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Community Mission
The mission of the SAME Energy Security Community of Interest (COI) is to engage members and support agencies and industry within the defense community on activities related to security of energy and other critical utility infrastructure.
Specifically, the COI will lead efforts to strengthen industry-government engagement by fostering a supportive environment to discuss energy security activities and advancements in support of the A/E/C community and security of national energy and other critical utility infrastructure.
Strategic Alignment & Goals
The Energy Security COI’s strategic goals are in alignment with the 2030 SAME Strategic Plan.
Goal 1: Drive Partnerships Through Focused Industry-Government Engagement
- The ES COI will support engagements between the military, agency partners, and the A/E/C community to collaborate on solutions to address global security challenges related to energy and other critical utility infrastructure. The ES COI will lead an IGE for Energy Infrastructure Supply Chain Security and will host an annual Senior DoD panel at JETC to discuss ES topics to strengthen this engagement.
Goal 2: Deliver Solutions for Critical Infrastructure and Mission Readiness Challenges
- The ES COI will focus on developing educational opportunities, engagements, and programs on topics related to security of energy and other critical utility infrastructure, while collaborating with Posts and other COIs to develop discussions to yield solutions, best practices, and actionable information.
Goal 3. Develop People to Strengthen America’s STEM Pipeline and Technical Workforce
- The ES COI will leverage the ES Track at JETC, webinars, and other engagements to support and encourage trade-related careers and professional/technical development in the areas of energy and other critical utility infrastructure. The SC will cultivate leaders who lead with courage, character, respect, and tolerance.
Elizabeth Bradford, ENV SP
VP, National Resilience & Energy Lead
Michael Baker International
Vice Chair: Tim “Chef” Scheffler, PE, Lt Col, USAF
Deputy Chief, Engineer Division (A4C)
Air Force Global Strike Command
Immediate Past Chair: Norm Campbell
Federal Business Development Manager, Power
Siemens
Vice Chair, Secretary:
Project Manager, Engineer, North America Envision Coordinator, GHD Inc.
Vice Chair, Post/COI Liaison: Qian Zhang, PE, PMP, Env SP, LEED GA, MS
Project Manager, Engineer, North America Envision Coordinator
GHD Inc.
Vice Chair, Programs & Events: Wayne Mackey
Principal Consultant
Mackey Training Advising Compliance, LLC.
Vice Chair, Communications: Bobbi Jo Lang
Vice Chair, Strategic Partnership: John Constantinide
Range Mechanical/Electrical SME & Engineer
45th Civil Engineer Squadron
Vice Chair, Post Liaison: Qian Zhang, PE, PMP, Env SP, LEED GA, MS
Vice Chair, Education: Ray Arguello
Board Member
Scout (SDVOSB)
Vice Chair, Technology & Innovation: Matt McCann, Centrica Business Solutions – North America
Addressing the Security of the Energy Infrastructure Supply Chain Industry-Government Engagement (IGE) Project Lead:
Norm Campbell
Federal Business Development Manager, Power
Siemens
Staff Liaison at SAME National Office: Sarah Feighery
Upcoming National Webinars
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Lessons Learned from Post-9/11 World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan Transportation Planning and Design
The events of 9/11 devastated critical Lower Manhattan transportation systems. In the early planning and rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s in-house planning and architectural leadership established a master plan framework which considered its impact far into the future. -
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Leading Through Growth: Navigating the Stages of Small Business Success
In this webinar, **Jonathan Ruffier** explores the critical leadership shifts required to successfully grow and scale a small business. The hard truth? The very skills that help founders launch and build a successful company can become the biggest obstacles to continued growth. -
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The Hidden Cost: Why Schedule is the Biggest MILCON Premium
Military construction (MILCON) cost discussions often focus on dollars per square foot, but one of the most significant portion of the overall cost is time. Every month added to a project can increase costs through -
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AI as Load Shock: Rethinking Energy Security and Mission Assurance
The rapid expansion of AI computing, electrification, and mission-critical digital infrastructure is fundamentally altering the energy security landscape. While AI is often discussed as a software capability or data challenge, its most immediate national security impact is physical: unprecedented, concentrated, and inflexible electrical demand that stresses grid infrastructure and traditional resilience assumptions.
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Advancing Resilience Against Accelerating Threats
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Improving Flood Vulnerability Maps
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Augmenting Combat Feeding Systems for Extreme Cold
SAME Strategic Partners – Learn More
As a Fellow I will commit to enhancing industry-government engagement of energy and resilience in SAME through continued participation in the Energy Security Community of Interest and through leading local energy and resilience activities in the Space Coast Post.
John Constantinide, P.E., F.SAME, Vice Chair – Strategic Partnerships, Energy Security COI