{"id":19567,"date":"2016-04-18T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copperleaf-test.majortom.dev\/asset-management-is-for-women-too-featuring-donna-keck\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T11:01:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:01:35","slug":"asset-management-is-for-women-too-featuring-donna-keck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copperleaf-test.majortom.dev\/en\/blog\/asset-management-is-for-women-too-featuring-donna-keck\/","title":{"rendered":"Asset Management Is For Women Too (featuring Donna Keck)"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing I have been noticing more and more is the number of women entering the field of Asset Investment Planning & Management (AIPM)<\/a>. In fact, many of Copperleaf\u2019s clients are women who are taking a leading role in their organizations in planning and managing their asset investments more strategically, to minimize risk and create the highest value for their organizations.<\/p>\n

Certainly the prevalence of women is not evident by attending an asset management conference<\/a>\u2026yet. But it occurred to me that this is a great role for women in a field where you might not expect to find many women! And I believe this is the beginning of an exciting trend and would like to highlight some of these women\u2014and the interesting work they\u2019re doing\u2014to establish some role models and shine a light on this as a possible career path for young women.<\/p>\n

In this article, we are featuring\u00a0Donna Keck, L<\/strong>ead Engineer – Business Planning \/ LRP Support on the Nuclear Corporate Business Team at<\/strong>\u00a0Duke<\/strong> Energy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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How did you get involved in the field of asset management?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I started at Duke in a Maintenance Engineering role in 1982 and have had the good fortune to work on many different types of equipment over the course of my career. I experienced the frustrations of having sound engineering solutions deferred or rejected for what, at the time, were unclear financial reasons. Eventually, I moved into a more programmatic Equipment Reliability role supporting INPO\u2019s AP-913, Equipment Reliability (ER) Process.<\/p>\n

In this role, I observed the same challenges and disconnects between engineering and business decisions, and the lack of Long Range Planning (LRP) across the nuclear industry. As a result, I moved out of engineering and joined our Business Planning organization to help establish an LRP process that would bridge the gap between ER and business decisions. I viewed this as an opportunity to pursue a different approach: an Asset Investment Management-based approach.<\/p>\n

What attracted you to this field?<\/strong>
\nI pursued Engineering because I like problem solving. I have migrated into a pseudo Asset Management role where we work to provide better insights to help our leadership team make difficult, but informed decisions related to aging assets. Given the age of our generating assets, and the increasing economic pressure on our industry, Asset Management is a problem we desperately need to address. Any asset-intensive industry will eventually face the same challenges that we, in the utility industry, are now experiencing.<\/p>\n

What excites you most about this field?<\/strong>
\nThe opportunity to make a real difference in the operational and financial success of my company.<\/p>\n

What are the most rewarding aspects of the work you do?<\/strong>
\nIt often feels like one step forward, two steps back, so it depends which day you ask\u2026<\/p>\n

One rewarding outcome is that an Asset Investment Management approach has helped shine a light on siloed processes and disconnected systems. As a result, we are working to better integrate these systems and processes which will eliminate duplication, and in turn, improve efficiency and effectiveness.<\/p>\n

Where are you (and your team) making the biggest impact?<\/strong>
\nCopperleaf\u2019s C55 solution has provided us with a consolidated platform that reflects \u201done source of the truth\u201d for our fleet\u2019s operational plan. Having a consistent data source has facilitated continuous process improvements, including:<\/p>\n