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Otowi Bridge Past Chapter Meetings
December 17, 2008
WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30 Holiday Extravaganza November 19, 2008
WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30 Annual Chapter Meeting and Voting. Click here for a ballot. Speaker: Linda Deck Subject: Ensuring Success for All in Exhibitions and Informal Science Programs Outcomes Based Planning and Evaluation (OBPE) is a best-practices method created by the Institute of Museum and Library and Services (IMLS) to focus project planning on the measureable outcomes to participants. It puts creating positive change in a user of a program (e.g. a general museum visitor, a visitor to a certain part of an exhibition, or a participant in a museum program) at the crux of conceiving of the program, planning the resources needed, performing the activities or providing the services involved in the program, and generating outputs or results. This translates into quantifiable best “bang for the buck” a program delivers to fulfill institutional or programmatic goals. An online tutorial was developed by the IMLS in cooperation with Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis called Shaping Outcomes; it is free to users at www.shapingoutcomes.org. The author was trained as a trainer through a grant from Shaping Outcomes in its use, and is authorized to use these materials in training others. This presentation uses the tutorial as background, with examples of OBPE from the Bradbury Science Museum that were developed by the author. Bio: Linda Deck began a career at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution while a geology graduate student. In 1987 she became the exhibition developer and project manager for paleontology and geology, with projects that included “Life in the Ancient Seas” and “The Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals.” In 2002 Linda left the Smithsonian to become director of the Idaho Museum of Natural History. As leader of the IMNH she oversaw over $1,000,000 in funds raised, opened eleven exhibitions including curating “Bigfoot: How do we Know?,” about the ways we use to understand our world, that received international press and doubled attendance, and restructured museum operations, governance and support structures, and educational offerings. In August 2007 she joined the Community Programs Office at Los Alamos National Laboratory as Director of the Bradbury Science Museum. She works with a dedicated, talented staff on the Museum’s mission: to stimulate interest in and increase basic knowledge of science and technology in northern New Mexico audiences, and increase public understanding and appreciation of how LANL science and technology solve our global problems. Linda is a member of the American Association of Museums, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, and other professional organizations, and routinely presents her research on communicating science to public audiences at their annual conferences. October 15, 2008
WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: Christopher Webster, LA Science Complex. x September 17, 2008 Speaker(s): Los Alamos County representatives will be providing an overview of several projects, such as the new Airport Basin, Municipal Building, Judicial/Police Complex, West Jemez Bypass, and Central Avenue Streetscape projects. Joint Otowi Bridge PMI and Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI) Chapter/Section Meeting August 20, 2008. Speaker: Jim Baxter, Executive Director for AACE International Topics: AACE
International Membership Growth
AACE
International Certifications Speaker Bio: James R. Baxter, Executive Director for AACE International, has a strong background in association management. Mr. Baxter became AACEI’s Executive Director in May, 2005. Prior to his employment at AACEI, he was the Executive Vice President of the Finishing Contractors Association (FCA), a national trade association headquartered in Washington, DC. The association was one year old when Jim took the helm, and during his three-year tenure, he increased membership from 180 to more than 1200 members. For more than thirty years, Mr. Baxter has held various positions in associations ranging from the National Construction Employers Council to American General Contractors of America. Mr. Baxter’s experience is varied, and he has included all aspects of top-level association management, including financial affairs, marketing and membership growth, strategic planning, staff management, lobbying, and publishing. Mr. Baxter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Bethany College (WV), and has done masters degree work in association management at The George Washington University (DC). He also completed studies in economics and communications at Rochester Institute of Technology (NY). Mr. Baxter and his wife, Jill, have two daughters and two grandchildren. June 18, 2008. Speaker: Liviu Popa-Simil, Nuclear Engineer-Physicist, Ph.D., PMP. Topics: Project Management as applied to the economy and security. Click here for a copy of this presentation. May 21, 2008 WHEN:
11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: Erika Jones of Erika Jones & Associates, Inc. Topic: Innovation Project Management What is
“Innovation” Project Management? It is used to manage any project that creates
something new, unique, never before done. It is specifically for doing science
or technology projects, developing new products, or implementing new business
strategies.
