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November 2004The topic for the November Otowi Bridge Chapter meeting will be the Los Alamos County Defensible Space Project - a finalist in the PMI's 2004 Project of the Year competition. Come join us for this free presentation, free pizza, and free PDUs. Guests are welcome.*** In addition to a wonderful program, the chapter meeting will also constitute our annual business meeting. We will conduct elections for our 2005 slate of officers. Chapter members are invited to attend to vote. *** October 2004How project management
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The October 2004 speaker is Erika Jones, who has been teaching PM and helping projects get off the ground for 20 years. She is one of the most experienced project management trainers and facilitators in the world, and regularly conducts the "PM Toolbox" course for the Laboratory.
Synopsis of the presentation:
This presentation will draw on Mr. Sankey's practical experience working with industry and government to answer a critical question: how can an organization achieve results with project management? Special emphasis will be placed on the importance of all levels of management understanding project roles, and the need for projects to have an effective supporting environment.
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Douglas Sankey has over 25 years experience in the field of project management dating to 1978. He is currently Vice President, Corporate Development, PMtec Inc., an international project management company, and actively consults for U.S. National Laboratories, government agencies and private industry.
He is retired from the University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico (2000). For three years he was on senior executive assignment from LANL to support the Motorola Corporation at Motorola University in Tempe, Arizona. Mr. Sankey also worked for the U.S. Department of Energy and it’s predecessor agencies for ten years and has extensive knowledge of Federal management, project management and acquisition processes.
At Los Alamos, Doug was a Group Leader and led and managed interdisciplinary project teams responsible for project management and business operations in the Laboratory’s national security, defense, environmental, and energy programs.
Doug's project management experience includes project planning, estimating and budgeting, cost management, scheduling, project integration and control, and the use of project management software. Doug also served as the Project Integration & Controls Chief for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, a $693M federal acquisition project for the long-term disposal of nuclear waste.
Doug is skilled in industry and Department of Defense project management systems, including the Earned Value Management System and EV statistical methods. Doug was also a member of the team that developed the risk based graded approach to project management for the U.S. Department of Energy. Previously, he developed innovative project management leadership, tools and training courses and workshops for Motorola University. Doug also developed and holds copy-write on the acclaimed Project Fast Start project planning technique, which has been successfully used on over 300 projects world-wide.
Doug is frequently called on as a subject matter expert to evaluate major government and private sector projects, including their project management practices and systems, to include Sandia National Laboratory, Motorola, Bechtel, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and law enforcement.
He is a member of the Project Management Institute PMI, holds a Masters Certificate in Project Management (George Washington University), a Master of Arts in International Relations (Florida State University), has been designated a Project Management Master by the Motorola Semiconductor Product Sector and a Project Management Master Instructor by Motorola University.
Synopsis of the presentation:
If you have any involvement with Los
Alamos National Laboratory this significant project is bound to affect you
and should be of great interest.
The $97,000,000 National Security Sciences Building (NSSB) will replace the
45-year old SM-43 Administration Building with a multi-level,
general-purpose office building, a 600 person lecture hall, and a parking
structure that will add 400 spaces. The project will house a staff of
approximately 700 employees in 275,000 gsf and is scheduled for beneficial
occupancy in June of 2006.
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Keith has been involved in Engineering, Construction and Supervision since 1975 and has been at Los Alamos since 1985. Keith is currently the Project Director for the $97M National Security Sciences Building Project. Previous to this assignment Keith lead multiple project teams as the Construction Projects Manager for the Cerro Grande Rehabilitation Projects and is responsible for over $150M in project work including five Congress-approved Line Item Projects.
Prior to the CGR Project, Keith was named as the Deputy Project Director for the $660 M Capability, Maintenance and Improvements Project and was the Project Leader for Construction Integration for all $1,300 M worth of construction projects under the Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear Weapons/Materials and Manufacturing Program Directorate.
Keith was the project manager on the only addition to a working plutonium facility in the history of Los Alamos, including the DOE Operational Readiness Review (ORR). In addition, Keith has managed several unusual construction projects including a magnetite/cement slurry composite material used for shielding of “Target Four” at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE) and placement of 1,200 cubic yards of concrete in a single day in an elevated position while maintaining a tolerance of 1/32” per foot on 5” diameter bolts in a basic turbine deck configuration.
