BP Oil Spill. Documenting the Crisis in US Gulf Coast

Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - Environmental Policy, , course: Environmental Policy/Environmental Economics/Environmental Education, language: English, abstract: The damaged Deep-water Horizon rig not only led to deaths in a workplace, it exposed the failure of a company that probably put profits before people. The unconscionable decisions of a multinational corporation in oil and gas prospecting, its contractors and associated partners led to the deaths of innocent workers. The analysis of events surrounding the accidental explosion in the Gulf of Mexico on the Deep-water Horizon rig added new knowledge to the understanding of risk involved in prospecting for oil and gas in deep and shallow water. BP OIL SPILL: Documenting the Crisis in US Gulf Coast is a piece of this knowledge.

Over my career, I worked in Higher Education, Public Administration and Law Library Automation and Management. In higher education, I taught graduate and undergraduate courses in economics, applied economics, business information technology, database design, and extension education for close to twenty years. In Public Administration, I had the privilege of working in Federal Civil Services, as a Legal Instrument Examiner for the U.S. Coast Guard and Law Librarian/Legal Assistant with the Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration. In State Public Health Management, I worked as a Financial/Customer Services Specialist for Washington State DSHS. I have covered assignments requiring leadership and managerial skills, including serving as Head of a College Department and Director of a Law library. I have been involved in project planning and development in higher education and public health. For example, I was engaged in strategic planning, enterprise management, facilities management, cataloging automation, staffing and technology adaptation for work automation in higher education, law library, and public health. For public service, I serve as a Civil Service Commissioner (2012 - Date) for the City of Federal Way, Washington; Served as an Independent Salary Commissioner (2003 - 2012) and Planning Commissioner (1996 - 2000) for the same City and was on the Board of Bethel Christian Center, Federal Way, Washington. I believe strongly in Volunteerism as a way to give back to my country. Specialties: Contract Negotiations and Placements; Project and Talent Management; Data Mining, Cataloging Automation and Performance Management; Interpersonal Communications at corporate and management levels, including using systems analysis for managing project life. I am a lean thinker who want to use this process to help advance enterprise goals. I am an appointed Notary Public in the State of Washington.