Speaker Bio:
For the last 21 years, Erika has been
bridging the gap from strategy to immediate results and lasting change for
companies throughout the world, focusing on the science and technology divisions
of global corporations, high technology start-ups and national research
laboratories. Since founding her company in 1986, she has taken project
management in a new direction – to be flexible enough for the cascade of
unknowns in research while providing the right discipline and structure to
enhance creativity. The Project EXCELerate Process she developed to drive
mission critical projects to successful completion has been tested and proven
with over 12,000 scientists and engineers in 22 countries. She also specializes
in implementing new business strategies that produce immediate results and embed
lasting change. Before founding EJA, she worked in government and private
industry as an analyst, project manager, consultant and training director. Since
receiving her degree in Economics and Business from the University of New Mexico
in 1974, she has studied with leading authorities in the areas of human nature
and motivation, group dynamics, organizational development, and complex adaptive
systems theory. Erika has lived in New Mexico for over 50 years. Erika and her
husband, Larry Sparks, enjoy living in Santa Fe, RVing, 6 children, 8
grandchildren and 2 Chihuahuas. April 16, 2008 WHEN:
11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: John Tapia Topic: Risk Management Implementation on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project Speaker Bio: John Tapia, currently employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was recently appointed by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science to a one-year assignment to support the implementation of a risk management system at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project under construction in Cadarache, France. Mr. Tapia is serving as a member of the ITER Project Management Office at the ITER International Office (IO), working under the direction of the Principal Deputy Director General, Norbert Holtkamp, and the Project Office Director, Eisuke Tada. ITER is currently the largest international research project with the goal of demonstrating the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy. The United States (U.S.) is one of the seven parties to the ITER Agreement, which provides a mechanism for cooperation in the design, construction, commissioning, operation, and eventual decommissioning of the ITER facility. The other six parties to the ITER Agreement are the European Union, India, Japan, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation. ITER is designed to be the premier scientific tool for exploring and testing plasma behavior in the fusion-burning plasma regime, and will provide the scientific basis and plasma control tools needed to move toward the fusion-energy goal. First plasma is scheduled for 2016. Mr. Tapia, a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee since 1994, was serving as the Project Manager for the Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center (LANSCE) Refurbishment Project before his appointment to the ITER project. Mr. Tapia received his PMP in 2002. He also holds a Master’s of Business Administration from the College of Santa Fe, a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University, and a Bachelor’s of Business from Eastern New Mexico University.
December 19, 2007 Otowi Bridge Chapter Meeting WHAT: OTOWI BRIDGE CHAPTER ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA WHEN: DECEMBER 19, 11:30 to 1:00 WHERE: FULLER LODGE, 20th & CENTRAL, LOS ALAMOS WHO: MEMBERS & GUESTS COST: FREE RSVP: NOT REQUIRED The Project Management Institute (PMI) Otowi Bridge Chapter cordially invites you to attend our 2007 Holiday lunch at the Fuller Lodge. This is an annual event for members and friends of the Otowi Bridge Chapter. Food and music will be provided. Stop by, have a good time, say hello to old friends and make a new friend or two. November (No Meeting) October 17, 2007 WHEN:
11:30 to 12:30 A message from the President: Please join us for a special October presentation honoring long-time member and Project Management Institute Columnist Mr. Michael Hatfield, PMP. Michael was recognized on the Institute’s web page http://www.pmi.org for his well read column “Variance Threshold.” Congratulations on "Variance Threshold's" 10th Birthday! Jeff Janke, PMP
