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2012 May 16 GNO Dinner Meeting |
| “A Conversation with Mayor Michael S. Yenni, City of Kenner” Date: May 16, 2012 Venue: Zea's Restaurant, New Orleans Networking Social: 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Cash Bar) Dinner Served Starting at 6:05 p.m. Mayor Yenni’s Conversation with Members and Guests Starts at 7:00 p.m. Ample Time for Questions Starting at Approximately 7:35 p.m.
Michael S. Yenni was elected Mayor of the City of Kenner in his first run for public office on March 27, 2010. He was inaugurated July 1, 2010, his first day in office. Born on June 15, 1976, Mike's passion for public service was evident at a very young age. As a young child, he watched as his grandfather, the late Joseph S. Yenni, led both the City of Kenner as its Mayor and the Parish of Jefferson as its President. Subsequently, his uncle Michael J. Yenni followed in Joe Yenni's footsteps as Jefferson Parish's President. Mike was surrounded by role models who instilled the importance of leadership, dedication, honesty, and public service in him. At the age of 15, he volunteered to assist “Mr. Mardi Gras" of Jefferson Parish, Mr. Henry Trapani, then director of Jefferson Parish Citizen's Services Department, during his summer vacations and holidays. Early in his public service career, Mike developed a vision of "lean and mean" government, and became committed to the ideas of cost/time saving measures and methods of increasing productivity in city procedures. After completing his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science at Southeastern University in Hammond, Louisiana, Mike continued to pursue his aspirations for a career in public service. Mike's utmost concern was effective response to citizens’ needs and he consistently maintained professional public relations. These qualities made him the perfect candidate for the position of Director of the Department of Citizen Affairs for the Parish of Jefferson, which he assumed in 2005.
During his tenure as Director, Mike oversaw the department's $1 million dollar operating budget, a portion of which funded Jefferson Parish Carnival activities. In early 2005, Mike Yenni recommended a revision to the Jefferson Parish Carnival ordinance to improve public safety. These revisions were unanimously approved by the Jefferson Parish Council and proved to be timely. Later that year, Hurricane Katrina devastated Jefferson Parish and the new measures Mike proposed were implemented in the 2006 Carnival season, thereby assuring a successful and safe celebration.
As Director of Citizens’ Affairs, Mike was designated as Essential Personnel. He worked tirelessly throughout Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath cultivating valuable experience regarding the handling of emergency situations. After completing emergency duties over many weeks, Mike continued his recovery efforts by coordinating post-Katrina activities to assist nearly seven hundred (700) senior citizens in debris removal from their homes. This was accomplished by coordinating the work of more than forty (40) volunteer groups which included, but was not limited to, out of state and local missionary organizations, military personnel, and local work crews.
In early 2006, former Jefferson Parish Councilman Edmond J. "Ed" Muniz announced his candidacy for Mayor of Kenner, with goals of unifying the City and restoring cooperative efforts within the City government. Muniz won the election and appointed Mike to the position of Chief Administrative Officer. Mike worked as Mayor Muniz's closest advisor throughout the successful operation of his administration. An example of one of Mike's first priorities was coordinating efforts to immediately find funding to repair storm damage at the Pontchartrain Center. He knew the threat to close the Center was looming, and was aware of the devastation that could mean to the City of Kenner's tourism industry and its economic development Mike also collaborated on efforts to aggressively seek FEMA funds to clear the sub-surface drainage system and to file for FEMA reimbursements for other needed repairs of hurricane damage.
Aside from his concentrations on generating revenue, Completing repairs to the City, and cost savings, Mike heavily focused on the importance of the department of inspections and Code Enforcement He expedited the closure of the rarely utilized tourist center and used the funds to hire additional code inspectors in an effort to fight blight The additional inspectors allowed for more frequent code sweeps. The money was also used for the demolition of derelict buildings.
Under Mike's tenure as Chief Administrative Oflicer, he stressed the importance of utilizing the expertise of a professional engineer to oversee the Public Works Department, capital projects, and improvements to public infrastructure. With a professional engineer on staff, the Public Works Department has saved thousands of dollars previously spent on outsourcing.
Mike Yenni strongly supported Public work's efforts in acquiring a very low interest loan of $22 million dollars from the LADEQ that will aid in the funding improvements to the City's archaic sewer system. He was also instrumental in convincing the City Council of the importance of increasing the sewerage user fee to ensure a funding source to pay off the sewerage loan.
