PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWSSander Shamek BouchardPicklesDiamond Petroleum Names OTC Recognizes DNV GL’s Dr. Carl network, an online network dedicated Roosevelt as Technical Sales Arne Carlsen to seafarers. Ms. Pickles, who is based Representative Carl Arne Carlsen has been recog-in Liverpool, U.K., has worked in the Diamond Petroleum Ventures LLC nized at OTC with a Distinguished maritime industry for nearly 20 years has appointed Em Roosevelt as techni-Service Award. The award is in recogni-as a sales executive with many ? rms, cal sales representative. Roosevelt is re-tion of his “outstanding, signi? cant and including Lloyd’s of London. Pick-sponsible for direct sales and account unique achievements, and extensive les holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in management and will work toward ex-contributions” to the offshore industry, Public Administration and an Associ-panding the company’s markets in the and is presented at the Annual OTC ate’s degree in Business & Finance.offshore oil and gas industry. Roos-Dinner. Carlsen’s career highlights co-evelt joined Diamond Petroleum Ven-incide with major developments in the Coast Guard daughter awarded for tures in December 2013 and has more offshore industry and he has helped Military Child of the Year Juanita Collins was presented with than 30 years of experience in the oil shape important policy changes.the 2014 Coast Guard Military Child and gas industry. Roosevelt graduated EBDG Congratulates Newest PMPs of the Year award at the sixth annual with a degree in agribusiness manage-Turner & Wood Operation Homefront gala at the ment from Texas A&M University. Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arling-recently announced that David Turner Valve Automation & Controls ton, VA., April 10. In addition to the Promotes Longtime Employee trip to the nation’s capital, recipients Valve Automation & Controls and Mike Wood have earned the Proj-ect Management Professional (PMP) are awarded a laptop and a $5,000 (VAC) announced the promotion of designation. Turner joined Elliott Bay cash prize. Award recipients are cho-sen by a committee including active longtime employee, Nancy Gonzales, Design Group in August 2010 bring-duty and retired military personnel, to Branch Manager of the Chula Vista ing over 12 years of naval architecture location. Gonzales began her career at experience to his role. He holds a BS spouses of senior military leaders, vet-eran service organization leadership, VAC in 1993 and celebrated 20 years in Mechanical Engineering. Wood joined Elliott Bay Design Group in teachers and community members. with the company in 2013. She cur-May 2012 and has more than 13 years Currently a senior, Juanita has been rently serves one of VAC’s largest ac-counts, NASSCO, as Project Manager.of experience in shipyard production accepted to the University of Tampa.Former Rep. Jim Oberstar, the longest-serving congressman in Minnesota history, died un-expectedly last month at the age of 79. Oberstar represented Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District for 18 terms, from 1975 to 2011. Oberstar brought millions of dollars to the state as chair of the powerful House Transportation Committee, but was perhaps best known for his attention to issues involving transportation and infrastructure. In particular, maritime stake-holders everywhere held him in high regard for his efforts on behalf of inland and domestic maritime causes; so much so that a Great Lakes freighter was named after him in 2011. Presi-dent Barack Obama said that Oberstar dedicated his career to “improving America’s infrastruc-ture, creating opportunity for hardworking Minnesotans, and building a strong economy for Jim Oberstarfuture generations of Americans.” June 2014MN 52MN June14 Layout 50-59.indd 52 MN June14 Layout 50-59.indd 52 5/20/2014 10:16:13 AM5/20/2014 10:16:13 AM