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AACEI Chinook-Calgary Newsletter – March 2013 1
CHINOOK Volume 12, Issue 6 Newsletter of the Chinook-Calgary Section March 2013
President’s Message
Hello AACEI Chinook-Calgary,
The Chinook-Calgary Section is getting bigger. Our membership has grown from 704 in August 2012 to 840 members as of February 2013 – Worldwide membership is 8833! The Houston Gulf Coast section is the next largest at 513 members. It is astonishing to read that Calgary comprises nearly 10% of AACE.
The Chinook-Calgary Section AGM will be held on May 15. I’m pleased to announce that the current 2012/13 AACE International President Marlene Hyde CCE, EVP will join us for our AGM in Calgary. If you are interested in being a part of the team, presenting a topic, or just helping, this is the time! Please feel to contact any member of the board – We need your help.
In other news, AACE International has announced the release of its Certified Estimating Professional (CEP) Certification Study Guide to the total cost management community, available online.
Our February 20 dinner meeting had record turn-out to hear Finlay McLay, Regional Director - Rider Hunt International, present “Application of unit rate contracting in oil sands”. Thank you for your presentation.
March 21 will be the Joint AACE-PMI Meeting where Sohail Thacker will present “The Magic of Organizational Change Management” at the Metropolitan Hotel in Calgary. PMI-SAC will also be holding a EPC-Roundtable Discussion “Special Workshop on Best Practices for Integrated Scheduling of Major Projects” on May 23, 2013. Register online at the PMI-SAC Website.
The AACE International Regional Directors and headquarters staff have created an online survey in order to help Local Sections with planning for the upcoming year. The survey addresses demographics, topics of interest, as well as your interest in teaching or participating in the programs. Look for the link in your email or go now to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Chinook-CalgarySection
Certification testing is now online. Be sure to visit www.aacei.org for details. We are working to update our local www.aaceicalgary.org, and the local section group on www.linkedin.com.
Thank you all for your continued support and I look forward to seeing you at the dinner meetings and workshops.
Jeff Young, P.Eng. President AACEI Chinook-Calgary Section Feel free to contact me at (403) 538-0949 or [email protected], or [email protected]
TH I S I S S U E
1 President’s Message
2 2012-2013 Program Schedule
3 President’s Team: Your 2012-2013 Board of Directors
4 Joint PMI Dinner Meeting:
Thursday March 21, 2013
Legal Disclaimer From Our Dedicated Team of
“fancy” Lawyers, AACE assumes no responsibility for statements and opinions advanced by contributors to its publications and speakers at events sponsored by AACE. Views expressed by them do not necessarily represent the official position of AACE International, its sections, committees, or its officers or directors.
Jeff Young, P.Eng.
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WHAT is AACEI Chinook-Calgary? The Chinook–Calgary Section of AACE Canada was founded in 1972. It currently has close to 820 members from a wide range of companies in and outside of Alberta. Our members are involved in all aspects of estimating, cost control, planning, contract management,, scheduling and project management. Members receive the Cost Engineering Magazine, a discount on books and publications from AACEI Headquarters and access to contents on the AACEI website. This local newsletter is also issued regularly and members are encouraged to submit articles or notices for publication.
Contact Us:
CALGARY SECTION MAILING ADDRESS: PO BOX 20090 BVPO,
Calgary Alberta, T2P 4H3 Our Web Page at: http://www.aaceicalgary.org AACE International: http://www.aacei.org/
AACEI Chinook-Calgary
2012 / 2013 PR O G R A M S C H E D U L E
DINNER MEETINGS 2012/2013
Presentation Date Speaker AACEI Chair Innovative Technological Tools and Processes for Improving Construction Productivity
2012 Sep. 19, Wed. Dr. Janaka Ruwanpura, University of Calgary
Steve Revay- Completed
Execution of Mega Projects: Introduction to EPC and EPCM
2012 Oct. 17, Wed.
Ashok Kumar Hatch Ltd.
Jeff Young Completed
Critical success factors of project management 2012 Nov. 29, Thurs. Dr. Faisal Arain, SAIT
Ateeq Sheikh Completed
Report on Research at the University of Calgary 2013 Jan. 23, Wed. Reza Malek Hamed Moradi
Reza Dehghan Completed
Application of Unit Rate Contracting in Oil Sands 2013, Feb. 20, Wed. Finlay Mclay Ateeq Sheikh
The Magic of Organizational Change Management - Joint PMI meeting
2013 Mar. 21, Thu. Sohail Thaker PMI
Improving Project Forecasting through a Structured Approach for Capturing Incurred Costs
2013 Apr. 17, Wed.
Cindy Hands, Hatch Ltd.
Chinook Calgary AGM 2013 May 15 Marlene Hyde Presient AACE International
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE WORKSHOPS 2012
Workshop Date Speaker Remarks
Risk Management 2012 Sep. 22, Sat. John Zhao Completed
Estimating 202 – Developing Estimate 2012 Oct. 20, Sat. Mahendra Bhatia Completed
Planning and Scheduling – Advanced Topics 2012 Nov. 17, Sat. Peter George Completed
Construction Management 2012 Dec. 08, Sat. Dr. George Jergeas Completed
Be advised, content subject to change without notice.
