 Attendance Rosters.aspx January 18, 2012
Community Broadband Network project
Presentation Summary
From concept and design to public acceptance and project approval, the
Community Broadband Network project is an all-encompassing project
involving technical expertise, public relations and media management as
well as community education and ultimately project funding acceptance.
SPEAKER
John Jones
BIO
John Jones is an IT Project Manager for Los Alamos County and is
currently leading the charge for a fiber-optic Community Broadband
Network here in Los Alamos. His background in the public and private
sector fields in California encompasses a wide variety of IT-related
projects, including network design and optimization, data center
expansion and infrastructure upgrades, business intelligence/data
warehouse and web application development and implementation, and call
center IVR installation.
Jones has provided leadership and direction in the area of IT managed
services and support for international companies as well as serving as
an expert resource for business process redesign and development of
performance measurement criteria. He obtained his PMP in 2006 and
actively advocates for PMI by inspiring his colleagues and friends to
study and take their test so they too can enjoy the privileges of
membership!
November 16, 2011
Every Successful Conference Is A Successful Project First
Presentation Summary
Not all successful projects involve building great structures or remediating cleanup sites. Dan's talk is about organizing and running the American Planning Association's 31st Annual Western Planners/Four Corners Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 11-14. The conference theme was "Planning Makes the Difference". The conference occurred just after Fiesta and before the Wine and Chili festival.
SPEAKER
Daniel Pava
BIO
Daniel Pava AICP works at the Los Alamos National Laboratory where he is an environmental planner in the Environmental Stewardship Division. His work currently focuses on environmental compliance, and he has also prepared two site comprehensive plans for the Laboratory - in 1990 and again in 2000. Dan has also prepared environmental assessments and impact statements for LANL and for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dan began his planning career with the city of Albuquerque, NM in 1981, while still a graduate student at the University of New Mexico -where he earned masters degrees in Community and Regional Planning and in Public Administration. He wrote his thesis on the implementation of the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County motor vehicle inspection and maintenance air quality program. He later served as the assistant planning director for Los Alamos County, where he prepared the 1986 Comprehensive Plan and reviewed many development projects. Dan later was hired by the City of Rio Rancho to prepare the 2020 Integrated Comprehensive Plan. He later revised that city's Development Process Manual. Dan has served as the president of the New Mexico Chapter of the American Planning Association three times. He is also president-elect of Western Planning Resources, publisher of the Western Planner magazine. Dan also has a consulting sole proprietorship called Planning Solutions. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his wife Carol. Dan earned a Certificate in Project Management from the University of New Mexico, and promises that he will eventually take the PMP exam!
September 21, 2011
Lessons Learned from Oversized Container Remediation at TA-54
Presentation Summary
As the project manager for the Oversize Container TRU project, Mike is responsible for disposition of roughly 4500 cubic meters of large volume legacy TRU waste which primarily involves size reduction, sorting, decontamination, and repackaging of plutonium contaminated equipment, gloveboxes, cemented waste, and other miscellaneous building debris from D&D projects at LANL. This talk focuses on the challenges and solutions associated with this project.
SPEAKER
Michael Romero
BIO
Mike Romero is a project manager under the Environmental Project Associate Directorate at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in which he support the LANL Transuranic (TRU) Program. Mike has approximately 20 years of nuclear operational and project management experience in the radioactive waste management arena, primarily at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
August 17, 2011
Capital Project Management in Los Alamos County
Presentation Summary
The process for managing capital projects in Los Alamos County is complex. Mr. Erickson will present a brief overview of that process, then present a case study for group evaluation and feedback.
SPEAKER
Dan Erickson
BIO
Dan Erickson is a Project Manager for Los Alamos County.
July 20, 2011
Using Your Negotiation Skills for Better Project Management
Presentation Summary
Projects go awry when requirements and desired outcomes are not well defined during project development. Often, initial customer requirements can be unrealistic or inaccurate, and stated project objectives can be hidden or off the mark. In this presentation, Bob will explain how effective project managers can use negotiation skills to facilitate a better common understanding of desired project requirements and outcomes in order to achieve project success. Bob will also survey the basic skills of negotiation and introduce the audience to two excellent resources that they can reference to improve their negotiating techniques.
SPEAKER
Bob Knudson, PMP
BIO
Bob Knudson, PMP, is a Vice President with ARES Corporation. He manages an organization that provides engineering and facility management services to DOE and NNSA sites and facilities, including Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and the Nevada National Security Site. Bob has over 28 years of experience in leading and managing diverse organizations providing engineering, environmental, construction, and project management services to customers across the DOE/NNSA Complex. In addition to LANL, LLNL and NNSS, he has supported DOE mission needs at Rocky Flats and the Idaho National Laboratory. Besides DOE work, Bob has also supported customers and managed projects for the Army Corps of Engineers, DoD and NRC. Bob received his B.S. degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1983 and served as an officer (Captain) in the U.S. Air Force where he focused on nuclear weapon system safety. He earned his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in 2003 and was a member and officer of the Otowi Bridge Chapter from 2003-2006. June 15, 2011 NEDO/Los Alamos Collaborative Microgrid Research Project
Presentation Summary
The Los Alamos Dept. of Public Utilities and a Japanese agency (NEDO) are teaming up to develop smart grid technology here. Smart grids are new-generation electrical power networks that efficiently control and balance the supply and demand of power through digital information that integrates small and large-scale renewable energy sources. Rafael De La Torre will describe the project and some of the unique project management challenges and approaches.
SPEAKER
Mr. Rafael De La Torre, P.E.
