Chapter Wins President Award for Merit

Congratulations Team!

Our efforts to rebuild the chapter and do significant outreach have been recognized by SOLE Headquarters. At the International Conference Lee Morris, Vice Chairman for Education, represented the chapter to receive the “President’s Award for Merit.”

Keep up the great work Team!

Meet The Chapter Management

Nominees for Chapter Chairman

Charlie Littleton

Charlie is the current Vice Chairman for Membership Services and has served in this role for the last three years. He is also our Webmaster. Charlie’s real job is Vice President/Program Manager for Life Cycle Engineering.  He has been with LCE for over twenty years and has had a variety of jobs. Engineering is his background but Logistics is his “passion.” 

Nominee’s for Vice Chairman, Administration

Carl J. Lilieberg

U.S. Navy SC Captain (Retired), 27.5 year career – Supply Officer of 3 Navy Ships (Guide Missile Frigate, AEGIS Guide Missile Cruiser, Combat Store Ship; Director Navy Air Terminal Norfolk; and Deputy Commander for Logistics, Port Hueneme Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California); 10 years as a contractor, now with AMSEC, LLC, subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NN) as Configuration Data Manager (Project Manager) for CVN Complex Overhauls and New Construction.  Chapter Chairman of the Greater Hampton Roads Area Chapter of SOLE – The International Society of Logistics for the last four years (2005-2009). Married with two children, Mary and Michael and one granddaughter, Hannah Lee.

Nominee’s for Vice Chairman, Membership Services

Brandon Cholek

Brandon Cholek retired from the U.S. Army as a Colonel in 2007 after serving 26 years.  His last assignments were as the Support Operations Officer and Operations Officer (G-3) for the 3rd Corps Support Command in Iraq and Germany.  In Iraqfrom 2005-2006, he was the principle advisor to the senior in-theater logistics Commander and the chief logistics integrator for all materiel management, maintenance and distribution operations.  In addition to OIF, Mr. Cholek is a Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom veteran.  

 Mr. Cholek earned a Masters of Science in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA and has a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.  He is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, KS. 

 Since joining LMI on 2007, he has served as a research fellow supporting the JFCOM J9 Joint Deployment Process Owner and now serves as the JFCOM J7 Joint Operational Contract Support Planner for integrating contractors on the battlefield into training. 

Vice Chairman Finance

Enrique (Rick) Treto

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Storekeeper (Retired), 26 year career – 4 Navy Ships (DE-1051, AD-41, FF-1098, CG-47), Training Squadron Twenty Eight NAS Corpus Christi, Naval Communications and Area Master Station Atlantic, Atlantic Fleet Integrated Logistics Overhaul Team, and 8 years as a contractor with Lockheed Martin supporting  NAVSEA PEO ISW5 ASW Program for new construction and fleet support.  Chapter Vice Chairman – Finance of the Greater Hampton Roads Area Chapter of SOLE – The International Society of Logistics for the last four years (2005-2009).  Married with two children, Enrique Jr. and Lucia Herlinda and two grandsons, Antonio and Carlitos.

 Vice Chairman, Education

Lee J. Morris, CPL

Lee is a Certified Professional Logistician aand has been the Vice Chairman Education for the last three years. Lee is strong advocate for the chapter and has done an excellent job. Lee works at SERCO on the DOD’s Price Fighters Support contract.

Vice Chairman, Professional Development

Akalanka WARUSAVITHARANA, CPL

Congratulations – Ms. Holly Tatem, Field Award

At this year’s national conference Ms. Holly Tatem was awarded a Field Award. Ms. Tatem is a subject matter expert in CBRN-D Integrated Logistics Support (ILS). She provides team leadership for the USCG CBRN-D warehouse and logistics cell for Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (MLCLANT) that consists of five personnel. Her desire to achieve excellence and continual coaching provide opportunities for professional development of the team as well as key customer support in alignment with the USCG motto of “Semper Paratus”, always ready. Her contributions during the USCG modernization efforts has provided a path forward to establish the CBRN-D program within the USCG as an example of excellence for establishment of best practices within new product lines.

Congratulations on a great job and supporting the profession of logistics. 

Chapter Schedule for 2010

This is the hyper link to our 2010 Schedule. Please check back often!

July Luncheon Meeting

Title: “Old Dominion University’s Maritime and Supply Chain Management Program”

Speaker: Dr. Wayne Tally, Executive Director, International Maritime Ports and Logistics Management Institute

Luncheon Flyer     Old Dominion Maritime Institute

June Luncheon Meeting

Title: Supply Chain Management and its New Challenges in Today’s Environment 

Presenter: Mr. Jason Dennis, National Government Sales Manager, Priority Solutions Intl.

