1475 South Colorado Blvd., Denver
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Newsletter, Internet Edition
Editor: Editor: Mark Childs
101 Planning Days Left to the Denver Annual Meeting
Volume XV, Issue 8
April 1999
MEETING NOTICE - Thursday, April 1, 1999
TOPIC- Theory of Constraints in Project Management
SPEAKER- Mr. Romey Ross
Technical Project Services
SCHEDULE- 5:30 Social Hour, 6:15 - 7:15 Dinner, 7:00 - 7:15 Section Business Meeting, 7:15 - 7:30 Break, 7:30 - 8:30 Program, 8:30 Adjournment
PLACE- Wyndham Garden Hotel
1475 South Colorado Blvd., Denver
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DATE- Thursday, April 1, 1999, COST $20 members and guests, $10 students and unemployed members
RSVP 
Maria Martinez (303) 858-5307 Email your reservation to
[email protected] No later than Monday, 03/29/99 @ 10:00 A.M.
About This Month's Speaker
The following describes Mr. Ross' background, and this month's presentation to the section.
I began my lifelong interest in systems thinking while at Colorado State University in the late 1960s. While there, I worked in
the early development of "ecosystem modeling", which required the fusion of mathematics, biology, system dynamics, and
computing. Lack of funding, a competing war, a shortage of adequate computer resources, and a nagging feeling that it might
be a good idea to know how to make a living, resulted in "postponement of this line of research" - (euphemism for a "big
detour"). Along the way I have been a carpenter, general contractor, estimator, scheduler, director of project control systems,
project manager, senior project manager, organizational development specialist, senior management consultant, and educator.
The "glue" underlying most of my work has been the profession of project management. Always nearby has been my interest in
"systems thinking". The two had not fully merged into a powerful new paradigm until four years ago. That was when I really
began to absorb, understand, and apply Goldratt's "Theory of Constraints" (TOC) and the "Integrated Thinking Process"
(ITP). In conjunction with 28 years of project management experience, for me the circle is beginning to close. Many things that
never made sense are now seen in a new light. I have studied many (maybe even most) systems thinking methodologies, but
TOC is clearly the most practical and powerful of them all. The exciting thing is, everything has come together to bring us
powerful new ways to understand the complex systems which we all have to live and work, and effective new methods are
available to us to help us achieve levels of project performance which seemed impossible just a short time ago. My
presentation will give you a glimpse into the underlying theories, and more importantly, some of the immediate practical
applications that you can begin to use to benefit projects of importance to you.
1999 Denver Annual Meeting Update
I hope you have your calendar blocked out for June 27th through July 1st for our annual meeting. You will receive registration
publicity in the next few weeks, or you can find it now on the AACE International web page www.aacei.org. If you have not
been to an annual meeting, this is the one you'll want to come to.
Thanks to all the folks that volunteered their time! But we still need more help! Our section needs to provide volunteers in the
areas before and during the annual meeting. Sign up started back in February, and will continue for the next two section
meetings. We will be asking you to make a commitment for several hours of your time. We need your help in the following
areas:
- Pre-meeting Packet Stuffing - Friday @ Noon, June 25th, Chair Bill Seyfer / 303-277-3787
- Registration Support - Sunday through Wednesday, June 27th - 30th, Chair Karen Walsh / 303- 277-2657
-Hospitality Suite Host - Sunday through Tuesday, June 27th - 29th, Co-Chairs Dan Rondinelli / 303-413-8117 and Steve
Warhoe / 303-277-2247
- End of Meeting Packing - Wednesday @ Noon, June 30th, Chair Bill Seyfer / 303-277-3787
Registration and Hospitality need the most volunteers since they are open every day during the meeting. Please consider these
areas and get ready to sign up early for the time you prefer. You can also call the Chair for the area and they will be glad to
sign you up as well.
We also have the need for a complete computer/printer setup for Friday, June 25th through Thursday July 1st. It will be
secured in a locked room for headquarters staff. If you have one we can borrow, please give me a call.
Bill Seyfer CCE
General Arrangement Chair
1999 Annual Meeting Committee
President’s Message
A Thanks to all of you who completed the RMS 1998-99 survey. The results are included in this newsletter. The bottom line is
that the membership is evenly divided on its satisfaction with the current meeting facilities. A southeast location is still the area
of choice. The meeting time and day are satisfactory and most are not willing to pay more than the current $20 price for the
dinner meetings.
Based on the results, new meeting facilities will be investigated over the summer, however, the Wyndham Garden will still be
considered. Your suggestions for meeting topics will be a great help to next year's Board and come next fall, RMS members
can look forward to a season of interesting topics in the best facility your $20 bucks can buy!
Also included in this newsletter are the nominees for the 1999-00 RMS Board of Directors. Bios of the nominees will be
published in May's newsletter and the voting / swearing in of new officers will happen at the Section's May meeting, the last
meeting of the season.
See you Thursday, April 1st, --- yeah, yeah, I know, "no fooling".
Debby Chlebana, President
AACE International-RMS
NOMINEES FOR THE 1999-00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President - Maria Martinez
Vice President - Gary Davis, CCC
Secretary - Manuel Sais, Jr.
Treasurer - Randy Lorance
Director at Large - Curt Corrigan, CCC
Network Director - Jim Daley, CCC
Certification Chairperson - Bill Kraus, PE CCE
MEMBER COMINGS & GOINGS
The Rocky Mountain Section WELCOMES the following new members: S. Paige Robertson, and Woods Allee!
Pat Cavanaugh has accepted the position of Manager, Project Controls for Coors Brewing Company.
Dan Rondinelli, CCC has recently obtained his Class A Contractor License.
Steve Warhoe, CCE is a Project Manager for Coors Brewing Company.
