WEBVTT 00:02.435 --> 00:05.352 (electronic music) 00:06.950 --> 00:08.210 - [Melinda] We're excited to nominate 00:08.210 --> 00:10.740 Sargent Overbey for this award because 00:10.740 --> 00:12.240 he's the perfect example 00:12.240 --> 00:13.460 of what an airman can achieve 00:13.460 --> 00:15.310 when they're given the resources and tools 00:15.310 --> 00:16.813 to truly make a difference. 00:17.880 --> 00:19.130 He's a personnelist 00:19.130 --> 00:20.950 and he has learned on his own 00:20.950 --> 00:23.620 the robotic process automation software. 00:23.620 --> 00:24.630 And has not only learned it, 00:24.630 --> 00:25.690 but has executed it 00:25.690 --> 00:27.340 within a short amount of time 00:27.340 --> 00:29.420 to really change how we do business 00:29.420 --> 00:30.810 here at AFPC. 00:30.810 --> 00:33.020 Which impacts not only our lines of business here, 00:33.020 --> 00:34.620 but our airmen across the field. 00:35.550 --> 00:37.257 - [Cherrod] I'm the robotic process automation developer 00:37.257 --> 00:39.200 who was able to develop a bot 00:39.200 --> 00:42.190 to automate our permanent change of station process. 00:42.190 --> 00:44.000 Because we automated this bot, 00:44.000 --> 00:45.610 five to six full-term employees 00:45.610 --> 00:47.497 were able to do more value added work, 00:47.497 --> 00:49.680 and were liberated from their mundane, 00:49.680 --> 00:52.880 transactional data entry work they were doing before. 00:52.880 --> 00:55.010 This bot has been able to 00:55.010 --> 00:57.660 revolutionize the way we do work here at AFPC. 00:57.660 --> 00:59.340 I was able to develop this bot 00:59.340 --> 01:01.560 using UiPath and a free academy. 01:01.560 --> 01:02.970 I self-learnt. 01:02.970 --> 01:04.670 And then put a (mumbles) concept together, 01:04.670 --> 01:05.970 showed it to our leadership, 01:05.970 --> 01:07.100 and it was approved. 01:07.100 --> 01:09.610 And we were able to put this bot in production. 01:09.610 --> 01:11.310 - [Kristal] Ever since we were able to implement 01:11.310 --> 01:14.100 the UiPath bot into our daily operations, 01:14.100 --> 01:16.390 we have gained man hours back. 01:16.390 --> 01:20.000 We have increased our accuracy by 15 percent. 01:20.000 --> 01:22.090 And we've had the opportunity to develop 01:22.090 --> 01:24.230 more strategic team-mates. 01:24.230 --> 01:25.760 Strategic airmen. 01:25.760 --> 01:26.710 By doing that, 01:26.710 --> 01:28.710 we have been able to allow people 01:28.710 --> 01:30.670 to concentrate on the art 01:30.670 --> 01:32.950 when the science is being taken care of. 01:32.950 --> 01:35.870 So, we have 20 percent of our work 01:35.870 --> 01:38.250 that is being executed by Hero. 01:38.250 --> 01:41.300 As we continue to cultivate this technology, 01:41.300 --> 01:44.250 I'm confident we'll be able to do more and more. 01:44.250 --> 01:46.480 The future looks very bright. 01:46.480 --> 01:47.900 - [Claudia] Our enlisted promotions team 01:47.900 --> 01:50.020 is very excited for the opportunity 01:50.020 --> 01:52.850 to work with the robotics process automation. 01:52.850 --> 01:57.620 We manually review over 33000 records annually, 01:57.620 --> 02:01.350 and identify and correct over 3000 records. 02:01.350 --> 02:04.080 The potential benefits that we're hoping to gain 02:05.030 --> 02:06.400 with RPA 02:06.400 --> 02:08.950 is to eliminate the extra work load 02:08.950 --> 02:12.100 that we're putting on all our AFPC directories, 02:12.100 --> 02:16.110 ultimately saving us over 3000 hours annually 02:16.110 --> 02:19.640 and also eliminating the potential for human error. 02:19.640 --> 02:21.360 - [Melinda] Imagine how many other processes 02:21.360 --> 02:23.660 could be transformed across the Air Force. 02:23.660 --> 02:26.480 This technology was put in the hands of every airman. 02:26.480 --> 02:28.900 Allowing them to transform the way they do business, 02:28.900 --> 02:30.330 where they sit today, 02:30.330 --> 02:31.730 allowing them the freedom 02:31.730 --> 02:34.950 to automate their mappable, repeatable processes, 02:34.950 --> 02:36.160 and allow them time 02:36.160 --> 02:38.530 to focus on those things that matter most. 02:38.530 --> 02:40.710 The art piece of leadership 02:40.710 --> 02:41.760 across the Air Force.