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appointed Certifying Official, I was responsible for certifying funds/payment
documents for multiple categories of payments and funds. My accurate and
efficient work in eliminating any funding miscalculation, saved the American
taxpayers millions of dollars.
I am Neil Dougherty and I was a realty specialist with GSA and DOD between
1971 and 2003 in assignments in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington,
D.C. My most significant project involvement was the standup of Naval
Station New York Staten Island in the late 1980s under the Navy's Homeport
Program. I was the lead site selector, price evaluator, and negotiator for the
leased construction of 1,200 units of family housing, additional land
acquisition adjacent to the base, relocation assistance to the small businesses
occupying land acquired and, disappointedly, disposal of the property after the
base was closed during a round of base closures.
During the employee years, my community activities were as a youth soccer
coach, four years as president of our high school's ice hockey club team, and
10 years with our local volunteer fire company as a firefighter, responding to
1,000 fire calls in that time and doing apparatus maintenance.
After retirement, I worked in part-time tax preparation and driving jobs. Since
2010, I've served as president of NARFE Delaware County Chapter 404 and
am in the first year as the finance officer of our local American Legion post.
I am James Dray and I served in the Department of the Navy. I was the
Project Engineer in the Bureau of Ships in Washington, D.C. I was part of a
ship and submarine design group, which did the design, wrote the
specifications for, supervised construction of, and rode the vessels as needed
to solve main propulsion problems. I also worked as Bearing and Seal
Section Head in the Naval Ship Engineering Center in Crystal City, Virginia.
I was Head of Tribology in the Naval Ship Research and Development Center,
in Annapolis, Maryland, which did research in fuels, lubricants and materials
for shop main propulsion systems. As the Engineer in charge, my dedication
saved the lives of our fighting men and women.
I am Patricia Farmer and my first experience with the federal government
began when I worked at the Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., during the
summers while attending college. My summer assignments as a clerk typist
included working for Household Goods and Patent Attorneys. Following
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