also, mr. ramos was also an operator who retired in february. he is here and i would like to thank him for the advice he gave me when i first started. above all, i would like to thank the ones who are basically responsible for this award, who were the instructors -- the safety instructors in the division, who taught me the skills, the defensive driving techniques. keep your eyes moving. make sure they see you. all the trainers who implemented the skills to me, especially mr. jon kaufman, who passed away. he was my trainer in the role who implemented the skills for me. lastly, i would like to thank, on this special occasion that is coming up on december 25, the one who was born at this time, and who many years ago was given a name in the original -- it was the name shalom, prince of peace, the one who is born on december 25. i would like to thank him for his grace and goodness to meet. he has given me grace to this point. thank you for the award, all of you. [applause] executive director ford: in our capital programs and construction division, ou