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Ron Houston7/2/2016
1-F, 2-T, 3-T, 4-F, 5-T, 6-F, 7-F, 8-T, 9-T, 10-F.
Ben Moore7/3/2016
2-T - Ask the Flying Tiger pilos about that
5-T - Milo High
9-F - FedEx was long gone from the Clark Tower by the time of MD11s
10-Kinda - They were called Ponderamas
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli7/7/2016
2 and 5 are true. 6 and 7 are false.
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/7/2016
Answers....to the best of my memory
1. All the svp's under FWS wanted to go to a centralized call center concept instead of having customers call the local station for dispatch
FALSE - none wanted to and there was a forced re-org; the company had been divided into regions and none of the svps wanted to lose any control, after this, direction was Centralized
2. Pilots had a handbook provided by the company that said that any company purchased by Federal Express and who had pilots....those other pilots would go behind the Express pilots in seniority
TRUE - and lore states that this item was removed from the handbook in the months preceding the buyout
3. At one time Federal Express was looking at building a Fitness Club for employees to work out, it would be across the street from the Hub
TRUE
4. At one time Federal Express was going to build or buy a resort for employees and families to take their well deserved vacations
TRUE
5. One of the Federal Express Corporate pilots was also Elvis Presley's pilot
TRUE- Milo High, very nice guy
6. One of FWS' secretaries became a pilot
maybe TRUE, maybe FALSE; flew with a lady pilot on the Corporate jet, who was said to have been a secretary early on in FedEx's history
7. No one in FWS' family has ever worked at Federal Express
FALSE - his son Richard is a VP at FedEx
8. Ancel Hankins was responsible for getting FedEx's communications and wiring out from under the IBM computer floor
TRUE- Ancel orginally was a part time contractor who put in a telecommunications control system, datascope and other test equipment to troubleshoot the network, which was previously located under the computer room floor; he was later hired as the manager over data engineering
9. Jim Barksdale had the company's first MD11 fly low and right by Clark Tower for the employees to see
FALSE- he did have the first DC-10 fly by Clark Tower
10. Dr. Ron Ponder started the first project mgmt meetings of all departments to coordinate activities; it was called the Ron-doRama
FALSE - he did start the first large scale project reviews and management in IT, and the employees affectionally called it the PonderRama;
Timothy Joseph Frassinelli7/7/2016
It was Pete Willmott's secretary who became a Corporate, then Line Pilot.
Subject: Some in this group are in my FB list and learned about his yesterday. I wanted to let those of you w ...
Jack Brown7/4/2016
Some in this group are in my FB list and learned about his yesterday. I wanted to let those of you who may not have heard that my lovely wife, Peggy, passed away Sunday, 7/3. We were married 34 years, 9 months, and 8 days. She is going to be buried in Memphis so she will be close to our children. I will post the info on the arrangements once they are finalized.
Mark Baugh7/4/2016
So sorry to hear the news Jack, all the best to you and your family during this difficult time....
Charles Allen7/4/2016
I am so sorry for your loss. Life is so short at its very longest. 🙏🏻
Linda Cook Thorn7/4/2016
Prayers for you and your family, Jack. So sorry! 😢🙏
Subject: Peggy's funeral arrangements have been finalized: Memphis Funeral Home 3700 Germantown Road Bartlett ...
Jack Brown7/4/2016
Peggy's funeral arrangements have been finalized:
Memphis Funeral Home
3700 Germantown Road
Bartlett, TNWednesday, July 6, 2016
Visitation: Noon until 2 p.m.
Service: 2 p.m. and then graveside service
Reception afterwardsOur children and I would like to ask that in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Peggy's name.
Danielle Harnisch7/5/2016
I'm sorry for your loss
Dave Hansen7/5/2016
Very sorry for your loss sir. You choose a good group for Peggy That is who handled my fathers services 2 years ago tomorrow. Funeral Director Carter Jackson was a godsend. Will add her to my prayers.
Jack Brown7/5/2016
Thanks for the info.
