Eielson AFB, Fairbanks AK

Environmental Restoration Partnering has improved inter-agency communications, team organization and program documentation at Eielson AFB leading to increased work flow, decreased document review times and improved team effectiveness. 

Tim Sueltenfuss has supported the Eielson AFB environmental cleanup team for over two years.  He works very closely with Air Force, US EPA, and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) project managers and their technical support staffs to transition from formal, terse and time-consuming communications to an engaged, interactive dialogue in which all involved parties participate.   His pragmatic, action-oriented demeanor enabled vastly improved interactions among the participating individuals and agencies. 

Tim helped guide the interactions that supported development and finalization of a major inter-agency agreement between the Air Force and ADEC and also provided detailed, technical facilitation to support the completion of a very complex Five Year Review.  Partnering at Eielson AFB has led to substantial improvements in applying institutional controls to the contracting and construction processes and the joint development of a base-wide generic sampling and analysis plan.  It has also led to expedited sampling and analysis plan reviews, which allow construction projects to proceed within the constraints of the short Alaska construction season.  These improvements supported the completion of approximately $78 million of construction projects recently. 

  • Environmental Restoration Partnering
  • CERCLA/RCRA Consultation
  • Decision and Action Management (DaAM)
  • Five Year Review Consultation
  • Technical Facilitation

Air Force Plant 6, Marietta GA

Galen Driscol’s project planning and program support proved valuable for the Tier I (installation level) team at Air Force Plant 6 in Marietta, Georgia helping them to establish strategies for documenting decisions, tracking documents, and assigning responsibility.

Although the team had been meeting informally for many years, action items were not consistently documented and a cohesive effort to identify holistic program needs was sidelined by individual organization and contractor goals. Laura Christ worked closely with the team to clarify agency expectations and constraints, de-conflict opposing goals and language, and assist in the development and documentation of long-term goals. She also employed Decision and Action Management processes to help the team make decisions, reach consensus and thoroughly document meeting outcomes.  Meetings became much more organized, efficient, and productive, saving both time and dollars for all agencies involved.  As a neutral third party, she was able to engage all agencies, allowing all parties to have an equal voice in the decision making process.

  • Environmental Restoration Partnering
  • Project Communications
  • Decision and Action Management (DaAM)