Learn about the APM Interns, Jacob Chacon, Ram Pangaluri, Carisma Spears, and Ervin Rivera!
Learn about the APM Interns, Jacob Chacon, Ram Pangaluri, Carisma Spears, and Ervin Rivera!

This month’s spotlight features our APM Interns, Jacob Chacon, Ram Pangaluri, Carisma Spears, and Ervin Rivera! We are so excited to spotlight our interns’ experience at APM and their thoughts on their recent Working Out Loud Circle, a program focused on employee collaboration across the company. Thank you to Brad Hagemann for his mentorship on the WOL process, Katie Maldonado for facilitating this opportunity, and Jared Jordan for leading the interns throughout their 12-week journey! Read more to learn about our interns and their experience with Working Out Loud.

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Meet APM Canada Boiler Operations Division Leader, Travis Kreil!
Meet APM Canada Boiler Operations Division Leader, Travis Kreil!

This 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.

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Get The Buzz... APM Canada Gas Delivers Excellence Ahead of Schedule at Trans Alta Outage
Get The Buzz... APM Canada Gas Delivers Excellence Ahead of Schedule at Trans Alta Outage

APM Canada mobilized a small crew for setup on October 19th, 2022 and officially started the TransAlta Sarnia outage on October 28th until demobilization on November 30th. The job scope included an Alton 11N2-C Inspection with Gen Bearing Inspections. Even with a grand total of 7,627 manhours, APM Canada completed the job ahead of schedule with zero safety or quality incidents!

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Get The Buzz... APM Canada Boiler Delivered Safety and Quality for an Emergent TransAlta Outage
Get The Buzz... APM Canada Boiler Delivered Safety and Quality for an Emergent TransAlta Outage

On October 28, 2022, APM Canada Boiler mobilized to support a forced outage for TransAlta in Keephills Alberta, Canada. By demobilization on November 3rd, 653 manhours were completed with 100% safety and quality. The eighteen total craftspeople on site and two superintendents, Matt Johnson and Rob Robertson, executed this outage with tremendous success on short notice during peak season!

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Leadership Reflections... Standard work from Lisset
Leadership Reflections... Standard work from Lisset

This month, we honed in on Standard Work as part of our regular Lean Mentality focus. I trust each of you made time this month to review the attached Leadership Talking Points with your teams. We will achieve continuous improvement culture when all of us are engaged in the effort to work towards a standard. When we have strong standards, attaining success gets easier…

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Meet APM Principal Enterprise Architect, Kevin Fitzgerald!
Meet APM Principal Enterprise Architect, Kevin Fitzgerald!

This 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!

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Get The Buzz... APM Steam Fossil Division Demonstrates Safety and Generosity at Entergy Independence
Get The Buzz... APM Steam Fossil Division Demonstrates Safety and Generosity at Entergy Independence

In Newark Arkansas, Steam Fossil mobilized on August 28, 2022 for two LP majors, valves major, and two turbine upgrades. To prepare, there was an onsite pre-outage planning meeting and APM meetings with the GE and the customer. These preparations paid off when Steam Fossil completed the project by December 19, 2022 with zero incidents or injuries!

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Meet APM Gas Power Senior Operations Division Leader, Mike Benacquisto!
Meet APM Gas Power Senior Operations Division Leader, Mike Benacquisto!

This 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.

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