Compliments of PMI.org Speaker: Michael Hatfield, Los Alamos National Laboratory Deputy Group Leader for Program Cost and Scheduling, and PMNetwork Columnist. Topic: Writing and Publishing for PMI: The Story of The Variance Threshold Presentation Summary: Over ten years ago, a small trade journal, PMNetwork, with a circulation of nearly 45,000, took a chance on running a monthly column that actually poked fun at the Project Management industry. Today, with PM Network reaching over 250,000 around the globe each month, The Variance Threshold has become one of the most popular and recognized columns in the magazine. Michael Hatfield will be here to talk about how it all came about, the trials and tribulations of publishing in the Project Management field, and a look ahead. Speaker Bio: Michael Hatfield, PMP, CCC, EVP, is the Deputy Group Leader for Program Cost and Schedule at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He received his BA in 1982, his MBA in 1991, and is a member of the Advisory Review Committee for Project Management at Northern New Mexico College. His bibliography runs over 120 items long, and includes keynote speeches, paper presentations, track sponsorships, and articles that have appeared in over 8 different magazines and journals. Michael's dog is better behaved than the neighbors', and his grass stays greener longer in the year. September 19, 2007 WHEN:
11:30 to 12:30
Speakers:
Mrs. Jenna Casias, Project
Manager, Los Alamos National Laboratory Topic: TA-3 SM-39 Rm. 16 Duct Demolition and Beryllium Abatement Project For a copy of this presentation, click here. Presentation Summary: PMI’s Otowi Bridge Chapter cordially invites you to this month’s presentation that will provide insight into the in depth risk management approach for the duct demolition and beryllium (Be) abatement project at TA-3 SM-39 Room 16. Room 16 was the original Be machine shop for weapons manufacturing for the laboratory dating back to the early 1950s. This shop was abandoned in 1999, however, the remnants of Be machining remained in the process ventilation and associated processing equipment in various forms. The suspect amounts of Be in the duct posed an immediate threat to facility personnel, tenants and the environment, which was the basis for sealing this room from rest of the facility in 2002. This project was Phase I of II, which involved the removal of all Be matter from the process ventilation and associated equipment to eliminate the hazard potential of an airborne release and to reduce the Hazard Categorization of the facility from High Hazard to Low Hazard, thus reducing operational and maintenance costs for the facility by approximately $250K per year. Phase I of this project was initiated in February of 2007 with a Fiscal Year deadline of September 28th, 2007. This project took six (6) months of planning to execute three (3) weeks of field work, all of which was accomplished on-schedule, under-budget, with no safety or security infractions and most importantly without any type of Be exposure which could have been detrimental to the workers, tenants and the environment. The successful completion of this project is paving the way to FY08 funding upwards in the amount of $1.5M for the execution Phase II. Speaker Bios: Jenna began her career in the construction field in 1995 with local electrical contractor, Pueblo Electric. Jenna’s employment with Pueblo exposed her to various fields of project and construction management, including procurement, contract administration, human resource management and project controls. After (9) nine years with Pueblo Electric, Jenna left Pueblo to further her career in Project Management by accepting a position with LANL as a Project Coordinator for FMU-1. As Project Coordinator for FMU-1, Jenna developed a FM specific Small Project Delivery Procedure and later took on the role as Project Lead for Materials and Chemistry FOD responsible for managing the FOD’s project portfolio and overseeing the FOD’s project team. Jenna is currently a Project Manager under FIRP Division managing small projects under $500K at various sites at the Laboratory. Under FIRP-DO, Jenna is currently heading the effort for ADPMGT, to develop and implement an institutional procedure for managing small projects under $500K across the laboratory.
