What?
LNG Technology World Summit 2011

When?
November 29th & 30th, 2011

Where?
W Doha Hotel, Doha, Qatar

It would be great to meet YOU there as well!

Why?

Because it’s a great opportunity to network with industry specialists coming from all over the world!

And by the way I will conduct a workshop at this conference about „Commissioning, leadership & motivation for on time start-up – Recognizing your leadership style and why it matters“. You can’t miss it!

More information are available at Fleming Gulf’s website.

See you soon!

Thomas Stuenkel

Hello my friends!

I am excited to announce something important to both you and me.

You see, right now while you are reading this, I am in the middle of creating the most in-depth training about pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and trouble shooting of industrial plants.

I got quite a few requests to pepper this training with flavors such as motivation, leadership, communication, team building and personal growth. That is why I promise to deliver the most amazing and practical commissioning training you have ever seen.

In other words you can take this information to the bank and mine it on, over and over again, plus – save time, and avoid the costly mistakes I did in my 20-year commissioning career.

And to accomplish all this, I will need your help…

I am holding a cool contest till October 09, 2011 to help me create & deliver the best training on the market for YOU.

One person will receive the prize: a LED LENSER M14 ($160 value)

The question I want you to answer (which qualifies for the prize) is this:

*** In which format would you like to receive my training? ***

1. Online training with checklists, videos, MP3s, PDFs, transcripts, mindmaps (paid once for the whole package; immediate access to the complete training material)
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2. Online training with checklists, videos, MP3s, PDFs, transcripts, mindmaps (paid monthly; weekly lessons)
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3. CD / DVD with checklists, videos, MP3s, PDFs, transcripts, mindmaps
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4. Live training seminar
   

*** Please share your feedback in the comments section below or send me an email. ***

This is the only way to get automatically entered into our competition; the winner will be announced on my blog on October 10, 2011.

Stay tuned!

Thomas Stuenkel

Update October 10, 2011
It was so great to get so much feedback from all of you! Thank you very much!
I got 40 x feedback by email and 24 x feedback via blog comments.
And here is he … the winner of the LED LENSER M14 ($160 value):
Ettore Pulieri from Italy
Congratulations, Ettore! I will send the LED LENSER M14 to you this week.
Thomas Stuenkel

Why is it important to grow your self-confidence?

When you want to achieve your goals (I will speak about goal setting and goal achievement in future videos and blog posts) you need to have a strong self-confidence. If you already have it – congratulations and there is no need to continue reading and watching my short three minute video.

You want to know more? Great!

On my personal journey for finding the right method to stay focused on my goals I tried different approaches. Finally I found the right jigsaw piece on my way to achieving it. I have to say a big thank you to Jürgen Höller for this inspiration!

Watch my three minute video to get inspired as well. I hope these methods are as suitable for your personality as they were for mine.

Please leave a comment and let me know what you think!

There are plenty of job websites out there in the internet but only a few are really specialized in commissioning jobs.

A good example for a job site related to commissioning jobs is OilCareers.com.

Have YOU ever used a job website to find a new commissioning job? If yes, what is YOUR favorite one?

Please take one minute of your time and fill in the survey form below.

The results of this survey will be published here on CommissioningCoach.com so everybody can participate on it.

Thank you very much!

PS: Of course, your name and email will NOT be published!

I came back from the commissioning conference in Bangkok and a lot of attendees told me about their problems and challenges during commissioning …

And now, I’d like to GIVE YOU THE CHANCE to talk with me and tell me more about your BIGGEST problem.

Here is what I’d need from you:

Please answer the question below (yes, your comment is important to me and warmly anticipated!)

“What is YOUR (you as a CEO, Commissioning Engineer, Commissioning Manager, Operations Manager or Maintenance Manager) biggest problem, challenge or obstacle during plant pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up?”

Hint — what really hurts you at the moment?

Your answer will help me custom-tailor my trainings, seminars and coachings as well as future blog posts and emails to you.

Looking forward to your answer.

Thomas Stuenkel

PS: You can speak personally with me. Currently, I am in Saudi Arabia and you can call me at +966 (56) 648 9825

What?
Conference „Plant Commissioning & Start-Up 2011“

When?
May 23rd & 24th, 2011

Where?
Centara Grand at Central World & Bangkok Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

It would be great to meet YOU there as well!

Why?

Because it’s a great opportunity to network with commissioning & start-up specialists coming from all over the world!

And by the way I will speak at this conference about „Commissioning, Leadership & Motivation“. You can’t miss it!

More information are available at marcus evans website.

See you soon!

Thomas Stuenkel

Did you watch my first commissioning mini training video? Yes? Ok, then let’s continue with the 2nd lesson: Planning. In this video you will learn all items which have to be planned carefully in order to get a safe and fast plant start-up.

I appreciate your comments and questions below the video very much!

You can watch the same video on YouTube as well.

If you are behind a firewall and video streaming is blocked – You can download the video file from two different server locations below:

—> Click here to download the video from server 1 <—
—> Click here to download the video from server 2 <—

I am happy to publish the first video of my 10 parts commissioning mini video training course. In these video I will give you an overview about “The 9 Key Elements of Successful Plant Commissioning”.

Please write a comment and let me know what you like on that video and what I should improve for the next lessons.

You can watch the same video on YouTube as well.

Update March 25, 2011:

Some people informed me that they are behind a firewall and are not able to watch the video because video streaming is blocked. To solve this problem I uploaded the video to two different servers where you can download it.

—> Click here to download the video from server 1 <—
—> Click here to download the video from server 2 <—

The 2nd commissioning training course for NIOC (National Iranian Oil Company) has been conducted by Ralph W. “Pete” Peters from TMEI and me, Thomas Stuenkel, in Kish Island from February 05, 2011 till February 09, 2011.

Kish Island is located south of Iran in the Persian Gulf and can be reached by airplane from Dubai in 30 minutes.

The commissioning training sessions took place in the office of IOOC (Iranian Offshore Oil Company) at the 11th floor (see pictures at the end of this post).

Ali Amidi from MAT Group organized these event. Thank you very much for perfect organization and hospitality, Ali! The Darioush Grand Hotel was the best hotel in Iran I have ever visited!

Here are some (not all) of the commissioning training topics we covered during this five days session:

• The 9 Key Elements of Successful Plant Commissioning
• Commissioning Strategy
• Commissioning Tactics
• Commissioning Task Tools
• Commissioning Checklists
• Commissioning Guidelines for Specific Equipment
• Proven Project Management Practices
• Basics of Project Scheduling
• Maximizing the Value of Contract Services

Do you need a commissioning course and a team building event as well? Or do you need to develop a special commissioning training for your company? Don’t hesitate to contact me!

Click on one of the following pictures to enlarge it:

Do you like crossword puzzles? Yes? Ok! But what has a crossword puzzle in common with pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up of an industrial plant?

It’s a nice and funny way to improve and test your knowledge about commissioning!

I prepared a first commissioning crossword puzzle which you can access online here.

If you prefer to do it on paper you can download a PDF version for printing out from the download section.

Have fun and success!

Thomas Stuenkel