July 2004
OTOWI BRIDGE CHAPTER Annual BBQ
Barbeque at Fuller Lodge
Admission if FREE
Vendor setup can begin at 11:00. Lunch will
be served at 11:30.
Please contact at jeff.janke@jacobs.com to confirm your interest & how many people we can expect to attend by COB Thursday, July 8, 2004.
June 2004
Primavera Project Planner Enterprise (P3e) v3.51
Speaker: Donny Ellsworth
View the presentation View Graphs: (186kb PDF)
Synopsis of the presentation:
This month’s topic will have broad interest since it deals with the Primavera system that affects much of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Mr. Donny Ellsworth will be demonstrating Primavera Project Planner Enterprise (P3e) v3.51. Donny will also be spending time on what LANL as an institution is doing related to standardizing and institutionalizing Project Management Tools. This presentation will tie in with the LANL Enterprise meeting planned later this year, so plan on attending if your schedule permits.
Speaker Bio
Mr. Donny Ellsworth has 15 years experience and education in project management and project controls with an engineering degree from Purdue University. He has performed as a Project Engineer, Superintendent, and Project Manager on both commercial and government projects. He has worked for utility contractors, general contractors, A/E's and as a contractor/consultant here at LANL. He has utilized various scheduling and control’s tools (Primavera SureTrak, P3, P3e, TeamPlay, MS Project, Prism, and WinSight) and executed and implemented earned values systems. In 2003 he was voted onto the Board of Directors for a local project management company and also obtained his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI).
May 2004
U.S. 84/285 Reconstruction Project – Santa Fe to Pojoaque
Speakers: Carlos Padilla, Priscilla Benavides, and Patti Jones
Synopsis of the presentation:
The U.S. 84/285 Reconstruction Project will reconstruct 14 miles of one of the state’s busiest highways from Santa Fe to Pojoaque. When construction is complete in fall 2004, U.S. 84/285 will be a managed access highway with six new interchanges, two overpasses, climbing lanes and two-way local access roads. U.S. 84/285 is the main gateway to northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. About 40,000 vehicles travel this busy highway each day.
Archaeological, environmental and esthetic concerns make the corridor unique. U.S. 84/285 also is home to two pueblos and major businesses such as Camel Rock Casino, the Tesuque Flea Market and the Santa Fe Opera.
This presentation will provide an overview of the design development, construction, and public involvement processes.Bio's of the presenters:
Carlos Padilla,
P.E., Coordinating Engineer, Louis Berger Group, Inc.
Carlos has a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of New
Mexico and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from New Mexico State
University. He has been an engineer for 19 years and is a native of New
Mexico.
Priscilla Benavides,
EIT, Assistant Project Manager, New Mexico Department of Transportation
Priscilla has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University
of New Mexico. She has worked for the New Mexico Department of
Transportation for six years, working on such high profile projects as the
Carlisle interchange and Big I in Albuquerque.
Patti Jones,
Director of Public Relations, Wordcrafters
Patti has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from West Texas A&M University.
She has her own public relations and writing company, Wordcrafters, and has
worked on several highway construction projects, including U.S. 84/285 and
the U.S. 70 and I-25/Lohman Avenue projects in Las Cruces.
April 2004
Organizational Project Maturity 3 (OPM3)
Speaker: Marc Zocher, PMP
Organization: Zocher Corporation
View the presentation View Graphs (PDF File)
March 2004
LANB and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Speaker: Jill Cook (CCO) for Bill Enloe
View the presentation View Graphs (PDF File)
Synopsis of the presentation:
Bill Enloe, CEO of Los Alamos National Bank will discuss the
effects of winning the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on the bank.
What benefits it has had on the organization and the challenges it has
presented. He will also speak on the changes that have accrued inside the
bank and the evolution of our processes.
Mr. Enloe, age 55, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Trinity since 1979. Mr. Enloe has also served as the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Los Alamos National Bank since 1994. Mr. Enloe has been
employed by Los Alamos National Bank since 1971 and served as the President
and Chief Executive Officer from 1978-1994; Vice-President from 1975-1978;
Cashier from 1973-1975; and as a Loan Officer from 1971-1973. Additionally,
he has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Title
Guaranty since May 2000. In addition to his service for Trinity, Mr. Enloe
is very active and committed to the New Mexico charities and economic
development efforts. Mr. Enloe is Chairman of the Boards of The Los
Alamos/Northern New Mexico United Way Campaign, the Governor's Business
Advisory Council, the Los Alamos Economic Development Research Park
Committee and the New Mexico Banker's Association Legislative Committee.
