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Upcoming Meetings |
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Central Savannah River Section |
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Roger Duke, BNG America |
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AACEI Meeting May 22, 2008 (Thursday) North Augusta Community Center 495 Brookside Drive North Augusta, SC
“Community Outreach and Volunteering Your Professional Skills." by Roger Duke, PMP BNG America |
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Roger Duke began his career at Savannah River Site in 1977 as a Project Engineer. During his 31 years at SRS, he mostly held positions in project and program management. Four years ago, his company, BNFL, changed its name to BNG America. Roger was responsible for developing and implementing a branding campaign in the Augusta area. BNG America was later acquired by EnergySolutions and Roger continued the campaign, but now for EnergySolutions.
As part of the marketing strategy, Roger became heavily involved with nonprofit organizations by being on their boards and also volunteering for special events. He quickly discovered that nonprofits are great at coming up with plans, but generally have trouble executing them.
Roger, a certified project manager, implemented a community outreach initiative with the SR Chapter of Project Management Institute. The objective was to help nonprofits complete challenging projects by capitalizing on the chapter’s expertise in project management. Roger will share his experiences on two projects; the Imperial Theatre Marquee and the James Brown Statue Cam and how organizations, like PMI and AACE can market themselves in the community by helping nonprofits. |