Jenna received her
Bachelors of Business Administration from the College of Santa Fe and is
actively working on obtaining her PMP. Jenna has over 12 years experience in the
construction industry of which 9 of those years have been in the field of
Project Management. Mr. Martinez graduated from Colorado State University with a Master’s in Industrial Hygiene. He is a certified industrial hygienist and a certified safety professional. In addition, he recently earned an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. August 15, 2007 WHEN:
11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: Mr. Joseph A. Brophy (Joe), PMP, SMA, Project Manager Topic: NSSB Phase II LASO Building Replacement Project Presentation Summary: The August presentation will focus on justification for replacing the DOE Los Alamos Site Office (LASO) including the inefficiencies caused by age, and the fact that the current structure is located on land that was committed to the County of Los Alamos as a result of the land transfer agreement between DOE and the Los Alamos County. The new LASO building will be located closer to LANL just west of the Wellness Center. Speaker Bio: Mr. Brophy began his career in construction and facility management in 1971 following his honorable discharge from the military as an aviator and Chief Warrant Officer at age 21. At the time, Joe planned for a professional career as a commercial aviator while working construction jobs but soon discovered his interest and ability in the construction industry. He has followed a career path in the field ever since. Joe’s experience includes county roads and streets work, commercial and residential construction, government facility management, and government nuclear and non-nuclear construction. Joe was a self employed contractor for 13 years, specializing in design and construction of quality built custom homes. Joe obtained employment with Pan Am World Services in 1987 as a Construction Supervisor. His initial assignment involved managing the small job ticket program for infrastructure maintenance at all of the Tech Areas in the Pajarito Corridor stretching from TA-59 to TA-36. Joe managed the program during the Tiger Team assessment, ensuring timely completion and providing documentation for corrective maintenance on the multi-million dollar annual budget. In 1990 - 1997 Joe was a Johnson Controls World Services Construction Supervisor supporting numerous projects including construction projects inside the Plutonium Facility at TA-55. Two of those projects involved structural modifications on the operational nuclear facility. Joe worked at LANL as a Facility Building Manager at the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility (WETF), TA-41 and TA-33 from 1997 to 2004 where he served as the facility representative for all corrective and preventive maintenance, and construction projects. During the last five years at those facilities Joe had hands on experience with site coordination of such projects as: seismic upgrades; new office building construction; operational readiness preparation for a new nuclear facility; Cerro Grande Fire Rehabilitation; the Engineering Sciences Applications Division Consolidation Project; Security Upgrades, the Octave Program; and D&D preparation. Joe’s also has active participation in two Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR’s). When LANL began reorganizing in 2004 Joe transferred to the Project Management Division working as a project team leader on line item projects. Joe has an Associate Degree in engineering with extensive credit hours toward a BS in Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico and a commercial helicopter, single engine land and multiple engine land pilot license. July 18, 2007 WHEN:
11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: Mr. Rey Gonzales P.E., Engineering Project Manager, Los Alamos County Topic: The Diamond Drive Project Presentation Summary: PMI’s Otowi Bridge Chapter cordially invites you to this month’s presentation that will provide insight into the nearly 3-mile long Diamond Drive Project. The Cerro Grande Fire of 2000 led to many changes in our community including this project. The project is broken down into three phases; Phase 1 is currently in construction. Funding from the Cerro Grande Act contributed to the road reconstruction of the Burn Area including Diamond Drive. Justification for Diamond Drive funding was based on the rapid rate of premature failure caused by the transport of fire fighting equipment and debris removal operations. The large number of damaged streets within the burn area (North Community, Eastern Area, and Diamond Drive) created the need to revamp and update to a new Asset Management and Pavement Management System (AMS). The new system, implemented in April 2004, interfaces to Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Pavement condition is now an unbiased assessment taken by a van equipped with laser sensors that can detect and identify severity of pavement cracks and depressions (roughness) over the full area of the pavement surface. Plan on attending this fascinating talk to learn more about the Diamond Drive Project. Speaker Bio: Mr. Gonzales started with the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) in January 1991. He participated in the Engineering Intern program (EIT), which gave him experience in various sections and operations of the department. Rey progressed through the Bridge Design Section (1992), Geotechnical Design Section (1993), Quality Control Section of State Materials Bureau (1997) and the Pavement Design Section (1998) of NMDOT. In September 2000, after having traveled the State Mr. Gonzales decided to work for Los Alamos County. As a Project Manager for the County with limited resources, he participate in the design work for projects, prepares construction contracts and bids, oversee projects, and encourages and responds to public involvement. Rey’s 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. Mr. Gonzales received his Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering at New Mexico State, and is an ardent supporter of the Project Management Institute and the Otowi Bridge Chapter. June 18, 2007 WHEN:
