3.30 - HR and Management Plans

We will use the Westbrook Stevens Seven Attributes of Excellent Management Model as a template for the management plan.

http://www.westbrookstevens.com/step_1.htm

3.30.10 - Leadership (http://www.westbrookstevens.com/leadership.htm)

Although these people have supported the Water Hyacinth Project, we understand that the team will evolve as new members are added and resources expand.

Michael Elley

CEO/External Relationships

  

Craig A. Stevens

COO/President

Mr. Stevens can provide insight into many different work environments and customers.  He has worked with both commercial and government clients and has provided services to more than 100 different companies and organizations of all sizes in a variety of locations in over twenty-five different states.  He has over twenty five years of experience and has worked with every level of management and labor in a variety of industries including: Agriculture, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Transportation, Research, Waste Management and Environmental Restoration, Construction, Governmental Organizations, and the Tourism/Restaurant/Hotel/Motel Industry.
Denise Stevens, Loeb and Loeb, Business Affairs  

Michael Moore, VP Marketing of Westbrook Stevens, LLC

For nearly 5 years, Mr. Moore  has performed Business Development and Licensing for Liquid Audio. Before that, he managed the Pop Artist "Essence" on RCA Records and Techno-Pop group Superfuzz on Warner Music Japan. Prior to that was 14 years of record promotion, capped by a stint as VP National Promotion for Columbia Records Nashville. Through the 80’s, he did Pop promotion for Epic Records and directly contributed to sale of over $1 Billion worth of recorded music. He has been recognized for innovation, developing new markets, building and motivating successful teams and imaginative problem solving. 

Dave Ott, VP Administration and Grant Management of Westbrook Stevens, LLC

Mr. Ott has an extensive administrative background in the Health Care and Insurance industries. He has over 25 years of management experience. Some of the areas of concentration include: Systems Analysis, Project Management, Training, Customer Service, and Governmental Compliance. He has most recently been focused on organizational re-engineering, which included international opportunities, process improvement and organizational growth. He is also a certified Model-Neticsฎ instructor.

Chad Benson, Senior Partner of Global Investment Resources.

 

Phillip Clifford, Ph.D. Chief Scientist for Ultimate Earth and the G.O.L.D.E.N. Technologies' Aquatic Weed Program/Consultant

Dr. Clifford has a strong background in aquatic weed research, quantitative ecological food-web modeling, environmental toxicology, risk assessment, project management, senior scientific review. Projects of interest include: Markham Park (shooting range lead and antimony management), West Valley Nuclear Demonstration Project (Department of Energy [DOE] radioactive waste remediation - National Environmental Policy Act [NEPA] - Supplemental Environmental Impact Survey [SEIS]), International Paper Company (pond eutrophication management), U.S. Gypsum (dredging permit support), several Department of Defense [DOD] - Installation Restoration Program [IRP] Resource Conservation and Recovery Act [RCRA]) sites around the country, Missouri old and new lead-belt mine risk assessments (Comprehensive Environmental Recovery, Compensation and Liability Act [CERCLA]), CERCLA/RCRA brownfields sites on Lake Erie, and many others.

Jerry Westbrook, PhD. Senior Scientist/Consultant

Jerry Westbrook has served many years as Professor and Chair of the Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Department at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama. He has served in academia for over 35 years as lecturer and administrator. He consults and publishes in the field of engineering management theory and its applications in industry and government. He has a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Tennessee and is a member of ASEM, IIE, and the ASEE. He was the 1999-2000 national president of the ASEM.

Charles J (Chuck) Drobny Jr , Facilitator/Consultant Water Transportation Operations

Charles J (Chuck) Drobny Jr is a Westbrook Stevens Associate specializing in corporate governance, operations and project management. A two time business owner, Chuck has held positions as President, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President in satellite communications and enterprise management software development companies. He is a West Point trained engineer who served in two active divisions as a ranger qualified infantry officer. He began his career as a marketer for Mobil Oil. After receiving his MBA in Management from the University of Cincinnati, he was recruited to the transportation industry as engineering manager for a major river barge company in Nashville. After nearly twelve years on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, he and his wife returned to Middle Tennessee in late 2002.

   
   
   
   
   
   

3.30.20 - Organizational Culture (http://www.westbrookstevens.com/culture.htm)

3.30.30 - Customer Focus (http://www.westbrookstevens.com/customer_focus.htm)

3.30.40 - Team Building (http://www.westbrookstevens.com/team_building.htm) 

3.30.50 - Planning, Professional, and Problem Solving Skills and Core Competencies Building (http://www.westbrookstevens.com/skills_and_problems_solving.htm) 

3.30.50.010 Example of Program Management Start-up Plan

The Overall Program's Conceptual Design Phase: What are we going to do?