Buddy Johnson7/5/2016
Jack, sorry for your loss. God bless you and your family.
Subject: FedEx Trivia History Quiz
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/5/2016
FedEx Trivia History Quiza. What was the name of the system that provided real time communications for pilots anywhere in the world, in addition to messaging real time on aircraft back to memphis via Satellite?b. If a DC-10 is converted from 3 pilots/engineer to 2 pilots; what was it then called?c. How many runways are at the Memphis Intl airport?d. How many air traffic towers are at the Memphis Intl airport?e. RumorMill & Ancient history is that many FedEx pilots got somewhat angry when the 727's first came into the system.....why were the pilots upset?f. When FedEx announced they were going to fly passengers during the day, and packages at night....was any other airline doing something like this???
Dave Hansen7/5/2016
A= ACARS (Aircraft Addressing And Reporting System). B= MD-11 C=4 runways D= 2 towers
Jon Peacock7/5/2016
B. MD-10
C. 4 Runways at MEN
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/7/2016
Answers
a. What was the name of the system that provided real time communications for pilots anywhere in the world, in addition to messaging real time on aircraft back to memphis via Satellite?
ACARS was the correct answer.
b. If a DC-10 is converted from 3 pilots/engineer to 2 pilots; what was it then called?
MD-10 was the correct answer.
c. How many runways are at the Memphis Intl airport?
4 was correct
d. How many air traffic towers are at the Memphis Intl airport?
Two is correct answer, FAA has one and FedEx has one to control taxi-ing FedExaircraft
e. RumorMill & Ancient history is that many FedEx pilots got somewhat angry when the 727's first came into the system.....why were the pilots upset?
Rumor-mill has it that the 727's introduced color radar, while the Falcons only had monochrome...all wanted color...
f. When FedEx announced they were going to fly passengers during the day, and packages at night....was any other airline doing something like this???
Yes, but in the opposite direction. American Airlines was primarily flying Freight for customers on night legs to major cities. They introduced red-eye flights for passengers who wanted to take those freight flights. The flights didn't last that long.
Subject: FedEx History Trivia (Answer any of the following)
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/7/2016
FedEx History Trivia (Answer any of the following)1. Which of the following was not a location for FedEx Corporate Headquarters
a. Clark Tower
b. Hangar at the airport
c. Mirror Building on Airways
d. NonConnah Parkway2. Who was in charge of overseeing the first cargo doors, cut into the first Dassault Falcons?3. Who was the first President of FedEx Express?4. How far away is FWS's home from FDX Headquarters?
a. < 1mile b. 5 miles c. 10 miles d. 20 miles5. When Jim Barksdale became SVP of Data Systems, he was asked to leave Clark Tower. Why?6. Dr Ron Ponder was asked to become the CIO of IT after Barksdale, what was his previous FedEx job(s)?7. What was the group called to look at future things, located on Ridgeway?
Don Rose7/7/2016
1. a
4. a
7. The Green Team
Carl Wayne Hardeman7/7/2016
6. Operations research.
Pat Woodruff Gunter7/7/2016
👀
Ben Moore7/8/2016
1 A
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/9/2016
Answers:
1. Which of the following was not a location for FedEx Corporate Headquarters
a. Clark Tower
2. Who was in charge of overseeing the first cargo doors, cut into the first Dassault Falcons?
Ted Weise
3. Who was the first President of FedEx Express?
Ted Weise
4. How far away is FWS's home from FDX Headquarters?
a. < 1mile
5. When Jim Barksdale became SVP of Data Systems, he was asked to leave Clark Tower. Why?
FWS wanted him to start interacting with all the other SVP's in planning the company's future.
6. Dr. Ron Ponder was asked to become the CIO of IT after Barksdale, what was his previous FedEx job(s)?
VP of Operations Research which included SIS or Industrial Engineering
7. What was the group called to look at future things, located on Ridgeway
Formed in 1980 as part of a changing of the guard re-org; Art Bass was moved from Pres and COO to vice Chairman of Federal Express. He headed a new group called Advanced Projects and Research Corporation.
