OUR TEAM
DARRYL KING
CEO/ Member / Co- Founder
Darryl King is the CEO, of The Principle Partnering Group, LLC, {www.theppgllc.com}(PPG) and PPG Global, {www.ppg.global}. Mr. King named the company “Principle” as a daily challenge to be “principled” in all of his business dealings and endeavors. The PPG LLC firm is a management consulting and project staffing organization with an unsurpassed track-record in helping companies and agencies of all sizes establish, manage, and maintain successful business-to-business collaborations. Mr. King along with his key staff created B2GCLOUD.COM in 2009, using methods developed by PPG since 2003, to provide “cloud based contract compliance” for agencies and entities.
His MANTRA; “We create TRANSPARENT, DEFENSIBLE, PROCESSES” and provide capable, competent and qualified staff. The firm offers solutions, project management, and strategic and infrastructure support services across all business segments including feasibility studies. He leads and directs the firm’s activities in all aspects of vision casting, program and project development and optimum resource utilization. In addition, Mr. King was the CEO/Owner of H.S. Direct, 12 years, and the CEO of PPG People Source, Inc., and Quality Hospitality Consulting Inc.
QHC Inc. is a Joint Venture with Aramark Inc. and for 23 years operated the privatized 100 million plus per year school lunch program for Houston Independent School District as the Joint Venture partner with ARAMARK. The Joint Venture also privatized and operated the 35 million per year food and janitorial services for 24 years for the City of Houston, including The George R. Brown Convention Center and all of the performing arts theaters and venues. Mr. King is a largest individual Minute Maid Joint Venture partner with Aramark operating food services currently for Minute Maid Park for the past 17 years.
Mr. King’s vision was to expand into the international markets as a small business and to take the principles of what have made his organizations and businesses successful into the national and international market and transform them into a global footprint. He began formulating the new business strategies, and in late 2013 and formed PPG Global in July, 2014 with Co-Founder and CAO, Sahira Abdool, shortly after taking a business development team of four PPG senior/executive staff, including Sahira Abdool, Theo Lawrence, and Jerry Bustamante, on a 17 day exploration to Africa by special invitation of a Senior Minister.
Mr. King opened and staffed the PPG Global office in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire in February 2015. Mr. King with Co-Founder and CAO, Sahira Abdool established the foundation of Global’s presence there with banking and business structure, and is licensed to operate in Cote d’ Ivoire West Africa. The team finished a (6) regional Hospital feasibility study in 2016, in partnership with AECOM. Mr. King has traveled extensively to Cote d’ Ivoire and is currently actively pursuing business opportunities in Benin, Madagascar, South Africa, The Grand Bahamas and Belize.
Mr. King and his team signed six (6) Protocols of Agreements for a diverse range of projects including, Soccer Stadium, Hospitals, Vocational Schools, Ports, Infrastructure and Toll ways. Subsequent to this visit, Mr. King signed a teaming agreement with one of the world’s largest infrastructure firms to partner with PPG Global on International projects. To date PPG GLOBAL has held offices in Africa, with two Global Infrastructure Partners working on developing projects in several African countries. PPG Global, led by, Mr. King and his partner and CAO; Sahira Abdool, in less than three years and under their direct leadership have garnered an impressive portfolio and related funding for potential projects worth over $3B.
PPG LLC served as the Program Advisor for Parsons Transportation in support of the METRO Light Rail Project for more than 8 years. Mr. King led the PPG team toward successful implementation of program policies and procedures for the METRO Solutions $1.6 billion Light Rail Transit Project’s SBE/DBE Program. Together, PPG and the Parsons team worked collaboratively. The program exceeded the $255 million project goal in SBE participation. As the CEO of The Principle Partnering Group, LLC and PPG Global, LLC, Mr. King serves as a liaison between the Prime Contractor and the actual and potential sub-contractors in establishing and “monitoring performance”. Mr. King has recruited and acquired a professional team of leaders and specialists to ensure the development and implementation to establish, manage, and maintain successful business-to-business collaborations.
Mr. King’s focus is data-driven and as a result, PPG is a leader in defining and executing data driven processes to assist our partners and clients in meeting compliance requirements and in identifying errors, omissions, and concerns as a consistent best practice. He believes in upholding data integrity for our clients; whether combining existing information assets into single consolidated reporting environments or ensuring process optimization to clients, primes and sub contractors for improved communications and relationships. Core concept, Data speaks. Darryl King has more than 35 years of experience in business strategies, community involvement and business partnerships. Mr. King has quietly and consistently worked to open doors of opportunity for numerous businesses and organizations throughout the Houston metropolitan area. His efforts have not gone unrecognized, as he was appointed and served on statewide boards, as well as positions of local leadership, over the past 35 years. He has been recognized by former Mayor’s Bob Lanier, and Bill White through his appointments as commissioner for the Keep Houston Beautiful (Houston Clean City Commission), and both former-governor George W. Bush and Governor Rick Perry appointed him to the Coastal Water Authority Board. The Coastal Water Authority (CWA) is a conservation and reclamation district created by a Special Act of the 60th Legislature of the State of Texas in 1967.