11:30 to 12:30 Speaker: Edward G. Bitzer III, M.A. Topic: Using "Soft" Science to Harden Nuclear Facilities: Nuclear Security Culture and Climate Presentation Summary: Both human and organizational behavior play important roles in the effectiveness of any security program. The concepts of organizational culture and organizational climate have proven to significantly influence human performance in a number of areas, but theoretical and empirical work applying these concepts to security has been limited. This presentation will focus on organizational culture and climate in the nuclear security context. The origin and meaning of these concepts will be discussed and theoretical models of both security culture and security climate will be posited. In addition, a summary of an ongoing empirical investigation of nuclear security climate will be presented. Speaker Bio: Edward G. Bitzer II, M.A. – Eddie is a doctoral candidate in the Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology program at Colorado State University and a full-time graduate staff researcher with the Vulnerability Assessment Team at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He has given talks at a number of national conferences including the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, the American Management Association, and the DoD 7th Annual Security Seals Symposium. Eddie has published papers in a number of journals including most recently in the Journal of Security Administration and Security Management Magazine. Additional papers have been accepted or are currently under review for publication this year in the Journal of Physical Security, the Journal of Applied Psychology, International Negotiations and a LANL sponsored textbook on Nuclear Security. In addition, Eddie has consulted for a number of government agencies and Fortune 100 corporations on issues such as turnover, employee selection, organizational culture/climate, performance appraisal and training.
May 16, 2007 Speaker: Mr. Tony Beugelsdijk, PhD Topic: FIREPOWER IN THE LAB: DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH THROUGHPUT LABORATORY NETWORK FOR BIOSECURITY AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Presentation Summary: Consider waking up one morning and reading the newspaper headlines “Health Officials Warn of Widespread Influenza Outbreak in . . . People Worldwide at Risk . . . Current Vaccines Missing New Strain . . . Next Pandemic Feared.” — Now what? Mount major vaccination campaigns? Will there be enough time and new vaccine? Will it even work? When such events occur, their solution will involve the ability to generate, store, and utilize enormous inventories of high quality laboratory-based information. Dr. Beugelsdijk will describe a program to build new breeds of high-throughput laboratories and database systems which will form a global high throughput laboratory network (HTLN). The HTLN will be controlled by authorized users via the internet from their desktop computers, portable laptops, or pocket devices. The labs in the HTLN will be located worldwide (like military assets) within reach of governments and agencies responsible for monitoring and responding to emerging threats to public health and biosecurity. As important as these labs will be operating in research and surveillance modes, they will be even more important in response mode providing massively parallel and near real-time analysis capacity. In this mode they will be linked together seamlessly much as computers can be linked together to solve large problems in an efficient, robust, and highly parallel manner. Speaker Bio: In 1984, Tony joined Los Alamos National Laboratory where he built the laboratory's robotics and automation program leading a team of more than 30 scientists and engineers. He has managed the development of more than twenty robotics systems including the only four systems in the nation qualified to handle plutonium samples. He is active in extending the use of robotics and automation technologies for DNA-based procedures in clinical practice and has been a champion of robotics technologies in molecular biology, biotechnology, and drug discovery. Tony was awarded the 1986 Pioneer in Laboratory Robotics Award and has 4 patents issued. In 1994, his work was recognized with the Hewlett-Packard Award for Advances in Automated Sample Preparation. In 1996, Tony was awarded the Los Alamos Distinguished Performance Award for his contributions to the Human Genome project at Los Alamos. He served as the North American Editor of the Journal of Laboratory Robotics and Automation published by J. Wiley and serves on the advisory board of the Wiley-Interscience book series in laboratory automation. He has authored over 50 papers and book chapters in laboratory automation and given more than 100 presentations in the field of laboratory robotics, sample preparation and chemical automation at national and international conferences. Dr. Beugelsdijk is a co-founder, charter member, and Past President of the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) and served for 8 years on its Board. He organized the annual LabAutomation, smallTalk, and LabFusion conferences. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation published by Elsevier. He serves on several scientific advisory boards and is a consultant to various biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Prior to joining LANL, he worked as a senior analytical chemist with Shell Oil Company in where he was responsible for method development and automation activities. Tony Beugelsdijk received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the University of Illinois in 1975. In 1992, he completed a Masters in Business Administration degree with an emphasis in General Management from the University of New Mexico.
