2010

August Luncheon Meeting:  Benchmarking

Our Speaker: Daryl DeJean of Emerging Technologies Associates Inc. presented a very straightforward approach to Benchmarking. In collaboration with SDGE, Daryl provided a step-by-step process for achieving energy savings through the Energy Star program.

July Luncheon Meeting:  Alternative Workspaces

UCSD Presentation

DGA Presentation

April Luncheon Meeting:  Social Media 

Bridget Ayers of Get Smart Web Consulting gave an excellent presentation on current e-communication trends.  Some compelling statistics include: over 210 billion emails sent daily 2 billion Google searches daily 400 million users on Facebook 700,000 new members added to FB daily 60 million status updates on FB daily 65 million users on LinkedIn 27 million tweets per day 900,000 new blog posts daily

So what does all this mean?  People are talking, organizing and sharing information.  Are you part of the conversation?  To view her presentation, click here.

March Luncheon Meeting:  Strategic Facilities Planning

This meeting saw an excellent panel discussion of Facilities Strategic Planning.  Participating on the panel were:

Eric Baugh CFM has been a Facilities Director and Construction Manager in the Washington D.C. and San Diego areas for 27 years.  He started his own construction company in 1979 and since then has managed facilities, construction and real estate for CSA, Alcoa Defense, SAIC, General Dynamics and BAE Systems.  He has made a business out of designing, building and managing facilities for most of the US intelligence agencies.  Eric currently manages 4.1 million sq/ft of owned and leased facilities at 62 locations throughout the US.  Eric is responsible for the strategic planning for all of these locations. In addition to his work Eric is the Vice President of the Real Estate Council for IFMA

Michael Burmood CFM is the Deputy Director of Facility Services, and manages Real Estate and Facilities Strategies for Raytheon Missile Systems with a portfolio of 5.2m Square Feet and 13,000 employees.   He is on the Corporate Facilities Council, and is past President of the Southern Arizona Chapter.  Michael is a nationally honored speaker currently promoting Facilities Management as a Profession and covering other topics related to Facilities Core Competencies at major Corporations, Universities and Conferences.  He holds undergraduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Business, is an MBA graduate, and is a certified Coach and Mediator.

Susan Jentzsch has had a lead role in the Real Estate and Facilities department at Qualcomm. Hired in 1996 to assist in space planning for all engineering facilities in San Diego, her role quickly grew. Taking responsibility for all space planning and strategic planning for this multi-national, Fortune 100 company, she was responsible for 5.5M square feet of space. Her involvement was key in the mass expansion of all real estate and facilities growth the company experiences in the late 90’s and early to mid 2000’s. Ms. Jentzsch lead the effort to create and implement a 5 year Strategic Facilities plan. In her position as Manager, Strategic Facilities Planning, In July of 2009, Ms. Jentzsch has shifted her talents into the very groups she supported for so many years – she is now in a project planning role within the engineering community at Qualcomm.
 
Kristine O’Hollearn is one of the original founders of Ir2-Interior Resource, Inc. a Planning and Design firm specializing in Corporate Environments since 1994.  With an emphasis of over 27 years in the Strategic Facilities Planning field,  Ms. O’Hollearn has coached, collaborated, planned and implemented numerous Fortune 100-500 Strategic Projects making her a frequently sought expert in her field.  Her logical approach to what can be a time consuming and complex endeavor has led her firm to develop proprietary software to augment CAFM systems and expedite cohesive results.    


Left to Right: Michael Burmood, Eric Baugh, Susan Jentzsch, and Kristine O'Hollearn

The panel was in general agreement that all companies need to develop a Facilities Strategic Plan.  The work starts with summarizing what spaces you have and making sure that the data is always accurate.  The use of CAFM is important for successful planning.  To see a copy of the Power Point presentation from the March meeting on Strategic Planning click here.

For a copy of the IFMA International Strategic Planning outline click here.

February Luncheon Meeting:  Save Water!  Switch to Water Smart Landscaping

Rober Bush discussed why Solar Turbines at Kearny Mesa decided to save water and remove the “green grass” for a “greener environment”.  An existing 2 acre lawn area has been converted into a “California Dry Riverbed” theme.  See the slides of this natural setting and discover why Solar Turbines decided to make this major change. 
 
Speakers:   Robert Bush,  Manager, Quality, Test Systems, Facility Services, Solar Turbines Inc. 
                    Marian Marum, Landscape Architect

January Luncheon:  State of the San Diego Economy


                                        

Our Speaker:   Dr. Lynn Reaser, Vice President of the National Association of Business Economists and the former Chief Economist Investment Strategies Group, Bank of America, is currently the chief economist at Point Loma Nazarene University.   She is consulting on issues related to economic vision, strategy and forecasting for the San Diego Region, as well as attending and speaking at special events and guest lecturing in specific courses.  At PLNU, Dr. Reaser is exploring various strategic opportunities to acquire a deeper understanding and appreciation of the global economic crisis, and its impact on our institutions and region.  She has extensive experience in the financial services sector with the ability to translate complex economic issues into understandable language with relevant and actionable implications.

Dr. Reaser gave a wonderful summary of the economy going into 2010.  She has kindly shared her presentation with our Chapter, which can be accessed by clicking on this link.