Atlanta,
Georgia Chapter Activities & Events – 2011
January
2011
19 Jan 11:30 AM
We met at the Hilton Atlanta Airport, on
Virginia Avenue near Hartsfield Airport.
Our guest was Cindy Andruss, employed with Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC) as a contractor for the Department of the
Army, working in the Maneuver Center of Excellence Public Affairs Office at
Fort Benning.
In this role, Cindy is responsible for
planning and implementing strategic communications efforts related to the Base
Realignment and Closure Commission decision in 2005 to relocate the Armor School
from Fort Knox, Kentucky to Fort Benning.
Cindy Andruss presented the "Maneuver
Center of Excellence: The Year 2010 in Review and the Way Ahead." The one-hour briefing included a three-minute
video of the MCoE transformation followed by information about the impact to
Fort Benning and the Chattahoochee Valley resulting from the Base Realignment
and Closure 2005 mandate moving the Armor School from Fort Knox, Ky. to Fort Benning,
GA.
February 2011
16 February 11:30 – 1 PM Hilton Atlanta
Airport
We had an exciting time with speaker
David Lowry, President of Bennett Motor Express. David shared with us what Bennett
International is all about.
We also presented scholarships to the
winners from Clayton State University.
Thank you!
March 2011
16 March 11:30 – 1 PM Hilton Atlanta Airport,
Virginia Ave
Our guest this month was Ronald C.
Arkin, Regents' Professor & Director of the Mobile Robot laboratory,
Associate Dean for Research and Space Planning, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute of Technology.
April 2011
20 April 11:30 AM Hilton Atlanta Airport,
1031 Virginia Ave, Atlanta GA 30354.
Our guest speaker was Ross Harding, Energy Launch Partners.
May 2011
NDTA meeting was 18 May at the Hilton Atlanta
Airport, 1031 Virginia Ave, Atlanta GA 30354.
Our guest speaker was Gary Schultheis – Sr. Vice President Airfreight
Americas – DHL Global Forwarding.
National Defense Transportation Association
Atlanta Chapter Last Golf Tournament at Ft McPherson was held on 26 May
2011. The event benefitted the Chapter
Scholarship Fund. A great time was had
by all!!
Great job to each of you that put so much
time and energy into our NDTA Atlanta Chapter Golf Tournament. It is a very good feeling to be part of such
a good group of people. Great Americans
and a great organization volunteering time, energy, and expertise; so that a
few young American's receive a little help towards education goals. Transportation connects the world, the world
is closer every day, and NDTA has great potential to influence stability in the
world today. Thank you
June 2011
The NDTA meeting was held 15 June at the
Hilton Atlanta Airport, 1031 Virginia Ave, Atlanta GA 30354. Our guest speaker for this month was General
Wykle, President of NDTA. General Wykle
was great!
July 2011
NDTA met Wednesday, 20 July at the Hilton
Atlanta Airport, 1031 Virginia Avenue. Our
guest speaker was Tim Feemster, Senior Vice President/Director of Global
Logistics, Grubb & Ellis Company. His topic was:
"Logistics Trends and Their Impact on
Local Industrial Real Estate"
A look at the underlying elements that drive
industrial real estate utilization and location. Tim showed the profiles and trends of
international and domestic container sea ports, domestic and international
intermodal sites, fuel costs, FTZ, and other supply chain cost criteria. Thank you Tim!
August 2011
19 August 11:30 – 1 PM
TBD
September 2011
NDTA met Wednesday, 21 September, at the
Hilton Atlanta Airport, 1031 Virginia Ave, Atlanta GA 30354. Our guest speaker was Dave O'Farrell, President,
O'Farrell Career Management, and Executive Director, JobSeekers of Peachtree
City.
Good News in Tough Times - As the economic
storm persists, there's a ray of hope breaking through the clouds.
Our September speaker brought a message of
hope to NDTA Atlanta. In his 18 years in the career management business, Dave
O'Farrell has learned the secrets of a successful job campaign. He shared his point of view on the toughest
job market since the Great Depression, and also shared the fundamental
philosophy that he teaches.
