ASEE Presentation

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ASEE Presentation

• June 18, 2002

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BEK Inc. Organization
Engineering
International
Construction
Industrial Services
The BEK Family
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Introduction

• Founded in 1972 - Employee Owned Corporation
• Construction - Over 4.0 Billion in Place
  Annually
• Engineering - Over 3.5 Billion (TIC) Annually
• Maintenance - Over 250 Million Annually
• Approximately 4,000 Salaried Professionals,
  Technicians, and Managers
• Average Field Labor - 8,500
• 14 U.S. Office Locations, 3 International

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Major Projects Offices
Office Locations
Portland
Auburn
Major Projects
New York
Wilmington
Richmond
Denver
Charlotte
Greenville
Raleigh
Birmingham
Atlanta
Columbia
Mobile
Houston
Orlando
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Industrial Services
Scope of Services

• Maintenance Services
• Total Maintenance
• Supplemental Maintenance
• Turnarounds, Shutdowns Outages
• Small Capital Projects
• Commissioning Start-up Assistance
• Pre-Production Maintenance Activities

Industries Served

• Process
• Pulp and Paper
• Steel
• Mining
• Power
• Commercial Facilities
• Manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical

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We Train Develop Our People
Training Courses
Training
Carpentry I Electrical I Field Engineering
I Instrument Fitting I
Millwright I Pipefitting I First Aid Pipe Welding
Continuous
2,500,000
2,500,000
Instrument Calibration Millwright Blueprint
Reading Supervisory Development Program OSHA
(Const. Safety Course)
2001
Improvement
Awards
Excellence Award - American Society for
Training Development ABC Contractor of the Year
(Training)
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How BEK Leverages Learning
Performance Management through Education
Business Driven Need
Identify High Potential Candidates
Education Resource Management

• Individual Skills Assessment

• Company Specific Courses
• External Subject Matter Experts
• Best Practices
• CII
• PMI

• External Sessions
• Internal Workshops
• Integrated Academies
• e and Distance Learning

Learning Development and Training Curriculum
Career Development and Succession Planning
Project Management Training
Corporate Learning Center
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BEK School of Industrial Construction
A State Approved BEK / High School
Partnership Program Established to Attract,
Train, and Transition High School Graduates into
the Industrial Construction Workforce

• Upon successful completion of the two-year
  program, students are guaranteed full-time
  employment and enrollment in our Craft
  Progression Program (CPP)
• Based on ABC Wheels of Learning and BEK Craft
  Progression Program
• NCCER recognized, certified instructors, industry
  standards
• Incorporates applied math and employability
  skills
• Approved for Alabama state-wide expansion
• 4 locations serving 13 schools

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BEK Industrial Services Partnership Program with
Calhoun Community College

• Industrial Millwright Mechanic Program
• A 26 week semester program 2 days / week, 4
  hours / night
• Training program designed by BEK
• BEK certified instructors (NCCER guidelines)
• 1,500 student enrollment fee
• Drug tested at enrollment and random tested
• Work keys tested at enrollment and at
  completion of course
• BEK has first option to hire the top five
  graduates
• Selected graduates training will continue with
  BEK
• Calhoun Community College provides facilities,
  recruitment, and administration services
• Additional training programs planned for the
  future