[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1874]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE ROBERT A. GLEICH

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                         HON. VERNON J. EHLERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 23, 2008

  Mr. EHLERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Robert A. 
Gleich, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement from his position of 
Deputy Superintendent, House Office Buildings.
  Bob Gleich began his career with the Architect of the Capitol in 
November 1976 in the AOC's Construction Management division, where he 
worked on many sizeable projects, including final construction of the 
Madison Building. His experience in overseeing large-scale construction 
projects proved helpful as he then transitioned to the A/C Engineering 
Division, where he was assigned to oversee the construction of the Hart 
Senate Office Building. Bob's engineering expertise and construction 
management skills were instrumental in the successful completion of 
this high profile project, which was finished on time and on budget.
  Following a promotion in August 1987 to Assistant Superintendent, 
House Office Buildings, Bob was named Deputy Superintendent, House 
Office Buildings, in December 1992, a position which he holds today on 
the eve of his retirement from public service.
  In his role as Deputy Superintendent, Bob has been involved in many 
initiatives which have transformed the AOC into an organization that is 
dedicated to completing its mission with a commitment to exceptional 
performance, and a focus on quality customer service. He played a 
critical role in developing the first automated work order system in 
the AOC. He also chaired a group charged with developing a computer 
aided facility management (CAFM) system for the AOC designed to improve 
the Architect's facility management data collection.
  This system which was implemented in 1999, was enhanced in 2004, and 
remains a key component in the AOC's successful management of the 
facilities that comprise the Capitol Hill complex.
  Bob continued to build on his accomplishments by streamlining the 
Congressional office-moves process for the House of Representatives. 
Through his efforts, the room selection process has been transformed 
from a labor-intensive process where information and data required 
manual display, forcing Members and staff to spend an extensive amount 
of time monitoring the process, to a fully automated process that can 
be monitored via the Web, reducing Member and staff time by 
approximately 90 percent. This transformation has made the 
Congressional office-moves process easier to execute, and has increased 
the customer satisfaction scores to greater than 95 percent during the 
last three Congressional move cycles.
  Upon his retirement, Bob will be embarking on a new career in the 
private sector. We wish Bob our best as he begins this exciting new 
chapter of his life, and extend our good wishes to him, his wife Petra, 
and his six children, Aaron, Robbie, Ryan, Dana, Dustin, and Derrick.

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