When: June 17, 2009 

May Luncheon Meeting

Topic: Assessment Management Strategy – Reducing Your Risk

Speaker: Mike Poland, CMRP,  Director Assessment Management Services

Presentation: Risk-based Asset Management

Mike Poland, CMRP

Mike Poland specializes in Life Cycle Asset Management with a focus on increasing asset utilization at the lowest total cost of ownership. His expertise is in systems engineering and operational risk management with an emphasis on defect detection and elimination strategies. Mike previously worked for the Department of the Navy as the Life Cycle Engineer and Defense Acquisition Professional for nuclear powered aircraft carriers. He also spent several years as the Engineering and Maintenance Manager for the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Mike has a Nuclear Engineering degree and is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional as well as a Master Training Specialist with DoD certifications in RCM, RCA, and Systems Engineering. He served as a panel member of the American Society for Quality and is frequently requested to facilitate Root Cause Analysis courses.

SOLE “News and Notes” (090505) – ‘Travels,’ Changes and Appointments

This issue of “News and Notes” provides information about the national airing of SOLE’s “Economic Report” segment.  While you might think the air times are early, you’d be amazed how many people watch TV before they head off to work … or are sitting at their computer checking/composing/reading e-mail.  On that note, we need to make you (and your chapter members) aware of a change to SOLE’s on-line membership directory display, unfortunately precipitated by an unauthorized use of the member e-mails.  In doing so, we’ve tried to provide both some information and tools that can help not only SOLE but all of us manage the “spam” in our lives. 

22 May 2009 National “Travel Channel” Airing of SOLE’s “Economic Report” Segment
SOLE HQ, 15 May 2009

For those of you early risers that haven’t yet had a chance to see SOLE’s “Economic Report” airing, you’ll have the opportunity to view it on Friday, 22 May 2009 on The Travel Channel.

Changes to SOLE’s On-Line Membership Directory Display
SOLE HQ, 15 May 2009

If you’ve used the SOLE website “Find a Member” feature recently you may have noticed that the “Member Search” page now contains the following notice: “SOLE – The International Society of Logistics (‘SOLE’) is pleased to provide you this on-line Membership Directory for both your use in contacting your fellow professionals, and for use by the chapter/district/corporate headquarters in support of you, the member.  In the interest of protecting the privacy of all our members, you are advised that this Membership Directory is not to be used for or be provided to anyone for any other purpose.  SOLE does not endorse, authorize, sanction or approve the unauthorized use of the Membership Directory for personal/business solicitation.  Disregard of this stated policy will be considered a violation of SOLE’s Code of Ethics, and subject to any an all appropriate action.”You may also have noticed that when your search result is returned, it is now returned without the member’s e-mail.  Why so?  Unfortunately, at the beginning of April we had members (current or past) whose actions led to our having to take reactive/preventative action(s).  We say “unfortunately” because – ultimately – we had to institute tightened security measures (hopefully, temporary) until we can figure out a workable solution that doesn’t break the chapters’ ability to manage/communicate with SOLE’s members.  In addition to the elimination of the member’s e-mail address from the information that is displayed in the membership directory entry, we’ve also changed the temporary User ID/password from “temp” and “a4100″ to another combination that will only be issued by SOLE HQ and changed on a monthly basis.

“SPAM 101″ – What It Is and What It Isn’t
SOLE HQ, 15 April 2009

Regardless of where an individual or company may or may not have gotten the e-mail address(es) from, unless you, the receiver, asked for the e-mail, it is “spam,” as defined by the US “Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003.”  For your reference, below is a brief summary, of what the law says “spam” is and isn’t :

Definition of Spam
Spam is ANY and ALL unsolicited e-mail or alternative electronic messages. Any promotion, information, or solicitation sent to a person without their DIRECT prior consent is Spam. Examples of Spam (consist of, but are NOT limited to): • Any e-message is Spam if sent to a recipient who had previously signed up to receive newsletters, product information, or any other type of e-message, but later opted-out by indicating to the sender they no longer wish to receive additional e-messages.
• Any e-message sent to recipients that have had no prior association with the sender or did not DIRECTLY agree to be contacted by the sender is Spam.
• Any e-message sent to recipients obtained from “opt-in” lists with which the sender has no prior association is Spam.
• Any e-message sent to a recipient without a clear way for a person to opt-out or request future messages not be sent to them, is Spam.
• Any e-message sent or posted via chat rooms, instant messaging systems, newsgroups, message boards, or Usenet is Spam.
• Any e-message that does not have a valid reply-to address is Spam. What is NOT Spam?
A message is NOT Spam if the recipient directly requested information be sent to them from the sender or the sender’s organization, and that recipient has not subsequently asked for removal from their list.   This is an extremely important point – The first ‘unsolicited’ message you get is spam.  Subsequent e-mails are only considered spam if you “unsubscribe”/request to opt out.  In other words – don’t “delete” the message without first hitting “unsubscribe.”
 
