Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon Celebrates Mothers

Altiras chief executive officer Steven Marshall brings more than two decades of combined experience in executorial leadership and renewable energy to the Texas-based company. Beyond his engagement with Altiras, Steven Marshall has held positions on the boards of directors for nonprofit groups such as the Breathing Association, which will hold its 10th Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon in May 2017. 

The annual Mother’s Day Luncheon invites staff and supporters of the Breathing Association to honor the mothers and mother figures in their lives through a celebratory lunch. Each year’s luncheon features an influential woman with a history of philanthropic and humanitarian involvement as the master of ceremonies. The 2017 luncheon will honor Janet E. Jackson, CEO of United Way in Central Ohio and an active participant in efforts that help reduce poverty. 

Attendees may purchase individual tickets or join one of five sponsorship tiers. Sponsorship provides sponsors with a number of additional incentives, such as business marketing opportunities and social media recognition. Specific incentives depend upon level of sponsorship, although sponsors at the Table level and above will receive tickets for an eight-seat table. Sponsors at the highest level will also receive exclusive presentation rights in print and electronic media. 

The Mother’s Day Luncheon will take place on May 11, 2017, at Villa Milano in Columbus, Ohio.

Altiras Companies - Driving Savings in Secondary Chemical Products

Steven Marshall is a Houston, Texas, entrepreneur who has guided the Altiras companies for the past six years and developed leading-edge beneficial use/reuse strategies for chemical and fuel waste. Focused on establishing reuse markets for these by-products and co-products, Steven Marshall and the Altiras team have been featured in an article for Transportation and Logistics International magazine.

A chemical production facility that generates acetic acid was used as an example of the company’s services. Only the prime product containing more than 99.5 percent acetic acid is marketable, meaning that less-pure by-product is considered waste. Traditionally, this secondary product would be burned or otherwise disposed, actions which have environmental ramifications and neglect the product’s intrinsic economic value. 

Altiras buys those secondary products and sells them to customers who are willing to purchase the raw materials at a significant cost savings over the “pure” acetic acid product. In 2014, 99.5 percent-pure acetic acid was sold for 35 cents per pound, while the secondary acetic acid cost only 22 cents per pound.

Understanding Decompression Sickness

As the founder and chief executive officer of Altiras, Steven Marshall focuses on strategy development and the strengthening of revenue streams. Beyond his responsibilities with Altiras, Steven Marshall enjoys scuba diving.

When the body does not properly decompress after a deep scuba dive, decompression sickness can occur. Colloquially known as “the bends,” decompression sickness stems from a changing matter state that affects the nitrogen that divers inhale as part of the compressed air in their breathing tank.

All breathing tanks contain both oxygen and nitrogen. As the diver descends, pressure around the body increases, and the nitrogen dissolves into the blood. Ordinarily, this dissolved nitrogen progresses safely through the body and exits in the urine.

If the diver rises to the surface too quickly, however, the rapid decrease in pressure causes the nitrogen to leave a solution state. It then forms bubbles in the blood or tissue, and the diver experiences the symptoms characteristic of decompression sickness. These include fatigue, confusion, headache, limb weakness, and rash, depending on the affected systems.

Because this process depends on the buildup and release of pressure, the risk of decompression sickness varies with dive depth and duration. Experts recommend consulting dive tables or dive computers, the latter of which can calculate the limits within one must dive to avoid dangerous levels of nitrogen buildup.

The Early Stages of the Winemaking Process

Engaged with the Altiras companies as CEO, Steven Marshall is a Houston-based executive who manages a firm that has a top role in the worldwide global beneficial use services sphere. With Altiras, he provides innovative pathways toward enabling beneficial use and reuse strategies for chemical and fuels marketplaces. An avid traveler with a passion for wine, Steven Marshall pursues winemaking in his free time. 

Creating a bottle of wine begins with harvesting grapes, which is traditionally accomplished with shears and has been supplanted by mechanical harvesters in modern estates. In warm climes such as the Mediterranean, night harvesting is most common, while in colder climes day harvesting prevails. The timing is important in defining the sugar levels of the grapes that are next destemmed and crushed. 

At this point white and red varieties differ, with white grapes transferred to an additional press that removes any seeds and skin. The pure extracted juice is then allowed to settle, with the bottom sifting sediment finally racked, or filtered from the settling tank, prior to fermentation. With red wines, the grapes are simply destemmed and lightly crushed before fermenting begins, as it is the skins that give them their distinct flavor and color.

Lee Child’s Latest Jack Reacher Novel “Night School”

Steven Marshall is a respected Houston, Texas, entrepreneur who guides the Altiras companies as CEO and offers beneficial use/reuse solutions spanning the energy, chemicals, and fuel sectors. Altiras emphasizes best-in-class solutions that encompass strict quality assurance protocols, as well as full regulatory and environmental compliance. An avid reader, Steven Marshall enjoys biographies in his free time, as well as Lee Child’s bestselling Jack Reacher series. 

The basis for a movie series starring Tom Cruise, Jack Reacher is a lone drifter with a military pedigree who somehow manages to stay on the right side of the law and correct wrongs where he finds them. The latest Reacher novel Night School is a departure for Childs, as it takes place in the mid 1990s, with the protagonist still a U.S. Army major in his 30s. The narrative hinges on Reacher’s decision to purchase a pair of Marine Corps khakis that were safely stored in a warehouse for three decades, keeping their secrets intact. 

