Courtney Foster, Employee of the Month
At Houston’s we pride ourselves on being “People, not just products”, and that is exactly how Courtn
ey Foster feels about being a part of the Houston’s team. He has worked many places but he admits this job is a lot of fun. He enjoys the flexible hours and that his bosses treat him good. “The environment is great, even though it is a large company, it still has the Mom and Pop feel,” says Courtney.
Courtney works as a Material Handler on the Wilsonville warehouse weekend crew, where “he is very dedicated to his job. He is the top puller for the weekend crew, and he is relied upon to pull transfer as well as Sysco. He loads the trucks on the weekend, too,” says Angie Buffeta, Cash and Carry/Weekend Supervisor. “When asked, Courtney will come in to help when we are busy due to double transfer weeks, even when he is overloaded with schoolwork from his classes. Courtney is always eager to give new ideas to help us run more efficient. He even spent time up in the IT department helping them out while working on the weekend crew. He is a great asset to the company.”
Courtney keeps himself quite busy between work and finishing his degree in Computer Science. Though Computer Science isn’t the only subject that has sparked his interest, he has accumulated over 200 college credits ranging from Psychology, Anthropology, Physics, Creative Writing, Technical Writing, and of course Computer Sciences. He even almost has enough credits to get a Physics Degree!
Courtney has also been serving in the Navy Reserves for the past 18 years and worked as an IT1 before being deployed to Afghanistan for 1 year. After his deployment in Afghanistan he was given 6 days of decompression that he spent in Germany. He enjoyed touring Catholic Church Castles, with remnants leftover from the Spanish Inquisition, while he was there and says they were gorgeous inside and out.
If you ever want to hear a good story, or just need a laugh be sure to ask Courtney about any of his adventures. He can tell you about his wife’s horses that he sometimes gets “conned” into riding, his 3 cats, or the latest book he has read by his favorite author Brandon Sanderson.
Thank you Courtney for all your hard work and your contagious happiness. Congratulations on earning Employee of the Month for December 2017!