Mission - To create a vision for the program. To understand and get buy-in on all goals and customer requirements. To create a resources guide and understanding of roles and responsibilities. To start the planning processes. To create the first high-level business plans.
 

Life Cycle – The conceptual phase for each project will be complete when enough information is known to start the planning phase. Each project will complete the concept phase and start the planning phase on its own schedule.

The Overall Program's Planning and Implementation Phase Projects: How are we going to do it? ... Do it!

Program Management Details:

Mission - To meet the goals of the program. To ensure the development of the Water Hyacinth Program in a way that is safe, productive, and within schedule, budget/cost and functionality constraints. To maintain the integrity of the systems, people, and mission at all times. To keep communications open and to push leadership and management to the lowest levels.
 

Life Cycle – When all initial building projects are complete, then this group will be phased into the Corporate Operations Office.

Program Management Team

  1. Craig A. Stevens Start-up Program Manager (President and Chief of Operations)

  2. Dr. Jerry Westbrook - Planning

  3. Investment Team Members

  4. Accounting Team Member

  5. Dave Ott - Administration

3.30.50.010.010    Leadership Projects

Mission – To develop a systematic and repeatable leadership approach. To provide vision and high level guidance. To push the leadership and management to the lowest levels.

Life Cycle – When all initial development projects are complete, then this group will be phased into the Corporate Operations Office.

Leadership Projects Team

  1. Craig A Stevens (Leader)
  2. Michael Elley (Member)
  3. Investment Team (Member)
  4. Jerry Westbrook (Member)
  5. Jim Lewandowski (Member)
  6. Frank Koon (Member)

Leadership Development Duties of Team:

1.    Organizational Structure Development

2.    Policy and Procedures Development

3.    Strategic planning

3.30.50.010.020    Research and Development Projects

Mission – To Create the World Hyacinth Institute for Strategic Studies through G.O.L.D.E.N. Technologies. To expand our knowledge of the Water Hyacinth. To patent products and processes. To assist in the transfer of this knowledge to Ultimate Earth engineers and developers.
 

Life Cycle – This is an on going process and will be started and then funded on a yearly basis.

R&D Project Team

  1. Phillip Clifford, Ph.D. Chief Scientist (Leader)

  2. Bong Monsod, Godofredo G. Monsod Jr. Son (Honorary Member

  3. Scientists and Technical Lab Support (Members)

  4. Michael Elley (Member)

  5. Craig A Stevens (Member)

3.30.50.010.030    The Product and Process Documentation Project

Mission – To document every piece of information related to all known Water Hyacinth products and processes. To place this information in a computerized systems that will be easy to retrieve and use.

Life Cycle – When all known products and processes have been documented and recorded, then this group will be phased into the Methods Transfer Team.

Documentation Team

  1. Dave Ott (Leader)

  2. Jan Volk (Back-up Leader)

  3. Phillip Clifford, Ph.D. (Member)

  4. Engineers (Member)

  5. Data Entry (Members)

  6. Technical Writers (Member)

  7. Craig A Stevens (Member)

  8. Bong Monsod (Advisor)

3.30.50.010.040    Methods Transfer Project

Mission – To take all documented information related to all known Water Hyacinth products and processes and to develop a methodology for transferring information to manufacturing operations. Later as the program matures, to support the researchers in documentation. To act as the liaison between the researchers and the manufactures and act as facilitators for product development.

Life Cycle – This will be an on-going process. The team will be absorbed into the corporate offices as projects are completed.

Methods Transfer Team

  1. Jan Volk (Leader)

  2. Phillip Clifford, Ph.D. (Member)

  3. Sherri L. Messimer (Member)

  4. Engineers (Members)

  5. Craig A Stevens (Member)

  6. Bong Monsod (Advisor)

3.30.50.010.050    International Affairs and Legal Projects

Mission – To plan and documented all agreements on products and processes, on land use, and international issues. To facilitate the patent process. To ensure all actions are legal by all program members. To act as the liaison between all international parties. To help ensure our integrity to our clients.

Life Cycle – This will be an on-going process. The team will be absorbed into the corporate offices as projects are completed.

  1. Loeb and Loeb Denise McIntosh Stevens (Leader)

  2. Craig A Stevens (Back-up Leader)

  3. Chad Benson (Member)

  4. Michael Elley (Member)

  5. Other Law Firms

  6. Kathryn Hill (International Liaison)

  7. Support Office Staff as Needed

  8. Bong Monsod (Advisor)


3.30.50.010.060    Security Team

Mission – To plan for and manage all security issues. Required for international operations.

Life Cycle – This will be an on-going process.

Security Team

  1. Robert Bussey (Leader)

  2. Dr. Jerry Carr (Back-up Leader)

  3. Security Personel (Members)

  4. Craig A. Stevens (Member)

  5. Michael Short (Communications Security)

3.30.50.010.070    The Business Systems Projects

Mission – To plan and develop all business processes and systems. To create checks and balances so as to ensure the integrity of all business and financial processes and systems. To create a system that will track all cost and profits and to tie profits to bonuses for every level of participant.