Don Rose7/9/2016
And they were commonly called "The Green Team" by most employees.
Subject: David Nieto shared Scott Langa's post to the group: FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club.
David Nieto7/8/2016
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/8/2016
David Nieto >> http://www.mysuncoast.com/health/
Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/11/2016
FedEx History Trivia1. For Zapmail phase I, couriers picked up and delivered documents to a a local Zapmailer I to be scanned and transmitted to a destination station. What had to be installed everywhere to accomplish this?2. To free up couriers to deliver zapmail documents, delivery times had to change. What was the new delivery time for packages? and what was that project called?3. Did Federal Express ever have armed couriers?4. What surrounds the jet fuel tanks at the hub?5. What is the data table called, which is stored in every tracker/powerpad and automation device that provides routing information for each package?6. What type of loading equipment was used to load the Falcons?7. At one point everyone who 'volunteered' to work in the SuperHub at peak was supposed to purchase what?8. Around 1990 FedEx hired 200+ positions to help the company; a few years later these positions were eliminated or absorbed into the workforce as other job descriptions. What were these positions?
Melissa Leech Ziemer7/11/2016
1. Landlines, 3. No, 4. Astra, 8. Powership training specialists
Jim Bentley7/11/2016
6: Brute force!!
Subject: FedEx History Trivia (SuperHub)
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/14/2016
FedEx History Trivia (SuperHub)a. Who was the prime contractor for the SuperHub?b. Who was the chief executive in overall charge of the project?c. A director who was doing everything he could to make sure the SuperHub project was on schedule was demoted. Why was he demoted?d. Who was the prime contractor for the initial sorting equipment?e. Who was in charge of operations at the time the SuperHub went live?
Peggy Dawson Black7/14/2016
E. Ken Willoughby
Carl Wayne Hardeman7/14/2016
c. a poor SFA score?
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/17/2016
Answers(I think)
a. Who was the prime contractor for the SuperHub?
The Austin Company
b. Who was the chief executive in overall charge of the project?
Mike Basch
c. A director who was doing everything he could to make sure the SuperHub project was on schedule was demoted. Why was he demoted?
There were multitudes of contractors, contracts and different bonds to manage. Somehow some of the contracts were given, using Federal airport bonds, without the proper multiple bidding process as required by law.
d. Who was the prime contractor for the initial sorting equipment?
Rapistan
e. Who was in charge of operations at the time the SuperHub went live?
Karl Birkholz was VP of all hub ops, and if memory is correct, Ken Willoughby was over the sort operations at the time in Karl's dept.
Peter Dangerfield7/17/2016
B Mike Basch
Subject: Jimmy Sowell Retirement(from about 8-9 years ago)
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/17/2016
Jimmy Sowell Retirement(from about 8-9 years ago)Jimmy Sowell started his career at FedEx when he and others came over from Cook Industries with the Cook IBM Operations center around 1978. He concluded his career as the VP of ITO. His former boss, for his retirement, had a large tent, a real Nascar car and a simulator where you could drive a real race car. Jimmy's staff wanted him to be able to have the same Nascar experience...
Carl Wayne Hardeman7/17/2016
Look Govan Hornor
Whitman Able7/18/2016
FDX Flashback...
Steven Swanberg8/11/2016
When Jimmy retired I heard he was given some wood working power tools and when asked what he had made a few months later the answer was . . .
"sawdust . . . lots and lots of sawdust . . . ."
He was a Character!
Subject: R Squared...what really goes on in those meetings
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/19/2016
R Squared...what really goes on in those meetingsThis video is a spoof of the IT Operations R Squared meeting. R2 is a weekly meeting to go over all operations IT problems and specify who or what caused it, and to take actions to prevent if possible in the future. Info collected feeds into the WAR meeting which is a weekly meeting of all Operations across the company. Hundreds of people are on the WAR call.This video was done for Jimmy Sowell so that he would never ever forget the pain of those meetings....
Kelly Clements Staggs7/19/2016
Miss those Jimmy Sowell meetings!
