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CEO Reflections... Helping Our Tool Centers Help Us

CEO Reflections... Helping Our Tool Centers Help Us

In late August, Wes Story (APM Gas Superintendent) and I had the privilege to engage in a Shingijitsu kaizen event at the FieldCore Atlanta Tool Center. (A Shingijutsu kaizen is a continuous improvement event spearheaded by a specially trained teacher called Sensei, with multiple kaizens occurring in parallel.) We spent a week with the other GE Vernova One Field Service leaders and the Tool Center technicians, observing them inventory kits, helping them identify opportunities to eliminate waste and improve the tool kit inventory process …

Communications TeamSeptember 16, 2022pride, tools, quality, kaizen, one field servicesComment

Get the Buzz ... APM Boiler Delivers a Giant Success for a Large-scale Outage!

Get the Buzz ... APM Boiler Delivers a Giant Success for a Large-scale Outage!

We take pride at APM in our ability to deliver safe, productive outages. APM Boiler, in conjunction with GE, did just that this Spring. We were asked to plan and execute a large-scale inspection and repair outage for TransAlta Centralia. This type of outage presented schedule and resource challenges as the scope is not clearly defined prior to the outage.

Communications TeamSeptember 15, 2022Collaboration, Safety, Quality, Boiler, Boiler U.S., APM BoilerComment

CEO Reflections... Safety Keystone Impacting Quality

CEO Reflections... Safety Keystone Impacting Quality

This weekend is Labor Day. It’s a time we celebrate the impact that our teammates in labor have made on our lives – our working conditions, our quality of life, and our mission to keep the lights on. To all those in the Field working this weekend – Thank YOU …

Communications TeamSeptember 2, 2022labor day, quality, safety, keystone, humility, prideComment

Get the Buzz ... APM Rigging Teams Up with Gas Power to Deliver Excellence

Get the Buzz ... APM Rigging Teams Up with Gas Power to Deliver Excellence

In early 2022, APM’s Rigging Team was informed of a distress call from a power station in Minooka, Illinois. The call noted that removal of a Generator Field could have been executed differently. The APM Rigging Team was called in to advise. “Before mobilizing, Boston Rigger, Kevin Melanson, traveled to the site of work to investigate and confirm that the scope could be achieved safely.”

Communications TeamSeptember 1, 2022Rigging, Collaboration, Safety, Quality Comment

Meet APM Lead Job Specialist, Kiry King!

Meet APM Lead Job Specialist, Kiry King!

This month’s spotlight features APM Lead Job Specialist, Kiry King! Kiry started working with APM in 2003 right after high school. She was given this opportunity by the former finance manager in Watertown, MA office. Kiry proves to be a valuable member of APM through her roles as…

Communications TeamAugust 17, 2022employee, spotlight, family, career Comment

CEO Reflections... Employee Survey Results

CEO Reflections... Employee Survey Results

This week I asked Katie Maldonado, our Communications Director, to share with us a summary of our recent Employee Experience Survey results. Katie along with others have spent a good amount of time studying the results, and are now beginning to make recommendations for us to act on the results. I echo her sentiments: Thank YOU to those who shared your feedback – it is a gift…

Communications TeamAugust 5, 2022Learning, employee, experience, survey, results, data, improvementComment

Get the Buzz... APM Achieves TAUC’s 2022 Thomas J. Reynolds Safety Awards!

Get the Buzz... APM Achieves TAUC’s 2022 Thomas J. Reynolds Safety Awards!

“We are incredibly proud to share that multiple APM divisions have again been recognized by The Association of Union Constructors (“TAUC”) for their dedication towards safety during the 2021 working year.”

Communications TeamAugust 4, 2022DART, Safety, Award, BoilerComment

CEO Reflections... Celebrations

CEO Reflections... Celebrations

Last night, after a 6 month delay due to COVID, we finally were able to celebrate our Superintendents and Craftpersons of the year. This is one of the highlights of the year for me. It is great to hear about the amazing work our field leaders do in the field. Its even better to see them face to face, learn more about them and their families and their communities…

Communications TeamJuly 22, 2022Learning, craftsperson, superintendent, presidential, award, winner, nominee, event, dinner, pasadena, leadershipComment

Meet APM Specialty Services Blade Technician, Greg Weever!

Meet APM Specialty Services Blade Technician, Greg Weever!

This month’s spotlight features APM Specialty Services Blade Technician, Greg Weever! Greg started working with APM in September 2014 when he was originally hired to help get the LMS-100 Aero Program off the ground. He was inspired…

Communications TeamJuly 20, 2022employee, spotlight, family, career, leadership, racingComment

Gas West Shines in Live Outage at Griffith Energy

Gas West Shines in Live Outage at Griffith Energy

“In February of 2022, our diligent Gas West Team travelled to Griffith Energy Power Plant in Golden Valley, Arizona to conduct a 7FA Major Inspection. Led by APM Superintendent, Alex Blas, the single-shift crew consisted of 12 Millwrights and one Millwright Crane Operator.”

