BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
JOSEPH G. WASHINGTON, Manager, Safety &
Standards Branch; Airports Division, FAA Southwest Regional Office, Fort Worth,
Texas. He is a native of Fredericksburg, Virginia and has been with
the FAA fifteen (15) years. Joe is a 6-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, where he
served as an Administrative Specialist and later a Combat Air Traffic Controller
(CCT). He and his wife (Ophelia) have two children; Christopher (12yrs. old)
and Kathryn (6yrs. old). His outside interests include, church activities,
golf, tennis, racquetball, jogging, billiards, chess and listening to jazz.
His academic achievements include a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics from Embry
Riddle University, Daytona Beach, FL and a M.S. in Public and Institutional
Administration from St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX. Additionally, he
has completed 12 hours of post-graduate "Ph.D." courses at the University of
Texas at Arlington in City and Regional Planning. In 1988 he was nominated
as one of the " Outstanding Young Men of America." In 1993, he was selected
for the 1993/94, DOT Fellows Program. He is an avid toastmaster and former
President for the FAA Toastmasters. He is Past-President of National Black
Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees, DFW/ELP/ABQ Chapter. Joe also served
as the Chairperson of the FAA employee Civil Rights Committee for the Southwest
Region. In 1994, he served as an Account Executive for the FAA in the Combined
Federal Campaign.
Community Involvement: Joe serves on the Board
of Directors for the Christian Community Storehouse, Keller Texas.
2002-03 Team Lead – Airports Organization LDR/CAS Train the Trainer
(LDR is the process of capturing the time employees spend working on projects and activities. The LDR process converts the hours into costs that are fed into the Cost Accounting System (CAS). There it is combined with non-labor costs to calculate and report the total cost of carrying out FAA projects and activities for decision-making.)
2002 Division Rep. – Toys for Tots; Southwest Region Airports Div.
(The Airports Division donated over $500 dollars in toys for this effort.)
2002 Acting Deputy Director Airport Safety and Standards, AAS-2
· Focused on AAS engineering issues, R&D oversight, international, contracts and budget.
· Set-up a contract position ( Secretary) to fill the vacated position until a permanent employee was hired.
· Met with Korean delegation to establish
2001-02 Core Compensation Implementation Team Member for Airports
(This system replaces the GS pay system and is intended to enable the FAA to reward employees who contribute significantly to the agency’s success.)
· Served as Trainer/Facilitator for Southwest Region
· Served on HQ Position Placement Group
(Groups primary focus was to examine all positions with the line of business and ensure those positions accurately describe the work being performed and take the necessary actions to appropriately and fairly posture our employees for conversion to the new system)
· Assisted in the development of workshop agendas
1998 Team Lead/Facilitator – ONE DOT
· Represented Regional Administrator during Intermodal Mtgs.
· Trained to introduce the One DOT curriculum; demonstrate teaming tools and techniques; and facilitate team action planning.
· Paired intermodally to reinforce a ONE DOT team approach to learning.
· Communicated planning initiatives of each modal entity of DOT to achieve agency goals.
1997 Team Member – FAA Corporate Consulting Group
· In December, 1997, Quentin Taylor, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Airports, ARP-2, commissioned the FAA Corporate Consulting Group (CCG) to examine the Airports organization’s “5010 Program” to identify necessary changes and find ways to modernize the 50-year old data collection process.
Outside Activities:
Serves on the Board of Directors for the Christian Community Storehouse, Keller Texas.
The Storehouse is a nonprofit relief agency that provides food, clothing, help for rent, utilities, medical needs, and other emergency assistance to people who are in need. The underlying premise of the Storehouse is that promoting self-sufficiency in turn promotes a sense of community. Our annual budget in CY 2002 was approximately $250,000 and expected to grow to $400,000 in CY 2003. Because of my business skills I was granted the opportunity to serve on the Board.