Dr Robert D Mayfield

Dr. Robert Mayfield joined GE Power Systems in 1999 as operations manager for the United States central and south region. He was responsible for over 100 gas turbines and 40 steam turbines. In 2002, he joined a private company as plant manager for a 1050MW simple cycle GE gas turbines power plant, and in 2003 he became the new construction plant manager of an 885MW combined cycle GE gas turbines power plant in Virginia.

His team received the 2008 Virginia Governor Community Service and Volunteerism Award, eleven best practice awards since 2006 from the Combined Cycle Journal, OSHA Star Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) recognized site and was named one of the 2007 "model gas-fired plants in the world" by Power Magazine.

A certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Mayfield received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University, an MBA from Florida Institute of Technology and a Doctorate in Management and Organizational Leadership focusing on Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management in the Power Generation Industry.

Mayfield is an author of the book Actionable Intelligence. He also published two articles on knowledge management in the Combined Cycle Journal - Maximizing and Retaining the Value of Human, Physical and Digital Assets and Knowledge Critical to Attracting and Retaining Top Talent - and is a guest speaker at many electric power conferences.

Mayfield also spent over 27 years in the nuclear power submarine program of the United States Navy. He earned both his silver and gold submarine warfare dolphins and served on four nuclear submarines. His positions included new construction submarine engineer officer, Naval Nuclear Power Program Director of Academics, and instructor of nuclear and chemical engineering for Naval Reactors.

Mayfield currently serves on several boards, including president of the Fluvanna Rotary International Club, past president of Fluvanna Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors Member on both the Fluvanna Habit for Humanity and the Fluvanna School Technical and Career Advisory Committee. Mayfield is a Board of Directors Member on the GE 7F Users Executive Steering Committee, Electric Power Advisory Committee and Auburn University Navy ROTC.

My website on knowledge management:

http://www.golddolphinconsulting.com/