“In September of 2021, the State of Louisiana was tarnished from the aftereffects of Hurricane Ida. With thousands of homes destroyed, constant power outages, and flooding unseen since Katrina, the swamplands of the Bayou State were in desperate need of recovery.”
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Oil & Gas Superintendent, William Nance! William joined APM in 2017. Previously, William worked for Westinghouse and was on site at the same time as APM. He also worked for UPS and Exxon, where he met an APM employee, Ronnie Campbell, who encouraged him to join APM…
Read MoreThese past two weeks I had the pleasure of visiting two jobsites – Constellation Wolf Hollow and Dynegy Kendall. I enjoyed observing our crews do good work, talking with the crews about their challenges, and hopefully giving the crews some encouragement and wisdom. Thank you to the crews that welcomed me to their work and allowed me to learn more about what we do…
Read MoreOne of our new APM Boiler division Superintendents, Terry Royce, and the Boilermakers of local 40 took on a quick turnaround project in Kentucky last fall and hit a home run. The APM Boiler team received a request from GE Gas Power to support the installation of a new blow off deflector inside of a gas turbine stack…
Read MoreWhat is Live Outage? This question was asked in our recent townhall. I tried to answer it, but wanted to follow-up in written form to better answer. -and- GE Gas Power gave me a gift this week with an email devoted to Live-Outage . I encourage you to read the email that was shared, the linked articles, watch the videos, etc. to learn about all things Live Outage…
Read MoreCapacity … This word has been common in my thoughts and discussions recently. What is capacity? Per Dictionary.com, capacity is …
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Steam Fossil Superintendent, Dave Maxwell! Dave joined APM in 2012 as a millwright / turbine hand. After three years of service, he was asked to advance to the role of crane operator. After one outage as a crane operator, he was promoted to the keyman role. He worked in that role for three more years before being recommended for the Superintendent role by another APM Superintendent. At home, Dave is a Farmer, an uncle to two fantastic nephews and one great nephew, as well as a sawyer and dozer operator. We are so excited to spotlight Dave! Read more to get to know his history with APM, proudest moments, and thoughts on leadership…
Read MoreI understand today is National Employee Appreciation Day. So today I wanted to look each of you in the eye (virtually) and say Thank You! for all you do to make APM great. I pray each of you feel appreciated, respected, and valued each day you work for APM…
Read MoreI trust our APM team members have seen the Red EHS Alert shared in our Weekly EHS Report – Week 6 regarding the recent pinched finger event. Fortunately, our APM teammate is recovering well and working. We recently met with the investigation team to review the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of the event. The team did a good job of gathering information, summarizing the event, and identifying the various causes. One tool the team used to discover the root cause is a 5-WHY Analysis …
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Canada Project Manager, Paul Mahe´! Paul joined APM Canada in 2001 as a first year millwright and has worked his way through the ranks ever since, achieving positions including Foreman, Superintendent, Safety Officer, Western Canada Regional Manager, and Project Manager. Today, he coordinates some of the largest outages we have ever executed in Canada, and last year he was nominated for the 2020 Presidential Awards. We are so excited to spotlight Paul! Read more to get to know his history with APM, proudest moments, and some of his favorite hobbies …
Read MoreOur APM Leadership Development Center (LDC) continues to buzz with activity despite COVID-19 challenges! We are proud that the facility has maintained momentum as a hub for collaboration and learning during the past 12+ months. The development of our facility was a major investment, and the time required to carefully and thoroughly plan events over the past 2+ years, especially with consideration for social distancing and tedious hygiene during the pandemic, has been no small achievement for the coordination team …
Read MoreThe past two months have been an energizing time in APM @ our LDC. We have hosted ~250 people, including a New Superintendent Course for ~25 new superintendents (along with another in Canada), a Project Superintendent Course for ~20 top superintendents to support transactional (ex: no FE) scopes, and multiple Live Outage Courses for ~30 core superintendents and crews (along with a few of our GE partners)…
Read MoreOur safety keystone - the safety disciplines we adhere to on a daily basis - is the foundation for how we deliver performance excellence as well as a great customer and employee experience. Reflecting on 2021, I am very proud of our safety performance. Why?
Read MoreWe delivered performance excellence in 2021, but it came with a sacrifice. My biggest concern for sustaining that performance excellence is the cost that it takes our APM team to deliver that. The desire for better balance is apparent with the feedback we received from the employee experience survey.
Read MoreDeployed in early November to Missouri for a forced outage, our APM team completed an investigation on a generator bearing that was experiencing high vibration. The team disassembled the generator and supporting components to investigate T-10 bearing and corrected the generator and exciter alignment.
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Superintendent, Shawn Stack! Shawn has previously spent time as a Blade Tech and is recognized as a reliable and dynamic employee. Shawn meets every outage with focus and drive, the same attributes he meets his Ironman Triathlon competitions with. We are so excited to spotlight Shawn! Read more to get to know his history with APM, proudest moments, and some of his favorite hobbies.
Read MoreDear APM Team,
THANK YOU! 2021 will be a year of continued improvement and delivering excellence for our customers and our shareholders. You have sacrificed much to make 2021 a year we are extremely proud of and can celebrate. Again, I say THANK YOU!
The below video includes more of my year-end reflections. As I mention in the video, I encourage us to embrace a spirit of optimism during these challenging times.
Paul would write, “Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things.” Philippians 4:8.
Read MoreMobilized in late July, the skilled APM Canada team independently reported to a fertilizer plant in Redwater, Alberta, to complete a large-scale project within a tight timeline of roughly two months. The rounded project scope included replacing a Westinghouse turbine unit, the turbine’s auxiliary equipment, two ID fans, gear boxes, the turbine’s frame, and vetting equipment start up before entering full repower.
Read MoreAs we are closing out this 2021 year, I want to first thank you for your contribution to making our APM successful. I expect 2021 will be a year we take great pride in our performance during challenging times. Yet 2021 is not over; we still have ~1400 craft teammates working ~60K hours on many jobsites (FW48), we are preparing to host multiple training events for both core teams and new superintendents, and we have many in the corporate offices working to “close the books” through the holiday season.
Read MoreWe are incredibly proud to share that multiple APM divisions have been recognized by The Association of Union Constructors (“TAUC”) for their dedication towards safety during the working year of 2020. This year’s achievement leaves a deeper impression due to the elevated challenge in remaining safe and healthy while simultaneously navigating COVID-19 protocols at customer sites.
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