Our mission is what ties us all together. Whether you're in Chile or Kazakhstan, we're all working to improve lives by providing safe, reliable and sustainable energy solutions. Mandy Goubeaux, Commercial Director with AES Energy Storage, has been improving lives with AES since her first internship with Dayton Power and Light (DPL), part of the US SBU. Mandy, who studied mechanical engineering in college, held various roles of increasing responsibility with DPL from constructing gas turbine power plants, to plant manager of 1200 MW at four peaking plants, to implementing Asset Management and Investment Planning practices. With the creation of the US SBU, Mandy moved to the US commercial team leading strategic projects. At AES, we receive 70% of our professional development from experiences and Mandy certainly had her share of experiences with DPL and the US SBU. Last fall, Mandy joined the AES Energy Storage team. With a successful career in the US SBU, why did she transition to the Energy Storage team in a fairly new role for the organization?  

AES people in the Brazil SBU recognized Safety and Environment Day by stopping work and learning more about our first Value of Putting Safety First, as well as our commitment to sustainability. AES people participated in a series of lectures and watched videos discussing the topics of safety and the environment. During the lecture series, AES people reviewed the safety rates in the Brazil SBU and discussed why it was important to use Stop Work Authority when a situation is unsafe. The team also celebrated important safety milestones achieved by the businesses within the SBU along with recognizing the Safety and Environmental Champions, who work as ambassadors to help keep AES Brazil an incident-free workplace. 

AES locations throughout the US SBU spent a day discussing why AES people need to Switch On and Stay On for Safety as part of Safety Day 2015. Here is how some locations celebrated being Always On for Safety:

Shady Point: AES people, contractors and summer student workers watched the 2015 Safety Day video sharing what AES businesses are doing to improve safety. An open discussion was held about how to be safer. One activity reviewed hearing protection and everyone was provided ear plugs and a demonstration on how to property fit ear plugs to gain the best hearing protection while working. 

Rogério is an Electricity Connection/Disconnection Coordinator at AES Services in Brazil, part of the Brazil SBU. For Rogério, his job does not stop with the activities included in his job description. Rogério is considered a safety message multiplier for his commitment to influence the largest number of people he can.