Mr. King served for 12 years including as chair on various committees, including compensation and CEO search and selection committees.
In addition, he is a Senior Fellow in the American Leadership Forum Class XIV. For more than 30 years, ALF has brought together over 1,100 Senior Fellows from Houston/Gulf Coast corporations, government, media, education, criminal justice, medicine, nonprofits, philanthropy and religious sectors to envision effective solutions and take coordinated action to address the community’s pressing issues. More recently, he was selected twice to receive the Pinnacle Award of Excellence, by the Greater Houston Black Chamber, the Small Business Advocate Award, and Supplier Diversity Champion Award. He received the Houston Area Urban League Whitney Young, award, having served three terms as Board Chair and leading the drive to buy and renovate a home for the Urban League, the old Federal Reserve Bank building. He received the Emerging 10 Award from the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council, the World Youth Foundation named the Community Hero Paving the Way Award in his honor, he received the Community Hero Award from the Texas Association of Black School Educators, The Outstanding Service Award from the Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators, The Houston Area Urban League Outstanding Leadership Award, The Supplier Diversity Champion Award from the Small Business Administration and many, many others. In 2015 he was inducted into and received The Hall of Fame Award by the Greater Houston Black Chamber. Mr. King received the 2016 Global 7 International Rising Star Award from the Houston International Trade Development Council.
Mr. King is as an advocate for the economically disadvantaged, minority communities and entrepreneurs; he speaks often to various small business groups and students, he is proficient in the “language of entrepreneurs”. He is experienced in outreach to African American businesses, churches, communities and neighborhood organizations in the Houston Metropolitan area. He has been a strategically involved leader in several city wide referendums, Citizens Against Zoning, Toyota Center referendum, Enron Field referendum and the Hilton Hotel as the lobbyist for Duddleston Development and Hilton Hotels project among others. Mr. King served as a registered lobbyist for ARAMARK.
Mr. King enjoys a national presence in several organizations. Mr. King and his companies have donated over $480,000.00 to the Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators and other non profits for scholarships in the community. Mr. King and his associate Ken White replaced with their own funds $80,000 worth of band equipment that Yates High School lost in a flood. The equity he enjoys in his community has been well funded by his generosity.
Mr. King is a former franchisee of:
Kentucky Fried Chicken Inc.
Popeye’s
Service Master Clean
Mr. King designed and built the first two airport KFC’s, both at Bush Intercontinental Airport, then converted them to Popeye’s [first ever] to increase the sales per square foot the largest sales per square foot in the entire airport system. He also designed and built Aunt Gracie’s Gourmet Fudgery and Gourmet Coffee store in terminal C North of the airport. He sold the businesses in 1999 to focus on institutional feeding with Aramark.
Employment history;
Frenchy’s Fried Chicken Director of Development and Operations.
Regional Marketing Manager, Popeye’s Inc., 51 area stores, Houston, Galveston Area.
District Manager Southland Corporation, managed a market area of 31, 7-Eleven retail stores
Food and Beverage Director, Host International Hotels Intercontinental Airport, Houston
Training Director, Pappan’s Family Restaurants, Pittsburgh Pa.
Training Manager, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pittsburgh Pa.
Boards currently serve on include:
Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston Board Advisory Board
Texas Southern University Jesse H. Jones School of Business Advisory Council
Houston Community College School of Business Advisory Board/Chair
University of Houston Downtown School of Business Advisory Board
Harris County Child Protective Services
The ALTUS Foundation Board
Past boards;
Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau /Board Chair 2 terms
Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board
Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators Advisory Board
Tri-County Black Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board
Houston Black Heritage Music and Arts Festival Board
Texas Black Expo CEO Roundtable Chair Advisory Board
The U of H Downtown Business School Advisory Board
Hotel and Lodging Association of Greater Houston
Foxshire Development Board/ Founding Board Chair 3 terms
Houston Superbowl XXXVIII Host Committee
Greater Houston Area Hotel & Motel Association
Intercontinental Airport Merchants Association/Founding Board Chair 4 terms
Houston 2012 Olympic Committee
Houston Arts Alliance/ CEO search and selection committee
YMCA
ALWII Clinic founding investor board member, preventive medical services
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Black Texans Rodeo Committee
Texas State Restaurant Association
The Houston Restaurant Association
The North Houston Frontiers Club
Citizens for a Better Houston Chair of Community Outreach
Member/Affiliations/Past Accomplishments include:
Greater Houston Partnership (Past Member)
Keep Houston Beautiful (Houston Clean City Commission); Commissioner, Mayor Bill White appointee
American Leadership Forum, Sr. Fellow, Class XVI
Toastmasters International
Community Equity Awards (Founder)
Guest speaker, The National Restaurant Associations, Executive Group Marketing, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Graduating class commencement speaker Houston Community College, School of Business
Courses;
Harris County Dispute Resolution Center, Mediation Training
Six Sigma
Simplilearn PMP, FMC PMP, Member Project Management Institute, Houston
International Digital Marketing, the Emeritus School of Business with Columbia School of Business
Community MBA, the Amos Tuck, Dartmouth School of Business
Boyce College
In House Corporate and other courses/training;
Human Resource Management, Train the Trainer, Dispute Resolution, Merchandising, Cost Controls, Accounting for Retail, Audit and Compliance Management, Project Management, Robert’s Rules of Order, Board Governance, Negotiating Practices, Management by Objectives Development, MBO.
