From the North Slope to the Valdez Marine Terminal, the Stantec team has provided engineering services for Alyeska’s major facilities for more than 30 years. Tim Vig, Stantec Senior Principal based in Anchorage, recently shared some thoughts on the Stantec-Alyeska relationship and the firm’s role in TAPS operations.
What has the success of TAPS meant to you as a longtime Alaskan?
This year, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (APSC) is celebrating the 40th anniversary of operations of the 800-mile Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Today, the pipeline continues to play a critical role in boosting economic health, community and business partnerships, while demonstrating environmental excellence and stewardship.
NMS work teams deliver services at the pump stations along the pipeline and at Alyeska offices and shops in Fairbanks and Valdez, as well as the company headquarters and warehouses in Anchorage. Most of our employees work two weeks on and two weeks off, with fewer employees working on the line during the cold winter months than in summer.
Line Managers Craig McCloud, Rene Guevara, Carl Barnette and Craig Price supervise operations, reporting to General Manager Richard Moore.
"Craig, Rene, Carl and Craig do an excellent job managing day-to-day operations at the camps," said Richard. "They drive the line constantly to meet and work with NMS employees, ensuring our client receives the quality and consistency of service they require and that we can all be proud of."
All four line managers are highly qualified chefs, too, and occasionally fill in to cook on the line in someone’s absence, guaranteeing seamless, year-round service.
We'd like to recognize and thank Richard Moore and the entire team for their commitment and dedication to our Alyeska client.
Providing security, medical and firefighting services on a beat that covers 800 miles of rugged and rural Alaska, as well as at a few urban locations, might sound overwhelming. Protecting one of Alaska's, and the nation's, most important pieces of energy infrastructure might sound intimidating. But the members of Denali Universal Services, formerly known as Doyon Universal Services, not only have it covered, they do it with confidence, experience and TAPS pride.
United Way of Anchorage creates and fuels programs that drive positive, lasting change for thousands of Anchorage residents while also engaging volunteers and inspiring advocates. Through its strong partnerships with organizations like Alyeska, its staff is able to elevate work focused on homelessness, school preparedness for children and activities for youth, healthy families and much more.
What has the success of TAPS and the support from Alyeska as an organization and with its individual staff donors and volunteers meant to United Way of Anchorage? 
