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Otowi
Bridge Chapter
PO Box 717 Los Alamos, NM 87544 |
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Otowi Bridge PMI July Monthly Meeting July 17 & 18, 2009
WHEN: 8:15 am to 4:30 Otowi Bridge PMI June Monthly Meeting June 17, 2009
WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30 Speaker:
Nicole Seguin, LEED AP BIO Nicole Seguin has worked on the CMRR Project for about 1.5 years in the areas of environmental compliance and LEED certification. She's an environmental engineer and LEED Accredited Professional. She has over 18 years of experience in personnel management, project management, environmental engineering, hazardous and radioactive waste management, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance program management. Presentation Summary CMRR Project Summary Otowi Bridge PMI May Monthly Meeting May 20, 2009
WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: Keith Orr
BIO Program Summary: Project Management is a People Business All of our lives we have been told that practice makes perfect. The question is; how much practice makes perfect? An hour? A day? A year? A lifetime? How about 2,500 years and counting! The Pyramids and the Great Wall of China were successful projects by all accounts yet today we still have projects that fail. What did the ancient Mayans know that we have either forgotten or neglected to put in place? How can some people manage hundreds of millions of dollars worth of projects over a career spanning several decades and not bring in a project over budget or behind schedule while others simply can't "catch a break"? The answer was given to Project Managers over 100 years ago by the Scottish novelist and playwright J.M. Barrie. In a 1902 novel written for adults which debuted as the play about Peter Pan in 1904 the question was asked...Do you believe? Well, that's the answer. Otowi Bridge PMI April Monthly Meeting April 15, 2009
WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: David A. Apple, New Mexico Registered Professional Engineer
Program Summary: Airport Basin Site Project The Airport Basin Site Project (ABS) provides new facilities for County and Los Alamos Public Schools, housing shops and offices for field crews, fleet maintenance, consolidated warehouse, fuel station and vehicle wash station. When complete, the site work will have moved approximately 300,000CY of dirt, and will provide a new access road, and new utilities to serve the needs of the project. The project includes approximately 157,000SF in 6 buildings. Two buildings are two story structures, all with shops and some offices on the ground floor. The consolidated warehouse will house inventory for both the Schools and County, including indoor and outdoor storage areas. The Construction Manager At Risk (CMAR) project delivery method was selected as the procurement method for this project, the first time used on a County project. Construction started in June 2008, and is scheduled to be complete in February 2010. The project is required to attain the USGBC LEED Silver rating, and in pursuing this for the entire project as a Campus setting (a set of multiple buildings). Parking requirements include space for County and School fleet vehicles and approximately 215 private vehicle parking spaces. The site contains two detention ponds to manage the storm water discharge. During emergencies or to support 24/7/365 operations there are some overnight housing accommodations provided for On-call, emergency and shift workers. After construction is complete, signing will be provided to identify Cultural Resources within the ABS property, and the will continue to protect the Cultural Resources on the site through extending the training is has provided to all contractors working on the ABS site to include all County and Schools staff working on the site. Otowi Bridge PMI March Monthly Meeting March 18, 2009
WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: Rey Gonzales P.E., Engineering Project Manager, Public Works Department, Los Alamos County Professional Experience: My career started with the NMDOT on January 1991. I was fortunate in having gone through the Engineering Intern program (EIT), having experienced time with various sections and operations of the department. I later worked for the Bridge Design Section (1992), Geotechnical Design Section (1993), Quality Control Section of State Materials Bureau (1997) and the Pavement Design Section (1998). In 2000, I was tired of traveling the State and decided to work for Los Alamos County, Public Works Department as Project Manager in September 2000. As I continued to work with the County I have found greater challenges and expectations as Project Manager for the County. The limited resources had exposed me to the preparation of construction contracts, project development, public involvement and other areas of design. My primary areas of discipline are geotechnical problem solving, materials selection and testing for roadbed and roadway structures, quality assurance monitoring for materials testing labs, pavement design (flexible and rigid), and project management. Educational Experience: I received my Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering at New Mexico State in December 1990. NMDOT had allowed me time to take additional course work at the University of New Mexico where I focused on Foundation and Pavement Design. Program Summary:This presentation will focus on the overall scope of work and progress of the Diamond Drive Project Phase 2. I will also provide a brief overview on the functions of Los Alamos County Public Works as well as describe the planning and implementation of Los Alamos County roadway projects. Otowi Bridge PMI February Monthly Meeting February 18, 2009
WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: Michael Hatfield MBA, PMP, CCC, EVP is a Project Controls Manager for Los Alamos National Laboratory, and has over 130 articles, columns, paper presentations, and keynote speeches to his credit. He lives Albuquerque with his wife, two sons, collie, cat, and goldfish. Michael's lawn stays green longer in the year than his neighbors', and his dog is better behaved.
