Defense Logistics Agency News Release (Dec. 5, 2006); Defense Logistics Agency announces Beyond The Call of Duty: Logistician of the Year.FORT LEE, Va. -- On November 28, 2006, Defense Logistics announced Army Col. David W. Coker as the winner of their Beyond The Call of Duty: Logistician of the Year award. Coker is the project manager for Logistics Information Systems where he directs the acquisition, management, development, implementation, deployment, training, and sustainment of the Army's tactical logistics systems encompassing supply, maintenance, property accountability, ammunition management, and movement tracking. Coker's leadership and performance put him at the forefront of the Army's overhaul of the systems and processes that support and supply the warfighter. Until February 2006, Coker was in charge of Global Combat Support System-Army, the Army's largest Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. program, which used the SAP business suite. Coker was responsible for managing cost, schedule, and technical performance issues associated with the development, fielding, and life-cycle management of the Army's Global Combat Support System; and he helped implement state-of-the-art automation by providing superior information systems to soldiers around the globe. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From March 2006 until August 2006, Coker had operational control for the Army's national Logistics Modernization Program (LMP), also an Enterprise Resource Planning effort using the SAP business suite, valued in excess of $1.4B under the PEO EIS. Every day, through leadership, diversification, and guidance, Coker is laying a foundation for flexible, scalable, and modernized IT business systems and business processes that allow logisticians to see requirements, control distribution, and obtain guaranteed, precise, time-definite support. Effective, efficient, and integrated support to the warfighter are vital requirements for today, and Coker has made them his number one priority as demonstrated by the results he has achieved. His awards and decorations include Legion of Merit Legion of Merit n. Abbr. LM A U.S. military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services. , Defense Meritorious Service Medal The Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) is the third-highest award bestowed upon members of the United States military by the United States Department of Defense. The medal is awarded in the name of the Secretary of Defense to members of the Armed Forces who, while serving in , Meritorious Service Medal The Meritorious Service Medal is a senior level military decoration presented to denote acts of non-combat meritorious service worthy of recognition. The following is a list of Meritorious Service Medals issued by various countries: eo: 12830 by George Bush on January 9 1993. , National Defense Service Medal The National Defense Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States military originally commissioned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Created in 1953, the National Defense Service Medal was intended to be a “blanket campaign medal” awarded to any member , Global War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act Service and Expeditionary Medals, Southwest Asia Service Medal The Southwest Asia Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States armed forces which was created by order of President George H.W. Bush on March 12, 1991. The decoration is intended to recognize those military service members who performed duty during the years of the , Kuwait Liberation Medal, Korea Defense Medal, Secretary of Defense Staff Badge, Secretary of the Army Staff Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Army Superior Unit Award. Additionally, Coker has been recognized through various industry awards including Federal Computer Week's Fed 100 and Government Computer News' IT Leadership Awards. For more information on Coker and Logistics Information Systems, visit <http://www.pmlis.lee.army.mil>. |
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