April
18, 2007 Speaker: Kevin Dussart
Topic: The Missing Link: Absence versus Need Presentation Summary: The purpose of this presentation is to bring awareness and educate the audience about the need to formalize managing projects less than $500K. Most of these projects do not follow formal processes, procedures, and even more alarming, fall short of having a project lead that can successfully manage the project within scope, cost, and schedule. Please join the speaker in this informative overview of The Missing Link: Absence versus Need, Project Management and Projects Less Than $500K. Speaker Bio: Kevin Dussart is the Work Management Team Leader for MSS-TR&P. He is a PMP and graduate from the University of New Mexico. His background includes Organizational Communication, Business, Construction and Project Management, and Maintenance Management. In addition to working at the Laboratory he has worked with McDonald Douglas, Motorola, AMD, and the Longford Group. He currently owns Plan Works of NM, LLC, a start up company specializing in projects less than $500K.
Prior to becoming the Work Management Team Leader for MSS-TR&P, Kevin was instrumental in assembling the first maintenance project team under FMU-2 to address Programmatic Projects, Maintenance Projects, and FIRP Projects using tools and techniques found in the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK). March 21, 2007 WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30
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Speaker Bio: Sandra graduated from the University of New Orleans with a Bachelors degree in Biology and a Bachelors degree in Chemistry. Sandra has over 20 years experience as a chemist with various analytical laboratories. The last 12 years of her career have been dedicated to scientific quality assurance arena. Sandra has obtained four (4) certifications from the American Society Quality, namely, the Certified Quality Manager, the Certified Quality Software Engineer, the Certified Quality Engineer, and the Certified Quality Auditor. Currently, Sandra is the Quality Assurance Team Leader for the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Group at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. February 21, 2007 WHEN: 11:30 to 12:30
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Mark’s next assignment will be as Construction Manager for the Nuclear Materials
Safeguard and Security Upgrade Project, Phase II. Mark is a certified Project
Management Professional (PMP) and is a member of the Otowi Bridge Chapter. January 17, 2007
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June 2006 Speaker: Mr. Ron Wienke, PMP - Deputy Project Director, TA-55 Reinvestment Project
Topic: Pueblo Science & Math Education Outreach ProjectWorkforce demographics show that many scientists and engineers are rapidly approaching the end of their careers at Los Alamos National Laboratory; not unlike situations in research institutions throughout the rest of the country. In order to remain viable, these key personnel will need to be replaced with the best scientific talent available. This is challenging, considering the current situation of decreased enrolment of scientists and engineers in educational institutions. The goal of the pipeline program is to effectively increase the number of local Native American students who are both interested and qualified to pursue technical careers. The pipeline program seeks to increase the number of students who choose technical vocations and to target local, Pueblo Indian elementary schools. Los Alamos is neighbor to 15 Native American Tribes who reside within 10 to 60 miles of the Laboratory. Many of the tribal communities struggle with high student drop-out rates. There are a number of factors that influence the development of a student pipeline, aside from the education system itself such as cultural issues and family income. The approach taken seeks to engage the students directly by contact with Laboratory personnel and to increase their familiarity and understanding of technical subjects. It also seeks to work with educators to help them achieve expected levels of student performance in mathematics and science and to increase their confidence in these areas. The third and most important aspect is parental involvement. The pipeline program focuses on the elementary grades of kindergarten through sixth grade. The goal of this program is to expose students to fun activities that they may not be exposed to normally such as tie-dye and building model rockets or solar powered robots, and to discuss the relevant technical aspects of these activities with the students by demonstrating