Spanish, French
His guiding life principles are;
~When you encounter a man, endeavor to leave him better than you found him or leave him alone”.
~Life is a journey, both tragedy and triumph await you, lean into the wind, the force you feel behind you…. pushing you…. is your faith in God.”
~I am blessed far greater than I deserve”.
OUR TEAM
SAHIRA ABDOOL
Co-Founder & Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Ms. Abdool joined the Executive Team of The Principle Partnering Group, LLC (PPG) in 2011 and became part of the team of principals/partner owners, Darryl King and Karen Becerra in 2014. Ms. Abdool with partner, Darryl King, co-founded PPG Global, LLC (the international consulting firm of the enterprise companies) with executive oversight for all fiduciary, strategic global mobility, enterprise initiatives, technology enhancements, business development, organizational infrastructure and human capital asset leadership to ensure sustainability, profitability and growth of the business in the most effective and efficient manner. PPG Global, LLC is a premiere management consulting organization with an unsurpassed track-record in helping companies of all sizes establish, manage, and maintain successful business-to-business collaborations. To that end, Ms. Abdool has been instrumental in developing the enterprise business acumen and ensuring consistency business practices, workflow processes and regulatory reporting standards. She has a keen sense of details ranging from macro enterprise planning to micro deployment planning for complex, large scale, and community driven projects. She has helped to develop small to large businesses and organizations improve their operational processes and performance effectiveness in all areas of business operations. For enterprise companies’ she has been a strong collaborator to develop sound contractual agreements, build contractual compliance reporting for project deliverables, transactional details, project controls reporting, and document management.
Ms. Abdool has enterprise oversight of the firm’s Administration; Fiscal and Human Resources functions; employee relations, staffing, benefits and medical claim billing, training & development, performance management, salary compensation and dispute resolutions. Additionally, she also has the enterprise oversight of all fiscal matters; client and vendor billing, invoicing, payroll, benefits, predictive analytics, financial reporting, contractual compliance and reporting for 8A government/federal funding, DCCA and FCA compliance reporting and monitoring all project performance according to contractual agreements executed and including those that are in pursuit of the MWSDBE objectives.
As partner and Co-Founder of PPG Global, LLC, which expands professional consultative services internationally, the firm has received recognition for their progress. In August, 2016 Ms. Abdool and CEO/ partner; Darryl King returned to Cote D’Ivoire and was able to garner six new protocol of agreements and confirmation with the City of Mankano as the impetus for the Strategic Partnership Agreement with the City of Houston and securing the Delegation visit in November, 2016. Ms. Abdool received the 2016 Business Choice Award for Leadership from the Tri-County Black Chamber of Commerce and along with Darryl King; their firm received the 2016 G7 Global Rising Star Award for Global Small Businesses based on their international work. The breadth of this global portfolio spans over (25) different project engagements with an estimated project value of over $3B. These opportunities are currently under development in the Sub-Saharan Regions of Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Senegal, Dubai, Belize and she recently completed the strategic global outlay and an assessment for the IPS CGRAE Municipal Retiree Fund during her last visit to Cote D’Ivoire, Africa.
Ms. Abdool is a Certified Scrum Master, she has both Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belts and holds a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Tennessee with a cognate major in Human Resource Management (MHR) and a double-sub cognate major in Higher Education Administration and Supervision and Public Health (MPH). She holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Statistics from HBCU- Tennessee State University. Ms. Abdool has over 28 years of executive and operational experience in both the municipal government, public and private sectors with business acumen and fiscal accountabilities for 24 X 7 operations, serving an average of 2.2M customers, with direct span of control for 1000+employees and $3B+ in budgets, revenues, contracts and asset listings on an annual basis.
Prior to joining PPG, Ms. Abdool served a decade in executive leadership with the City of Houston. She began her tenure there as the first Deputy Director of Library Administration for the Houston Public Library and was recruited by the Mayor Brown Administration to bring business acumen to the Library and to manage their large complex Library projects. Ms. Abdool was responsible for the oversight of the 288M CIP Projects to renovate existing libraries and to open the newly created HPL Express Libraries located within Multi-Service Centers. She was also instrumental in assisting the Mayor Bill White Administration in the schematic assessments for the development of the Gregory Lincoln African American Archival Library based on the review of the Schomburg in New York and the Reginald Lewis Museum in Maryland. Ms. Abdool was later appointed by Mayor White, to the Director of Municipal Courts and led the transformation of the main court at 1400 Lubbock Court into a fully state of the art flagship court with technology and services to meet the public use and foot traffic of 2.1M annually. This court transformation was a public/private collaboration that received recognition by the National Center for State Courts in 2011.