Featuring his usual exhaustive research, Childs’ narrative concerns a joint effort by FBI, CIA, and military police, of which Reacher is a member, to identify an American who has plans to sell advanced weaponry to a new paramilitary group operating out of Afghanistan and Yemen.

Secondary Chemical Opportunities with Altiras

Steven Marshall joined Altiras as chief executive officer in 2010. During his time as an executive, he has seen Altiras expand its business by more than 600 percent. In the past, Steven Marshall has held executive positions with Chasm Industries and Market 2 Market, as well as multiple management roles.

Based in Houston, Texas, Altiras specializes in providing clients with a variety of energy and chemical reuse solutions. By focusing on secondary chemical opportunities, the company often secures considerable savings for clients, sometimes up to 80 percent. Secondary chemical solutions are available in various forms, from thinning and cleaning solvents to pH adjustment chemicals used to treat waste water.

The company works with clients at every step of the secondary chemical selection process, helping businesses determine which chemicals can best meet client needs. In addition to managing all aspects of distribution, Altiras ensures all secondary chemicals have been third party certified and rendered in accordance with the highest standards of chemical distribution. To learn more about secondary chemical opportunities, visit www.altiras.com.

Organizational Dynamics - Common Types of Organizational Change

Steven Marshall serves as CEO of Altiras, a leader in the global chemical and hydrocarbon markets. Known to many as a professional problem solver and an enthusiastic motivational speaker, Steven Marshall is accomplished in applying organizational dynamics both in and outside of Altiras. 

Organizational dynamics is a field devoted to evaluating and improving the people and resources that make up an organization. The discipline focuses on change, and the ability to effectively enact change without losing productivity or disrupting established modes of doing business. Organizational change can mean small changes and minor adjustments, but it more commonly relies on one of the following big picture tactics. 

- Changing markets or switching over to new products or services. Reevaluating a company's goods and services can be a risk, but high-quality product development is an effective tool for mitigating this risk.

- Changing major systems, initiatives, or facets of workplace culture. Many of these types of organizational changes involve implementing new technologies as they become available, which can in turn affect other positive changes and improve productivity. 

- Restructuring, both on the individual and organizational level. Layoffs and personnel changes are part of restructuring, as are mergers, acquisitions, and other major reorganizations.

What is Organizational Dynamics?

Steven Marshall, chief executive officer at Altiras in Houston, Texas, is interested in organizational dynamics and how they relate to his industry. Understanding this subject can help a business enact positive change in company culture and better diagnose problems. Steven Marshall uses his knowledge of organizational dynamics both at Altiras and at volunteer counseling sessions with entrepreneurs to better mold their businesses.

Organization dynamics is the practice of continually enhancing employee performance and making resources stronger, through goal-oriented strategies and hands-on management. It's important to plan divisions within a company strategically and give each division a particular set of measurable goals which all parties involved can work towards. Depending on workers’ schedules and skill sets, they can be paired with similar employees to be the most productive.

The key player in organizational dynamic strategy is the project manager. This individual can make sure that every worker is meeting his or her maximum potential, and can create an open forum for employees and vendors alike to meet on common ground. Establishing trust within the company and the idea of holding one another accountable are two driving forces of this practice. Organizational culture can be modified when necessary to create a more productive and profitable work environment.

DIFD Promotes Mental Health in High School Hockey Players

Steven Marshall is an established businessman and consultant who has held positions in multiple states across the U.S. Currently the CEO of Altiras in Houston, Texas, Steven Marshall is a sports fan, especially of the Ohio State Buckeyes, and a former board member of the Dublin High School Hockey Association.

The Dublin High School Hockey Association is a nonprofit charitable/sports organization in Dublin, Ohio. While the association helps to create hockey teams of various skill levels for the area and sponsors games and tournaments, it is also focused on providing financial assistance for the families of students who struggle to pay for the equipment and requirements of hockey. The group helps to fund the majority of the costs of high school hockey for the school district so that parents and students pay smaller fees.

One way in which the Dublin High School Hockey Association accomplishes this goal is through various fundraisers and events, one of which is done with a partner: DIFD (Do It For Daron). The two organizations put on an annual event named for Daron Richardson, a hockey player and student who took his own life. The funds from such events (usually hockey games, festivals, round robins, raffles, etc.) go toward enhancing mental health awareness. The group created an app meant for high school hockey players that helps them mentally prepare for their upcoming games.

How Pearl Jam Exited Grunge Music with No Code

Since 2010, Steven Marshall has been serving as the chief executive officer of Altiras, a company based in Houston, Texas, which he has led to a growth of 600 percent in a span of just five years. When not busy with his responsibilities at Altiras, Steven Marshall enjoys listening to music and cites Pearl Jam as his favorite band.

Formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington, Pearl Jam was one of the most popular American rock bands of the '90s. Early in their career they had been at the forefront of the grunge subgenre. They retained this status until they released their 4th studio album, No Code.

No Code, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, was regarded by industry commentators as an anti-grunge project and definitively marked the end of an era for the band. In a 1997 interview, Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder admitted that they thought that grunge was out of hand and was no longer about the music. At the time, grunge fans suffered a number of blows due to the deaths of several of the genre's key icons, particularly Kurt Cobain. Critics noted that No Code, instead of trying to respond to these events with the darkness of grunge music, aimed to heal the wounds of the '90s with music that was uplifting and meditative.