Mike worked closely with all City Departments, the owners and administrators of the Esplanade Mail, and Macy's to ensure the return of Macy's Department Store after Hurricane Katrina. Bringing businesses into the City of Kenner has always been one of his ton priorities. He is proud to have been instrumental in the campaign to bring a new Target to the Esplanade Mall. it is scheduled to opening the Summer of 2011.
In September 2008, Mike led the administration through the enactment of the new emergency plan when Hurricane Gustav threatened to devastate the Kenner area. Although the City was spared from major catastrophic damage, Mike worked continuously with Entergy to quickly restore power to businesses and residences. He worked to ensure public safety as he collaborated with the police and fire departments throughout this effort. Finally, he worked with the City’s sewerage contract to stabilize the sewer system which suffered many setbacks due to power outages. All of these efforts were made to secure the City of Kenner and ensure the safety of its citizens as they began to return home.
In his first 100 days as Mayor, Mike has focused heavily on the sewerage problems that plague the City. He successfully convinced the City Council to pass a user fee increase to pay for improvements to the system. Mayor Yenni’s next major goal, as promised throughout his campaign, is to properly fund the police and fire departments and ensure the safety and quality of life for Kenner's citizens for years to come.
Mike is a proud member of the United States Naval Reserve. He received a Direct Commission as an Ensign in the Public Affairs Community in March of 2010. Mike resides at 15 Rue St. Louis, Kenner, Louisiana 70065, with his wife, Michelle, and his Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Bella. Register Here This month's venue: Zea's in New Orleans Click here for instructions on how to claim PDU's for this event and others like it. | |
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PMIGNO PMP Exam Prep JAN2012 |
The PMI chapter of GNO is excited to offer instructor led training to help you prepare for the PMP® Exam. This course will cover the Inputs, Tools, Techniques and Outputs that make up the processes of project management. This course will help you comprehend the often difficult concepts that are addressed in the PMBOK® Guide .
By taking this course, you will
• Increase your chance of passing the PMP exam and become a better project manager as well • Reduce the volume of material you will need to read to cover the broad PMP exam topics. • Understand the Earned Value Techniques and confidently answers questions about it. • Enjoy discussions with fellow project managers • The course instructor is Douglas St. Cyr MBA, PMP. Douglas has many years experience working with projects in a wide variety of roles. He also has two years experience as a Project Management instructor.
Upon completion of this course, you will receive sixteen hours toward your class requirements. The class will be eight weeks long and will meet on Tuesdays from 6:00PM to 8:00 PM in room 228 of the Nelson building. The start date will January 24, 2012. Cost of class will be $250.00 for Chapter members & $300.00 for non members.
To sign-up click here or contact Douglas St. Cyr at Education@pmigno.org. |
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2012 January 18 GNO Dinner Meeting |
| “A Conversation with Mr. Robert McGough, President and CEO of DM Petroleum Operations Co.” Date: January 18, 2012 Venue: Andreas Restaurant, Metairie Networking Social: 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Cash Bar) Dinner Served Starting at 6:05 p.m. Mr. McGough’s Conversation with Members and Guests Starts at 7:00 p.m. Ample Time for Questions Starting at Approximately 7:35 p.m. Theme Questions: “ The Need for Effective Communications of Programs and Strategic Projects to the C-Level” Robert E. McGough joined DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company in February 1993 as the site manager of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve's West Hackberry site. He was promoted to the Operations and Maintenance director in July of that same year. He became the president and chief executive officer in January 2001. Mr. McGough received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Northeast Louisiana in 1961. Additionally, he earned his Masters Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas eight years later. In 1961, Mr. McGough received his active duty commission. He served in various command and staff positions revolving around petroleum logistics in the United States Army. After 26 years of service, he retired as Colonel Robert E. McGough. Upon return to civilian life, Mr. McGough became a project manager for Logistics Engineering Associates, Annapolis, Maryland, from 1987 through 1989. He held the position of supply and distribution manager for Steuart Petroleum Company in Washington, D.C. from 1989 until he joined DM. Bob and his wife Paula, formally of Lebanon, PA and son Matthew reside in Fairhope, Alabama. Register Here This month's venue: Andrea's in Metairie Click here for instructions on how to claim PDU's for this event and others like it. | |
