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STO 2009 June 14-17 Houston, Texas

Conference Schedule

 

 

Sunday, June 14, 2009 — Arrival Day
Workshops
1:00 - 5:00
1 Outage Planning: Putting the Horse Before the Cart
Presented by:
Tim Kister, Planner/Scheduler SME, Life Cycle Engineering
2 Managing Maintenance Shutdowns and Outages
Presented by:
Joel Levitt, President, Springfield Resources
3 CLOSED — Strategies to Overcome Craft Shortages and Maximize
Field Productivity

Presented by: Bobby Singh, President, Project Assurance
6:00 - 7:30
Registration, Welcome Reception & Exhibition
Monday, June 15, 2009 — Conference Day 1
TRACK 1 TRACK 2
7:30
Breakfast
8:30

Welcome: Steve Sinkoff, President & CEO, Eventure Events, LLC.

8:35

Opening Address: Norm Poynter, Business Consultant, Nexen, Inc.

8:45
Keynote:
Reliability and Maintenance in a Recessionary Market: Cut Costs or Improve Reliability?
Christer Idhammar, President & CEO, IDCON, INC.
9:30
Morning Break and Exhibition
10:30

Understanding Future Events
and Their Consequences

Brian Heinsius, Maintenance Manager, Rio Tinto Energy America

[Intermediate]

Transitioning to World-class Turnaround Management:
Step-by-Step Journey to a Successful Turnaround

Gary Boyd, Turnaround Manager,
Marathon Oil Corp.
Bobby Singh, President, Project Assurance

[Intermediate]
11:45

TA Management Model and Beyond: Learning from the Past for Building the Future

Chris McKay, Turnaround Coordinator, Agrium - Carseland Nitrogen Operations

[Beginner]

Glowing Safety Results During Nuclear Plant Outage

Michael Button, Maintenance and Modifications Manager,
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jack Balsamo, Principal Consultant, Behavioral Science Technology Inc.

[Intermediate]
12:45
Lunch and Exhibition
2:00

The Partnership Organization:
Bringing Operations, Maintenance and Engineering Together in an Effective Work System

Christer Idhammar, President & CEO, IDCON, INC.

[Intermediate]

How to Manage Scope for TAR’s

Walter Pesenti, Turnaround Team Leader, BP
Ian Griffiths, Operations Director, Faithful + Gould

[Intermediate]
3:15

Let’s Not Make the Same Mistake Again: Tools and Methodologies for the Next Generation of STO Managers

Steve Telford, Outage and Work Management Solutions, LLC
(Retired, INPO)

[Intermediate]

Schedule Choreographing
of an Outage

Gary Smith, CMRP, Reliability Lead, Weyerhaeuser Company

[Intermediate]
4:15
Afternoon Break and Exhibition
4:45
Keynote:
Lean Shutdowns: How To Cut Fat and Do The Right Thing
Joel Levitt, President, Springfield Resources and Acclaimed Author
5:45
Exhibition, Drinks & Dinner
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 — Conference Day 2
  TRACK 1 TRACK 2
7:30
Breakfast
8:15

Keynote:
In Today’s Business Climate, You Can’t Afford to Be Short Sighted
Steve Telford, Outage Consultant, Outage and Work Management Solutions, LLC (Retired, INPO)

8:55
Keynote:
Leading Practice: In Search of the Perfect Shutdown
Ben Devries, Principal Advisor-Asset Management, Rio Tinto
9:35
Morning Break and Exhibition
10:05

Caring About Your Workers:
The Path to Zero Injuries

Kevin Cadieux, Turnaround Coordinator, Alberta Envirofuels Inc.

[Intermediate]

The Seven Sins Of Outage Management, Advice from the Confessional

Kevin Duffy, Senior Partner,
Kepner-Tregoe

[Intermediate]
11:20

Key Strategies for Knowledge Transfer & Retention

Kenda Knight, President, KC Knight Consulting LLC

[Expert]

A Step Change Toward Excellence

Don Turner, Manager of Operations,
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

[Intermediate]
12:20
Lunch and Exhibition
1:30

Overcoming Common Shutdown Challenges: Rio Tinto’s Experience

Ben Devries, Principal Advisor, Shutdown and Work Management, Rio Tinto

[Intermediate]

Utilizing Historical Data to Improve Plant Uptime

Roy Myers, Staff Maintenance Manager, Firestone Building Products

[Expert]
2:45

Strategies in Successful Maintenance for Shutdown Projects

Jorn Lim, Maintenance Manager,
Valspar Corporation

[Beginner]

Operations Deliverables: Strategies
for Inclusion Enhance Overall
Turnaround Success

Joe Jackson, Director of Site Construction & Turnarounds, ConocoPhillips

[Intermediate]
3:45
Afternoon Break and Exhibition
4:20
Keynote:
A Perfect Storm Hits the STO Workforce
Terry Wireman, Senior Vice President, Vesta Partners and Acclaimed Author

 

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