Liz Ciulla Carrozza7/19/2016
Spoof but pretty realistic for big meetings. So glad I'm retired! 😌
Sarah Bassett Lee7/19/2016
Geana Allen7/19/2016
Jimmy Burk - too funny - I worked for Jimmy starting in 1978 - what a run
Patricia Ross7/19/2016
Enjoyed this! Brings back lots of memories!!
Marsha Terry Rider7/20/2016
come on guys! You know it was an Info Security problem!
Subject: FedEx Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/20/2016
FedEx TriviaAnswer any of the following:1. Name the first device used to preprint airbills at a customer location.2. Name the first device used to collect large customer billing data with micro cassettes.3. Name the first device used to automate shipping the 'front office' of a business.4. Name the first application to automate dispatch for couriers and stations.5. Name the first VP who pushed customer automation primarily to automate billing.
Deby Abbott Jolley7/20/2016
3 - Powership 3 (It was so cute!!)
Jim McBryde7/20/2016
1. Fec computer 2 epsom meter. 3. Ps3. 5. Dhj.
Bob Baxter7/20/2016
4- My recollection is AIDS (Automated Information and Dispatch System).
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/21/2016
Answers:
1. Name the first device used to preprint airbills at a customer location.
it was the basic Apple computer with a 128K floppy drive
2. Name the first device used to collect large customer billing data with micro cassettes.
Epson Meter
3. Name the first device used to automate shipping the 'front office' of a business.
PS3 (Powership 3)
4. Name the first application to automate dispatch for couriers and stations.
COSMOS (although it was called something else when on the Burroughs Mainframe)
Second came DADS(Digitally Assisted Dispatching) which put a DEC PDP11 minicomputer in the stations and a 5" CRT terminal in each Van connected via the Radio.
5. Name the first VP who pushed customer automation primarily to automate billing.
Dennis Jones aka DHJ
Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/21/2016
FedEx History TriviaAround 1976 the Federal Express Board met with this company to see if they wanted to purchase Federal Express. This was due to the high debt structure the company had at the time. This other company did a review and declined to purchase FedEx.What was this company?
Charlie Derrick7/21/2016
Flying Tigers. I remember when their BAC111 executive jet pulled up to hanger 6
Charlie Derrick7/21/2016
What was Fred's response to them?
Pat Woodruff Gunter7/21/2016
👀
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/23/2016
Answer: at this point in time it was Purolator who was approached by the Federal Express Board
Charlie Derrick7/25/2016
We were popular.
Subject: ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY OVERNIGHT !!!!!
Peter Carabetta7/22/2016
ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY OVERNIGHT !!!!!
Subject: Bought some very low carb bagels from California.
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/22/2016
Bought some very low carb bagels from California.Pkg was shipped frozen from California on Monday via Home Delivery to 4129 loch meade.Rcvd email that package was delivered to my front door at 12:15pm.My home office is 10' from the front door....no package.
Contacted FedEx by txt message, and they couldn't help...asked that I call customer service.Cust Service said it would take up to 2 days for them to trace....to which I replied...this is a perishable item...2 days won't cut it....she then put me on hold while she called the station directly....
Came back and said she had called twice and no one answered...but would let them know so they could find the package quickly...At 7pm...my package was delivered by my neighbor, 10 houses down whose address is 4219 loch meade, by Tammy Payne who still works at FedEx..... it had been delivered by a dyslexic driver evidently.So, my package was delivered by FedEx...kind of...
Thanks Tammy!
Sheila Turnage Harrell7/22/2016
Funny story! Very expensive courier!
Danielle Harnisch7/22/2016
Oh I know folks that know her . A VP
Danielle Harnisch7/22/2016
Terrible customer service!
Ann Hoff Crum7/22/2016
Customer service was horrible !
Oh, how are the bagels??
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/22/2016
Bagels = Taste Good; 2 net carbs per bagel, 120 cal; I consume them to control BG for diabetes 2; they also have a 60 calorie version but it is closer to cardboard taste...
http://locarbu.com/shop/bread-bagels-pitas-pizza-crusts/great-low-carb-cinnamon-bagels/
Bought some very low carb bagels from California.
