PULSE Magazine | April 2019 Issue

Employee Recognition EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT Non-uniform staff

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Lynn Cohee is an IT Database Administrator Sr. with the Business Analysis and Research Team and has been with EMS for 21 years. He was born in Killeen, TX. His parents moved to Austin for work when he was around 2 years old and has been here since! What's your favorite part about working at ATCEMS? One of my favorite things is the proximity to the walking trail on Lady Bird lake. I also really love my coworkers in the BAR team office. Who inspires you? My kids inspire me the most. They inspire me to always improve, and they challenge me to see things in new ways.

I want to learn how to? Speak German. Guten Tag!

BBQ or Burgers? BBQ

From his Supervisor: " I really can’t say enough about Lynn and his work in regards to data architecture! He has set a department and city standard in regards to the importance of a data warehouse strategy and how it relates to business intelligence and reporting. More importantly, Lynn always seeks to improve what he has created. He is innovative, a strong partner, and has a great attitude. I look forward to watching him grow and watching how his work will change our data landscape!"

Rick Branning is a Compliance Officer who has been with EMS for 8 years. He was born in Del Rio, Texas at Laughlin Air Force Base. His father was then assigned to Bergstrom AFB, and that is how he got to Austin. What's your favorite part about working at ATCEMS? The day to day challenges of monitoring the system for compliance.

If you had guests visiting Austin for the weekend, where is the first place you would take them? Chuy's

If you played hooky for a day, where would we find you? At home working on a project.

Dogs or Cats? Dogs

From his supervisor: As the Compliance Officer, Rick has a tough task in ensuring the department remains in compliance with Federal, State and local laws and policies. Rick does great work in reviewing everything many areas in the department including PCRs, franchise applications and pay- roll audits in an effort to help the department identify areas for improvement and ensure compliance. Kudos to Rick & his team for successfully leading the department through the approval of the records retention schedule as we work towards completing the City Clerk’s 10-Step Records Management Program.

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