Throughout her tenure, with PPG Global, Ms. Abdool has been the Project Executive on key, complex City and County Projects. In 2015, she led the Project Team for the Southwest Airlines International Airport Expansion. Southwest selected PPG Global, LLC immediately after the Project Team presentation and received commendation from Southwest Airlines CEO and the City of Houston for the firm’s participation as the small business partner developing the community engagement and small business participation. The firm was also instrumental for meeting the MWBE goals at 110%.
In 2017 she led both Project Teams on the post Hurricane Harvey initiatives, The restoration of the historic Wortham Theatre for the Houston First Corporation deployed 175 resources within 48 hours after the landfall of Harvey and managed the small business participation for 15 firms and community engagement with local entities on the project. This project helped contribute to the birth of the Houston Strong Campaign. The second project was with the City of Houston Public Works Department and AECOM, also immediately after the Hurricane had hit. Ms. Abdool led the firm of three project teams supporting the site assessment of the Waste Water and Lift Stations for damages to over 48 facilities.
In 2018-2020, she worked with both the City, County and Prime leading the Project Teams for the Harris County Intake Program for Hurricane Harvey Recovery and the City of Houston Housing and Community Development for the Hurricane Harvey Recovery Programs.
In 2020-2021, Ms. Abdool was asked to return to the City of Houston on special project assignment, for 13 months with the Houston Health Department responsible for the City of Houston’s response to COVID 19, as the Project Director overseeing the Command Center, all initial areas of operation during Incident Command Structure related to the pandemic. This included the Contract Tracers, Epidemiologists, Testing, Data Reporting Services, COVID 19 Hotline/Call Center and all related administrative support for the COVID19 Response Group. During the height of the pandemic, her span of control was in excess of 725 team members, requiring a high degree of preparedness and responsiveness to the public and their safety. Collaboration with local, county, state and federal entities on a daily basis to determine the services, technological applications, reporting, equipment, supplies and strategic outlay of the COVID 19 Operations was required as well as a significant community involvement and engagement.
Currently, Ms. Abdool is the Project Executive for the 1.6B Harris Health, LBJ Hospital Campus Expansion Project where PPG Global has oversight of the Community Engagement, Outreach, Programming, MWBE and Reporting with the HKS Inc. Team. She is also the Project Executive, on the Texas GLO Hydrology Reviews Project with the DCCM Team, for Project Management and compliance reporting, in addition to providing Project Executive management support on the AECOM Team for the Harris County Kingslake Subdivision Drainage Restoration Project through 2023. These diverse projects offer complex executive project management experience to add to the firm’s offering and project value. Ms. Abdool brings a variety of skills, from her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt background on lean processes, her large- scale complex projects experience, her vast business acumen, and extensive collaboration skills working with municipalities, university, school districts and hospital/healthcare sectors, to compliment a progressive project team. Leadership Experts and Authors, Barry Posner and Jim Kouzes have featured Sahira’s executive leadership skills and body of work in the Leadership Challenge Series, Model the Way.
OUR TEAM
KAREN BECERRA
Co-founder, of the Principle Partnering Group, LLC. (PPG) and PPG/PeopleSource, Inc.
Karen has lead and directed both firm’s activities in all aspects of business development, and program planning and implementation. The firm is a premiere management consulting organization with an unsurpassed track-record in helping companies of all sizes establish, manage, and maintain successful business-to-business collaborations. PPG offers objective solutions, effective project management, and strategic support services across all business segments.
PPG insures that all stakeholders are informed about the progress of any given projects MWSDBE programs. As a Principal, Ms. Becerra also serves as a liaison between the Prime Contractor and the actual and potential subcontractors in establishing and monitoring performance in pursuit of the MWSDBE objectives. Ms. Becerra has developed and directed a team to insure the development and implementation of outreach, compliance, and training programs designed to provide a holistic approach to assisting in attaining the overall MWSDBE goals while providing a much healthier MWSDBE community environment. Ms. Becerra has also held key leadership roles; as the President of the National Association of Minority Contractors and was instrumental in establishing many contracting improvements for Minority and Women Owned Businesses in Houston, Harris County and the surrounding counties. She has also served in multiple key capacities on the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and sphere heading citywide disparity studies. Ms. Becerra was a trailblazer in helping to establish Mentor-Protégé programs teaming Prime Contractors with MWBEs. She was recognized by Mayors Bob Lanier, Bill White and Anise Parker of Houston through her appointments to chair many committees as the Mayor’s Transition Planning Committee for Transportation, Hispanic Advisory Board (HAB), Economic Development Task Force, and the $25 million Houston Small Business Development Board.
Ms. Becerra has over 35+ years of experience in business development, community relations, public involvement, policy development, education, workforce development, and outreach across all business segments.
