The MGM of November 14, 2017, was quite lively!  Ultimately, all positions for the 2018-2020 term were filled by acclamation.  Congratulations to all!

RRC_Exec               Siemens_Exec

Happy Retirement Matt McGinn

After thirty eight years Matt has decided to retire and enjoy life. Matt started at Rolls Royce on November 29, 1979. Matt started to work in the print shop as a print operator. Matt then was promoted to become the Print shop Coordinator in 1998, he did a great job and handled the load with a smile and speed and quality.

In 2002 Matt became a Technical assistant the position he occupied till his retirement.

IN 2008 Matt decided to get involved in the union and joined the negotiating committee and also the grievance committee.

In 2015 Matt became the Vice President of the Lodge and stayed also as a grievance member, and started his last negotiation round.

I would like to take this opportunity to Thank Matt for his valuable contribution on the grievance committee and negotiation.

Wishing you a happy healthy peaceful retirement, enjoy it.

Georges Ghetler

My life at Rolls-Royce started on November 22, 1988 as a welder. My first supervisor was Jacques David , Stéphane’s dad and my first lead hand was René D’Amico, Paul’s dad. I spent 11 years on the shop floor when the decision was made to move our computer system from legacy to SAP. I quickly volunteered because it sounded like a new challenge that I thought would suit me. I spent 12 months writing SAP scripts and providing training.

When I realized that I didn’t want to go back to welding, I applied for a job in Inspection Support which I did for just over one year but it wasn’t exactly what I was looking for.

An opportunity opened up in the Quality Department and I was exhilarated when it was offered to me in 2002. I have been in this department since, working first for Robert Bélanger, then Benoit Manseau, Elena DiFrancesco, Bertrand Audi, Isabelle Caron, Bill Mateer, Pascal Couture, Irina Grigore and now, shortly before retirement, back to Robert.

I contemplated retirement a short while ago but flip-flopped about when I should go. When I finally set my date for June 30, the countdown was on.

I’ve had a great life at Rolls-Royce. They’ve allowed me to by my house, my Mustang, my Harley and many other toys and southern vacations. The greatest thing I have to thank Rolls for though is giving me the opportunity to meet and marry my beautiful wife, Julie.

There have been some ups and downs in the last 29 years but I would never give it up for anything.

The LL2468 Executive wishes all the best to Matt and Georges for their retirement.

Patricia retires after 42 years of work at RRC.  Pat is best known as the “Queen of reporting” for all of RRC!  She is also a champion and helped in the introduction of SAP into RRC.  Pat helped develop most of the training sessions on SAP for different departments and designed all the bells and whistles on different gates to make SAP as user friendly as possible, which was quite a big job for such a complicated system. 

Pat started at Rolls Royce Canada on June 25, 1975.  Her first job was as a Kardex Clerk and was chosen based on her neat handwriting. 

She then became a Provisioner now known as a Buyer or MRPC, then went into SAP introduction and IT; she found her true passion in her position as a Data Analyst.

Pat has always been very professional and easy to work with.  She has the ability to make the most complicated issue seem very simple, so once it has been explained to a person they would remember and understand it forever.  A great teacher with the patience of a saint and a warm smile which she wore throughout her career, she earned everyone’s respect who met her, worked with her, and who was lucky enough to get help from her.

Now that she has retired, Pat will follow her love for gardening full time; she is an encyclopedia when it comes to gardening so if you have any questions, do not hesitate to give Pat a call!  She has a few projects for external and internal gardening.  Pat also loves movies!  She has a big collection of films but because of her busy life, she never actually had the time to watch them all.  Now, she will have the luxury of sipping her tea and enjoying her movies.

Pat also is a cyclist and loves to read about different subjects. She will study at Google University as she is very curious by nature!

Last but not least, Pat loves video games so she will be having fun playing her favourite Skyrim games!

A lovely person and a good colleague, Pat leaves behind lots of friends.

Wishing Pat a long and happy retirement.

Publié le 20 janvier 2017 à 11h22 | Mis à jour à 13h02

 

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Shahira and I had the opportunity to catch up with the RRC Retirees Association at their annual Christmas Lunch.  It was very nice to see our former colleagues with whom we worked for many years.  A good time was had by all!

 

MONTHLY MEETING: Due to mitigating circumstances, the monthly general meeting for November will be held on November 15, 2016 at 16:30.