Supply chain champ: Kristine Jones recognized for reliability and cross-functional leadership
June 24, 2025
A former Russian interpreter in the U.S. Navy, Kristine brings a disciplined approach to her work.
ArgonFDS celebrates Kristine Jones, Supply Chain Specialist, for her exceptional demonstration of company values through unwavering reliability, cross-functional collaboration and commitment to continuous improvement. She was presented the award at the company’s 35th anniversary celebration on May 29 by ArgonFDS Vice President and General Manager Jaime Torres.
Kristine’s career at ArgonFDS reflects her adaptability and commitment to growth. Starting with FDS Avionics in October 2016 as engineering’s project coordinator, she moved to warehouse/planner in 2018, returned to her project coordinator role in 2020, and transitioned to her current role as supply chain specialist in 2021. This diverse experience across multiple functions has given her unique insights into how different departments work together.
A former Russian Interpreter in the U.S. Navy, Kristine brings a disciplined approach to her work. Outside the office, she enjoys time with her family — she’s been married for 32 years and has three children and three cats. She describes herself as “a voracious reader,” bringing that same attention to detail and continuous learning mindset to her professional role.
Building trust through reliability
Colleagues consistently praise Kristine’s dependability across all aspects of her work. “I can rely on Kristin’s input sourcing parts and components, procuring test materials and maintaining internal BOMs [Bills of Materials],” shared one nominator. BOMs serve as the “recipe for building the products that we sell,” making accuracy and reliability critical to ArgonFDS’s success.
Her reliability extends to providing timely, accurate information: “Kristine exhibits our strength in supporting each other every day. She is quick to provide answers regarding BOM costs, component availability, and/or component lead-time. She often provides a response within one day.”
Kristine demonstrates integrity through her commitment to accuracy. “Kristine is honest in providing feedback when things go right or wrong. She has great ideas built on her experience or willingness to improve our processes every day,” noted a colleague.
Her approach to quality control reflects strong moral principles: “Kristine has a strong sense of moral principles and would never jeopardize these principles in the work place.”
Leading major technology transitions
Kristine has been instrumental in the transition to NetSuite, the company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that “consolidates many of our business processes into one place so we can be more efficient.” As a member of the integration team during the migration and now a power user, Kristine helped guide this major organizational change.
“Kristine welcomes change, for the better. She has been instrumental in transitioning from SysPro to Netsuite. Transitioning ERP systems is a huge endeavor which Kristine has embraced and continues to strive for improvement,” noted her nominator.
Her impact extends beyond just system implementation: “Kristine has improved aspects of the company that can be seen on the production floor, in the stock room, in shipping & receiving and in many of our processes. She is constantly working towards the next improvement, and we are so lucky to have her on our team!”
Collaborative spirit
Kristine’s collaborative spirit, strengthened by her experience across multiple departments, is evident in her cross-departmental work: “Kristine exemplifies strong cross-functional collaboration, consistently working with engineering to assist in material selection and ensure compatibility with production needs. She takes initiative in training others and documenting key procurement and planning processes.”
Her willingness to support colleagues is consistently noted: “I have no issues coming to Kristine for questions. I can rely on Kristine for review and comments of all BOM actions. Kristine often offers suggestions and recommendations for BOM processes and supplier selections.”
Perhaps most telling is how colleagues view her overall contribution: “Kristine is an amazing coworker to everyone at ArgonFDS. She is always quick to help anyone and everyone that approaches her with a question or problem. She is our favorite candy lady. But more than that, she is someone we can all count on to get the job done.”
Another colleague summed up her impact: “Kristine is someone you know you can count on to get a job done and get it done correctly. She collaborates with everyone to ensure success.”
Kristine Jones embodies ArgonFDS’s values of teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement. Her journey from military service to supply chain leadership, combined with her commitment to learning and supporting others, makes her an invaluable team member and deserving Values Award recipient.
About the ArgonFDS Values Award
The ArgonFDS Values Award is an annual peer-to-peer recognition program honoring team members who exemplify the organization’s core values. Recipients are nominated by their colleagues for consistently demonstrating ArgonFDS values in their daily work, interactions with team members and engagement with customers, suppliers and stakeholders. This award celebrates those who best represent what our organization stands for through their actions and commitment to excellence.