Mr. Enloe is also the Treasurer of the New Mexico Economic Development
Corporation. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Boards of Directors
of the State Private Equity Investment Committee, the Association of
Commerce and Industry, the North Central Accreditation, the Los Alamos
Economic Development Committee, Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc., MIOX
Corporation, and as a member of the LANL Foundation, the Industrial Business
Development Advisory Board, the American Banker's Association Government
Relations Council, and Quality New Mexico Judges Panel.
February 2004
Los Alamos
County Defensible Space Project
Speakers:
Paul Smith,
Owner and President of P.A. Smith Concept & Designs
Nicole Coons, Project
Manager for P.A. Smith Concept & Designs
View the presentation View Graphs (PDF File)
Project Summary:
The Los
Alamos County Defensible Space Project was an unconventional project that
addressed a problem that is widespread in arid forested areas such as the
Western United States, Western Canada, and Eastern Australia, "How can
communities located in wildland-urban interface zones be improved so that
they can be better protected against attack by wildfire?" The mission of
the Los Alamos County Defensible Space Project was to improve the wildfire
defensibility of Los Alamos, NM by restructuring vegetation on high-risk
perimeter properties to interrupt potential fire paths from the surrounding
wildland to homes, while maintaining an attractive flora arrangement on each
property. The sponsor, the Los Alamos County Fire Department, also required
that the project be an example for the world, sharing its methods, tools,
and lessons learned with other communities.
The Defensible Space Project began with preparation of a project plan in
July 2002. The plan was authorized by the Los Alamos County Council in a
public meeting in August 2002 and was approved by the funding agency, the
Office of Cerro Grande Fire Claims (OCGFC) under the direction of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in September 2002. Planning and
mitigation activities were completed in December 2003, on schedule and under
the $6.54 M budget. 3,400 homes were included in the project and work was
performed on over 2,300 properties. Each property was treated as an
individual "mini-project" requiring a custom work plan designed in
cooperation with the property owner, a property specific contractor work
order, follow-up verification, and a records folder. The project team
created special databases and a handheld computer/digital camera/printer
system with custom software written in-house that allowed property designs,
property owner authorizations, standardized contractor work orders, and
verification reports to be completed in the field.
Because the success of the project was critically dependent upon the
voluntary participation of property owners, the project included a very
active public relations program with public meetings, a local television
program, block parties, a full-time contact and appointment scheduling
activity, newspaper articles and advertisements, school programs, a booth at
most community functions, and a project web site. 70% of eligible
properties participated. Project customers were asked to complete a
satisfaction survey and return it by mail after work was completed on their
property. 950 surveys were returned and the overall grade exceeded 90%
satisfaction. Before and after evaluation of the wildfire risk rating (per
NFPA 1144) for Los Alamos and White Rock showed that the project yielded a
significant reduction in the wildfire risk.
Bio's:
Paul A. Smith is one of the owners and
the President of P. A. Smith Concepts & Designs, Inc. (PASCD) of Los Alamos,
NM. Dr. Smith has over nine (9) years of experience assisting clients with
special project conceptualization, project plan development, systems
engineering, and project management support. (Like everyone else at
PASCD). He also has six (6) years experience as an A/E engineering manager
providing technical direction for nuclear materials, radioactive waste, and
potent compound pharmaceutical compound process systems and facilities
design and ten (10) years of experience as an engineering and development
manager for glovebox manufacturing businesses. Dr. Smith is the Co-Founder
of the American Glovebox Society (AGS).
Paul served as the Senior Adviser for the Los Alamos County
Defensible Space Project. He helped define the project concepts and
acquisition strategy concepts and took a lead role in helping to prepare the
project plan. He served on the key procurement selection committees for the
subcontractors needed to complete the project and provided occasional
strategy level advice.
Paul did a Post-Doctoral Appointment at the University of Colorado in
Boulder, Colorado after receiving his doctorate degree and master degree in
Physics (Nuclear) from Michigan State University. Paul received his
undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Michigan.
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