NSA’s PWC officer named MEOY

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast announced Oct. 1 its selections for the 2020 Military and Civilian Engineer of the Year awards. Lt. Cmdr. Christopher McDowell, public works officer for Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City, Fla., was selected as the Military Engineer of the Year (MEOY), and Michael Hermanson, NAVFAC Southeast project manager was selected as the Civilian Engineer of the Year. As NSAPC’s Public Works Officer, McDowell efficiently led his team in the safe, timely and quality execution of $35M in construction and $41M of maintenance support to the base, tenant commands and their missions. In October 2018, Hurricane Michael devastated Panama City damaging or destroying 200 of 368 NSA facilities totaling $186M in damages. McDowell flawlessly balanced and afforded his team the opportunity to address their personal emergencies while returning the base to full mission capability. NAVFAC Headquarters selects a civilian and military engineer of the year from the award winners of each regional NAVFAC command. These two individuals are then nominated as the NAVFAC candidates for the prestigious National Society of Professional Engineers Federal Engineer of the Year award. (Source: NAVFAC SE 10/21/19) https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111194