A distinguished career supporting military logistics requirements paid off in a big way last month for David Gomes.
The senior packaging specialist was the sole 2022 inductee into the Military Packaging Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed upon him by the National Institute of Packaging, Handling and Logistics Engineers (NIPHLE) during the organization’s annual training event in May.
Gomes, who works in the Army Sustainment Command’s Packaging, Storage and Containerization Center (PSCC), says the experience was humbling.
“I am truly honored and grateful that I was nominated and accepted into the Military Packaging Hall of Fame,” he said. “I couldn’t have achieved this without the wonderful co-workers I have had along the way.”
PSCC Packaging and Transportation Division Chief Rebecca Cimino nominated Gomes for the Hall of Fame. In her submission to NIPHLE, Cimino cited Gomes’ long and impressive career within the government – more than 26 years of dedicated service. He began his government career in 1996 at Sierra Army Depot, where he was selected into the Quality Assurance Specialist (Ammunition Surveillance) (QASAS) Internship Program in 2001. He eventually became a QASAS instructor, transitioning into a Packaging Training Development and Instructor position at the Defense Ammunition Center in 2008.
Gomes joined the PSCC team in 2015 and has accomplished much in a short amount of time. Perhaps his most notable achievement is leading the team responsible for the development and implementation of a redesigned PACK 2 Military Packaging Design Course. The training, which educates Department of Defense (DoD) personnel on techniques to properly design packaging, leverages the expertise of PSCC’s in-house personnel and the resources available in their Packaging Applications Testing Facility. He also serves as the Army Component Manager for the DoD Wood Packaging Materials Program and an Action Officer for PSCC’s Stock Readiness Compliance Inspections.
Cimino says there aren’t many employees like Gomes.
“He is the ideal logistics professional who continues to strive for innovative ways to improve packaging processes and develop new procedures, doctrine, or instructional aides to address gaps in the DoD packaging community. His contributions will have a positive effect on current and future packaging professionals for decades to come.”
Less than 100 people overall have been inducted into NIPHLE’s Military Packaging Hall of Fame, which was created in 1990 to recognize those whose leadership and technical expertise has contributed to the successful development of the packaging industry. Gomes is only the second inductee from PSCC. Past inductees include who served the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, DLA, GSA and the private sector.
PSCC, located on-post at Tobyhanna Army Depot, is the Department of Defense's (DoDs) largest packaging applications testing facility, providing a wide variety of technical support for multiple DoD customers. Those interested in learning more about the course or about PSCC’s unmatched facilities and team, please call 570-615-7257 or visit PSCC's website at https://www.pscc.army.mil/
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