O'Farrell has dedicated most of his adult
life helping others achieve their goals. Much of his time is devoted to helping
people shorten their job search, earn more money, and get better results. He's been in the career management business
for 18 years. He served seven years as a
workshop trainer, individual career consultant, project manager, and national
account manager with one of the world's three largest career management firms. He owns Atlanta's most effective career
management firm, O'Farrell Career Management.
Using a unique "Market-Ready in Minimum
Time" process, clients report that O'Farrell Career Management can do in
three days what it takes other firms three months to accomplish. And, they say, OCM is more comprehensive and
more effective.
O'Farrell volunteers much of his time leading
the JobSeekers of Peachtree City ministry. In the past 11 years, 3800+ people have
benefited from this non-denominational ministry, which meets every Friday
morning at First Baptist Church in Peachtree City. He is also a co-chair of the SHRM Atlanta
South GEM.
For more information, go to: www.linkedin.com/in/daveofarrell
O'Farrell Career
Management, Career Coaching and Outplacement Consulting
21 Eastbrook Bend,
Suite 217
Peachtree City,
Georgia 30269
dave@ofarrell-cm.com
www.ofarrell-cm.com
770-486-6289 office
770-823-2710 cell
"Shorten your
search. Earn more money. Get better results."
October 2011
Our monthly NDTA meeting was held Wednesday,
October 19th, at the Hilton Atlanta Airport, 1031 Virginia Ave,
Atlanta GA 30354. Our guest speaker was Thomas C Larkin,
Procurement Counselor, GTPAC. Tom has over 25 years of management and
consulting experience with the federal government. This includes 17 years
of hands-on experience in federal acquisition including service on the
“HEMTT Should Cost” team, performance as an Administrative Contracting
Officer at the Detroit Tank Arsenal (M1A1 Abrams MBT), PCO at the Tank
Automotive Command, Purchasing Agent with the USDA’s ARS, as well as a
Professor of Contracting at the Defense Acquisition University’s Mid-West
Campus.
A career Army Officer, Tom holds a Masters in
Management degree from Florida Institute of Technology and a BS from
Southeastern Louisiana University in Animal Science. He holds a Level III
certification in Acquisition.
Tom provided an explanation and demonstration of
the services offered by the Georgia Tech Procurement Technical Assistance
Center (GTPAC) and how it can assist Georgia Businesses. Specific
topics covered were: Training Offered; Bid Match Service; Market Research
Tips and Updates Concerning Contracting.
I know Mr. Larkin has been actively involved with
the GTPAC program. His presentation was informative and useful, and
very interesting as well.
November 2011
Our monthly NDTA meeting was held Wednesday, November 16th, at the Hilton Atlanta Airport, 1031 Virginia Ave, Atlanta GA 30354. Tim Robinson, President NDTA-Atlanta Chapter reported via LinkedIn the following:
"Our Chapter had a great meeting yesterday. Our speaker was Mr. Richard Sharpe, Vice President of ALAN (American Logistics Aid Network). To learn more about ALAN please visit http://www.alanaid.org.
In the wake of Hurricane Irene, we are working with our relief agency partners to identify critical supply-chain-related needs and communicate to the ALAN network. Visit relief needs.
Be ready to share your supply chain resources. See how to help.
ALAN's Mission:
To engage the supply chain community to support humanitarian relief efforts.
Such a simple concept can often be a significant challenge to implement during national disasters. Coordinated logistices expertise and services are needed to get the right product to the right place at the right time.
The team at American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) brings the supply
chain community together to address this challenge. The volunteer,
non-profit organization was formed to provide a primary point of
contact for those in the logistics profession who are willing to
provide disaster relief support in the United States. We work in
tandem with National
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOADs)
such as the Red Cross, Feeding America and the Salvation Army to
provide much-needed support.
ALAN's relief
needs web portal serves
as a clearinghouse for supply chain expertise, products, equipment,
and services such as transportation, warehousing and material
handling. Needs for these resources are posted on the portal in times
of crisis. Whether a company can provide industry expertise, supplies,
vehicles to haul them or local warehouse space to store them, it can
match its resources with regional needs through the ALAN web portal.
December 2011
9 December We host our annual Toys for Tots Lunch.