SEOUL, Republic of Korea — The Korea Ministry of National Defense-Defense Installation Agency recognized Tim Masters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District Quality Assurance Representative, for his most recent work on the new dining facility at Camp Carroll.
Col. Han Bong-wan, Chief of U.S. Forces Korea Construction Management Team, presented the award Dec. 6 on behalf of Maj. Gen. Park Kye-su, director of MND-DIA.
“There are three types of challenging projects: schools, hospitals, and dining facilities,” said Han. “In my opinion, dining facilities are the toughest—they directly support the welfare of the soldier daily.”
The dining facility was completed in October and provided to the U.S. Army by the Republic of Korea. The award cited Masters’ contributions to the improvement of the quality of the project through his constant oversight. His work was also recognized for strengthening the ROK-U.S. Alliance.
“I am honored to receive this award. I’ve been here 11 years and I believe that the partnership that we have between MND and FED is strong today and will only grown stronger,” said Masters.
Masters takes a lot of pride in all of his projects and looks forward to the day that the customer will use it for the first time.
“It’s a great feeling when you see the user enter that new facility and they’re like, ‘Wow,’” said Masters.
Han, who is also a civil engineer, agrees with Masters that a completed project will always be judged by its quality. He commended Masters for his unwavering dedication to quality assurance.
“He is a strict and thorough QAR,” said Han. “The dining facility on Camp Carroll was a success because of Tim Masters.”