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Community Mission
The mission of the SAME Energy Security (ES) Community of Interest (COI) is to engage COI members and support the Department of Defense on activities related to security of energy and other critical utility infrastructure across the SAME enterprise in support of the 2030 SAME Strategic Plan – The Journey to 2030.
Specifically, the ES COI will lead efforts to strengthen industry-government engagement (IGE) by fostering a supportive environment to discuss ES activities and advancements in support of the A/E/C community and security of our national energy and other critical utility infrastructure.
Join the SAME Engage ES NetworkStrategic Alignment & Goals
The ES COI’s strategic goals were developed 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 J. Bradford, MS, 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 M. 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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USSOCOM Engineering
This webinar will provide a detailed brief on the role of engineering in U.S. Special Operations Command, exploring its important and expansive mission set. Special Operations Command develops and employs the world’s finest special operations force to conduct global special operations -
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One Team, One Fight: Breaking Down Walls in Partnering Sessions
This webinar will look at what happens when a complex, critical to national security project brings together high-level professionals to tackle the job. Along with their invaluable experience however, industry experts often come with matching egos.
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Fulfilling the Mission
Rear Adm. Dean VanderLey, CEC, USN, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, sits down with TME to discuss the Department of the Navy’s Systems Command for shore facilities and expeditionary equipment, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) and its varied responsibility that directly support warfighter lethality. -
A Roadmap for Clean Energy on Kwajalein Atoll
A recent effort led by U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command to meet the Army Climate Strategy for operations on Kwajalein Atoll studied potential courses of action that would help the remote installation reach 100 percent carbon-pollution free electricity by 2030. -
Pioneering Sustainability in the Federal Sector
As America undergoes a transformative shift to renewable and sustainable power systems, continuing to meet the energy needs of mission-critical installations requires a comprehensive approach that considers economic and cyber factors along with emerging technologies.