From April 22, 2023, to April 24, 2023, an APM Electrical team of two superintendents were at the Eagle Valley jobsite in Martinsville, Indiana. Despite their brief time on site due to a lack of parts, the APM Superintendents, Anthony Barton and Tron Wright, managed to impress the customer with their genuine commitment to quality work.
Read MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Technical Support Team Leader, Cindy Staton! Cindy joined in 2005 and has remained with APM for 18 years! She found this position in her job search on the Internet, the Houston Chronicle, and using dial up Internet! Her roles in APM have included Billing, Accounts Payable, Office Manager, and IT. Outside of work, Cindy is a parent, grandparent, and sports team mom.
Read MoreAs we look toward the U.S. Labor Day holiday this coming Monday, I encourage you all to make time for reflection (What went well? What can I improve?) and to prepare your minds for the coming outage season (What do I need to deliver success?)…
Read MoreLast summer, the LDC hosted a 3-week Kaizen event from June 6th to June 24th, 2022. Through this Kaizen, the Gas Power division achieved success in creating D11 valve stands and a table design prototype! They were able to borrow a valve from the GE Houston Learning Center in addition to the D11 from our APM LDC and utilized the LDC’s large shop as a space for everyone to set up and collaborate.
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 MoreThis month’s spotlight features APM Proposal Lead, Jay Porrazzo! Jay started with APM in 1992 and has been part of the team for 31 years! He began as a Rigger, then a Foreman Rigger, and next an Estimator. Now, he executes quotes for APM. We are so excited to spotlight Jay! Read more to get to know his top life highlights, work motivation, and proudest moment with APM.
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 MoreOur APM teams are the face our customers see every day. APM Boiler has been providing continuous service to East Kentucky Power (EKP) in Kentucky, Xcel Energy in Colorado, and for the Entergy White Bluff, Independence & Nelson (WIN) Pulverizer program in Arkansas and Louisiana for decades. This reliable presence encourages a sense of unity and partnership amongst the APM crews, the GE team, and ultimately our customers.
Read MoreThis week I asked Katie Maldonado, our Communications Director, and Leslie Jeanes, our HR Director, to share with us a summary of our recent Employee Experience Survey results. Thank you to all who shared your feedback – it is a gift…
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreIn my below video, I share some initial reflections from our first half performance and
remind us of our summer focuses. We have good mojo so far this summer, including ZERO
injuries and quality escapes for the month of June…
As we transition into the Summer season, I urge us all to take time for the 3 focuses this Summer:
Safety and Quality Reset
Employee Experience Survey
Rest and Recharge
Below are some additional thoughts on our Employee Experience Survey from Nick Brockman (Operations Director - Steam) and John Collins (Operations Director - Gas )…
Read MoreWe are incredibly proud to share that multiple APM divisions have again been recognized by The Association of Union Constructors (“TAUC”) for their dedication to outstanding outage execution and safety during the 2022 working year.
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 MoreIn my below video, I share reflections from our performance during this spring outage season. We delivered a record high volume season, and I ask that we all take time for rest and reflection – what went well and what can we improve on for the fall…
Read MoreThis month we talked about integrity across the OFS business. That includes the spirit – doing the right thing; and the letter – doing things the right way. Below are some additional thoughts on Integrity and THINK from our Communications Director, Katie Maldonado…
Read MoreAPM 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!
Read MoreIn my below video I discuss a few of the dynamics that we are currently facing at APM due to high sustained volume, along with how we can work together to meet the challenges that follow…
Read MoreOn 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!
Read MoreThis 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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