Mrs. Becerra currently serves as the Program Advisor for Parsons Transportation Group in support of the METRO Light Rail, a $1.3B project she is responsible for developing program policies and procedures for the implementation of the METRO SBE/DBE Program in support of the prime Contractor, Parsons Transportation Group and SBE/DBE management team. Mrs. Becerra attributes her success to business-to-business relationships that have grown over the years. These relationships have allowed the development of programs and plans that assist small businesses and the business community in creating economic opportunities for longevity and success. She assisted in developing programs and plans using program management best practices that have reached hundreds of potential subcontractors, hosted/participants in numerous community outreach events, delivered hundreds of training classes and assisted companies in pursuing local and state certifications. As well as teaming small and large businesses together to share knowledge and processes to create economic development.
One of the most admired and respected Community Leaders in the City of Houston, Karen has served, led and held membership with the following organizations:
- Former Chair, Diversity Committee, Greater Houston Convention Visitors Bureau
- Former Chair, Mayor White, Hispanic Advisory Board Economic Development Task Force/Committee
- Former Chair, Tejano Center for Community Concerns (TCC)
- Former Chair, Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (AAMA)
- Former Chair, Hispanic Women In Leadership (HWIL)
- Former Chair, Tejano Center for Community Concerns Advisory Board (TCCC)
- Former Chair, Transit Small Business Program for Mayor Parker Transition Team
- Former Vice Chair of Fund Development Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC)
- Former Vice Chair of Fund Development, Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers (TAMACC)
Additionally, her other core services and competencies include but are not limited to:
- Client Relationship Management
- Client Data Management
- Construction Management
- Contracting Support
- Energy Management
- 49 CFR, Parts: 23, 26, 181, 182
- Governance, Risk, Compliance
- Procurement Support
- Program and Project Management
- Performance, and Risk Management
- Outreach and Community Development
- Small Business Program Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Supplier Diversity Program Support
- Stakeholder Management
HOBBY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL – TEXAS
PPG performed program management services in the construction of the new International Terminal at Hobby Airport. PPG to provide, maintain and monitor the 28% MWBE goal for the project. This includes, but is not limited to, being a liaison between the client and the City of Houston, providing outreach, mediation, and all specified reports and monitor compliance with the City of Houston Office of Business Opportunity regulations.
Client: Southwest Airlines
Value: $150 million
HISD WALTRIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL – TEXAS
PPG provided Construction Management and support services in the renovations of the facility.
Client: Project Management Group, LLC
Value: $1.5 million
MIDLAND COLLEGE – TEXAS
PPG set the standard for energy conservation measures (ECMs) on this LED Retrofit and Cloud Computing integration project. PPG documented the impact of cloud computing on carbon footprint reduction and presented options to reduce energy consumption, lower carbon emissions, and decrease capital expenditure on IT resources.
Client: Midland College
Value: $1.1 million
MIDLAND COLLEGE – TEXAS
PPG provided LED lighting retrofit for interior common areas and outdoor lots and facilities.
Client: Barbers Hill ISD
Value: $154,000
HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM – TEXAS
PPG managed and monitored Houston Airport’s ECO Parking Lots LED Retrofit. The new, tech-friendly lots include at-gate payment systems, improved LED lighting.
Client: Houston Airport Systems
Value: $322,264
TOYOTA CENTER – TEXAS
PPG provided program management for the public involvement and outreach for the construction of the Toyota Center.
Client: Toyota Center
Value: $225 Million
HILTON AMERICAS HOTEL – TEXAS
PPG provided program management for the public involvement and outreach for the construction of the Hilton Hotel.
Client: Hilton Hotels
Value: $285 Million
METRO LIGHT RAIL – TEXAS
PPG provided project management services for 3 light rail lines, managed the 35% SBE/DBE goal for the project including acting as liaison between the client and METRO and workforce training program, providing retention, outreach, mediation, small business training classes, and all specified reports and compliance monitoring with FTA and METRO’s regulations.
Client: HRT JV (Parsons Transportation Group, Granite Constriction, Stacy &Witbeck and Kiewit)
Value: $1.6 billion
WHERE WE SERVE
OUR CERTIFICATIONS
- M/DBE- City of Houston – Texas Uniform Certification Program
- ACDBE – City of Houston – Texas Uniform Certification Program
- State of Texas – HUB
- Houston METRO – SBE
- Port of Houston (Certified to do business with)
- Texas General Land Office Mentor Protégé
- South Central Texas Regional Certifications- AABE, SBE, MBE
- Minority Supplier Development Council – MBE
- North Central Unification Certification Agency – AABE, SBE, MBE
- DBE – Sate of Georgia – Georgia Unification Certification Program through MARTA
OUR AWARDS
PPG is an award-winning management consulting firm based on our advocacy for small and minority businesses. We are diligent about educating ourselves and maintaining our memberships and certifications. We’d like to share some of this information with you.
