FEATURE | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
HUMAN FLIGHT SAFETY & MISSION SUCCESS
Sherice Sampson is a Bonded Storage technician and team lead for HX5 Sierra, a contractor for NASA Glenn Research Center. She has worked as a contractor for 36 years. “I started here as a Word Processing specialist. I developed an interest in computers while in High School majoring in Data Processing. While I loved working with computers, I also had a computer training jobs ended, I was introduced to operating Tow Motors and Cranes. I received hands-on training for both. I have completed lifts for multiple ISS Projects over the last 20 years. “During my career, I have had the opportunity to work on several projects involving the
International Space Station. I would say that my biggest accomplishments have been the receipt of the Army Achievement Medal for distinguished military service, Distinguished Honor Grad at the Basic Leadership Course and the Silver Snoopy Award presented to me in 2008. This award is given to select people who have been instrumental in ensuring Human Flight Safety and Mission success. “Learning to navigate through the Covid pandemic has been a challenge. However, I work with an amazing group of innovative people who have learned to adapt. We have found using audio-visual technology is a “In the future, I see Lift Operation evolving into a more
diverse and technologically driven profession. As people from various backgrounds and schools of thought develop and implement new ideas, lift operating can only get better. Recently I became a Team Leader and have the privilege of mentoring interns. Though challenging, these roles have allowed me to grow as a leader and to provide guidance to the next generation of employees.”
LEEA CHAIR KAT MOSS
Kat Moss, is business development and quality assurance manager at Catena Inspection & Engineering Services since 2010, as well as current chair of the Lifting Equipment Engineers’ Association (LEEA) from January this year. “It’s a running joke that I
12 YEARS WITH CMCO
Nicole Stickney, business development manager, Wire Rope Hoists & Crane Components, Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO), studied marketing in school, but made a career pivot in 2008 that proved to be a great success. “I actually ended up liking sales and applications better,” she says. Her initial involvement in CMCO’s team began with rigging and chain hoist product sales. As later moving into crane solutions sales. “Working with crane and hoist customers means During her 12-year CMCO career, Stickney was presented with the “Above and Beyond”
award for her commitment to excellence and willingness to go the extra mile to better serve the company and its customers. She says it’s because she sees this as more than just a job. “It’s about getting to know your customers and helping them every chance you get. You have to really understand what people need, why they need it, and how you can provide the best solutions for them, whether that’s an answer to a question, product recommendations, or completely customized systems that help move the world forward and improve lives.” Stickney has noticed an increasing interest in “smart” technology that allows users to predict and prevent problems like equipment breakdowns or necessary replacements before they occur and integrating communication technology into their systems. This could include variable frequency drives, radio remote controls, or feedback capabilities with mobile phones or tablets. Automation, plus analytics and diagnostic systems, are becoming more popular as facilities look for more ways to increase their productivity and improve safety in their operations. “Operating during the Covid-19 pandemic has meant we’ve had to think
staying ahead of issues, like, for example, global supply chain delays, we’ve become more organized than ever, almost to the micro level, keeping track of all aspects of the project so we’re able to provide the best solutions and services to our customers.”
only came via an Agency for a one-week holiday and never left,” said Moss on her role at Catena. “I had previously worked in other engineering environments and found the work at Catena interesting due to the range of activities they do, from fabrication and load testing to LOLER examinations and more. I started in an admin role but quickly gained a thirst for more knowledge about what we do and subsequently migrated into more of a technical role. Unexpectedly, I won the Stuart Everitt Award from LEEA (for contributions to the association) and the Lifting Equipment Trailblazer group Sustainable Solution of the Year Award in 2019 for its work on the apprenticeship standard. “Contrary to what people might think about me, I’m quite an anxious and socially my comfort zone to put myself into the spotlight as much as I seem to have in recent years. So, I would say chairing the Trailblazer group and writing the Lifting Equipment Technician apprenticeship standard, which was an intense three-year project, was a big personal challenge. the LEEA Board and one of my reasons for doing so was because I thought there was a distinct lack of career progression into the Lifting Industry, and indeed it is actually a very overlooked industry fullstop. I wanted an apprenticeship scheme that was a engineering courses, and as of 2021 that is something we have achieved. My hope is that one day when you click on one of those drop down boxes on an online form to select the ‘Industry’ you work in, you can select ‘Lifting’ and this now seems possible. “I am at the start of my tenure as chair of LEEA and next up is for both the Association and Catena to embrace technologies that have been made the ‘norm’ throughout the pandemic and utilising these to streamline environmentally conscious.”
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