Life Cycle – This will be an on-going process. The team will be absorbed into the corporate offices as projects are completed.

Business Systems Team Duties

Accounting,

Bookkeeping and Financial Systems

Tax Systems

Procurement Systems

Records Management Systems

Communication Systems

Accounting, Bookkeeping, Tax, and Financial Business Systems Team

  1. CFO (Leader)

  2. Anderson (or like company)

  3. Investor Members

  4. Developers and Auditors (Members)

  5. Craig A Stevens (Member)

  6. Alan McIntosh (Advisor)

  7. Frank Koon (Back-up Leader)

  8. Jerry Westbrook (Member)

Procurement Systems Team

  1. Frank Koon (Leader)

  2. Anderson (or like organization)

  3. Developers and Auditors (Members)

  4. Craig A. Stevens (Member)

  5. Investor Members

Records Management Team

  1. Paige Hibbitts/Gary Heidel, SAIC (Leader)

  2. Dave Ott (Member)

  3. Arthur Anderson (or like company)

  4. Developers and Auditors (Members)

  5. Jan Volk (Back-up Leader)

  6. Craig A. Stevens (Member)

IT and Communications Team

  1. Gary Heidel, SAIC (Leader)

  2. Michael Short (Member)

  3. Steven Gambrell (Member)

  4. Craig A. Stevens (Member)

  5. John Bers, Vanderbilt (E Commerce Member)

3.30.50.010.080    The Facilities Development Projects

Mission – To plan and develop all facilities and related systems. To develop energy efficient designs that make use of solar and other natural energy sources. To create a franchise approach in the designs that can easily adapted to other topical and subtropical locations. To create an attractive and desirable place to work.

Life Cycle – This process will start with heavy design duties and should taper back as repeatable designs are created. As the projects mature additional sites will be developed but in each case will make use of existing plans as much as possible.

Facilities Development Team

  1. Jeff Smith (Leader)

  2. Irene Holm (Headquarters Facilities Management)

  3. Craig A. Stevens (Member)

  4. Lorraine McIntosh (Advisor)

  5. Facilities Architecture and Engineering Firms

3.30.50.010.090    The Human Resources Projects

Mission – To plan and develop all human resource issues. To create polices and procedures for hiring, termination, employee training and development, all bonus, etc.

Life Cycle – this is an on-going process. As the program nears completion this team will become part of corporate operations.

HR Team

  1. Jim Lewandowski (Leader)

  2. Pat Leonard (Back-up Leader)

  3. Jerry Westbrook (Member)

  4. Craig A. Stevens (Member)

  5. Irene Holm (Member)

  6. Human Resource Management Group


3.30.50.010.100    The Education and Training Project

Mission – To plan and develop all distance learning programs. To train the entire workforce with the goal to allow every person the resources to improve themselves.

Life Cycle – This is an on-going process.

Education Team

  1. Jerry Westbrook (Leader)

  2. Sherri L. Messiner (Back-up Leader)

  3. Steven Gambrell (Trainer)

  4. Supporting Educating System Members; from The University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Trevecca, Belmont, and/or University of Phoenix


3.30.50.010.110    Manufacturing and Operations Projects

Mission – To plan, design and develop all manufacturing and operational processes. To create a systematic and repeatable approach to producing every product and service to be provided through the Water Hyacinth program. To develop the expertise within Ultimate Earth and Westbrook Stevens to continuously improve all systems.

Life Cycle – These projects will continue through the design and development and up to the point that the systems are implemented and transferred to onsite teams.

Manufacturing and Operations Projects

  1. Don Weathers (Leader)

  2. Sherri L. Messiner (Back-up Leader)

  3. Jerry Westbrook (Member)

  4. Craig A. Stevens (Member)

  5. Vanderbilt University Robotics (members)

  6. University of Alabama Huntsville (members)

  7. University of Tennessee (members)

3.30.50.010.120    Sales and Marketing Projects

Mission – To plan, design and develop all marketing efforts. To advise on long term and short term strategic and tactical marketing efforts. To do market research and develop relationships with future customers. To track all marketing efforts and to record all individual efforts so as to connect bonuses to individuals.

Life Cycle – These projects will continue through the life of the program.

  1. Michael Moore (Leader)

  2. Kathryn Hill (Member)

  3. Rhonda Dickey (Back-up Leader)

  4. Craig A. Stevens (Member)

3.30.60 - Change Management and Continuous Improvement (http://www.westbrookstevens.com/continuous_improvement.htm)

3.30.70 - Performance Measures (http://www.westbrookstevens.com/performance_measures.htm)