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2011 December 14 GNO Dinner Meeting |
| PMI GNO December Dinner Meeting at Zea's on St. Charles Ave. Wednesday December 14, 2011 You will receive one PDU for attending | |
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2011 November 16 GNO Dinner Meeting |
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In 2010 Ochsner Health System realized that in order to drive / sustain Innovation and Change Management within its new Care Delivery Models that they needed to include an aspect of project management oversight to the daily rigger within the development and implementation of these new strategies. With the pending changes in the healthcare reform law Ochsner realized that they must move quickly to implement change management process to its workflow and delivery models. Prior to the Implementation of the “Strategic Program Leaders” the programs / models were being built, executed, and lead by subject matter experts that had very limited or no project management experience. Needless to say a lot of the great ideas and concepts that came out of this program development process saw limited success. Once the “Strategic Program Leaders” from our department teamed up with the subject matter experts we began to take a systematic approach to the new programs and through a rigorous project management philosophy began to drive results to the programs. We like to sum it up in the following statement “Innovation without Execution is nothing more than Daydreaming” Emily Pirch
504-842-9972 | epirch@ochsner.org  Michigan State University - Bachelor of Business Administration Master of Business Administration UNO Professional Recruiter, Human Resources - Ochsner Lead Recruiter, Talent Acquisition - Ochsner Lean Management Engineering Leader Medical Management (Strategic Program Manager) - Ochsner Clinically Integ rated Network (Strategic Program Manager)- Ochsner Administrative Leader Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Service Lines - Ochsner PMP Certification 2011 Mark Green
 504-301-6666 | markgreen@ochsner.org USAF – Radiology Technologist Florida Hospital College of Health Science – BSRT Master of Business Administration Marylhust University CRA- One of Five in the state of Louisiana 2010 Director of Imaging Services – Medical Center of Baton Rouge Regional Director of Diagnostic Services - Ochsner, Baton Rouge Lean Leader Management Engineering New Models of Primary Care (Strategic Program Manager) – Ochsner New Models of Inpatient Care (Strategic Program Manager) – Ochsner Pharmacy Expansion Program (Strategic Program Manager) – Ochsner PMP Certification 2011 Past areas of responsibility: Radiology services, Pain Management, Special Procedures, Cardiac Cath Lab, EP Services, Echocardiology, CVRU step down unit. Register Here This month's venue: Zea's on St Charles Click here for instructions on how to claim PDU's for this event and others like it. |
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2011 September 21 GNO Dinner Meeting |
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Agile: Not Just for IT! A Case Study in Technology Deployment Larry Forster, Ph. D. Abstract In early 2012, a major oil company will install a new suite of sensing technology, for the
first time, in a small but significant offshore project. First-time installation? New technology? Not my project! This is a typical reaction. A
Catch 22 can result: no experience, no project. How to break the logjam? Combine the
traditional project management approach, with elements of Agile. First, ensure the
critical requirements are met, with full robustness. Then open the door to possibilities.
Transform the possibilities into project expectations. The result? Expectations exceeded! I promise an exciting journey.  | Larry Forster is an independent consultant who works to improve business performance through collaboration and innovation. He recently completed a 27 year career with Shell Exploration and Production Company in Houston and New Orleans, and was known for his efforts in bringing people together to accomplish breakthroughs. He is featured as a pioneer in the business use of story in Wake Me Up When the Data Is Over: How Organizations Use Story to Drive Results, edited by Lori Silverman, Jossey-Bass, 2006, and as an expert in collaboration in Getting Change Right: How Leaders Transform Organizations from the Inside Out, by Seth Kahan, Jossey-Bass, 2010 | Register Here This month's venue: Andrea's in Metairie Click here for instructions on how to claim PDU's for this event and others like it. |
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2011 August 17 GNO Dinner Meeting |
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PMI GNO
August Dinner Meeting at Zea’s (St. Charles Ave.)