- City of Houston Award-for Meritorious service to the community as a member of Houston Business Development, Inc. (2010)
- Emerging Ten Award-Honoring “HSMDC’s Top Minority-owned Businesses” (2012)
- Milton Wilson, Jr. District Director Houston SBA Award-For tremendous support to the Minority Business Community
- Soaring Heights Award- for small and minority business advocacy by Texas Business Alliance (2012)
- The Vanguard Award- Recognized for efforts to increase subcontracting opportunities for MWBE’s from Texas Business Alliance 2012
- Houston Area Urban League’s Whitney M. Young, Jr. Humanitarian Award- Given to individuals and or corporations that have made an outstanding contributions to helping improve conditions of persons through their service in the community (2013)
- Small Business Administration’s Small Business Advocate Award- Honoring the achievements and accomplishments of small businesses, individuals who work as advocates for furthering small business interests, and large businesses that work to strengthen and support small business (2013)
- Pinnacle Award of Excellence- Honoring excellence, tenacity and dedication of entrepreneurialism in the African-American business community by Greater Houston Black Chamber (2013)
- Supplier Diversity Champion Award- for top Prime companies who work industriously to foster business growth in minority communities by supporting small business diversity initiatives by D-Mars (2013)
- Top 30 Influential Women of Houston Award- Recognized for hard work and dedication which has
garnered success in business and personal endeavors from D-Mars (2013)
OUR VALUES
PPG/PPG Global LLC believes in establishing and strengthening long-lasting and effective relationships with clients, partners, the community, region, and people. We understand that the impetus to success is to create collaborative synergy and to recognize the value of the diverse cultures, countries and with respect for their individual belief systems.
PPG Global’s unique value system is our ability to engage, to restore, and to expand the capacity of our relationships; for residual return on investment of their time, resources and cost. This translates into a priceless commodity, and a value-added benefit of a strengthened level of fiscal positioning, efficiency gains, and qualitative output for all involved.
OUR VALUES
PPG/PPG Global LLC believes in establishing and strengthening long-lasting and effective relationships with clients, partners, the community, region, and people. We understand that the impetus to success is to create collaborative synergy and to recognize the value of the diverse cultures, countries and with respect for their individual belief systems.
PPG Global’s unique value system is our ability to engage, to restore, and to expand the capacity of our relationships; for residual return on investment of their time, resources and cost. This translates into a priceless commodity, and a value-added benefit of a strengthened level of fiscal positioning, efficiency gains, and qualitative output for all involved.
OUR VALUES
Strategic Planning
We assist the leaders with defining a scope of work, desired future state, establish goals and objectives, and map out the steps to achieve them.
It involves assessing the current situation, establishing a stakeholder registry, gathering data, setting a vision, prioritizing efforts, allocating resources, and ensuring alignment with the organization's mission and values. Essentially, it's a roadmap for success, guiding the organization towards its long-term objectives.
Using a framework of the 4 P's perception, process, people, and projection we deploy;
The 5 steps of the strategic planning process?
- Define your vision. Whether it's for your business as a whole, or a specific initiative, successful strategic planning involves alignment with a vision for success. ...
- Assess where you are. ...
- Determine your priorities and objectives. ...
- Define tactics and responsibilities. ...
- Manage, measure, and evaluate.
Project Portfolio Management
The world’s most significant capital programs demand the right strategies and innovative solutions, our transparent, defensible processes approach makes PPG Global, your true global partner. Over the past few years and currently, we have been entrusted with the management and control of multi-billion dollar capital programs across the United States and abroad, in various market sectors, including transportation/infrastructure, environmental, facilities, healthcare, construction, technology, and energy. We have the global resources and partners to work on any project anywhere in the world – walking in tandem with our clients to bring their vision and project goals to achievement; from concept to completion.
Our talented professionals understand the importance of cost-effective solutions and efficient management. Our extensive experience in sustainability, design management, project management and construction management means that we can manage complex capital programs in any market sector. We source the specific talent needed for complex projects with complex requirements.
We offer an extensive portfolio of skills and abilities associated with program management services. We have an understanding of all of the functions and responsibilities required during all phases of a capital program’s life cycle, thereby enabling us to implement and deliver successful projects around the world.
EXPERTS ON HAND
When we serve as the program/project or construction manager for our clients, we believe it is essential that they be able to tap into our global resources, knowledge, and experience. With access to our dedicated professionals, specialists, and thought leaders across the entire company, our clients will have the right resources available across all disciplines, market sectors, and regions.
Our clients and our program/project and construction management teams around the world can tap into a global network by raising issues or questions concerning the planning, design, construction, management, and control of capital projects and programs. Our capability to provide solutions to these challenges around the globe enables our clients to access our institutional knowledge network and receive a response and solution quickly. Experts on Hand are transparent and defensible methodologies facilitated throughout our Project Portfolio Management Group.
Client Relationship Management
Funding Development Plan
Strategic Partnering
Master Contracts
Davis Bacon Compliance
Critical Path Method Scheduling
Budgeting
Delivery Approach Analysis
Feasibility Studies
Funding Development Plan
Risk Management
Disaster Recovery
Intake Specialists
Housing Specialists Section 3 certified
Plans and Procedures
Project Management
Procurement Support
Small Business Outreach and Support
Workforce Training
Supplier Diversity Program Management
Small and Minority Business Enterprise Management
Project Management
Within the scope we begin the process of planning, organizing, and overseeing the execution of a project to achieve specific goals within defined constraints like scope, time, and budget. It involves applying knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to meet project requirements and ensures projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the satisfaction of stakeholders.
