I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Engineers from Class

of 1971 Meet at

Letellier Hall

2

Dr. Plemmons

presents to DICEP

Conference

5

Adjunct Faculty Tim

Parker Produces ASCE

On-Line Course in The

Fundamentals of

Crane Lift Plan

Preparation

Class of 2017

Graduates

8

8

PM NEWS Department of Engineering Leadership & Program Management

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S P E C I A L P O I N T S

O F I N T E R E S T :

The Citadel Project

Management

Students Visit

Clemson Energy

Innovation Center

PMGT Students

Visits JE Dunn

Project Site

Project

Management now

being taught to

Citadel

Undergraduates

PMGT 672 Students Interview CEO’s Masters of Science in Project Management (MSPM) Students conducted

leadership interviews of 3 successful executives during the Spring 2017 semester.

The purpose of the interviews was to expose the students to the kinds of

leadership challenges executives face, as well as to verify the course contents of

PMGT 672 (Applied Leadership Concepts). The 3 interviews conducted in

Spring 2017 afforded students the rare opportunity to interview executives in the

Heath Care, Manufacturing, and Government Information Technology fields.

On 7 March 2017 PMGT 672 students interviewed Lisa Valentine, the CEO

of Summerville Medical Center. Pictured above from left to right are: Amy

George, Brittany Morrow, Lide Bailey, Camille Petersen, Roy Gardner, Lisa

Valentine (CEO), James Moore, Ignacio Florendo, Ardean Buggs, Ryan

Zeiler, and Gigi Manning. Not pictured is Brenda Horn.

Perry Morrissette is currently the Senior

Manager of the Engineering Design

Center Integration (EDCI) organization

for Boeing South Carolina. He was

interviewed on 14 March, 2017. Perry is

also a member of the ELPM Advisory

Board.

Ed Mays, Col, USMC (Ret.) is the Executive

Director for Enterprise Data Management &

Engineering (EDME) for the U.S. Customs

and Border Protection (CBP), Department of

Homeland Security (DHS) customers. Ed

traveled to Charleston and was interviewed

on 21 March, 2017.

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Engineers from Class of 1971 meet at Letellier Hall

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On 14 April, 2017 Citadel Alumni and Retired Thai General Lertrat Ratanavanich visited the

Citadel and toured The Civil and Environmental Engineering Building, LeTellier Hall. General

Ratanavanich’s senior military position was as Chief of Staff of the Thai Army. After retirement

he served as a Senator. The General graduated in 1971 with a BS in Civil Engineering and was a

Gold Star cadet. In addition to his BS from The Citadel he also holds MS degrees from MIT and

the University of Southern California. His visit to Charleston and tour of LeTellier Hall was

planned and orchestrated by the General’s 1971 Engineering Classmates, Attorney William H.

Thomas, of Greenville, SC and Chuck Skipper, PhD, PE, PMP, Department Head of Engineering

Leadership and Program Management in The Citadel School of Engineering.

From Left to right: William H. Thomas, BS Electrical Engineering; General

Lertrat Ratanavanich, BS Civil Engineering; and Charles Skipper, BS Civil

Engineering - all from the Citadel Class of 1971

As is customary, gifts were exchanged

during the visit.

Pictured from left to right: Jayne Martinko

Assistant Dean for Development), Dr.

Kevin Bower (Civil & Environmental

Engineering Department Head), General

Ratanavanich (BSCE The Citadel, 1971),

Dr. Ron Welch (Dean of School of

Engineering), and Dr. Chuck Skipper ‘71

(Engineering Leadership and Program

Management Department Head)

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On 6 September, 2016, Masters of Science in Project Management

(MSPM) student Sandy Batt received a $1500 scholarship from the

Gavalos Kolanko Foundation. The Foundation strives to assist

college students with disabilities with their Undergraduate and

Graduate level education costs, as well as increase support and

awareness of their needs. The scholarship award and reception was

held at Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston.

Sandy moved from Rock Hill, South Carolina to attend our

program. She is currently employed as a Graduate Assistant with

the Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics. She graduated in

May 2017 with a Master’s of Science in Project Management

(MSPM), Technical Project Management (TPM) Graduate

Certificate, and Technical Program Management (TPgM) Graduate

Certificate.

