RFMC Shout Out To Senior Chief Eric Toler

Shout out to Coast Guard Senior Chief Eric Toler for his unwavering support of the Coast Guard Dining Facility Financial and Inventory Workbooks (CGDF-WB). The fiscal foundation of the CGDF has depended heavily on the consistent use of these MS Excel workbooks for over 30 years. Senior Chief’s remarkable ability to identify and analyze areas of improvement led to the much-needed upgrade of the 30+ year old program. Upon the completion of the updates, he meticulously organized testing by multiple CGDFs across various platforms, resulting in further refinements and a more resilient program. Through painstaking efforts, involving countless hours of self-taught formula configurations and embedded macros related to the MS program, Senior Chief produced the most modern version of the CGDF-WB. His endeavors have borne fruit in the form of cross-document auto-populating fields, safeguards against improper financial reporting, reduced redundancy across multiple documents, and a major reduction in data input time from an average of 20 hours a week to just 5 hours. This monumental update across 350 CGDFs translated to thousands of hours saved, significantly lightening the workload of the Culinary Specialist. Furthermore, recognizing the potential challenge of data transfer, Senior Chief continued his hard work and dedication to create an Excel document that automatically updates the previous CGDF-WB. This ingenious solution not only streamlined the process but also eliminated an additional burden of 20+ hours for end-users. Senior Chief Toler’s ingenuity and commitment to efficiency have not just modernized the systems but also significantly improved the operational effectiveness of the Coast Guard. His contributions are a testament to the value of continuous improvement and dedication to service.