Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Master Class Workshop A

Master Class Workshop B

8:00 - 12:00

"Lean Labor Strategies - Uncovering Hidden Costs and Applying Best Practices"
John Frehse, Chief Strategist and Partner, Core Practice

"Lean Six Sigma Practices: How to Maintain Operational Excellence in an Unstable Economic Environment"
Sally Ulman, President, Variance Reduction International Inc.

  11:30 - 1:00  

Lunch and Networking

General Session Master Class Workshop

2:00 - 5:00

EXECUTIVE WORKSHOP:
"Lean Six Sigma for Executives – Driving Revolutionary Change in the Energy Industry"
Bob Silvers, Managing Director, SSA & Company

5:00 - 6:30

WELCOME RECEPTION: Reception and Networking, Open to All Attendees

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

7:00 - 8:00

Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:00 - 8:40

CONFERENCE CHAIR ADDRESS: "The Need for and Application of Process Excellence Across the Energy Sector"
Bob Silvers, Managing Director, SSA & Company

8:40 - 9:30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "How an Energy Company Can Win the Shingo Prize: A Model for Guiding Your Continuous Improvement Efforts"
Steve Wells, Internal Continuous Improvement Consultant, Luminant

9:30 - 10:00

Refreshment Break and Networking

10:00 - 10:50

GENERAL SESSION ADDRESS: "Case History: Deployment of Lean Six Sigma in an Upstream Energy Services Business"
Rick Jacquier, Director of HSE and Operational Excellence, Halliburton

10:50 - 11:30

PANEL DISCUSSION: Moderated Q&A With Four Global Process Excellence Deployment Leaders

·  Kevin Gruver, E&P Deployment Manager, Global Process Excellence, Hess Corp.

·  Kim Mueller, Director of Business Excellence, Dominion Resources Services

·  David Piazza, Manager of Business & Process Transformation, Marathon Oil Co.

·  Toufic Kanj "TK", Lean Sigma Advisor, Mid-Continent & Alaska Business Unit, Chevron

11:30 - 1:00

Lunch and Networking

Oil & Gas Upstream Track

Power Generation and Distribution Track

Up and Downstream Service Provider Track

1:00 - 1:40

Project Example Case Study: Improving Oilfield Pipe Yard Operation
Jeff Lindblom, Lean Sigma Black Belt, Chevron

Project Example Case Study: Building Power Plants More Efficiently by Applying DMAIC/DFSS and Replicating Results
Abelardo Arias, top+ Program Manager, Siemens Energy Inc.

Project Example Case Study: Identifying Quality Improvements on Energy Projects Using Customer Feedback and Root Cause Analysis
Hiraz Medhora, Risk Technology Manager, Lloyds Register North America

1:40 - 2:20

Project Example Case Study: Commercialization of a Marine Seismic Data Acquisition System
Steve Trudell, Continuous Improvement Champion, ION Geophysical

Project Example Case Study: Improving the Performance of a Power Plant
Natalie Kay Olson, Ocotillo Plant Engineer, Arizona Public Service Co. and Julie English, CEO, Within Reach Consulting LLC

Project Example Case Study: Using Organizational Expertise to Initiate and Sustain Change and Improvement
Tony Lucyk, Global Manager of Operational Excellence, Halliburton

2:20 - 2:50

Refreshment Break and Networking

2:50 - 3:30

Project Example Case Study: Rig Moves – Creating Standard Work, Reducing Cycle Times and Developing Lean Thinking
Rick Versen, Lean Six Sigma Leader, Encana Oil & Gas, USA

Project Example Case Study: Contracting for Weather Variability, Cove Point Expansion
Rick Caldwell, Manager, Six Sigma, Dominion Resources Division

Project Example Case Study: Driving Operational Excellence within the Design and Manufacture of Subsea Products
Todd Newell, Director of Operational Excellence for Subsea Products, Oceaneering International Inc.

3:35 - 4:25

GENERAL SESSION ADDRESS: "The Greening of Power Generation and Distribution: How to Drive Breakthrough Renewable Energy Development Using Lean Six Sigma"
Douglas A. Sayer President, Premier Technology, Inc.

