If you ask ten smart people to define strategic planning, the odds are that you will get ten different answers. With all the different definitions and opinions, it is not surprising that business leaders have varied opinions on the importance of strategy. Some folks give strategic planning...
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September 28, 2018
BSEE Blog
Working for a federal government regulatory agency often involves change – technology improves, operational considerations shift, policies are updated. I served on the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement team that recently made changes to the 2016...
July 12, 2018
BSEE Blog
Monitoring the performance of offshore oil and gas operators and focusing on those areas where a potential risk to life, the environment and offshore assets is the main responsibility of my team of safety specialists. We don’t just monitor performance; we turn the data into actionable...
April 27, 2018
BSEE Blog
It’s a good feeling to finish something, and also good to have a second chance to revisit your work. In 2016, my colleagues and I at the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement were part of the process that resulted in publication of the final...
November 09, 2017
BSEE Blog
For many of us working in the government, Veterans Day is a day off from work whether you are a veteran or not. For non-veterans it is a day to say thank you to all of the men and women who are currently serving or who have served in the Armed Forces. We veterans are thanked for standing up...
September 27, 2017
BSEE Blog
Secretary Zinke recently designated the month of October National Hunting and Fishing Month in order to celebrate outdoor sports and their conservation contributions. Here, a BSEE petroleum engineer shares his experience with fishing in the public waters of the...
December 13, 2016
BSEE Blog
Within days of starting my new job, I was given a major assignment. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, otherwise known as BSEE (and pronounced Bessie), was about to get a new strategic plan, and I was going to coordinate the effort.
As I dug into the assignment, I...
October 06, 2016
BSEE Blog
Earlier this year, I found myself once again at the massive Ohmsett seawater test tank, a treasure in the world of oil spill research. It’s a place where I have spent many weeks since joining the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) four years ago. BSEE regulates the offshore...
July 29, 2016
BSEE Blog
As a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement senior technical advisor and structural engineer, I am really fascinated by how technologically advanced the offshore oil and gas industry has become. The comparisons of subsea activities in deepwater regions of the...
July 09, 2016
BSEE Blog
June 7, 2016 – When I first sat down at a three day Department of Interior (DOI) retreat a few weeks ago, I had a good sense of why I was there. The topic was Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes and the four dozen participants were assembled to summarize activities and identify priorities for the...
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