristics as a Student Center employee.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHe promoted after two years as an Event Staging Specialist to Administrative Professional III.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHe quickly and seriously took his new job responsibilities. He needed to be a notary public for the administrative position and after learning this requirement, on day two-three of this job, he became one.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHe took the time to learn PhotoShop, InDesign and Drupal and he took it upon himself to learn Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s accounting system so that he could pull ledgers and create reports for the Student Center Programs team.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHe continually volunteers to advance his position, looking for ways to make it better. He suggested training for all notaries to confirm everyone knew the \u0026ldquo;do\u0026rsquo;s and don\u0026rsquo;ts\u0026rdquo; of notary public responsibilities.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHe added responsibilities to his job when his supervisor was out of the office on leave, including Pcard reconciliation and BuzzFund Review Committee membership.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHe sat in on SCPC chair interviews when he didn\u0026rsquo;t have to do it.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHe goes the extra mile to help students process travel paperwork.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;If you ask him to do something that others have already done, he will not only do it but he will make everyone else better at the project too,\u0026rdquo; Carly added.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClearly, others think he is also Employee of the Month material.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Jordan is a wonderful colleague, a reliable support system and a consummate professional,\u0026rdquo; said Ben Williams, Associate Program Director for the Student Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;However, it is his care for people that sets him apart and makes him especially deserving of this recognition,\u0026rdquo; Ben added. \u0026ldquo;He greets students with excitement, helps me find solutions to administrative challenges and is always there to step in and step up before he is even asked.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECurrently, Jordan is studying to get his bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in finance and accounting. 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You are always bright and cheerful, even in the morning!\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThank you for going above and beyond for us this year! We truly appreciate it and I\u0026rsquo;ll miss your bright and loving personality next year (graduating student).\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThank for making us feel so loved!\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBesides the many compliments Brenda receives from her students who live in the residence halls where she works, her supervisor congratulates her on her skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Brenda is a great worker who has no problem going beyond the call of duty,\u0026rdquo; said Renardo Williams, Housing Community Services Supervisor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I can ask Brenda to do anything dealing with working, and I can tell you, she has never bucked her eyes, frowned, or expressed any rebuttal when given instructions. Brenda takes great pride in her building.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the skills needed for Brenda\u0026rsquo;s Custodian II level of knowledge is floor care machinery operation. Brenda wasn\u0026rsquo;t as skilled in this area as needed, but she \u0026ldquo;jumped in and accepted the challenge.\u0026rdquo; Now, she routinely checks out the floor extractors and buffer machines to maintain carpeting, grouted floors and vinyl flooring in her building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to her arrival at Georgia Tech, she worked at Morehouse College in the President\u0026rsquo;s areas of campus. Clearly, she has brought a strong work ethic with her.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to learning new skills, doing an excellent job in keeping her areas spotless and making friends of all her student residents, Brenda has received multiple Perfect Attendance Awards.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;While we understand that no one is perfect, I think that Brenda Harmon is the model employee that any company would be happy to have,\u0026rdquo; Renardo added. \u0026ldquo;I am grateful that she landed here at Georgia Tech.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThank you, Brenda, for your hard work and your natural friendliness especially to our students. 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Dan Hazlett, the November Employee of the Month, does that and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Dan has done an outstanding job for the Campus Recreation Complex (CRC) in the time he has been here (18 years), and his recent accomplishments are worthy of note and recognition,\u0026rdquo; said Michael Edwards, Senior Director, Campus Recreation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Dan has worked tirelessly to increase opportunities for both Competitive Sports and Campus Recreation through the expansion of Tech Wreck Camp, the creation of the Sport Clubs Leadership Series in 2016 and the securing of a critical partnership with the Student Government Association for the new Roe Stamps Fields video board.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDan was able to increase summer camp enrollment from 55 to 70 campers per week this past year. Not only did this increase the amount of staff needed to run the camp but it also entailed extra logistics for field trips, travel, meal and more. Dan and his team provided an excellent camp program to the Georgia Tech community and many parents were thankful for the extra space which meant less time on the wait list.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother quality of an Employee of the Month is an outstanding employee who shows exemplary individual achievements, contribution and performance in their jobs and other related duties beyond their own offices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDan easily checks off that characteristic as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDan also serves our national recreation profession, NIRSA, by presenting at national conferences and conducting research related to intramural sports and well-being. Dan\u0026rsquo;s research article, \u0026ldquo;Exploring NIRSA Championship Series Professional Development Opportunities: Understanding their Perceived Value to the Association,\u0026rdquo; was published in the Recreational Sports Journal. This research was a profound impact on the NIRSA community because it provides evidence based reasoning for participation in a NIRSA event such as the NIRSA Championship Series.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIs that\u0026nbsp;all we know about Dan? 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He performs high-level Information Technology (IT) projects in two departments. He is both methodical and an idea person. He brings new ideas to meetings. And, since he shares his time with Conference Services and IT projects, he is a very multi-tasking person.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;John acts as a business analyst for Conference Services,\u0026quot; said John Nussear, Director, Conference Services. \u0026quot;He understands sales tactics and strategies, especially as they relate to technology.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoe is also a skilled computer programmer. 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He is committed to excellence, is a very hard worker and has a positive attitude.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd that is just the beginning of what this extraordinary Georgia Tech employee does.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn fall semester this past year, Chris\u0026rsquo; team experienced significant hall director turnover. With three vacancies, Chris assumed the additional duties and kept the area running smoothly. The Living Learning communities, Freshman Experience program, Hall Council officers, student staff were all engaged and supported \u0026ndash; as if nothing had changed.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Chris focuses on doing the best for our students and staff,\u0026rdquo; said Brett Hulst, Associate Director of Residence Life. \u0026ldquo;I am so happy to work with Chris as his supervisor. 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