Employee of the Month - January 2004

Augusta
Employee of the Month

Congratulations To Mark Smith with the Information Technology Department

The Employee Recognition Committee has selected Mr. Mark Smith with Information Technology as the January Employee of the Month for the City of Augusta.

He was nominated by his immediate supervisor, Mike Blanchard

He stated that Mark has excelled in the areas of dedication to his work, dependability in critical situations, and the execution of duties and responsibilities over an extended period of time and should be commended by management, his peers, and the public for his devotion to his work.

Mark is an accomplished Information Technology staff member, with over twenty years of experience in the technology field.

Every year there are certain processes related to Augusta’s financial, payroll, and Purchasing systems that must take place from mid- December through the end of January. The recent 2003-2004 transition was exceptional in that there were many new activities that were required with the
coming of the new year.

In this time period, Mark has:

Assisted the Purchasing Department in training for the Bid Management Module of the IFAS Financial Software. Mark also participated in this training as well to get a more thorough understanding of how to support the users.
Assisted Purchasing, Payroll, Human Resources, and Accounting with their end-of- year processes. This is critical to the ability of the city to meet its financial obligations and auditing responsibilities.
Served as a liaison between Bi-Tech, Inc. (the provider of the IFAS software) and Augusta to ensure a smooth implementation of the Stores Inventory module of the IFAS software. This entailed many hours (including after-hours work) spent on the phone with vendors and staff members in order to ensure that processes were set up correctly. This implementation was carried out efficiently and without delays, in large part to his dedication to getting the job done and mobilizing other resources needed to complete important tasks.
Worked with the Administrator’s Office and Human Resources to determine the methodology to implement the proper configuration of part-time and full-time personnel resources in relation to budgeting.

Mark handled a tremendous load of work, and he did so with a high level of professionalism and good humor and he has also explored new technology and its applications through training and conferences throughout the year, so that he can bring a fresh perspective to his work.

The committee would appreciate you joining us in awarding Mr. Mark Smith Employee of the Month for the month of January at the February 17, 2004 Commission meeting.

Congratulations You Are Making A Difference In The City Of Augusta!