Wednesday August 17, 2011
PMI® Members will receive one PDU for attending
Project Management Plan Presentations with Course Lessons Learned
Loyola University New Orleans MBA Students Theme: Encapsulating Project Management Knowledge from the Strategic, Tactical, Interactive, and Performance Excellence Perspectives Join the PMIGNO Board of Directors in congratulating twenty-one Loyola University MBA students who successfully completed the first time offered graduate level Project Management course. This outstanding class of individuals emanates from widely diverse professional backgrounds and career choices with one common strategic career objective; pursuit of a high-quality education in professional project management from a holistic, organizational sustainability perspective. Five different, ten minute executive style briefings will be given by these MBA students shown above; Mr. Schulingkamp is the course observer and Mr. Moore is the course instructor. These students formed teams on their own to progressively elaborate either an instructor provided Statement of Work or a work-related Statement of Work into a professionally prepared Project Management Plan. During this six week, eleven-session, thirty five hour course of study, each of the five teams developed a Project Charter, a WBS, a WBS Dictionary, a Scope Baseline, and finally a Project Management Plan. Each student has demonstrated that she or he has “Learned Project Management Fundamentals by Doing Project Management.” In addition to preparing for a knowledge-area focused lecture each session, each student wrote her or his course lessons learned and took a total of eight mini exams and one final exam to better prepare for either the PMP® or the PMI-CAPM® certification examination. Students also participated in a six-hour Project Management Professional Development session on Saturday August 6th followed an “Exam Prep Boot Camp” on the followed Saturday, August 13th. Both of these sessions were optional. Nevertheless, an overwhelming majority of these students participated due to their personal commitment to understanding project management content for the purpose of sitting for a PMI® certification exam.
Please support this unique function and provide these students with encouragement, dialog during the social, and "dinner table" conversations. These individuals deserve our support as they are focused on becoming a PMI® certified Project Management Professional, have joined PMI® at the student membership level, and will likely become affiliated with local PMI® chapters in the city of their employment after graduation with their Loyola University New Orleans MBA degree.
Please bring a high school, college, or graduate student from your family with you as these outstanding MBA students will certainly provide a mentoring opportunity for them. Register Here This month's venue: Zea's on St Charles Click here for instructions on how to claim PDU's for this event and others like it. |
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2011 July 20 GNO Dinner Meeting |
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Panel Discussion on Enterprise IT Security Risks 
Theme: Is Your Organization Having Difficulty Preventing and Mitigating New Cyber Attacks? Protecting corporate information technology (IT) and sensitive information from external intrusion as well as from accidental release from internal sources remains a formidable challenge for enterprise IT professionals.  A panel discussion format will be given by Mark Duck, Luis Luque, and Chris Shipp. These three IT security experts, each with a different perspective and focus, have transformed enterprise IT networks by linking security strategy with proactive techniques that successfully mitigate IT security threats and cyber attacks at the enterprise level. The panel will give a demonstration of an external intrusion and will share their knowledge regarding how this risk could be managed more effectively through proper project management methodologies.
Biography of Presenters Chris Shipp, PMP Chris Shipp has over 15 years’ experience in computer security and has functioned as the Information System Security Manager for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the last 10 years. Chris has been the Lead Technical Instructor for the Tulane University Professional Development Institute and is well known for his unique and entertaining training style. He has provided training for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. military and countless commercial entities. Chris holds numerous information security certifications including Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP). Chris also holds the PMI® Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification. Mark Duck, PMP Mark is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 20 years of experience working on Information Technology and Security Projects in Aerospace, Manufacturing and Oil & Gas industries in North America, South America, and Europe. Mark is currently a Project Manager with Shell Exploration and Production in New Orleans. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Master of Science in Computer Science at Louisiana Tech University, Mark began working as a software developer at General Dynamics in Fort Worth. Later, Mark moved back to Louisiana and worked for five years in the Oil & Gas industry working on control systems and security projects. For the next ten years, Mark worked at a manufacturing company in Harahan, Louisiana. He managed numerous enterprise network and data center related projects during this time including the expansion of the wide area network to sites in Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Brazil. It was during this time that Mark recognized the value of PMI's approach to project management and acquired the PMI® Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification. In 2006, Mark started work as an independent project management consultant working with Capital One for one year and then moving to Shell Exploration and Production where Mark works today managing IT Infrastructure projects in the control systems and security disciplines. Luis Luque Luis Luque is the Director of Industrial IT for Cimation. After graduating from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette he moved to New Orleans where he