What is the US law governing Spam?
This was the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.  [Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003.] You can find details about this legislation at www.spamlaws.com/federal/index.shtml.  Countries other than the US (most notably those within the European Union) have similar (sometimes more stringent) laws governing electronic data privacy/Internet solicitation.

Rest assured that SOLE takes seriously its responsibility to protect and safeguard members’ information – not just because it has to, but because it’s the right thing to do.  We do not sell mailing lists or labels, and try to take all reasonable measures not to send e-mails from which individuals can build unauthorized mailing lists.  Should you have any concerns or questions, or need to report suspected abuse, please e-mail or call SOLE HQ at solehq@erols.com or 301-459-8446.

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Phil Frohne, CPL Appointed Virtual Chapter 34-03 Chapter Chair
SOLE HQ, 1 April 2009

On 1 April 2009 Phil Frohne, CPL, was appointed by SOLE’s President as the Chapter Chair of SOLE’s Virtual Chapter – All Other (District 34, Chapter 03).  For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Phil, he’s currently Vice Chair Technical/Admin of the St. Louis Chapter (06/01).  He was the Chapter Chair in 2007, and before that served as the Director of District 06 for 7 years.  He attended the Board of Director meetings that saw the beginnings of the virtual chapter concept; and is chair of the CPL Qualifications Review Board.  [He's also a SOLE Press author.  Look for his math/metrics workshop at  SOLE 2009 in August.]

What is a virtual chapter?  It the case of 34-03, it consists of those non-European or Asia/Pacific members who are not able to affiliate with a local chapter and who desire to participate in a chapter via electronic communications.  How does a virtual chapter work?  In his own words, “The chapter’s purpose is to share what we know about the logistics profession with each other.  Plain and simple.  The more knowledge each of us shares, the more knowledge we collectively hold and the more we can improve the logistics profession for ourselves and those who follow after us.”

Phil and the members are all “… about spreading technical information,”  and are actively building a community of knowledge and “log” experience through e-newsletters and e-mails … not to mention “telling a bad logistics joke now and then.”

SOLE “News and Notes” (090504) – The Corporate/Personal Logistics of Preparedness

With an emphasis dating back to 1996, SOLE – through its Humanitarian & Disaster Relief (H&DR) Logistics Application Division – promotes the widespread application of logistics in planning, preparing for and delivering humanitarian and disaster relief.  It is through this division that the Society carries out its commitment to (1) provide a focal point within the logistics discipline for a specialty in H&DR, (2) increase external awareness of the role logistics and logisticians can play in strengthening relief capacity and effectiveness, and (3) serve as a catalyst for bringing individuals and organizations together to collaborate on H&DR problem-solving.For the past 18 months, SOLE has been a member of a series of “by invitation only” National Roundtables for Enabling Bottom-Line Impacts for Business Resilience through Certification.  The roundtables – and their supporting Working Groups – are hosted by New York University’s (NYU) International Center for Enterprise Preparedness (InterCEP) .  The center maintains a global outreach as the first academic center dedicated to private sector emergency preparedness, and is funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the US Department of Homeland Security as a program of NYU’s Center for Catastrophe Preparedness & Response.

With this week’s raising of the “pandemic threat level” of Swine Flu (H1N1) from “3″ to “5″ within 48 hours, the members of the Supply Chain Management & Resilience Working Group have been challenged to act in terms of “sooner” rather than “later.”  SOLE has been fortunate to develop a working relationship with many of the organizational members of the group.  One such member – North River Solutions – working with SOLE has developed the attached “SOLE-NRS Swine Flu Alert” Fact Sheet as a public service to SOLE.  The Fact Sheet is being made available to SOLE’s management, individual and corporate members, chapters and friends – and permission is granted for chapters/board members to reproduce this alert in its entirety for chapter newsletters, e-mails, hand-outs; and/or posting to chapter websites or company bulletin boards.

We strongly encourage you to disseminate the attached fact sheet/alert as quickly and as widely (to SOLE members, family and friends, and co-workers) as possible. If you have any questions or want to get in contact with North River Solutions, please contact either SOLE Headquarters (info, below); or Dr. Joanne Stone Wyman, H&DR Logistics Application Division Director, at 703-599-4951 or lapidusgroup@earthlink.net.Be prepared – and stay well,
Sarah

Swine Flu Alert SOLE NRS 5-1-09

April Luncheon/Tour Norfolk Naval Air Terminal

On April 22nd our chapter and along with members from the local chapter of NDTA joined us on a great tour of the Navy-Air Mobility Command (AMC) Air Terminal at the Norfolk Naval Base.  Mr. Lou Lawton, Air Terminal Manager, gave the group an overview of the facility and the vital role it plays in logisitcs support for the Navy as well as numerous Joint Warfighting Commands.

The group was also able to tour the processing area as well as some of the cargo areas.