applicable mathematical and scientific principals. Speaker Bio: Mr. Wienke is currently Deputy Project Director for the TA-55 Reinvestment Project; a 10 year, $138 M project to replace or retrofit safety systems, structures and components in the Plutonium Facility that are nearing or past their service lives in the 28 year old, hazard category 2 nuclear facility. He is a registered professional nuclear engineer (30 year member of the American Nuclear Society) and Project Management Professional. He has thirteen years of experience in line management with NMT Division at the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building and the Plutonium Facility; the most recent as group leader of the NMT-7 Waste Management and Environmental Compliance Group. He is a former member of the Group Leader Action Council, US Chair of Joint Operations Working Group 30 for Facilities (facilitates US & UK interactions), Co-chair of the American Indian Diversity Working Group and Secretary/Treasurer of the New Mexico Chapter of the Ferrari Club of America. Prior to coming to Los Alamos, he had sixteen years of experience working at Mound Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio where he managed projects in the Nuclear Facilities Engineering Division, specializing in tritium processing and recovery systems from ultra-high vacuum to very high pressure. He was also site Nuclear Criticality Safety Officer with responsibility for the maintenance and implementation of Mound’s criticality safety program. |
May 2006
Speaker:
Mr. Jeff Janke, PMP, MBA
Topic:
PRINCE2 PrimerView Presentation (PPT)
This month’s presentation will introduce you to an effective project management methodology that is gaining momentum in the United States and is very compatible with PMI’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
PRINCE2 (Projects in Controlled Environments) is a project management methodology for the organization, management and control of projects. It was initially developed in1989 by the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) as a UK Government standard for information technology (IT) project management; however, it soon became regularly applied outside the purely IT environment. PRINCE2 was released in 1996 as a generic project management methodology. PRINCE2 has become increasingly popular and is now the de facto standard for project management in the UK. Its use has spread beyond the UK to more than 50 other countries. PRINCE2 places a strong emphasis on upfront planning, especially Designing the Project Team, the Product Breakdown Structure, and the Business Case. PRINCE2 is recognized as a world-class international product.
Speaker Bio:
Mr. Janke is a hands-on; results oriented Project Manager with 18 years experience in all facets of project management. Jeff is currently a Project Leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Advance Information & Business Application Development (IM-8) group. Mr. Janke has extensive experience in Customer Care, Cost and Earned Value Management, Estimating and Scheduling. He has worked as a Project Manager in the information management, aerospace, and manufacturing industries, and as a Program and Release Manager in the telephony software industry.
Jeff earned his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification 5 years ago this week and is a certified PRINCE2 Practitioner. He has also served as the PMI Otowi Bridge Chapter VP of Membership and VP of Programs. He will serve this next year as our Chapter President.
April 2006
Speaker:
Mr. Douglas Sankey, Vice President, Corporate Development, PMtec Inc.
Topic:
Barriers to Project Management SuccessView Presentation (PPT)
This presentation offers a thought provoking and practical look at the barriers to project management success that are encountered within organizations. More importantly, it offers potential solutions to get project management to the “next level.” The facilitator solicits audience participation through use of an opinion instrument.
Speaker Bio:
Mr. Sankey is a results oriented senior professional consultant in program and project management and organizational effectiveness. He originated the project planning workshop entitled, “Fast Start for Projects”, that has been used on over 300 projects world-wide. He has a broad experience base with both technical, research and transactional programs and projects, and extensive involvement with industry, National Laboratories and U.S. Federal Government in the fields of weapons and experimental programs, international programs, intelligence and security, and related projects, including related construction. Years of Experience: 25+.