began his career as an IT consultant for multiple rapid growth independent oil and gas companies. Over the past 10+ years he has served in various technical lead and project management roles for hundreds of IT projects associated with oil and gas operations along with other industries such as power and manufacturing. As the Director of Industrial IT for Cimation, Luis and his team provide consulting and implementation services focused on securely integrating real-time information from onshore and offshore oil and gas operations into corporate business systems. He also leads up the control system cyber security audit and risk assessment practice within Cimation. Luis and his team have performed numerous process control network security audits on deepwater offshore platforms, chemical plants, pipelines, and power generation facilities. Cimation uses an internally developed risk matrix to perform assessments which cross references the various industrial security standards such as ISA-99, API 1164, AGA-12, NERC CIP, as well as the recommended control system (SCADA) cyber security best practices from NIST and DHS. In recent years Luis has worked with local and federal law enforcement agencies to provided control system cyber security awareness training for owner/operators to help them understand emerging cyber security risks to critical infrastructure. In 2010 Cimation worked with the local Infragard chapter to provision and support a target control system that was used in a Red Team/ Blue Team hacking challenge called Tiger Trap. Currently Luis is working as a technical advisor and project manager for the SCADA, communications, and security elements on multiple large scale domestic and international oil and gas facility projects.” |
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2011 June 15 GNO Dinner Meeting |
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A Conversation with Mark C. Layton Mark C. Layton is an organizational strategist and PMI certification instructor with over 20 years in the project/program management field. He is the Los Angeles chair for the Agile Project Leadership Network and is the founder of Platinum Edge, Inc.— an organizational improvement company that supports businesses making the Waterfall-to-Agile transition. Prior to founding Platinum Edge in 2001, Mark developed his expertise as a consulting firm executive, program management coach, and in-the-trenches project leader. He also spent 11 years as a Cryptographic Specialist for the US Air Force, where he earned both Commendation and Achievement medals for his accomplishments. Mark holds MBAs from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the National University of Singapore; a B.Sc. (summa cum laude) in Behavioral Science from Pitzer College/University of La Verne; and an A.S. in Electronic Systems from the Air Force’s Air College. He is also a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force’s Leadership School, a Certified ScrumMaster, a Certified Scrum Professional, and a certified SCPM (Stanford University Advanced Project Management). When he isn’t partnering with businesses to improve ROI, Mark enjoys scuba diving, international travel and endurance cycling. He is the author of Wiley & Sons “Agile Project Management for Dummies” series (March 2011) and is a frequent speaker on Lean, Scrum and other agile solutions. This month's venue: Zea's |
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2011 May 18 GNO Dinner Meeting |
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2011 May 18 GNO Dinner Meeting A Conversation with ANH “JOSEPH” CAO Anh “Joseph” Cao, 43, is a successful lawyer, an accomplished civic leader and a devoted family man, married to Hieu “ Kate” Haong, a practicing pharmacist. The couple lives with their two daughters, Sophia and Betsy, in the New Orleans East community of Venetian Isles. They are active members of Mary Queen of Vietnam church. Joseph was born in 1967 Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City), where he spent his early childhood during the most turbulent years of the Vietnam War. He still vividly remembers the frightening bomb blasts near his elementary school. As the war drew to a close, Joseph’s dad, an officer with the South Vietnamese Army, was taken prisoner by the Communists. In 1975, Joseph, just 8 years old, escaped to America with two sisters, leaving his mom and five other siblings in Saigon. Joseph was not to see his parents again for 16 years. Moving in with an uncle in Indiana, Joseph learned English, thrived in school and went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Baylor University in Texas before joining the Society of Jesus in Grand Coteau, Louisiana to study becoming a Jesuit priest. During his first two years as a seminarian, Joseph was sent to various parts of the world to minister to the poor and indigent. He first arrived in New Orleans in 1992. He left for a year to earn a Master's degree in philosophy at New York’s Fordham University before returning to the Crescent City to teach philosophy and ethics at Loyola University. As Joseph prepared for the priesthood, his faith was strong, but his confidence in the government's ability to care for those in need weakened by the day. In 1996, following a period of discernment, Joseph ended his six-year quest for the priesthood in a personal crusade for social justice. Moving to the Washington, D.C. area, he taught high school and became an advocate for refugees—future Americans who embody a can-do spirit and strong work ethic. In pursuit of justice for all, Joseph moved back to New Orleans and attained a law degree in 2000 from Loyola Law School. He became the in-house legal counsel for Boat People SOS, an organization helping poor Vietnamese and other minorities. In 2002, Archbishop Alfred Hughes hand-picked the promising young Vietnamese-American attorney and former seminarian to become a member of the National Advisory Council of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, addressing women's rights in the Church, social justice and child abuse; and, after Katrina struck in 2005, the Church’s response to the Hurricane, which destroyed both his house and law office. Joseph Cao and his family moved temporarily to Westwego to begin rebuilding. Like so many others, he battled insurance companies and government bureaucracy