Otowi Bridge PMI January Monthly Meeting January 21, 2009
WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30 Speakers: John J. Dowling and Gene Beisman John J. Dowling has over 22 years of consulting experience dealing with construction, environmental, and lost profits claims. His claims experience includes entitlement and liability analysis, cause/effect identification, damages analysis, and expert testimony. Prior to entering claims consulting, Mr. Dowling performed chief financial officer and general management functions for companies in growth and turnaround situations. These included marketing, product development, distribution, manufacturing, financial planning, merger and acquisition, and private and public financing. He has been a principal and chief financial officer in firms involved in the development, construction and operation of residential, commercial, and retail projects. Mr. Dowling has special expertise in evaluating project pro-formas and performance, particularly in dealing with operating and financial analysis of troubled projects. His prior experience also includes a major national bank and a national CPA firm. Mr. Dowling has claims experience with projects ranging in size from $1 million to $250 million, including highway and transit construction, hospital construction and renovation, wastewater treatment plant, industrial, residential, and commercial projects. He also has experience in the preparation and evaluation of lost profits claims related to construction and real estate development issues. His claims experience focuses on the development of the causal basis for damages and the calculation or evaluation of resultant damages. These include delay damages, direct and indirect development, construction and operating costs, financing costs, lost revenues, and profits. Mr. Dowling frequently assists counsel in the development of case strategy and the integration of other experts required to establish entitlem Gene Beisman received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford University. His experience covers engineering, scheduling and direction of major projects, as well as contract administration and corporate management. Prior to starting his consulting organization in 1979, he gained a wide background in engineering and construction, from design through corporate management, with the United States Air Force Civil Engineers to the Al Johnson Construction Company to the Morrison Knudsen Company. Then he also managed construction claims, reports and multi-disciplinary research for Kellogg Corporation. A Registered Civil Engineer in New Mexico, he has authored articles on costs, administration, management and scheduling. Mr. Beisman prepares studies, estimates, schedules and claims, all of which provide management and technical expert assistance to contractors, suppliers, owners, designers and attorneys. He has provided significant litigation assistance, for example, on Gantry Construction in New York City, the Oceanside Sewage Treatment Plant in California, the Los Angeles MTA Subway construction program, and the New Mexico DOT construction program. Major project assignments also include a $130 million construction project under the Space Shuttle Program where $43 million came in negotiated changes, and a $90 million Los Angeles MTA Subway Construction project. Mr. Beisman has also provided expert technical assistance on other significant projects, including the $2.4 billion Tucurui Dam in Brazil (Camargo Correa, S. A.) as well as schedule analyses, development and training for Morrison Knudsen, the Guy F. Atkinson Construction Company and the New Mexico Department of Transportation. Presentation Summary: Cost Data – The Foundation for Claims and Project Control Cost data is an essential resource for both preparing claims, evaluating claims and for effective management of projects during construction. The presentation will cover the following. · Claim Preparation and Evaluation – use of cost variance analysis to quickly quantify damages and identify key areas of cost overruns, cost data as the basis for calculation of damages, and a case example where cost data identified the true root cause of damages. · Productivity Loss Claims – definition of productivity loss, requirements to calculate productivity loss, requirements to prove a productivity loss claim, and a case example to illustrate productivity loss calculations. · Productivity Measurement for Project Control – use the same data used to calculate the productivity loss claim and demonstrate how it can be used to track productivity and identify problems. Our objective is to encourage the rigorous use of cost data to more effectively manage projects and to understand claims. Missed a Chapter Meeting? No problem. Presentation summaries available on the Past Meetings page (under Chapter Meetings). Presentations that have been provided are included with the summaries.
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