Melissa Leech Ziemer7/22/2016
Call center agents outsourced to other countries + overworked and understaffed station agents + large influx of new couriers = Sharp decline in customer service. Very sad.
Danielle Harnisch7/22/2016
Should I worry about my pension? Yes, every single courier I run into is very unhappy about the continual micro managing and high turnover . The new generation won't put up with it for the pay
Deby Abbott Jolley7/23/2016
I hope they figure this out before they kill our pensions!!!
Danielle Harnisch7/23/2016
Supposedly our pensions are protected ? Lol
Danielle Harnisch7/23/2016
It's been going on for over 10!years
Subject: Retirement
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/22/2016
RetirementAn elderly gentleman, retired military, in my church, made the following statement about his retirement and staying busy"Every day I wake up, and there is always something I have to do .....or something, I want to do, every day...."Bill Hooker(I've found this to be true)
Deby Abbott Jolley7/22/2016
Yep! For sure!!
John Wilkinson7/23/2016
I've always remembered what one of my friend's dad had to say about retirement...."I get up with nothing to do and go to bed without it all done." Then I thought it funny. Now that I'm retired, I understand. .
Subject: FedExr Laura Bullion whose husband is Tom Bullion, a Legend in his own FedEx career.
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/23/2016
FedExr Laura Bullion whose husband is Tom Bullion, a Legend in his own FedEx career.
Geana Allen7/23/2016
Lovely person
Terrie Hoerning7/24/2016
Yes she is!
Jean Evans Kirksey7/24/2016
She's a sweetie!
Elizabeth Ward Blaylock7/25/2016
A "legend in his own FedEx career" is perhaps the understatement of 2016. Always fun when Tom is around.
Subject: Jimmy Glenn Burk > FedEx ITD Retiree Breakfast Club
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/24/2016
Don Rose7/24/2016
I remember this well.
Michael D. Mehl7/24/2016
I remember that terrific ad like it was yesterday!
Terrie Hoerning7/24/2016
👍
Eric Brosch7/24/2016
Awesome!!
Pat Woodruff Gunter7/24/2016
Priceless.
Subject: Anyone remember the commercial that showed a truck careening through a city while the narrator descr ...
Eric Brosch7/24/2016
Anyone remember the commercial that showed a truck careening through a city while the narrator described all the things you need for a delivery company, ending with, "but most importantly, you need planes" as the truck flies off the end of a pier? I loved that commercial and would love to see it again.
Steven Swanberg8/11/2016
Me Too! I do remember it as well.
Drew Perkins9/13/2016
Check with Ronnie Carney at the WHQ Auditorium. There should be a DVD with commercials dating from 1975-2005.
Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/25/2016
FedEx History TriviaAnswer any of the following True or False; these have been listed before, but always fun to remember...1. A package once was picked up before the customer could hang up while talking to Customer Service for dispatch2. A courier couldn't open a drop box, so he loaded the drop box in the back of his van, to make sure packages weren't left3. FedEx tested automated drop boxes in the late 70's4. An employee once rented a helicopter to fly to an antenna tower in heavy snow, jumped out of the helicopter because it was too dangerous to land, and fixed a repeater so that dispatches could transmit; he was later fired5. Customer Service in the early days could satisfy claims on their own up to $1006. Federal Express once spent over $60M a year to expedite packages that were left behind in the hub7. Once there were so many abandoned calls to the call center, reason was there wasn't enough capacity at the ACD (voice switch)8. When a vendor refused to build more DADS terminals(to force FedEx to buy their more expensive & newer terminal), a departement in FedEX just redesigned it, and built over 45,000 units, saving over $100M9. Pilots were provided a toll free number to Memphis which allowed them to make phones calls free to anywhere in the country. One of the largest users of this number was college students.10. The Overnight Letter was a strategic direction that all the executives supported.
Jim Bentley7/25/2016
1-9 are true! Not sure about 10
Ron Houston7/25/2016
I'm going with ALL TRUE.