MSPM Student Sandra Batt Recieves Gavalos

Kolanko Foundation Scholarship

Pictured From Left to right; Dr. Ron

Welch, Sandy Batt, Dr. Chuck Skipper,

and Melody

MSPM Students Visit Clemson University Energy

Innovation Center

On 23 February, 2017 MSPM Students enrolled in PMGT 653-81 (Technical Project Support and

Operations) visited the Clemson University Energy Innovation Center in North Charleston, SC. The center

houses the world’s most-advanced wind-turbine drivetrain testing facility and the Duke Energy eGRID

(Electrical Grid Research Innovation and Development). The combined facility is capable of full-scale

highly accelerated mechanical and electrical testing of advanced drivetrain systems for wind turbines and

other multi-megawatt devices, such as those for energy-storage, photovoltaic smart inverters, distributed

generators, micro-grids and smart grid technology. Mr. Jim Tuten served as Project Manager for the

construction of the facility. After a tour of the facility he made a formal presentation on the many

construction and project management challenges that had to be overcome, including the construction being

done in an area with terrible soil conditions, in an earthquake and hurricane zone, with a constantly

changing scope.

Pictured from left to right: Jose

Viteri, Yubiza Escartin, Thomas

Marlatt, Jenny Sica, Todd Collier,

Abdul Siddiqui, Michael Willis,

Karen Race, Chris Johnson, Nicole

Stroble, Ben Worsham, Kaye

Schroeder, Dan Ecklund, Krystin

Kilman, Kelly Murphy, and Jim

Tuten (Facility Systems Director).

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MSPM Student Sandra Batt Receives gavalos kolanko

foundation Scholarship

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PMGT 650 Section 81 Visits JE Dunn Project Site

Below are a few student comments regarding the site visit:

On Monday, April 3, 2017, the PMGT 650 Section 81 class visited the 99 WestEdge project site for

a tour and project management presentations. The 99 WestEdge project encompasses 237 residential

units, in addition to a 6-story parking garage with 1,100 spaces and approximately 25,000 SF of

commercial space. The $54 million 99 WestEdge project was part of the much larger $300 million

WestEdge development, bounded by Spring Street, Lockwood Drive, Fishburne Street and Hagood

Avenue. The project is directly across the street from Joe Riley Stadium.

After touring the project site, the class returned to the project office for presentations on how the

project was managed. The presentations were provided by members of the JE Dunn project team.

These members included, Bryan Ferris (Senior Project Manager), Paul Balducci (Project Manager),

Ken Zoll (Superintendent), Holland Hall (Project Engineer), and Delaney Pacula (Project Engineer).

“I can see why JE Dunn has been in business for over 90 years. During the question and answer

period, I learned that JE Dunn trained and led small business subcontractors as necessary to

help the subcontractor be successful and help the project achieve overall success.”

“After witnessing the many business layers of the construction industry, I feel more confident in

communicating with design engineers/contractors to determine their individual project expecta-

tions and how this information can be used to benefit projects as a whole.”

“One thing I would like to implement and apply to my current job is the lean process they imple-

mented and integrated into the project milestone schedule. I believe this would be a great way to

cut out some of the waste and unnecessary processes that cause schedule delays and are expen-

sive in terms of labor costs.”

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Dr. Plemmons presents to DICEP Conference

On September 21, 2016 Dr. Keith Plemmons made a general session presentation to the Design and

Installation of Cost-Efficient Piles (DICEP) Conference. The conference, held at the Charleston Marriott,

was attended by construction professionals associated with deep foundations, earth retention, and the

driven pile industry. Dr. Plemmons’ presentation on “The Internet of Things: Where is the Industry?

Where can We Go?” was well received by over 80 industry professionals. This was Dr. Plemmons

inaugural event associated with his research on the impact of digital technology on project management,

construction, and supply chains. Shown above, Steve Hall, Executive Director, Pile Driving Contractors

Association (PDCA) congratulates Dr. Plemmons on his presentation and his support of the pile driving

industry.

