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Dr. Walter A. Palen holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from
the University of California, and has been working in industry
and academics related to oil and gas, environmental, and performance
driven business processes for over thirty years. He has helped
direct and grow the KM team activity at BP (formerly, British
Petroleum) since 1997, and currently provides KM training and
mentorship to a variety of Houston based companies along with
the SPE and BP. BP is a multinational Fortune 100 company with
operations in more than 60 countries and revenues greater than
$150 billion. BP's pioneering work in KM systems has made it the
recognized world-leader in KM theory and practice, earning the
“Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise” award five years
running.
Palen’s recent work has been in developing
and deploying a km strategy for the entire BP Legal group, drawing
on other km initiatives and experiences from his work in BP and
extended lessons learned from other companies.
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Palen is also an external
board level advisor to Knoco, Ltd, a KM consulting company that advises
multinational companies on KM techniques and processes, including such
clients as the United Nations, De Beers, ChevronTexaco, and the BBC.
Knoco, formed from the British based members of the former BP KMTeam,
is a world class leader itself in KM consultancy, training, and resource
development.
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