Federal Managers Association

Press Release

• VINCENT STAMPER NAMED FMA MANAGER OF THE YEAR - April 10, 2025

• Recognized by his peers, Mr. Stamper, the Transformation Program Manager at Trident Refit Facility Bangor, provides exceptional leadership.

  Alexandria, VA – The Federal Managers Association (FMA) is proud to announce Mr. Vincent Stamper as the winner of FMA's Manager of the Year award. He has provided outstanding leadership in a variety of positions in his career.

  The Federal Managers Association strives to promote excellence in public service and is proud to name Vince Stamper of FMA Chapter 14, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Naval Base Kitsap, and Trident Refit Facility Bangor, FMA’s Manager of the Year. He was presented the award at FMA’s 87th annual National Convention and Management Training Seminar.

  As the Transformation Program Manager at Trident Refit Facility Bangor since 2016, Vince leads Continuous Process Improvement, Innovation, and Tech Insertion efforts to meet significant challenges to the Strategic Deterrence Mission. In this position, his team has played an outsize role in developing new technologies for the entire Naval Repair Enterprise.

  Vince’s workplace contributions were instrumental in his team’s purchase of 83 Plasma Blast units, distributed across the National Defense Enterprise including all four branches of the DOD, Space Force, USCG and NASA. Vince’s team led the development of cutting-edge surface restoration capabilities which enabled waterborne repairs that would have previously required docking the vessel and were impossible with welding or plating. His team also coordinated the production and installation of the first 3D printed metal part to be deployed on a submarine, followed by eight additional parts including pressure and seawater boundary components, playing a critical role in the transformation of the naval repair enterprise. The ability to paint and preserve ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) supporting the Strategic Deterrence Mission that spend most of their time at sea, and are over 35 years old, is challenging. Vince and his team identified several options to meet this challenge better and faster, nearly tripling the amount of preservation work that can be accomplished during a refit cycle. Other achievements have led to enormous reductions in dry dock maintenance periods.

  Vince has been an active and dynamic contributor to FMA, recently completing his third and final term as Region Four Director since 2019. He won the Odell Green Award in 2021 for his work assisting another chapter during a transitional time. He has also served in several positions in Chapter 14’s leadership, including as Chapter Treasurer. Above and beyond FMA, Vince has supported local food banks and charities annually contributing close to ten thousand dollars in direct support and food drives. Notably, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he assisted Chapter 14 with a “drive-thru” food drive which donated over twelve thousand pounds of food to the local community.

  The FMA Manager of the Year award is presented annually to an outstanding manager or supervisor in the federal government who is a member of the Federal Managers Association. Chapters may nominate one member to their respective region director, and that officer submits the name of the nominee and supporting documentation for consideration of the award. The selection committee reviews three categories in determining the winner:

  • Workplace accomplishments/contributions

  • FMA involvement at the chapter, regional or national levels

  • Local community accomplishments/contributions

  “We are very proud to see Vince Stamper recognized for this prestigious award, and I speak for all when I say Vince is most deserving of this award,” said James Cappa, President of FMA Chapter 14. “His workplace accomplishments, his tireless involvement in FMA and his local community makes him a commendable winner. Vince has kept our local chapters thriving. His leadership skills should be modelled by all federal managers.”

  FMA National President Craig Carter commented, “We will miss his leadership on the FMA Executive Board, but congratulate him as FMA’s 2024 Manager of the Year. We are so fortunate to have a leader like Vince Stamper in the federal government, supporting our warfighters with distinction. He reminds us of the many federal employees who seek to do their best each and every day to keep us safe and improve the quality of life for all Americans. Thank you, Vince, for your constant and exemplary example.”

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