Dr. Skipper Presents Emotional Intelligence Research

at EPOS Conference

During June, 2017 Dr. Skipper traveled to The

Stanford Sierra Camp at Fallen Lake, California to

attend the 2017 Engineering Project Organization

Society (EPOS) Annual Conference. The conference

brought together over 150 people at the 4 day

conference who made and attended presentations

regarding the vital interface between the human side

and project management side of successful projects.

On 6 May, Dr. Skipper presented his research paper

“Emotional Intelligence Analysis of Undergraduate

Engineering Students”. Dr. Skipper is the only

known author who has published multiple research

papers on the subject of Emotional Intelligence and

Undergraduate Engineering students.

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From Left to Right, front row; Amy George, Sandra Batt,

Sally Atwater McLeod. Left to Right, back row; Dr. Keith

Plemmons, Dr. Charles Skipper, Ryan Hauck, Jeffrey

Washington, Christopher Lam, Matthew Fann, Frederick

Malle, Adjunct Faculty Tim Parker, and Adjunct Faculty

Erik Rooman.

Technical Project Management (TPM) Certificate

Graduation Dinner: 20 December, 2016

Project Management now being taught to Citadel

Undergraduates

After some amount of

lobbying, planning, and

coordination, ENGR

401 (Project

Management Career

Skills) was offered to

undergraduate students

in the Fall Semester,

2016. The course

provided an

introduction to the

basics of Project

Management, as

featured by The Project

Management Body of

Knowledge (PMBOK)

and Engineering your

Future, by Stewart

Walesh. The course

featured blocks of

instruction on Project

Selection and Initiation,

Work Breakdown

Structure, Quality,

Scheduling, Risk, Human

Resources, Stakeholders,

and Communications. As

might be expected, there

was also significant time

committed to Oral

Presentations, as well as

Leadership and Ethics.

Taught by Dr. Skipper, the

class was comprised of

students from Mechanical

Engineering and Electrical

Engineering. Course

feedback was very

positive from the

students, and the course is

being offered again in

Fall 2017. In order to

expand the enrollment,

and also attract non-

engineering students in

future course offerings,

the course designation

was successfully changed

to PMGT 401 in

February, 2017.

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Project Management students who completed

the 4 courses of the Technical Project

Management (TPM) Graduate Certificate

program attended a dinner in their honor on

December 20, 2016 in The Regimental

Commander’s Riverview Room. After the

students presented their Capstone Projects to

the guests and industry professionals, dinner

was served. All then enjoyed an absolutely

fascinating speech by the Graduation Speaker,

Todd Lant. Todd is the Vice President for

Corporate IT at Blackbaud, and also a member

of the Advisory Board for the Department of

Engineering Leadership and Program

Management.

Adjunct Faculty Tim Parker produces ASCE On-

Line Course in The Fundamentals of Crane Lift

Plan Preparation

Tim Parker (P.E., PMP) is a Civil Engineer that has worked in the rigging and heavy

transportation industry since 1982. He is president of Parker Rigging Company, Inc., a

rigging, crane rental, steel fabrication and erection company. He is also the co-owner of

Southeastern Training and Inspection, LLC, a company that provides safety and craft

training in rigging, crane operation, and welding, as well as equipment inspections, for

the construction industry. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil

Engineering (ASCE) Construction Institute Crane Safety Committee. Tim has specialized

in rigging and heavy transportation engineering, mainly in the power generation sector.

He has designed and managed projects worldwide that utilize heavy transport by ship,

barge, rail, and truck, as well as heavy lifting with cranes and alternative lifting methods.

He has supervised the lifting of relatively small objects as shown below, or the lifting of

objects weighing 500 tons.

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Tim in an Adjunct Faculty for The School of Engineering at The Citadel, where he

teaches in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department

of Engineering Leadership and Program Management. He earned a B.S. in Civil

Engineering and a M.S. in Project Management from The Citadel, both with honors.