BIO
Rafael De La Torre, PE is the Deputy Utilities Manager for Electric Distribution for Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities and a Quality NM Examiner. Prior to arriving at Los Alamos County in October 2008, Rafael spent 1 year at ARES Corporation doing facility EE design for LANL, WIPP, and DOE Hanford; and 2 years at Hytec designing and constructing computer tomography xray systems utilized in the orthodontic industry and at DOE facilities. Prior to that, Rafael spent 16.5 years at Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative as its Director of Engineering and Operations. Rafael also has over 15 years of experience in the interior EE design of commercial and industrial facilities including restaurants, office buildings, retail space, fire stations, etc. Over the past 22 years, Rafael has gained extensive experience in the design of electrical systems ranging from 24 volts AC/DC up to 115,000 volts AC on both sides of the utility meter. Rafael holds BSEE and MSEE degrees in electrical engineering from NMSU, is a registered professional engineer since 1993, and has been managing people for about 20 years.
April 20, 2011
Theory of Games in Project Management Presentation Summary
Since Manhattan Project scientist Jon Von Neumann did the seminal work in Game Theory in 1946, its applications in modeling and predicting behavior in analogous real-life interactions has expanded dramatically. It was only a matter of time before some of Game Theory's insights would be brought to bear in the realm of Project Management. Michael Hatfield will review some basic Game Theory concepts, show how they are similar to situations and circumstances encountered by Project Managers, and show how these concepts can be used to select the best available strategy for project success.
SPEAKER
Mr. Michael Hatfield, PMP, CCC, EVP
BIO
Michael Hatfield, PMP, CCC, EVP, is the author of the book Things Your PMO Is Doing Wrong, but is probably best-known as the writer of the column Variance Threshold, appearing for over 11 years in PMNetwork magazine, and as a blogger for pmi.org for an additional two years. Michael's collie is better behaved than most other people's dogs, and his lawn stays greener longer than his neighbors'.
March 16, 2011
Leadership and the Leader Presentation Summary
Leadership is one of the most important functions of a project manager. Skills needed to be a good leader can sometimes be taught, and sometimes are thrust upon a leader who is not the project manager in situations requiring them. This discussion will address those situations in which circumstances require that someone other than the recognized manager assume a strong leadership role and motivate the team to accomplish the objective. The discussion will also address ways the leader can take care of himself or herself physically and mentally, and improve his or her capacity to serve in this role in the long run.
SPEAKER
Mr. Bill Hudson, USMC, Ret.
BIO
Bill Hudson served in the United States Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. As a WWII veteran, he served in the campaign to take the island of Iwo Jima. During that campaign, Bill earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. After the war, Bill graduated from New York University with a B.S. in Health & Physical Education, and a M.A. in High School Administration. He taught Physical Education in the Los Alamos Schools from 1949-1982, coaching high school varsity boys swimming for 25 years, girls swimming for 6 years, and high school cross country for 4 years. He is an invited speaker to many events, and his circle of friends includes business and military leaders from around the world. He continues to be very active in the Los Alamos area.
February 16, 2011
The Project Management Institute (PMI) Otowi Bridge Chapter would like to remind you to attend our February Chapter meeting & presentation at the Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos.
Experiences on the ITER Project Presentation Summary
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project is a collaborative effort between 6 countries and the European Union to design, construct, and operate in an experimental mode a full scale, cryogenically cooled super conducting magnetic confinement fusion reactor in Southern France that produces 10 times more energy than it consumes. The focus of this discussion will be to describe more about what ITER is and why it is important to the world; what Project Management infrastructure has been established to help accomplish the mission amid the myriad of technical, political, and financial difficulties; and how to survive and thrive as an ex-patriot worker in a foreign land.
SPEAKER
Frederic (Rick) Bradshaw PMP
BIO
Rick has 28 years of project management and project engineering experience including: 14 years of project management consulting on commercial and government nuclear and environmental projects and programs internationally, with focus on project planning, initiation, startup, project management infrastructure, training, and troubleshooting. He is the author of several courses on Project Management that have been taught across the USA and in Europe. Prior to becoming a consultant Rick had extensive hands on experience as the overall engineering and construction project manager on technical, one-of-a-kind nuclear projects on commercial nuclear facilities in the Midwest and on DOE nuclear cleanup projects at the Hanford Site in Washington State. He is currently supporting the Weapons Division at LANL, providing project management infrastructure for their on-going experimental program. Rick has a bachelor's degree in chemistry and a master's degree in Chemical Engineering and earned board certification from the US Navy as a Shift Test Engineer on 688 class nuclear submarines. Rick has held a PMP certification since 1994. |
January 19, 2011
The Project Management Institute (PMI) Otowi Bridge Chapter would like to remind you to attend our January Chapter meeting & presentation at the Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos.
Project Communication - Who Needs to Know What, When, and How? Presentation Summary
We all know that a project manager spends most of his or her time communicating. But how can we approach that most important part of our job logically and effectively? What methods should we use to communicate? Where should it happen? How frequently is enough but not overkill? The focus of this discussion will be to discuss some methods that we may not have considered previously.
SPEAKER
Bob Griffis, PMP, P.E.
BIO
Bob has been a system engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory for two years. He worked for almost five years as a consultant with an environmental firm in Los Alamos supporting waste management and cleanup work at Technical Area 54. Prior to that, he had 20 years in project engineering, project management, operations, and production roles for Rocky Mountain Remediation Services, Kaiser Hill, Rockwell International, and Procter & Gamble. He holds a PMP certification and is a registered professional engineer in Colorado.
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