AFE July/August 2012 : Page 5

2012 Board of Directors Chair Wayne P. Saya, Sr., CPE Past Chair Larry Ross, CPE, CPMM Vice Chair of Finance Stephen P. Sakach, CPE Vice Chair of Membership Virginia Gibson Academic Director John V. Massey, PhD Industry Director Roy E. Nation, Jr. CoR Chair Jerry Biron CoR Director Gerald A. Olson CoR Director Stephen W. Nicholas, CPMM Executive Director Wayne W. Carley, PhD 2012 Editorial Advisory Board Wayne W. Carley, PhD A.S. “Migs” Damiani, CPE, FAFE Edmund Hulseberg, CPE Wayne P. Saya, Sr., CPE Rod Smith Talisa Thomas-Hall AFEFocus Facilities America Details AFE’s Successes elcome to everyone attending the Facilities America Education Forum. For those of you who were unable to participate this year, I would like to share a number of AFE-related news items from around the world that we highlighted during the event. Most anticipated was the preview of our dynamic, new AFE website powered with new member portal features and functionality not seen before within the facilities world. From our secure, individual login to our powerful online tools and real-time directories, being a member of AFE has never been more rewarding or exciting. As the upcom-ing weeks and months pass, I invite you to visit www.afe.org to see what new and exciting support mechanisms we’re rolling out to our most valuable resource, our members. WAYNE P. SAYA, SR., CPE Our AFE Certifi ed Plant Maintenance Man-ager (CPMM) training initiative at Fort Bragg in North Carolina is off to a great start. Th is AFE partnership with the Army Career Alumni Program at Fort Bragg and Fayetteville Technical Com-munity College provides CPMM training and certifi cation to soldiers and veterans transitioning from Army careers into the civilian workforce. By all accounts, our initial program this past July and August succeeded beyond our expectations. EM-COR Government Services in Arlington, Va., sponsored Fort Bragg’s initial class of students and has committed to supporting future classes. When I approached Michael Rodgers, senior vice president of EMCOR, regarding this AFE initiative, Rodgers agreed without hesitation to support it. As these classes progress in the months ahead, AFE will share with our members the growing list of sponsors engaged in this important initiative. Finally, as part of AFE’s 2012 Global Initiative, AFE’s Vice Chair for Finance Steve Sakach, Executive Director Wayne Carley and I visited with AFE partner, the Korea Institute of Plant Engineering and Construction (KIPEC) in Seoul, South Korea. Our hosts, Dr. Jae-Heon Lee, president of KIPEC, and KIPEC vice president Dr. Edward J. Jeong, introduced our entourage to some of the most interesting professional engineers I have met in quite a while. Presently, we are in discussion with KIPEC about expanding our partnership to add AFE’s CPMM certifi cation to their current CPE (Certifi ed Professional Engineering) program. Th ose who listened to our delegation talk about the benefi ts of AFE’s professional devel-opment programs included E. S. Park, senior executive vice president and head of the Plant Group for Samsung C&T Corporation, along with his colleagues Dr. Seokho Yi, executive vice president of the Plant Engineering Center of Samsung C&T’s Engineering and Construction Group and JoonTae Kim, executive vice president of the Power Marketing Business Group. An interesting side note: Samsung C&T was the primary contractor for the tallest build-ing in the world, the $1.5 billion Burj Khalifa in Dubai,United Arab Emirates (UAE). Our Global Initiative is scheduled to continue in Dubai, UAE next year, so please stay tuned for exciting news from the facilities professional’s one-stop support partner, your AFE. FEJ Facilities Engıneerıng JOU R NA L Association for Facilities Engineering 12801 Worldgate Drive, Suite 500 Herndon, VA 20170 p: 571/203-7171 w: www.AFE.org Talisa Thomas-Hall Sr. Director of Marketing Wayne W. Carley, PhD, Publisher LouAnn Morton , Project Manager Kelly Southard , Production Manager For Editorial Inquiries: Maya Dollarhide p: 347/453-6435 e: dollarhidem@bnpmedia.com For Advertising Inquiries: Peter Moran p: 914/882-7033 e: moranp@bnpmedia.com Stephanie Weingartz p: 248/786-1636 e: weingartzs@bnpmedia.com For Reprint Inquiries: Jill DeVries p: 248/244-1726 e: devriesj@bnpmedia.com http://custommedia.bnpmedia.com 2401 W. Big Beaver Rd., Ste. 700, Troy, MI 48084 248/244-8264 Wayne P. Saya, Sr., CPE Chair, AFE National Board of Directors July | August 2012 ■ Facilities Engineering Journal ■ www.AFE.org 5

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Wayne P. Saya

Facilities America Details AFE’s Successes Welcome to everyone attending the Facilities America Education Forum. For those of you who were unable to participate this year, I would like to share a number of AFE-related news items from around the world that we highlighted during the event. Most anticipated was the preview of our dynamic, new AFE website powered with new member portal features and functionality not seen before within the facilities world. From our secure, individual login to our powerful online tools and real-time directories, being a member of AFE has never been more rewarding or exciting. As the upcoming weeks and months pass, I invite you to visit www.afe.org to see what new and exciting support mechanisms we’re rolling out to our most valuable resource, our members. Our AFE Certified Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM) training initiative at Fort Bragg in North Carolina is off to a great start. This AFE partnership with the Army Career Alumni Program at Fort Bragg and Fayetteville Technical Community College provides CPMM training and certification to soldiers and veterans transitioning from Army careers into the civilian workforce. By all accounts, our initial program this past July and August succeeded beyond our expectations. EMCOR Government Services in Arlington, Va., sponsored Fort Bragg’s initial class of students and has committed to supporting future classes. When I approached Michael Rodgers, senior vice president of EMCOR, regarding this AFE initiative, Rodgers agreed without hesitation to support it. As these classes progress in the months ahead, AFE will share with our members the growing list of sponsors engaged in this important initiative. Finally, as part of AFE’s 2012 Global Initiative, AFE’s Vice Chair for Finance Steve Sakach, Executive Director Wayne Carley and I visited with AFE partner, the Korea Institute of Plant Engineering and Construction (KIPEC) in Seoul, South Korea. Our hosts, Dr. Jae-Heon Lee, president of KIPEC, and KIPEC vice president Dr. Edward J. Jeong, introduced our entourage to some of the most interesting professional engineers I have met in quite a while. Presently, we are in discussion with KIPEC about expanding our partnership to add AFE’s CPMM certification to their current CPE (Certified Professional Engineering) program. Those who listened to our delegation talk about the benefits of AFE’s professional development programs included E. S. Park, senior executive vice president and head of the Plant Group for Samsung C&T Corporation, along with his colleagues Dr. Seokho Yi, executive vice president of the Plant Engineering Center of Samsung C&T’s Engineering and Construction Group and JoonTae Kim, executive vice president of the Power Marketing Business Group. An interesting side note: Samsung C&T was the primary contractor for the tallest building in the world, the $1.5 billion Burj Khalifa in Dubai,United Arab Emirates (UAE). Our Global Initiative is scheduled to continue in Dubai, UAE next year, so please stay tuned for exciting news from the facilities professional’s one-stop support partner, your AFE. Wayne P. Saya, Sr., CPE Chair, AFE National Board of Directors

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