American forces press service (Oct. 7, 2005): Hispanic American climbs to top of DoD success ladder.WASHINGTON -- Alan F. Estevez never dreamed the low-level civil-service job in Bayonne, N.J., that he accepted shortly after college would lead to the high-level, important position he holds today. Now assistant deputy under secretary of defense for supply-chain integration, Estevez is responsible for managing the Defense Department's global supply chains and transforming supply-management processes. Estevez's trek into government service began after graduating from Rutgers University Rutgers University, main campus at New Brunswick, N.J.; land-grant and state supported; coeducational except for Douglass College; chartered 1766 as Queen's College, opened 1771. Campuses and Facilities Rutgers maintains three campuses. , in New Brunswick New Brunswick, province, Canada New Brunswick, province (2001 pop. 729,498), 28,345 sq mi (73,433 sq km), including 519 sq mi (1,345 sq km) of water surface, E Canada. , N.J., in 1979 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. "I bounced around for awhile loading trucks and kind of deciding what I wanted to do," said the native of North Arlington, N.J., where his father taught Spanish for 25 years after retiring from the Army as an infantry lieutenant colonel. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Based on the results of his civil-service exam, Estevez was hired as an intern by the former Military Traffic Management Command A major command of the US Army, and the US Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated continental United States land transportation as well as common-user water terminal and traffic management service to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy US forces on a , in Bayonne, which is now the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. He started at an entry-level pay grade and decided he liked the work. On Sept. 28, Estevez received the 2005 National Security medal The National Security Medal is a decoration of the United States of America which was first created in 1947 by order of the United States National Security Council. in recognition of his implementation of radio frequency identification See RFID. for use in military logistics. RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. uses radio waves Radio waves Electromagnetic energy of the frequency range corresponding to that used in radio communications, usually 10,000 cycles per second to 300 billion cycles per second. to automatically identify and track people or objects. In the logistics chain, it allows for real-time tracking of shipments around the world. The award is part of the "Service to America Medals" program co-sponsored by the Atlantic Media Company, which publishes several government-related periodicals. The awards program pays tribute to America's federal workforce, highlighting civil servants who have made significant contributions to the country. Estevez was cited for his work in developing policies and processes to ensure that the vast quantities of food, fuel, medicine, clothing, munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. , and weapons parts needed to sustain globally deployed U.S. forces are available to them, the award citation stated. In addition to implementing RFID, Estevez was instrumental in developing and deploying a worldwide RFID infrastructure called the "in-transit visibility network," which significantly improved the tracking of military supplies. Estevez helped put the latest technology being used by the private sector to use for the armed forces. The result of his work is a more effective and more efficient fighting force, the award citation stated. |
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