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PRESIDENT’S TEAM
2012-2013 CH I N O O K CA L G A R Y BO A R D O F D I R E C T O R S Officers Name AACEI Email Phone Number President Jeff Young [email protected] (403) 538-0949 Vice-President Reza Dehghan [email protected] (403) 891-5797 Treasurer Jennifer Foster [email protected] (403) 767-1454 Past President Donna Kainth [email protected] (403) 605-6711 Directors Membership/Dinner Meetings Anna Tremblay [email protected]
[email protected] (403) 648-7069
Scholarships & School Liaison Clara Teran [email protected] (403) 681-0860 Certifications Bindu Amin [email protected] (403) 298-7010 S&K Workshop Mahendra Bhatia [email protected] (403) 399-0868 Publicity Art Kowalchuk [email protected] (780) 675-0311 Dinner Meeting Speakers Coordinator
Ateeq Sheikh [email protected] (403) 303-7271
Seminars Peter Ripley [email protected] (403) 245-1670 Communications Eileen Doonan [email protected] (403) 296-6298 Directors at Large Cindy Hands [email protected] (403) 383-7374 Myriam Medina [email protected] (403) 699-6148 Shehzad Anjum [email protected] (403) 806-5591 Mohammed Afzal [email protected] (403) 232-7446 Paul Yasinko [email protected] (403) 920-4025 Steve Revay [email protected] (403) 777-4900 Zulfi Halepota [email protected] (403) 451-4014 Syed Rizwan Ali [email protected] (403) 472-4191 Henry Peralta [email protected] (403) 705 8619 Mustansir Raj [email protected] (403) 232 7675 Kiriti Shah [email protected] (403) 692-3675 Ginette Basak [email protected] Canadian Director Matthew Nicholas [email protected] Student Section Sherry Sahraeian [email protected] (403) 891-4476
Left to right (Back Row): Mohammad Afzal, Steve Revay, Zulfi Halepota, Myriam Medina, Henry Peralta, Ateeq Sheikh, Kiriti Shah, Syed Rizwan Ali, Clara Teran, Deborah Clark-Shannon, Cindy Hands, Peter Ripley, Paul Yasinko, Anna Tremblay, Mustansir Raj, Shehzad Anjum, Sarbani Podder, Mahendra Bhatia Left to right (Front Row): Eileen Doonan, Reza Dehghan(Vice President), Jeff Young (President), Donna Kainth (Last President), Sherry Sahraeian (Student Section) Missing from the picture: Art Kowalchuk, Bindu Amin, Ginette Basak, Jennifer Foster
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~ AACE CHINOOK-CALGARY SECTION ~
DINNER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
Thursday – March 21, 2013
The Magic of Organizational Change Management
Presenter: Sohail Thaker
Calgary has Change Management Fever! There is a big demand for experienced Change Managers…what suddenly changed? Businesses have gained a better understanding of project management and they have also learned that PMs are not magic – projects continue to fail…. Could the new magical solution be Organizational Change Management (OCM)? Come and join Sohail as he talks to this theme and suggests that PMs may want to get a better understanding of OCM. Oh and something about losing your bags too… Session Learning Objectives:
1. What is Change Management? 2. Why PMs need to understand Change Management 3. Some ideas on how to gain OCM knowledge
Sohail is a Partner at Ethier, the firm that was awarded the first Project Management Community Recognition Award in 2012 by PMI-SAC. In a career that has spanned three continents over the past 20+ years, Sohail has extensive experience in project management, business analysis, business process innovation, change management, and facilitation. Sohail is a PMP, has an MBA in International Business, and is certified in the Prosci ADKAR change management model.
Location & Time Metropolitan Conference Centre, 333 4th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta
Meeting 5:00 pm
For registration and fees, please go to http://www.pmisac.com/drupal/node/766
WHO IS INVITED? Cost analysts, cost engineers, estimators, planners & schedulers and project managers. Also, any practitioners or
professionals with an active interest in project costs, execution, construction management, contracts management, estimates, schedules and project management.
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SECTION ACTIVITY February’s Dinner Meeting presentation focused on unit rate contracting and the industry leading RHiComs application. Best practices and the application of unit rate contracting on Oil Sands Projects will be discussed. The presenter, Finlay McLay, has 23 years experience in the oil and gas industry and during this time has worked in various locations, including the UK, Malaysia, Venezuela, the US and Canada. A Chartered Quantity Surveyor by profession, his experience extends to the areas of estimating, cost control, contracts and quantity surveying and he is also an expert in RHi systems, including the RHiComs™ unit rate contracting system, having been responsible for its implementation on a large number of projects. He has worked on a variety of project types, from deepwater offshore projects in the Gulf of Mexico through to heavy oil projects in Venezuela and Canada.
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ADVERTISING Space is available in the AACE Calgary Chinook Newsletter for advertising, subject to size and content
Fees: $300 for full page, $150 for half page Proceeds from advertising support the AACE International Chinook-Calgary Section Scholarships
Please contact Reza Dehghan at [email protected]
Estimating Manager/Project Manager
Copp’s Services is a leading provider of pile driving, helical piling and related services to the oil & gas, construction and infrastructure industries. Copp’s has rapidly grown through innovative service offerings and industry-leading customer service. Copp’s provides foundation design and testing, pile driving services, helical piling, pre-drilling services, and pipe sales & transportation throughout Western Canada. The Estimating Manager will report to the Business Operations Manager and will work closely with peers on the management team including the Engineering Manager, Quality Control Manager and Contracts Manager. This position will develop, lead, manage, mentor, train and oversee the work of the estimating team, including developing standards, goals and performance measures. They will also take a lead role in creating and administering appropriate estimating systems, procedures, and plans to help the Company achieve continued growth. For further information: http://daviespark.com/documents/pdf/Calgary/Opp%20Profile_Copps_Estimating%20Manager.pdf
Allan Nelson / Colleen Logan Davies, Park & Associates (Calgary) Inc.
1810, 300 – 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3C4
Phone: (403) 263-0600
Fax: (403) 269-1080
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.daviespark.com
CERTIFICATION IS ONLINE NOW! for further info please go to www.aacei.org