Jim Daley CCC, Network Director
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COST ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Please note that the deadline for nomination of the 1999 Rocky Mountain Cost Engineer of the Year is Thursday, April 1, at
the end of the April Section meeting. Any member of the Rocky Mountain Section is eligible to nominate any other Section
member. The only qualification requirement is that the nominee has made an extraordinary contribution to the Association or to
the profession.
You may make your nomination by completing the nomination form included in this newsletter, or by e-mailing, phoning, or
seeing in person either Jim Daley or Bill Kraus. Address information is included at the end of this newsletter.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COST ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATION
Name of Nominee _________________________________
Name of Person Making the Nomination _________________________________
Please include a short statement detailing your reason for nominating this person:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION HOSTS JULY 1999 CERTIFICATION EXAM
The AACE International certification exam will be offered twice in Denver during the summer of 1999. The exam will be offered on Saturday, June 26, 1999, during the annual meeting to be held in Denver at the Marriott Denver Tech Center. The Rocky Mountain Section will host the July certification exam on Saturday, July 10, at a location yet to be determined. The deadline for having your certification application in the Morgantown office is forty-five days prior to the date on which you plan to take the exam. Please contact Bill Kraus if you need an application, have any questions about applying or about certification in general.
Certification Study Hall
The Rocky Mountain Section will hold a Certification Study Hall on Tuesday, April 20, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. It will be held in Room 105 of the Coors Engineering Center, Coors Brewing Company. If you're not familiar with the locale, please call or e-mail for a map.
You are invited to attend if you have applied to sit for the AACE International certification exam, or if you're considering
becoming certified. You're also welcome if you would like to come and find out more about the certification program.
This will be a free-form session to address any questions you may have. There will be no formal presentations; however, the
instructors for our Certification Preparation Course will be there, as well as other certified RMS members. They will be there
to answer your questions regarding the exam, the paper, what is covered in the exam, how to prepare, what typical questions
to expect, or whatever else you may be wondering about the certification program. If we don't have the answer to your
question, we will attempt to assist you in obtaining the correct answer.
No reservations are necessary and there is no cost. Just show up on April 20, and be prepared to spend an enjoyable evening
in exploration of the certification program.
NOTICE TO CERTIFIED RMS MEMBERS
You are cordially invited to attend the Certification Study Hall on Tuesday, April 20, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Your insight and knowledge are needed in order to help prospective candidates learn more about the certification program and how to be successful in becoming certified. Please refer to the announcement elsewhere in this newsletter and join us on April 20.
Name Badges
If any member, associate member or student member is interested in having an AACE International name badge made, please contact Bill Conn at (303) 678-0579.
The RMS Job Network
Curt Corrigan is the director of the RMS Job Network. If you are either looking for a job or need to fill a position, please contact Curt at (303) 494-2100 or at [email protected]
MONTHLY MEETING DATES
Please mark your calendar with the following dates. These are the scheduled dates for our monthly meetings.
Thursday, April 1, 1999
Thursday, May 6, 1999
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION AACE INTERNATIONAL 1997 - 1998 OFFICERS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION AACE INTERNATIONAL
1998 - 1999 Board of Directors
President
Deborah S. Chlebana
Project Time and Cost (at RFETS)
C/O Kaiser-Hill Company, LLC
Planning & Integration -T117A
P.O. Box 464
Golden, CO 80402-0464
Phone/Fax: (303) 966-6575/966-6335 Email: [email protected]
Vice President
Maria G. Martinez
CH2M Hill
100 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone/Fax: (303) 858-5307/858-5368 Email: [email protected]
Secretary:
Mark Childs CCE PMP
Project Time and Cost
9035 Wadsworth, Suite 1000
Westminster, CO 80021
Phone/Fax: (303) 940-3200/940-4918 Email: [email protected]
Treasurer
Randy Lorance PE
Kaiser-Hill Company, L.L.C.
9907 South Clyde Place
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Phone/Fax: (303) 966-4717/683-4805 Email: [email protected]
Director at Large
Curt Corrigan CCC
Project Integration
195 Pawnee Drive
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone/Fax: (303) 494-2100/499-0808
Email: [email protected]
1st Past President
Bill Seyfer CCE
Coors
Coors Brewing CO. Mail #BC510
Golden, CO 80401
Phone/Fax: (303) 277-3787/277-6064
Email: [email protected]
2nd Past President
Dan Rondinelli CCC
Swinerton & Walberg
5460 Ward Road
Arvada, CO 80002
Phone/Fax: (303) 413-8117/413-8291 Email: [email protected]
Network Director
Jim Daley CCC
Coors Brewing Co, Mail #CE200
Golden, CO 80401
Phone/Fax: (303) 277-5193/277-5639 Email: [email protected]
Certification Chairperson
William E. Kraus PE CCE
B&C Project Services
4500 Bluefin Court
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone/Fax: (970) 206-0947/266-1818
Email: [email protected]
ABOUT THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION, AACE INTERNATIONAL
A Society dedicated to advancing the development of cost professionals through continued education, certification, and technical and social information exchange.
Membership in the Section is open to all classifications of AACE International members.
Annual Section Dues are $20 and include the cost of the Section newsletter and attendance at all Section functions at member prices.
Guests are welcome to attend all Section functions. We encourage regular guests to seek membership status as soon as practical.
Meetings are held on the 1st Thursday evening of the month, September through May, in the Denver area.
Name Tags should be worn at all Section activities and are available at no charge to Section members. Please contact the Section Treasurer if you would like a name tag.
The Section newsletter is published monthly from September through May. Section members may submit items of interest to the Section Secretary prior to the 15th of the month preceding publication. Reprint permission is granted to AACE International and all other AACE Sections with credit given to the Rocky Mountain Section.