Welcome to OUR Network!
Doug Parker
July 9th, 2014
How did I get to the HotHouse?
What does a wildly successful HotHouse
coffee and conversation session look like?
Welcome to OUR Network!
Doug Parker
July 9th, 2014
How did I get to the HotHouse?
What does a wildly successful HotHouse
coffee and conversation session look like?
Welcome to OUR Network!
Doug Parker
July 9th, 2014
The Package
• Food for thought
• My day job
• Who am I? What do I know?
• Who am I, really?
• A couple questions
• My contact info
• Subject references
Food for thought
‘High-performance rocket engines are not a collection of parts
flying in close formation…relationships matter’
– Dr. Bill Bellows, Aerojet Rocketdyne Associate Technical Fellow and
President of the In2:InThinking Network
*Relationships matter to high-performance innovative
networks too
‘Wisdom comes from having the ability and willingness to act.’
– Norman Seeff, Photographer, Director, Purveyor of the 7-step Creative Process
*Innovation will result from OUR network’s collective wisdom
‘By focusing on systems we can have greater impact.’
– Tim Brown, IDEO CEO
I work with REALLY SMART PEOPLE.
Together we deliver this world’s most
POWERFUL SOLUTIONS.
International Space Station
Aerojet Rocketdyne
Extreme Engineering
Deep Offshore Drilling Rig
Space Shuttle Main
Engine (SSME)
Delta IV Heavy
Molten Salt Concentrated
Solar Power Plant
Mars Science Laboratory –
Curiosity Rover
Delta IV Heavy NROL-49
Launched January 20, 2011
Vandenberg AFB, CA.,
Space Launch Complex-6
https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=tWm1jUC5Ags
Who am I? What do I know?
• 24 years experience helping to design, develop, deliver,
assemble, maintain, and operate large, complex highperformance systems
• Passionate about developing products and systems that
effectively meet our company and customer’s business
goals throughout the product lifecycle
Experience:
• U.S. Army Tank Crewman
• Janitor/Laborer, Space Shuttle Program
• Launch Operations Engineer
• Supportability Design and Logistics Engineer
• Field Operations Engineer
• Risk Manager, Development Program
• Systems Engineer
• Company Culture Project Team Co-founder
• Program Manager, AR Extreme Engineering
Education:
• Cal Poly SLO, B.S. Industrial Technology
• Cal Lutheran, M.B.A. Marketing
Certification:
• Pragmatic Marketing, Product Management
Professional Memberships:
• Marine Technology Society
• In2:InThinking Network
Who am I, really?
My Interests include:
• Architecture
• Art
• Brainstorming
• Camping
• Change Leadership
• Connecting the Dots
• Construction
• Creativity
• Collaborative Alliance
• Design Thinking
• Entrepreneurship
• Exercise
• Family
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Friends
FUN
Getting Things Done
Innovation
Integrated Life Cycle Management
Intrapreneurship
Leadership
Lessons Shared
Listening
Marketing
Mentoring
Music
Networking
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Organizational Cultures
Problem Solving
Photography
Product Management
Re-construction
Rest & Relaxation
Scotch Whiskey
Snow Skiing
Systems Engineering
Systems Thinking
Teamwork
Travel
What’s next?
Why is INNOVATION important?
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It promotes interaction across network silos
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Connect the dots - it encourages creativity and finding
new connections between existing, but unrelated
expertise and technologies
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It is a primary way to obtain and maintain a competitive
advantage
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It enlivens and energizes communities
INNOVATION CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING!
What does a high-performance innovative
network look like?
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WE have a unifying common purpose and WE are all
invested in this purpose – mission, vision, values
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WE all help to create and connect new ideas to solve
significant problems – i.e. urgent and pervasive problems
that markets are willing to pay to have solved
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Idea implementation is the primary function and the
ultimate measure of OUR Network’s success
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WE co-own and co-promote the network brand
‘A.B.C.D. - Always Be Connecting the Dots’
- Virgin Galactic CEO, Sir Richard Branson
I [net]work with REALLY SMART PEOPLE. Together
WE deliver POWERFULLY INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS.
Doug Parker
Program Manager
Aerojet Rocketdyne Extreme Engineering
Canoga Park, CA. / Houston, TX.
(o) 818.586.4060
Douglas.Parker@Rocket.com
B- )llll
Camarillo, CA.
(c) 805.657.5323
www.linkedin.com/in/kickassdoug/
https://www.theportfolium.com/referral/KickassDoug
* If you use the above ThePortfulium link I get credits toward gifts. I’m going for a new iPad.
**Use the QR code or the adjacent url to the access my ThePortfolium profile.
Doug’s Portfolium
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References
Popolo Catering, San Luis Obispo, Leon Castillo, Owner – http://popolocatering.com
ThePortfolium, a Student and Talent Seekers Resource – https://www.theportfolium.com/referral/KickassDoug
Getting Things Done (GTD) , David Allen Group – http://gettingthingsdone.com
Breaking through the creative process: Norman Seeff at TEDxBermuda 2012 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn9bgwsDUWs
Design Thinking, IDEO CEO Tim Brown – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgH3XaGIZog
Organization Culture and Leadership; Edgar Schein – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Schein
In2:InThinking Network – www.in2in.org
Kelvin TOP-SET incident investigation system – http://www.kelvintopset.com
A Guide to Scotch Whisky – http://www.artofmanliness.com/2009/04/05/the-art-of-manliness-guide-to-scotch-whisky/
Aerojet Rocketdyne Extreme Engineering – https://www.rocket.com/extreme-engineering-offshore-oil-gas
SolarReserve, Molten Salt Concentrated Solar Power Plant – http://www.solarreserve.com/what-we-do/csp-projects/crescent-dunes/
Space Shuttle – http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html
Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity Rover – http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
International Space Station – http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/#.U6RZWRa4llI
SPACEFLIGHT NOW, space business news and launch schedules – http://spaceflightnow.com
United Launch Alliance, launch vehicle videos and photographs – http://www.ulalaunch.com/file-library.aspx
Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
Drilling 101: How a deep water well is drilled, Shell Deep Water – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do9dz6ypD7w