Because of his vast expertise in the very specialized engineering field of heavy lift

operations, Tim was approached by ASCE to offer an On-Line course to assist

practitioners. The result is that Tim developed and is offering “The Fundamentals of

Crane Lift Plan Preparation” course, which provides 2.0 CEUs/ 20 PDHs. The main

intent of this course is to familiarize practitioners with the codes and standards that apply

to crane and rigging safety and how to incorporate this information into the preparation

of safe and practical lift plans. The course is co-sponsored by the Construction Institute,

and was offered in March 2017.

Systems Engineering Management (SEM)

Certificate Graduates

May 3rd, 2017 found a gathering of very happy

students who completed the 4 courses of the

Systems Engineering Management (SEM)

Graduate Certificate program.

Pictured from Left to Right: Skip Mulligan, Mary

Graves, and Carl Jewell. Not pictured is Eric

Treadway.

Technical Project Management (TPM) Certificate

Graduates Dinner: 3 May, 2017

May 3rd, 2017 featured happy and excited students who completed the four courses of the Technical

Project Management (TPM) Graduate Certificate program, the Technical Program Management (TPgM)

Graduate Certificate program, the Systems Engineering Management (SEM) Graduate Certificate

program, or the ten courses of the Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) Graduate Degree

program. The TPM Certificate students presented their Capstone Projects for review. All were honored

at a Graduation Dinner in the Club Level of Johnson Hagood Stadium. The Graduation Speaker was Mr.

Arnold Singleton, V/P Power Delivery at Santee Cooper.

From Left to Right: Leslie Bishop, Stephen Sistare, John Reynolds, Evan Kellinger, Rebecca Cook, Mackenzie Kelley, Todd Collier, Camille Petersen (MSPM), Antonio Mole, Nicole Stroble, Michael Willis, Dan Ryan,

Benjamin Worsham, Yubiza Escartin Zarate, Chris Johnson, Abdul Siddiqui, Karen Race, Krystin Kilman,

Jenny Sica, Dan Ecklund, Raschonda Frazier, Colonel Bernie Still, USAF Ret. (ELPM Advisory Board

Member), Jose Viteri, and T. J. Marlatt.

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Graduation Dinner: 3 May, 2017

Congratulations to ALL our Graduates!

From Left to Right (back row): Carl Jewell, Michael White, Skip Mulligan, William Brown, Travis Junkins, Lisa

Hoover, and Ardean Buggs. Front row, from left to right: Ryan Zeiler, Camille Petersen, Sandy Batt, Amy

George, Karen Race, and Ignacio Florendo.

Technical Program Management (tpgM)

Certificate Graduates

From Left to Right: Camille Petersen, Lisa Hoover, and Nate Jarvis. Not pictured was Megan Tuell and Eric Treadway.

May 3, 2017 saw our third group of graduates who completed the 4 courses of the newly established

Technical Program Management (TPgM) Graduate Certificate program.

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Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM)

Graduates

From left to Right: Michael White, Ignacio Florendo, Ryan Zeiler, Amy George, Ardean Buggs, Karen Race, Lide Bailey, Skip Mulligan, William Brown, Lisa Hoover, Matt Fann, Sandy Batt, Camille Petersen, Garrett McCorkle,

and Carl Jewell. Seated is the class mascot, Melody.

171 Moultrie St.

Charleston, SC 29409

Phone: 843-953-9811

E-mail: pmgt@citadel.edu

The Citadel is a four-year, public college in historic Charleston,

South Carolina. The Citadel offers a classic military college education

for young men and women profoundly focused on leadership excel-

lence and academic distinction. Graduates are not required to serve

in the military but about 30 percent of each class commission as

officers in every branch of U.S. military service. Graduates of The

Citadel have served the nation, their state and their community as

principled leaders since the college was founded in 1842. The Cita-

del Graduate College offers more than 40 Master's degrees and

graduate certificates in a wide range of disciplines, plus five under-

graduate programs, through an all-evening schedule. Some gradu-

ate courses are available online.

Class of 2017 MSPM Graduates at Citadel

Graduate College Commencement: 6 May, 2017

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Elated MSPM Graduates of the Class of 2017 gathered at the Bulldog outside McAlister Field house

for the traditional class photo. The picture was taken immediately after Citadel Graduate College

Commencement on 6 May 2017.