- Planning: Defining project goals, scope, and objectives; creating a detailed roadmap, scheduling tasks, and allocating resources.
- Organizing: Assembling and managing the project team, coordinating resources, and establishing communication channels.
- Executing: Implementing the project plan, managing stakeholder expectations, and overseeing the completion of tasks.
- Monitoring and Controlling: Tracking progress, measuring performance against key indicators, and making adjustments as needed to stay on track.
- Managing Risks: It involves identifying potential risks early on and developing mitigation strategies to minimize their impact.
- Effective Communication: Project management emphasizes clear communication among team members and stakeholders, ensuring everyone is on the same page.
- Stakeholder Satisfaction: By delivering projects that meet requirements and expectations, project management helps to ensure stakeholder satisfaction.
- Closing: Formally ending the project, evaluating its success, documenting lessons learned, and releasing resources.
Risk Management / FCPA / Trace Testing
PPG Global minimizes risks and maximizes opportunities to successfully manage a program. We assess and develop risk management strategies to mitigate potential risks that can adversely impact a capital program.
We understand it takes a disciplined approach to manage and control projects carefully. Our professionals use a systematic and deliberate process that meets strategic objectives through the careful management of a project from inception to completion. As part of the risk management process, we listen to our client’s objectives and priorities and then work to build consensus among project participants through the risk management process.
On Large and International projects we develop a complete Stakeholder Registry that includes all the information about the project’s stakeholders. This document identifies the people, groups, and organizations that have an interest in the work, the project, and its results, and document who is impacted by the project/program, and their influence and impact on the project/program.
Whether a risk is strategic, technical, or related to cost and schedule, PPG Global develops a customized risk register to help clients to identify risks; establish risk likelihood and consequence, and develop mitigation plans and ownership of required mitigation measures. Every step of the way, we are involved in the elements inherent in risk management, spanning from assessment and measurement of program progress to resetting of priorities based on the project’s status.
Whether it is finding solutions for program development and implementation to the overarching goals of delivering a quality program that meets the needs and satisfies political, economic, social, and environmental objectives, our global professionals are dedicated to ensuring that the fundamentals of a successful program are achieved.
A critical part of PPG Global risk management methodology is to advance transparency world-wide by working with contracts that are in compliance with international anti-briery regulations in accordance with the Foreign Corruption Practice Act and TRACE – Anti-Bribery Compliance Solution.
REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES:
- Risk Management Strategies
- Risk Register Management
- Risk Assessment (Third Party Risk)
- Risk-based Due Diligence Plan
- TRACE Testing
- Document Control Management
- Compliance Management
- Anti-Corruption Training/Workshops
Training
TRAINING
PPG Global understands the unique opportunities and challenges its clients face, our focus is to aide them in achieving economic growth and prosperity through development and training of its local residents and Small Business Enterprises (SBEs). We design, implement and facilitate a training program to align with our clients strategic goals of expanding economic development, creating jobs and building capacity.
CONNECTING GLOBALLY – BRIDGING THE GAP
When creating sustainable growth within a community, building capacity is critical to this equation. We developed a two Programs that work hand-in-hand with our clients to exceed their training needs. Taking it from class-room only lectures and facilitating our branded Business 2 Business and Competitive Edge programs.
BUSINESS 2 BUSINESS
B2B connects people, organizations in a small setting – to aide in establishing trust, candour and partnering opportunities, to make them more competitive in the business market, both locally and globally. We facilitate workshops and trainings that empower them in developing strong skills that will position the job and business market.
COMPETITIVE EDGE
Our Competitive Edge program is a program that allows our clients to train hand in hand with industry leaders and one-on-one discussions with executive level coaching, which prepares them for the future.
REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES:
Curriculum Development
Assessments
Facilitation and Instruction
Tele Mentoring
Organizational Development
Project Management
Best Practices
Technology
Certificates of Completion
Compliance
Development Products and Services
Pricing Models
Service Level Management
PPG Global’s recognizes that organizations have historically met expanding network requirements by building solid network infrastructures and working reactively to handle individual service issues. When an outage occurred, the organization would have an immediate need to build new processes, management capabilities, or infrastructure to prevent a particular outage from occurring again. The need for a business continuity plan for continuous service and operability is necessary for any organization. The growing demand and cost of this service along with the increasing availability requirements, we now need an improved model to proactively prevent unplanned downtime and quickly repair the network. PPG Global has established consortia of network, satellite, cloud and technical infrastructure partners to meet such demands.
