George joined AACE International in 1990. He has obtained multiple AACE certification designations: Certified Cost Professional (CCP) in 1991; Certified Estimating Professional (CEP) in 2007; Decision & Risk Management Professional (DRMP) in 2012; Earned Value Professional (EVP) in 2006; and Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) in 2006…
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Formerly the Award of Recognition, this award was created by the AACE International Board of Directors in 1995. Candidates must be a member in good standing of AACE with a minimum of ten (10) years of continuous active participation in AACE activities. The O.T. Zimmerman Founders’ Award is given in recognition of significant continuous achievement and contributions by a member at large, who has been instrumental in the development of policies, practices, procedures, and products directed to the advancement of the precepts of total cost management and AACE International…
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The TCM Excellence Award is given to members in recognition of their contributions to AACE through a technical subcommittee or SIG, or by a member at large, who has been instrumental in the development of technical products such as recommended practices, professional practice guides, Cost Engineers’ Notebook, or other technical writings directed to the advancement of the precepts of total cost management…
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The Brian D. Dunfield Educational Service Award is given in recognition of continuous and significant contributions through educational programs directed to the advancement of total cost management…
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Keane Award for Distinguished Service to an AACE Section: Candidates for consideration to receive this Award must have been an active member of an AACE section, or sections, for a minimum of five (5) years continuous engagement in section leadership in a section that has continuously achieved or exceeded section minimum standards, grown in membership and contributed to the furtherance of the precepts of total cost management…
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The Rising Professional Award is given to a rising professional – with ten (10) or fewer years of experience in the field of total cost management in recognition of their contributions made to the profession…
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I sort of fell into the association world. While working on my undergraduate degree, my plan had always been to attend law school. However, after completing several internships, I quickly realized that the legal profession was not for me. After graduation, I began to work for a civil and environmental engineering firm…
The Outstanding Woman in AACE International is to honor a woman who has achieved success through significant accomplishments in the industry and within AACE International. The candidate shall have chosen a career path that is focused on the advancement of AACE’s precepts of total cost management…
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Here is something that may help when calculations are experiencing “rounding errors”, or when calculation totals of millions of dollars are off by $100,000. When calculations are off, a lot of time is wasted reviewing spreadsheets to find a possible error in some cell math. From experience, the solution is never found after hours of work. Being defeated and facing a presentation deadline, the solution is to manually edit the presentation with the correct answer and move onto the next assignment. But this means the problem was not solved and it will repeat itself in the future…
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Over the past 16 months, my interests have been narrowly focused to wedding planning, since both of my daughters decided to get married 10 months apart. So, I will share the most recent interesting thing to happen to me that ended up being a surprising, but great interest of mine…
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