Ron Kruse
Lone Star Communications, Houston
(d) 281-846-7352
(c) 817-739-5106
November 30, 2022
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH NOVEMBER
NICOLE FLORES VOTED HOUSTON NOVEMBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH!
Nicole is a repeat offender. :) She was our employee of the month in June of 2021.
Nicole worked out of the Grand Prairie office and then transferred down to Houston. After working as a lead technician, she interviewed for an open Project Superintendent position. She has been a PS for a few years.
Nicole studied to be an A&P (airframe and powerplant mechanic). She uses that skill set to take an organized approach to her work.
Nicole is in the middle of a move to Harker Heights Texas and will be leaving us soon. Good Luck in Central Texas Nicole!
Comments from her coworkers
"Congratulations!"
"Hard worker, good trainer."
"Sad to see her go."
"Great mentor."
THE FUN STUFF
Nicole will receive a gift set from behind door #3 in Ron’s office and we will add her name to the plaque in the front lobby alongside the other 2022 Employees of the Month.
Finally, Nicole will receive a limited-edition Employee of the Month commemorative custom coin designed by our own Cliff Switzer.
WHEEL OF NAMES
Erik Rosas has won the gift card drawing for this month. Thanks for participating.
DECEMBER CALENDAR
November 30 - 5th Wednesday Pizza
November 30 - DC Switching Lab - Carlos Melo, Cris Ortega, Ernie Chavez
December 7 - Fiber Optic Termination Lab - Bryan Peltier, Erik Rosas
December 15 - DC Switching Lab - Erik Rosas, Fernando Santos, Juan Castillo, Leo Martinez
FROM TELLEPSEN
November 16, 2022
November 11, 2022
VETERAN'S DAY
Javier Solis
Fernando Santos
Darlene Dickerson
SHOUT-OUT
I would like to give a personal shout-out to Jeovanny Alvarenga, Justo Garza, and Jaime Pena - These gentlemen have volunteered to assist me (Ron Kruse) with a run-through of a DC switching lab on 11/29 in preparation for a lab on 11/30/22 with Carlos Melo, Cris Ortega, David Martinez, and Ernie Chavez. I know you are very busy and it is not always easy to carve out an hour. I lost all of my previous lab notes and have to rebuild the labs and found myself in a pinch to do a real test of the labs. One Team.
This lab we are working on will be part of the Lone Star Technical Institute series with more and different Learning Lab opportunities to follow. This is a relaxed atmosphere where we can wire up a basic circuits and follow the signal flow using our toolset.
Shout out to Alyssa Garza for refitting and inventorying the Learning Lab electronic kits. A great help.
November 8, 2022
HIMMS Houston Chapter
From the Houston Chapter president Regina Wysocki. Lone Star Communications is sponsoring this Free event. We would like to see you there. The presentation is one hour and then there is a reception afterward.
Virtual Care and Monitoring November 17th - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm UT Health School of Biomedical Informatics
Please join the HIMSS Houston chapter for a discussion on Virtual Care and Monitoring, presented by Roberta Schwartz, Steve Khlan and Lindsay Randle, from Houston Methodist. The event will be on November 17th, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at UT Health School of Biomedical Informatics.
There is paid parking available in the same building. Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers located in the Texas Medical Center and is focused on innovation as a pathway forward to transform the business of healthcare, improve quality outcomes of patients and improve the quality of work for caregivers and physicians.
Houston Methodist’s Center for Innovation has partnered with its workforce and entrepreneurs to achieve great outcomes in several areas, including expanding digital innovation technology through virtual care and remote monitoring. Join us as we explore successes and lessons learned in building a virtual ICU launched weeks before the pandemic and the hospital’s plans for growing its virtual care and remote monitoring efforts to create targeted care plans for patients.
Event Location:
University of Texas Health Science Center
School of Biomedical Informatics
7000 Fannin Street, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77030
Parking:
There is paid parking available in the same building.
November 2, 2022
JUAN CASTILLO
VOTED HOUSTON OCTOBER EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH!
We are proud to announce that Juan Castillo has been selected by the Houston team as Employee of the Month for October!
Juan started working at LSC in August of 2016. Here are some of the places where Juan has worked this year.
St. Joseph's Campus Consolidation Project
HMH Willowbrook 2022 Nurse Call
Kingwood Elite Surgery Center
TMC-Nurse Call Replacement - Floors 5 & 6
TMC-Nurse Call Replacement - Floors 7-10
HCA Texas Orthopedic Hospital Surgery Renovation
HCAH Clear Lake EP Lab Expansion
Harris Health Ben Taub ED Renovation Nurse Call
VAMC 2019 R5 NC Upgrade Campus-Wide
HMH West 2nd Floor AOD / PAT
HMH West - Level 6 NW Buildout
HMH West Digestive Health Center Buildout - Third Floor
HMH West Hosp. Nurse Call Upgrade
Comments from Juan's coworkers
"Customer compliments from a current project he is working on."
"Juan has taken on some pretty good-sized projects and has received feedback from the customer. He has also brought his projects in under hours on the installation."
"He is capable of running projects and have them come in under hours!!"
"Shows great leadership skills and always willing to help you out."
"Always helpful."
"About time."
THE FUN STUFF
Juan will receive a gift set from behind door #3 in Ron’s office and we will add his name to the plaque in the front lobby alongside the other 2022 Employees of the Month (Joel Orellana, Cris Ortega, Andrew Mueller, Carlos Melo, Debra Sandoval, Ernie Chavez, Marquis Woodard, Hector Ruiz, Shawna Falco).
Finally, Juan will receive a limited-edition Employee of the Month commemorative custom coin designed by our own Cliff Switzer.
SHOUT OUT
Greg Propps - PROJECT 4589 – Cecil L Bomar Rehabilitation Center - Responder 5000
FUTURE EVENTS
November 3 - The November newsletter publishes
November 7 - Safety Meeting 07:00
November 9 - 2nd Wednesday Flywheel Roundtable Coffee
CANCELLED
November 30 - 5th Wednesday Pizza
November 30 - DC Switching Lab - Carlos Melo, Cris Ortega, David Martinez, Ernie Chavez
December 7 - Fiber Optic Termination Lab - Bryan Peltier, Erik Rosas
December 15 - DC Switching Lab - Erik Rosas, Fernando Santos, Juan Castillo, Leo Martinez