Peggy Dawson Black7/25/2016
1-9 true; 10 false
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/27/2016
Answers to best of my memory
1. A package once was picked up before the customer could hang up while talking to Customer Service for dispatch
True, it initially took 1-2 hours for a courier to arrive for a pickup, but after DADS and terminals were installed in the van, the courier had the info in less than a minute. Customers would generally call for a pickup hours before they would have it ready. A courier made a delivery to one customer, got back in his truck and dispatch was on his screen for a business next door; the customer was still on the phone asking the agent a question and the courier came in and said 'where is my package'..... it set a new standard about when you had to have the package ready.
2. A courier couldn't open a drop box, so he loaded the drop box in the back of his van, to make sure packages weren't left
TRUE; he either forgot his key or key wouldn't work...so he made the pickup anyway...by tilting the drop box over and pushing into his van
3. FedEx tested automated drop boxes in the late 70's
FALSE, but they were tested in 1981 with printers, phones and a small srg
4. An employee once rented a helicopter to fly to an antenna tower in heavy snow, jumped out of the helicopter because it was too dangerous to land, and fixed a repeater so that dispatches could transmit; he was later fired
TRUE and FALSE; this did happen, but I don't think he was fired for this helicopter rental.....could be fired for any independent thought or unapproved purchase years later
5. Customer Service in the early days could satisfy claims on their own up to $100
TRUE; in one example a person ordered Memphis BBQ to be shipped for his mother's birthday at a senior home in Florida. It did not arrive. The agent got on the phone and found a highly recommended BBQ place in that city and had it delivered to the customer's mother.
6. Federal Express once spent over $60M a year to expedite packages that were left behind in the hub
TRUE
7. Once there were so many abandoned calls to the call center, reason was there wasn't enough capacity at the ACD (voice switch)
FALSE; reason in this case was that upper mgmt dictated required training to everyone and so few people were on the phones, that each call center took agents off line, and set their ACD switches to route the calls to the next call center....every call center did the same and calls were going everywhere, and not being answered
8. When a vendor refused to build more DADS terminals(to force FedEx to buy their more expensive & newer terminal), an engineering department in FedEX just redesigned it, and built over 45,000 units, saving over $100M
TRUE, Bruce Lindow and his engineering team, with much suffering and brilliance developed and had the terminals manufactured.
9. Pilots were provided a toll free number to Memphis which allowed them to make phones calls free to anywhere in the country. One of the largest users of this number was college students.
TRUE, once some pilots gave the number to their children at college, all the college students in the world got hold of the number
10. The Overnight Letter was a strategic direction that all the executives supported.
FALSE, many executives thought it was a crazy idea....but Mr. Smith's opinion prevailed fortunately
Ridley Anderson7/27/2016
All true. Oops. I should have checked the answers first.
Mary A Johnson7/27/2016
Have you been listening to Tom Peters? He was always saying good things about us! What ever happened to him?
Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/25/2016
FedEx History TriviaWho is this FedEx gentleman and what did he do at FedEx?
Bruce Lindow7/25/2016
Daryl Skoog.
Ron Houston7/25/2016
Daryl Skoog - MD thru CIO EMEA.
Don Rose7/25/2016
Where is Daryl now?
Ron Houston7/25/2016
As I understand it - Daryl and Joan are in Colorado Springs. Daryl works here - http://www.microplanettech.org/MicroPlanet/Management.html
FedEx History Trivia
Subject: FedEx History Trivia
Jimmy Glenn Burk7/27/2016
FedEx History Triviain the 90's the SuperTrackers wouldn't hold a full days charge. In some cases the batteries even melted. SIS experimented with battery chargers in the vehicles to no avail.Because the batteries wouldn't hold the charges, tens of thousands of batteries were thrown away each month.A QAT was formed led by me, with the majority of the work done by Bruce Lindow & Scot Struminger's teams to solve that issue and many more.What was the primary reason for the battery problem?
Akita Hank7/27/2016
The charging circuit was overcharging the batteries causing the batteries to become defective.
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