to restore his home and business, but while dealing with his own misfortunes, he continued to help others. He led a successful effort on behalf of New Orleans East residents to stop plans for a landfill that would have devastated their community. He helped lead the fight to get electricity and telecommunications restored for returning residents. Outraged by the government foot-dragging and red tape that he saw holding back recovery efforts, Joseph dedicated himself to the effort to build Greater New Orleans. In 2007, Joseph Cao ran unsuccessfully as an independent for the state House of Representatives, but carried Orleans Parish. He was elected to serve on the board of the Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation, which is responsible for vital programs such as charter schools, medical clinics and retirement centers. He was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal to help ensure fair voting as a member of the Board of Elections for Orleans Parish. He was elected to lead the Louisiana Republican Party at both the parish and state levels and, later, a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Joseph Cao has lived through war and disaster, never surrendering his determination to make things better. A teacher of ethics, held in the highest esteem for his dogged pursuit of truth and justice, he was elected on December 8th, 2008 to serve as Representative of Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. On January 6th, 2009, Cao was sworn in as the first Vietnamese-American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Cao served on three House committees: Transportation & Infrastructure; Homeland Security; and Oversight and Government Reform. He was the Deputy Ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee. Congressman Cao was a member of several caucuses including the Human Rights Caucus, the Asian Pacific American Caucus, the African Partnership for Economic Growth Caucus, and the Caucus on Vietnam, for which he serves as Co-Chairman. Congressman Cao is a founding member of the American Engagement Caucus and was an Executive Committee member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. He continues to serve the interests of the people of Louisiana and the many Vietnamese communities across America. |
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2011 April 20 GNO Dinner Meeting |
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A Conversation with William C. "Hoot" Gibson, Jr. Project Manager Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project Management Office Office of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Petroleum Reserves, New Orleans, LA Click here to see Hoot's Presentation SPR Risk Governance: Mission Readiness 24/7
Presented to the PMI-GNO Chapter
April 20, 2011 Dinner Meeting
William C. “Hoot” Gibson, Jr. is the Project Manager for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project Management Office (SPRPMO) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The SPR’s mission is to store petroleum to reduce the adverse economic impact of a major petroleum supply interruption to the United States and carry out obligations under the international energy program. The SPR is the world’s largest crude oil stockpile with storage at four sites in Louisiana and Texas. The SPR achieved maximum fill of crude oil storage capacity totaling 726.6 million barrels on December 27, 2009.
Mr. Gibson is a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Rank Awards for 2006. He is one of fifteen DOE Senior Executives who received this award for Meritorious Executive. The recipients of this award are recognized by the President for their outstanding leadership, accomplishments and service.
Mr. Gibson is a Professional Engineer who began his career with the SPR in 1978 and has served as the SPR Project Manager since 1993. As Project Manager, Mr. Gibson oversees an annual budget of approximately $186 million, and is responsible for all activities of the SPR including maintenance and operations, systems and design engineering, security, construction, emergency management, quality assurance, environmental safety and health, procurement, and financial management. The SPR has a staffing level of 95 Federal employees and approximately 800 contractor employees. Mr. Gibson oversees the SPR's Management and Operating Contractor, DM Petroleum Operations Company, a recipient of the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and 2006 Robert W. Campbell Award.
The Secretary of Energy recognized the SPR's performance following Hurricane Katrina with the Gold Award for outstanding leadership meriting the highest recognition bestowed by the Department. The SPR’s notable performance was also demonstrated in the execution of crude oil test exchange deliveries following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in August 2008. In 1991, Mr. Gibson served as the Drawdown Manager during the Desert Storm Drawdown ordered by the President.
Mr. Gibson's leadership led to his selection as the New Orleans Federal Executive Board's (FEB) 2005 Outstanding Federal Executive for distinguished service and accomplishments. Mr. Gibson was also appointed as the FEB 2006 Chairperson having served as a member of the Board since 2001.
Mr. Gibson has a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Government from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland. He is a Navy veteran and is listed as a Registered Professional Engineer with the State of Louisiana.
Mr. Gibson resides in Barataria, Louisiana, and has three daughters. This month's venue: Andrea's |
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Green Dot or Blue Dot Program |
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Looking for work? Looking for that special employee? At the Monthly PMIGNO meeting, use the Green Dot/Blue Dot system to identify yourself as a potential employee or indicate to others that you are seeking employees for upcoming opportunities. At the monthly meeting, affix a Green Dot to your name tag if you are looking for work or a Blue Dot if you are looking for employees. Also be sure to utilize the job posting option at http://www.pmigno.org/index.php?option=com_jobline&Itemid=121 to identify any potential opportunities. Good Luck! |
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