4:25 - 4:55

CONFERENCE CHAIR ADDRESS: Day 1 Closing Remarks
Bob Silvers, Managing Director, SSA & Company

5:00 - 7:00

DELEGATE RECEPTION: Reception and Networking, Open to All Attendees

Thursday, May 21, 2009

7:00 - 8:00

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY: Personal Discussions and Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15

CONFERENCE CHAIR ADDRESS: "Welcome by the Chair, Summary of Day 1, Look Ahead to Day 2"
Bob Silvers, Managing Director, SSA & Company

8:15 - 9:15

EXECUTIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "Energizing Improvement in the Organization Through Lean Six Sigma"
Stephen P. Tomlinson, Vice President, Operations Support, Cameron

Oil & Gas Downstream Track

Internal Operations Track
(Supply Chain, HR, IT, etc.)

Business Process Management
and Process Standardization Track

9:20 - 10:00

Project Example Case Study: Improving Pipeline Operations by Increasing Focus on High Value Activities
Margaret vanEgmond, Manager, Business Process Optimization, El Paso Corp.

Project Example Case Study: Driving Operational Excellence in a Global Supply Chain Organization
Robert Vaio, Vice President of Global Supply Chain, Hess Corp.

Project Example Case Study: How Chevron's Global Supply and Trading is Realizing the Value of BPM
Michael Ruddock, Business Process Consultant, Chevron

10:00 - 10:30

Refreshment Break and Networking

10:30 - 11:10

Project Example Case Study: Opportunities for Implementing Lean Manufacturing in Refining Operations
Lonnie Wilson, Principal Consultant and Owner, Quality Consultants

Project Example Case Study: Reducing Costs, Variation and Risks in Accounting and HR Processes
Rick Beal, Process Improvement Coordinator, and Amanda Horak, Process Improvement Coordinator, Marathon Oil Corp.

Project Example Case Study: Developing a Scorecard: What Are You Measuring to Make Sure You’re Meeting Business Objectives?
Sharon Swinburn, Senior Project Manager, Constellation Power Generation

11:10 - 12:00

Driving Breakthrough Improvements in Refining Operations Throughput
Lisa Cantu, Principal, Cantu Strategic Services

Project Example Case Study: Grassroots LSS in Internal Operations: From the Mailroom to the Boardroom
Carolyn Harper, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and David Sills, Corporate Administrative Manager, Newfield Exploration Co.

Project Example Case Study: Driving Sustainable Business Improvement Through the Use oif Business Process Management
Michael Gebhardt, Director, Global Process Excellence, Hess Corp.

12:00 - 1:30

Lunch and Networking

1:30 - 2:20

GENERAL SESSION ADDRESS: "The Lean Six Sigma Journey at Chevron: From a Single Project to $200MM in Financial Benefit in 8 Years"

·  Chevron's approach to deploying and standardizing on Lean Six Sigma for continuous process improvement

·  How Chevron finds oil faster, drills fewer dry holes, enhances oil recovery, lowers operating costs and obtains more value from people and equipment

·  The keys to reducing safety and environmental incidents

Stephen Turnipseed, Lean Sigma Advisor, Chevron Global Upstream

2:20 - 3:10

GENERAL SESSION ADDRESS: "Designing a Process Excellence Program to Deliver on Business Goals and Objectives"
David Lillefloren, Director of Business Performance, Constellation Power Generation

3:10 - 3:30

Break

3:30 - 4:10

GENERAL SESSION ADDRESS: "Value Stream Management and Improving Safety in Offshore Operations"
Casey McWhan, Senior Vice President of Operations, Atlantic, Prosafe Production

4:10 - 4:30

CONFERENCE CHAIR ADDRESS: Conference Closing Remarks
Bob Silvers, Managing Director, SSA & Company

Friday, May 22, 2009

7:30 - 11:30

SITE TOUR A: Halliburton Drill Bit Manufacturing Plant - Woodlands Facility, Bus Leaves St. Regis Houston Hotel at 7:30 AM

7:30 - 11:30

SITE TOUR B: Cameron Gas Compressor Manufacturing Plant, Bus Leaves St. Regis Houston Hotel at 7:30 AM