Mr. Sankey is interested in organizations and projects obtaining results and good value from their investment in program and project management. His specific expertise is in program management structure, integration and competency, project management planning, integration, execution and control, earned value management systems, risk and contingency management, program and portfolio management, project management organizational development and effectiveness, and project training program design and delivery. In addition to “Fast Start for Projects”, Mr. Sankey is the developer of various other facilitated workshops and innovative project training courses. Mr. Sankey places high personal emphasis on leadership and the ability to work with people in a team environment to achieve customer needs.
March 2006
Speaker:
Ms. Carolyn Zerkle
Topic:
LANS Transition ProjectIn April 2003, the Department of Energy announced that it would conduct a competition for the management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which has been managed since its founding by the University of California (UC) on a noncompetitive basis. The DOE issued a request for proposals in May 2005, and announced in December 2005 that Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) was the successful bidder. The new contract is scheduled to take effect on June 1, 2006.
Last October, LANL Director Robert Kuckuck chartered a small management team to develop an overarching transition project management plan and work breakdown structure to ensure that the Laboratory has a single institutional, integrated effort for contract closeout and transition. Their focus spans everything from mission, science, and operational oversight to human resources and communications.
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In July 2003, Ms. Zerkle became the principal deputy associate director (PDAD) to the associate director for Administration (ADA). This directorate includes the Laboratory's business and financial management, human resources, information management and communications functions.
Carolyn has more than 10 years at the Lab, most recently as an acting deputy associate director in the Operations directorate (ADO). Over the past four years she continued to accept increasingly challenging roles and was responsible for a $500 million annual budget associated with the Infrastructure, Facilities and Construction Office in ADO, moving from deputy program director to her current position.
Before joining the Laboratory, Ms. Zerkle was an assistant director of campus planning at Illinois State University and a principal investigator with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She has a master's degree in architecture and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Illinois. She also has an undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Carolyn is a mentor in the Lab's mentoring program and also received a Distinguished Performance Award in 1997. Last year, she received the Department of Energy's Deputy Secretary of Energy Excellence in Acquisition Award for her work with the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building Updates Project.
February 2006
Speaker:
Mr. Mike Grimler
Topic:
Presentation: New Consumer Technology and Products...New InfoSec Concerns?
As part of a special project, Mike must roll out a security awareness topic to the Los Alamos National Laboratory at large, to educate and increase awareness in the area of protecting information, with special awareness towards the proliferation of personal electronic devices. In Mike’s own words – “Some are seemingly innocent that could be used to collect intelligence and some are downright nefarious.”
Speaker Bio:
Mike has been at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for 14 years – 7 years with the protective force organization and 7 years with the Security Division as Team Leader for Protective Force Oversight and Special Projects.
January 2006
Speaker:
Mr. Tobin Oruch
Topic:
Presentation: Construction Specifications Institute - Project Resource Manual, and its application at LANLView Presentation (PDF)
PMI members are familiar with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), but those involved in construction projects will further benefit from studying the Project Resource Manual (PRM) published by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
The PRM, formerly CSI Manual of Practice, is a resource for all project participants and presents information in a stage-by-stage progression following the life-cycle of a facility from conception through design, documentation, procurement, construction, occupancy, use, and maintenance of a facility. It also recommends techniques and philosophy for preparing, organizing, using, and interpreting construction documents including specification formats, types and writing; producing a project manual; project delivery systems; procurement and contracting requirements; coordination within and between contract documents; and changing construction documents.
The PRM is recognized by the North American Construction Industry and is the basis on which construction specifications and project manuals should be prepared and administered, and how products should be represented to the construction industry.
This presentation will introduce the principles of the PRM with examples of how the principles are applied at LANL. The national conversion of specifications to CSI’s MasterFormat 2004 system will also be discussed.
Speaker Bio:
Tobin is the Engineering Standards Manager for the Engineering Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory. LANL’s Engineering Standards Program is a mature, comprehensive suite of in-house standards supporting a large construction and modification portfolio. Tobin is a mechanical engineer with over 22 years of experience at DOE facilities. At Los Alamos since 1996, he is a member of the International Code Council and of the Construction Specifications Institute. He instructs and has published papers on the topic of engineering standards.
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