One Step Back

Well we didn't decide to move to the other side of the world without visiting first. One week after returning from maternity leave I had to ask my boss for a week of vacation so I could go to Malaysian and decide if I want to quit or not. Poor Renee. A few days later Kyle and I flew 11.5 hours to Moscow then 8.5 hours to Singapore and then 1 more hour to KL. While there we ventured out on our own but also had two full days with a relocation consultant. She took us to see schools, grocery stores, shopping malls, furniture stores and housing. We found an adorable Montessori school for Samantha and some really nice housing options. The shopping certainly was an attraction. As you can see by the picture they have mega malls with stores from America, Europe, Australia and local chains. Very upscale and super nice! Being in retail, I see opportunity. By the end of day three I think we knew that this was an opportunity we could not pass up.

Interesting Vernacular:
jumble = garage sale
hob = cooktop

How It All Started

Today's News
Liskow Appointed Manager, Proposal Development, AP
Dan Lowry, vice president, Client Services for New Equipment, has announced that effective immediately Kyle Liskow has been appointed manager, Proposal Development Team, Asia Pacific, reporting to Lowry. Liskow will be responsible for increasing order capture and entry by leading his team in developing new equipment proposals and supporting the Project Development managers with technical and commercial strategies. He will also be instrumental in the transfer and continued development of the worldwide Global Singular Processes and best practices, working closely with the global Client Services teams. In conjunction with the responsibilities of managing the AP team, Liskow will continue to act as the Worldwide Regional Gas Turbine coordinator. These responsibilities include coordinating regional proposal support, training, tools development, and sales planning with Olean and Kongsberg Operations. He will also continue to be the Client Services liaison with GE Aero Energy. Liskow joined Dresser-Rand in 2005 and has held various roles within the Client Services Americas Region including Client Value engineer and more recently as Proposal Development team leader. He has been instrumental in developing value propositions, has been a key contributor in D-R's successful pursuit of a number of target projects, and has elevated the Gas Turbine initiative worldwide. His efforts, along with those of his fellow Client-Facing team members, have produced a strong order backlog of LM2500 and LM6000 turbine packages for Kongsberg and VECTRA power turbines into Olean. Prior to joining D-R, Liskow worked for six years as a gas turbine power plant engineer with Dynegy Inc, and has two prior years of integral engine reciprocating compressor controls engineering experience. He holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Boston University and an MBA from Wake Forest University. Liskow, his wife Heather, and his two daughters will be relocating from Houston to Kuala Lumpur in the coming months.