best exemplifies what service is to our city. when i was first elected to office, i asked a lot of people, literally hundreds of people, who is the smartest person in government. with all due respect to the other smart people in this room, there was one name that came up over and over again. that was our awardee. whenever i have a question that was difficult to answer, i would ask my staff, who are we going to call? the same name always came up. it was our awardee. i m going to tell a story that has not yet been told publicly, but i m going to share it today. in late 2010, when the board of supervisors, when we were casting around for someone to play the role upon interim mayor, and when ed lee was still telling us he did not want to serve, i invited this man to my kitchen table, as did a number of my colleagues, to convince him. tonight we honor the career of a man who has served our city for 28 years, who has left us a legacy of which he and the entire city can be proud of.
we do not have to go deeper anymore. i don t have a formal education in i.t., however, i have deployed some systems when i was working for the industry, and i brought in young, energetic staff to help. we implemented this. it took three months. people knew when they were going to get paid. i think we have a happy contractor community. these system improvements have really it increased service to our clients and reduced costs and really improved the bidding environment for our contractors. it s remarkable what she has done. been a public service being a public servant is a good thing. i love my job. i would never exchange it for anything else in the world. [applause] [applause] i am from the department of public works. i have the honor of introducing jocelyn quintos. i will just a real quick, jocelyn works very hard. through her work, a lot of contracts and a lot of work that she does she has brought new systems that have saved a lot of tand time and allowed us to gi
everything has to flow horizontal and vertical leap. we created several modules to make it easier for contractors to attach the documents in a standardized format. we do not have to go deeper anymore. i don t have a formal education in i.t., however, i have deployed some systems when i was working for the industry, and i brought in young, energetic staff to help. we implemented this. it took three months. people knew when they were going to get paid. i think we have a happy contractor community. these system improvements have really it increased service to our clients and reduced costs and really improved the bidding environment for our contractors. it s remarkable what she has done. been a public service being a public servant is a good thing. i love my job. i would never exchange it for anything else in the world. [applause] [applause] i am from the department of public works. i have the honor of introducing jocelyn quintos. i will just a real quick, jocelyn works v
i manage approximately 7,000 acres and i supervise 75 to 85 people under my direct supervision. i am responsible for eight parks more or less. every day that i stepped out, i feel so fortunate and very lucky to work for an organization with so many different properties. each one is its own gem. harding park is one of the gems of the city. opened in the 1930 s. cypress trees and rolling hills. a very well designed golf course. we ve had a very successful presidents cup. the amount of spectators that it drawls, everyone from around the world seeing the course on television and the quality of work it is very impressive to me that we can do that on the public level. i have an extremely dedicated crew that worked with me. there s not a moment that i m not proud of everything i see out there and all the hard work. i am very honored to receive an award. i feel very fortunate to have people that will go above and beyond. it is due to their hard work and their efforts that they pu
the operating engineers, everyone who makes my operation possible, even down to the local vendors and everyone that keeps my organization running. thank you. as you all know, san francisco has hosted premier events, the charles schwab cup, the recent nfc championship games. these events put san francisco on a national stage. every employee, supervisor stepped up and made both events extremely successful. it was transparent to the attendees and the television viewers that there was a third team out there. that was the recreation and parks department. it is extremely proud of my team. add to this one of the most beautiful park systems in the world. i am extremely lucky. lastly, i want to thank my parents and my wife, vivian, and my two daughters, jennifer and some of the, for their love and support. thank you. [applause] steve castile. [applause] i started working for the public works department 15 years ago. we are like a family. it is a very close-knit group. i think, bec