Communications TeamJuly 14, 2022Efficiency, Quality, Excellence Comment

CEO Reflections... "White Week" Learnings

CEO Reflections... "White Week" Learnings

“These past two weeks were shaded as “white” per the 2022 business calendar. The goal during this time was to minimize all calls, meetings, and emails to the extent possible while maintaining any business critical operations. Allow me to share a few learnings from the past two weeks.”

Communications TeamJuly 8, 2022Learning, Continuity, TensionComment

Meet APM Gas Power Services Superintendent, Basel Haddan

Meet APM Gas Power Services Superintendent, Basel Haddan

This month’s spotlight features APM Gas Power Services Superintendent, Basel Haddan! Basel's first job with APM was in 1998 at Bridger Wyoming. He then went on to work with APM at Wyodak in Gillet Wyoming and…

Communications TeamJune 15, 2022employee, spotlight, superintendent, family, career, leadership Comment

Reflections ... Mental Health

Reflections ... Mental Health

First, thank you to those who have already engaged in our 2022 survey. Your feedback is the key to becoming the preferred employer in our industry. To date, we have heard from 123 people and received 229 comments ... that's 21% completion. Please take 5-10 minutes before June 24th to complete the survey and submit your feedback…

Communications TeamJune 10, 2022summer, mental, health, construction, survey, feedbackComment

APM Gas North Continues to Delight the Customer through Ongoing Learning

APM Gas North Continues to Delight the Customer through Ongoing Learning

Our impressive team in the Gas North division hit another home run this spring at a power plant in Minooka, IL performing a GT major along with generator major on unit 4 and borescope on units 1, 2, & 3. We were on the same site last fall with excellent performance, and we wanted to wow our customer again…

Communications TeamJune 9, 2022Maintenance, Gas, North, Safety, Quality, DeliveryComment

Reflections ... Employee Experience Survey

Reflections ... Employee Experience Survey

As many of our employees will recall, we hosted our first Employee Experience Survey last summer. Following the conclusion of the survey, our workforce reported 76% satisfaction with the workplace culture at APM…

Communications TeamMay 27, 2022employee, experience, success, improvement, work life balance, summer, memorial dayComment

APM Steam Fossil Maintains Excellent Service through Multi-Crew Outage at Woodland Pulp

APM Steam Fossil Maintains Excellent Service through Multi-Crew Outage at Woodland Pulp

In August of 2021, our Steam Fossil Team, led by Superintendents John Stalling, Dave Sturgis, Roger Jones, Dax Reed and Jared Kennard, was scheduled to mobilize for an outage at Woodland Pulp Mill in Baileyville, Maine. However, the team was called in sooner than expected to aid in the repair of a rotor causing damage to the mill.

Communications TeamMay 26, 2022Steam Fossil, Maintenance, Rotor, adversityComment

Meet APM Finance Manager, Sharonda Young!

Meet APM Finance Manager, Sharonda Young!

This month’s spotlight features APM Finance Manager, Sharonda Young! Sharonda joined APM in 2008 after learning about a position in Payroll from another employee, Stephanie McGowan, at their son's basketball game…

Communications TeamMay 18, 2022employee, spotlight, superintendent, family, career, leadership Comment

APM Gas Services Continues to Deliver for our Customer through Teamwork

APM Gas Services Continues to Deliver for our Customer through Teamwork

Our APM Gas Services team, along with One Field Services, ventured to the Trimble County Station located in Kentucky again this year to conduct a hot gas path scope on one of the 7FA gas turbines…

Communications TeamMay 13, 2022gas, north, teamwork, delivery, safety, quality, executionComment

Reflections ... Trust the Process

Reflections ... Trust the Process

This past week Tom Hermanns, our APM Leadership Development Director, Mike Grotton, our APM Lead EHS Manager, and myself attended the Global TapRoot Summit in Knoxville, TN…

Communications TeamMay 13, 2022taproot, RCA, data, process, trust, safety, quality, executionComment

Reflections ... Everyday Health and Safety

Reflections ... Everyday Health and Safety

Safety and Health are critical every day. This week we took some extra time to celebrate the ways in which we achieve good safety and health. The consequences of each can be drastically positive or negative, as well as immediate or long term. Allow me to share some more thoughts with you in the below video…

Communications TeamApril 29, 2022safety, health, CBS, LSP, Fatigue, StressComment