APM Team,
Over the past few years I have dedicated my blog before Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday) to an activity – the turkey hand drawing.
This year I did a little research on the human hand. In my research I found this book – The Wonder of the Human Hand: Care and Repair of the Body's Most Marvelous Instrument.
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Millwright Apprentice, Katie O’Neill! After exploring many career options, Katie found her fit as a Millwright. She grew up in a family of trades, being raised by an awesome single Father and heavily influenced by her Grandfather, a Welder and Millwright. So once Katie completed a local Welding Program, she followed in her Grandpa’s footsteps and never looked back!
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Safety Champion, Gerald “G” Allee! G was led into this industry and to APM through his cousin who was a Millwright that had worked with APM for a long time. After, he got into the hall, his first job was with APM on the Gas side. Now, he will reach 9 years with APM on October 1st! At work, G is a Subject Matter Expert and Safety Champion. Outside of work, he is a husband, parent to 5, and soon to be Grandpa! We are so excited to spotlight G! Read more to get to know his surprising fact, favorite quote, and perspectives on success and leadership.
Read MoreIn my below video, I share reflections from our Safety & Quality reset and recent LDC activity. Within 3 weeks, our LDC has hosted 8 training events with ~400 people, as well as additional partner events…
Read MoreWe are excited to see many of you next week for the Safety & Quality Reset Event. Below is a special note from Bryan Williams and Scott Ranaldi, our Safety & Quality Directors, to help you prepare for next week.
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Canada Boiler Operations Division Leader, Travis Kreil! Travis started his career in the oil field in 1995 and was involved in every aspect of oil production including exploration, extraction, refining and shipping. He decided to explore career opportunities in industries outside of oil and knew Alstom was involved with Power Generation and Boiler industries.
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Principal Enterprise Architect, Kevin Fitzgerald! Kevin was introduced to this industry when he was hired to support systems for GE in Schenectady, NY and then moved to IT support for their Field Engineers. He also did timekeeping on a Nuclear outage and so was involved with sending in time for payroll and worked with EH Hinds, APM's regional office at that time, and APM folks in setting up the weekly time transmissions. Kevin kept in touch with their APM Systems Coordinator and was contacted when a position opened, leading him to join APM in October of 1997 where has remained for 25 years!
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Tool Center Manager, Stephen Wall! Stephen started in this industry when he was 18 years old as a field service tech working with GE aero derivative gas turbines. His first exposure to APM was 12 years later in 2016 while working for Legacy Alstom as a field blade tech after the GE acquisition.
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Gas Power Senior Operations Division Leader, Mike Benacquisto! Mike was exposed to this industry through his dad, a millwright, and decided to follow him and his brother into the trade. His first experience with APM was in 1997 when he was sent out to an install by his local union hall.
Read More“Every action we take impacts the lives of others around us.” Arthur Carmazzi
APM is proud to raise appreciation for our teammate from Steam Services, Corey Yocum. On a recent project, Yocum was supporting operational checks in preparation for multiple high hazard lifts scheduled for the week and caught an error.
Read MoreLeading ourselves, our peers, and others is often enigmatic, usually chaotic, and seldom easy. But our APCom team made easy work of leading a job for Mississippi Power, Plant Daniel, and coaching others that were onsite…
Read MoreAPM West recently executed a stupendous job at the Fort St. Vrain Generating Station located in Platteville, Colorado. This job was a remarkable one since our Shareholder had not been at this site in eight years...
Read MoreOur APM Fossil West crew proved what teamwork is all about during a job at Clark Public Utility in Vancouver, Washington during the Spring. Frank Gutierrez complimented the crew for their efforts and team spirit in a Colab post...
Read MoreAPM is proud to have teams of leaders. One leader that continues to shine bright is Ken Robertson, APM Fossil North Superintendent. Ken recently led a team at the Oak Creek Power Plant in Wisconsin during a turbine generator outage and the results exceeded the customer's expectations...
Read MoreWhen you need a crew that lends careful attention to safety in every aspect of their work, APM delivers. Safety is core to our company culture and a promise we make both to ourselves and our customers. Our APM Specialty Services team recently supported a PCL-802 compressor repair and installation for Spectra Energy in Delmont, PA and was recognized by the GE PGS Field Engineer, Tony Ball, for always taking the correct steps safely and filling out Job Safety Analysis (JSAs) daily to ensure no accidents occurred on the jobsite...
Read MoreWhen you need safety to be the top priority on your jobsite, APM delivers. Our APM Fossil team from the West Region recently fulfilled a job for Chevron at Kern River Cogeneration Company (KRCC) led by our Superintendent, Jeff Richardson. During the outage, Larry Ihfe, a Chevron Operations Manager visited the site and had this to say, “As part of my visit, I took a tour of the unit to observe the progress of the work and to gauge the safety of the work. While observing the gas turbine work, I introduced myself to Jeff Richardson and asked if I could see the procedure for the work to show my boss the approach utilized. Jeff took the time to walk us through the procedure and the process that is followed related to the work, and he patiently addressed our numerous questions and inquiries..."
Read MoreWhen you need fulfillment excellence in all job aspects, APM delivers. Our APM Nuclear Superintendent, Juan Ramirez, recently received recognition from GE Lead Field Engineer, Kevin L. Adair, for his excellent leadership on the TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear U3R16 Turbine Outage. Juan’s efforts were acknowledged with the attached letter of appreciation...
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