R 041440Z OCT 17
MARADMIN 546/17
MSGID/GENADMIN/ CMC L LP WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/2017 LOGISTICS INNOVATION CHALLENGE RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT//
REF/A/MARADMIN 459/17//
AMPN/REF A IS MARADMIN 459/17, PROVIDING THE INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE 2017 LOGISTICS INNOVATION CHALLENGE//
POC/CAPT CHRIS WOOD/NEXLOG/TEL: 703-939-7701/EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.J.WOOD@USMC.MIL//
POC/CTR JENNIFER WALSH/NEXLOG/TEL: 757-469-9315/EMAIL: JENNIFER.WALSH@UNITEDGLOBALGROUP.COM//
RMKS//1.  Purpose.  This message serves to announce the winners for the 2017 Logistics Innovation Challenge for Mobile Applications.  170 innovative proposals were submitted by Marines, Sailors, and civilians across the Marine Corps.  The Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (DC, IL) was extremely impressed by the quality and ingenuity of the submissions and commend all those who submitted for their efforts to improve the Marine Corps.  The chosen winners will now have the opportunity to mature their ideas through a hackathon rapid prototyping event, with the potential to continue development toward further testing and implementation.
2.  Selection process.  Winners were chosen based upon the criteria described in the reference.  DC, IL convened a team to evaluate and rate every submission based upon this criteria.  In the cases where ideas were similar, the team selected the top submission among the group (e.g., many ideas focused on the use of a Mobile Application for inventory management).
3.  Participant and winner way ahead.  All participants and winners will receive recognition for their hard-earned contributions to the 2017 Logistics Innovation Challenge via a letter of appreciation.  Challenge winners are eligible to attend an October Hackathon rapid prototyping event in San Diego from 20-22 October 2017.  In addition, they will have the opportunity to explore the potential for further development, testing, and implementation.  Challenge winners will also have an opportunity to interact with senior Marine Corps leaders to discuss their ideas and how to implement them.  Challenge winners will be recognized in the Official Marine Corps media channels and publications such as marines.mil and the Marine Corps Facebook page.  Winners will be contacted immediately upon release of this message.
4.  Challenge winners.  Congratulations to the 2017 Logistics Innovation Challenge winners listed below:
NAME                RANK    UNIT                 IDEA TITLE
Patino, Jairo       Sgt     MALS-36              Marine Corps Task
                                                 Management Application
Martin, John        1StLt   WWBn-East            Infantry-Logistics
                                                 Planning Application
Cano, Samy          Capt    SOI-W                Logistics Support
                                                 Application
Humr, Scott         Maj     Manpower and         Offerup
                            Reserve Affairs      Application
Gangemella, Michael Maj     1st MLG              Tactical Power
                                                 Generator Power
Sgro, Joseph        Maj     Command and Staff    Statement of
                            College              Requirements Builder
Newsom, Brian       GySgt   MARDET Fort          Marine Corps
                            Leonard Wood         Licensing
                                                 Tracking System
Grandisson, Obakai  1StLt   7th CommBn           On the move Digital
                                                 Forms for Logistics
Zhang, Wei          Sgt     1St MLG              Motor Transport
                                                 Application/TCPT
                                                 Application
Rohlfing, Zachary   Capt    TBS                  Craft Loading and
                                                 Ship to Shore
                                                 Application
5.  Challenge honorable mentions.  The below submissions were also rated highly during the selection process and represent significant potential but were deemed to be outside the scope of the challenge or not technically feasible to rapidly prototype.  Several of these, such as the Digital Duty Binder, DTS On-the-Go and Augmented Reality Technical Manual, merit further exploration and development and may be applicable to future efforts.  We list these ideas and their submitters with the intent to enable additional collaboration with others in the Marine Corps or the Department of Defense who may be interested in pursuing further development:
Name               Rank      Unit                 Idea Title
Ramirez, Daniel    1stLt     VMU-1                Augmented Reality
                                                  Technical Manual
Joonas, Bryce      Sgt       2nd MarDiv           GCSS Mobile
McCarthy,John      1StLt     USMC Inspector       Digital Duty Binder
                             General              Application
Morris, Spencer    2ndLt     3rd MLG              Smooth Move PCS
                                                  Application
Coleman, Amber     Maj       Logistics Command    Mobile Depot
                                                  Maintenance
                                                  Dashboard
Jones, Zachary     GySgt     2nd MAW              Computerized Self
                                                  Evaluation Checklist
Shamoun, Milad     LCpl      HMLAT-303            DTS on-the-go
White, Thomas      Capt      2nd MLG              Gesture Controlled
                                                  Augmented Reality
Collins, Brandon   Cpl       2nd MLG              MOL Mobile
Blaul, James       Capt      4th MLG              FSMAO Readiness Forum
6.  Funding.  DC, IL will support all travel costs and funding for Logistics Innovation Challenge Winners.
7.  Release authorized by LtGen M. G. Dana, Deputy Commandant, Installations and logistics.//