Arion Blue, LLC, was ranked #19 in the medium company category for the 2020 Houston Business Journal Best Places to Work awards in a virtual ceremony aired live on October 22, 2020. “From day one, we have remained committed to placing our People at the heart of our business,” said CEO Michele McNichol. “We are thrilled that HBJ has recognized this commitment by honoring the A-Team in this way two years in a row.”

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After learning of our successes with utilizing their software, the folks at Drawboard (DB) sat down with Josh Menk, Delivery Systems and Innovation Manager at Arion, to chat more about Drawboard Projects and the impact the software is having on project delivery at Arion.

Project success depends on safety requirements being met to achieve an outcome of zero injuries or accidents. Arion’s Supplier Quality Surveillance (SQS) program can help ensure your projects are as safe as possible. In addition to utilizing SQS internally to support our engineering and procurement services, we also provide direct inspection management and in-shop inspection support excellence to our clients. By executing proven best practices to ensure supplier compliance, we embody a main principle of our Performance pillar. Further, we draw on our People pillar in fostering an “all in” team mentality to form lasting, trusting relationships for the duration of the project and beyond.

Arion CEO and co-founder Michele McNichol has been named as one of 50 honorees for the 2020 “Most Admired CEO” Houston Business Journal awards. McNichol was selected for the honor by a panel of judges who considered nominees’ company successes, professional achievements, and commitment to community service.

In 2018, Arion initiated PSM program work for a major midstream client, performing work in six different regions across four states. After assessing the client’s needs, we worked together to define 21 Process Safety Information deliverables, then created documents or updated existing documents for our client’s facilities. Our innovative work processes allowed us to tailor deliverables to client requirements, and easily add or subtract deliverables from scope depending on facility needs. Keeping job assignments flexible enabled staff to hop on or off projects as needed, ensuring the best staffing fit for each area and project workload requirements.