11/25/08 - Luis Venagas
is a registered professional engineer, Certified Value
Specialist (CVS), and LEED Accredited Professional that has served
as team leader on more than 425 VE studies for a variety of projects
in both the private and public sectors. He has extensive
experience in architecture, civil engineering design, and cost
estimating. Mr. Venagas further strengthens VMS' east coast
presence and brings with him considerable knowledge in
transportation, municipal, military, educational, water
treatment and conveyance, and environmental facilities.
VMS Receives Award of Excellence for Small Business
Contracting from Department of State
10/23/08 -
The Department of State Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization presented Value Management Strategies, Inc (VMS) with an
Award for Excellence during the 14th Annual Small Business Awards
Ceremony. The Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year
Award, sponsored by the Assistant Secretary for Administration,
gives recognition to small business contractors who have displayed
exemplary performance, customer service, management and technical
capabilities.
Eric Trimble Earns CVS Certification
09/25/08 - Congratulations are in
order for Eric Trimble, who passed his Certified Value Specialist
certification exam today! Mr. Trimble's accomplishment will
help VMS support our clients' demanding schedules, particularly
those in the transportation and military sectors.
VMS Hires
Howard Sole, CVS-Life
09/1/08 - VMS is pleased to announce the
addition of our newest member to the VMS Team, Howard Sole,
CVS-Life. Mr. Sole has 30 years of experience in a broad range
of VE-related fields.
His experience includes wastewater, transportation, educational, laboratory, municipal/justice, and
commercial facilities.
George Hunter,
CVS Joins VMS
08/1/08 - George Hunter,
a Certified Value Specialist (CVS), certified Project Management
Professional (PMP), and a registered professional civil engineer,
brings his 23 years of experience in design and construction to VMS.
He is an experienced VE team
leader, trainer, and the former Value Analysis (VA) Program Manager
for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
In addition, his Sacramento, California location will help us better serve
our west coast clientele.
VMS Hires Glen
Chiasson as Vice President of Operations
07/1/08 -Mr. Chiasson will be
responsible for managing the day to day activities of VMS.As VMS continues to grow, a greater focus on structure,
organization, and day-to-day management will allow us to ensure that
our client services are second to none.Glen, a Civil Engineer himself, specializes in the management
of engineering offices. He is
a very detail-oriented person with experience in project management,
marketing, and business development and has great knowledge of the
A-E community.
Terry Hays
Acquires Value Analysis Incorporated (VAI)
06/30/08 -
VAI is the oldest, most prestigious “full service” Value
Management consulting firm in the world today.Since 1958, VAI has established Value Management initiatives
in over 2300 organizations in the United States, Mexico, Canada,
Central America, Europe, Russia, Australia, India, South East Asia
and the Middle East. VAI has
established Value Management initiatives for leading producers of
automobiles, commercial vehicles, consumer goods, electronics,
construction equipment, pharmaceuticals, aerospace and defense
products, power generation equipment and nuclear fuel reprocessing
machinery. In support of
these initiatives, VAI has conducted over 4500 workshops,
facilitated over 36,000 studies and trained over 110,000 team
participants in the application of the Value Management methodology.VAI will continue to operate as a separate company with Rick
Otto as President responsible for the day to day management.
Value Metrics is now a PMI
Registered Education Provider!
08/25/05
- Value Metrics, LLC was recently certified by the Project
Management Institute (PMI) as a Registered Education Provider
(R.E.P.) Our SAVE International certified Module I Value
Methodology Training is now valid for 40 Professional Development
Units (PDU's). Click
here to learn more!
$300 million in Implemented
Cost Savings on the Silicon Valley Rapid Transit (SVRT) Project
07/04/05 -
VMS has been working closely with VTA in implementing dozens of
value alternatives developed as part of the first series of value
studies on the SVRT. Five additional value studies are
scheduled for the end of preliminary engineering in late 2005 and
early 2006.
VMS,
Inc.'s implementation rate for these first four studies has been
over 50%, which is extremely high for public transportation
projects. VTA's return on investment has been over $1,000 for
every $1 spent on VMS, Inc.'s services!
VMS
Launches Web Based Training
07/04/05 - Value Management Strategies, Inc.,
has created an e-Learning Value Methodology training program consisting
of Web Based Training (WBT), virtual classroom, electronic
discussion board, workbook, and multiple-format textbook.
This exciting and innovative
course will provide learners from any discipline with a fundamental
understanding of Value Methodology. The primary course objective is
to provide learners with enough information to begin to apply Value
Methodology in their chosen discipline. This course will teach VM
within the universal context of the “project” and will utilize the
framework and terminology identified in the Project Management Body
of Knowledge (PMBOK)
developed by the Project Management Institute.
This
course will meet SAVE International's Module I Workshop
requirements, and is the important first step in obtaining
professional VM certification. Please
click here
for more information.