We work collaboratively with our clients and our consortia of members to define the establish the industry’s best practices for accomplishing the essential service level standards to ensure that each client to achieves their planned trajectory and business goals. PPG Global uses its competencies to manage and create areas in:
- Monitoring of Network
- Network Infrastructure Design Planning
- Business Continuity Planning
- Service-level management process flow mapping
- Establishing and Reporting on Network Standards
- Trend Analysis of Network Performance and Impacts
- Security and Risk Management
- Efficiency and Cost Savings Modeling
Knowledge Management
Our reseller agreements allow us provide services in todays' ever changing Global business environment, companies that can effectively manage and disseminate their knowledge, automatically have a competitive edge. PPG Global works with clients to promote an integrated approach to identifying, capturing, evaluating, retrieving, and sharing all of an enterprise’s information assets. These assets may include databases, documents, policies, procedures, and previously un-captured expertise and experience in individual workers. PPG Global works with our clients to be able to function with information in multiple regions throughout the globe.
Cultural and value differences can make the process of knowledge management difficult for many companies. We work to bridge this gap for our clients to allow for business continuity and organizational preparedness. We practice, integrate and implement a methodology approach that will embrace knowledge transference and accommodate the change management for economic opportunities regardless of the size of the company.
We see our partnership with our clients as great opportunities to attract, engage and establish international relationships with global contractors, corporations and investors by connecting them with a strong small business network. PPG Global shares our know-how with our clients and strategic partners to provide a basis for sustainable development and capacity building. Our goal and commitment is to enhance the technical skills and expertise of our local and global clients.
From onboarding to project deployment, PPG Global works in lockstep with every client to effectively manage each area of our client’s information assets and proprietary information.
PPG’s team has 20 years of collective talent experience in safety and security program management for compliance; including designing, developing, managing, and evaluating Geographic Information System (GIS) for pipeline safety. PPG has several competencies under management engaged with world class accreditation agencies such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
- Monitoring of Network
- Network Infrastructure Design Planning
- Business Continuity Planning
- Service-level management process flow mapping
- Establishing and Reporting on Network Standards
- Trend Analysis of Network Performance and Impacts
- Security and Risk Management
- Efficiency and Cost Savings Modeling
Communications Management
As our name describes PPG Global works internationally with clients across multiple spectrums. Perhaps the most important aspect any company can address is its communications, and how effective this area is to presenting company’s brand for how they do business, their values, vision, culture, mission and goals. Working internationally forces companies to interact and communicate with individuals from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. PPG Global works with tour clients to break down this barrier to effectively communicate inside our clients’ organizations and outside of them respectively.
Systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication within an organization are taken into account to create comprehensive plans of action for implementing efficient communications. Using unique methodology matrix that identifies opportunities for cross-commonality between communications management and project management,
PPG Global is able to effectively manage areas and answer questions in:
- What information needs to flow in and out of the organization?
- What information must be shared about key projects?
- What information needs to be shared about goals, milestones, and accomplishments?
- Who needs what information?
- Who will benefit most from this information?
- When is the information needed?
- What is the format of the information?
- Who will be responsible for transmitting and providing the information?
- Foreign consulate communications
- Contact and information on elected officials and key stakeholders
- Brand development
- Identify communication constraints
- Culture sensitivity and Language training
- Communications channel selection planning
Business Continuity Management
PPG Global recognizes (BCM) as a holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats possess. We work with our clients to eliminate risks and find solutions to these risks if realized, might cause, and which provides a framework for building organizational resilience with the capability of an effective response that safeguards the interests of its key stakeholders, reputation, brand, and value-creating activities. We also use detailed SWOT analysis to understand our client’s strengths, weaknesses, and identify both the opportunities and threats in the global market.
PPG Global also focuses on 4 key areas within the Business Continuity Lifecycle that the World Business Continuity Institute operates within to deliver a two tired approach along with the SWOT analysis. PPG Global excels in each respective area to break down and evaluate each silo in the BCM lifecycle:
- Analysis
- Design
- Implementation
- Validation
We recognize that conducting business in any environment or foreign country requires solutions for business continuity in the case of catastrophic events that can undermine business operations. Choosing an appropriate course of action or future undertaking for our clients Business Continuity Strategies will help to enhance the survivability of the critical business functions. PPG Global is adept in multiple areas in business continuity in the face of any event that can threaten business operations these include, but are not limited to:
- Identify Business Continuity Strategy solutions and requirements.
- Determine business units, corporate-wide, IT, telecommunication recovery strategies
- Develop cost benefit analysis for selected strategy.
Select alternate sites and offsite storage. - Identify alternative processing procedure for continuity of critical business functions whilst recovery is in progress.
- Consolidate strategy and present a list of strategic plans for recovering prioritized business functions to executive management.
- Crisis management
- Program management Life Cycle
Foreign consulate business continuity
Staffing Resources
We assist with and manage the process of hiring and managing employees, this includes recruiting employees, screening applicants, conducting interviews, and making hiring decisions. It also includes managing employee records, onboarding new employees, and providing training and development. We are adept at Disaster Recovery Staffing and deployment.
- Determine your goals and needs
- Assess current staff capabilities
- Analyze staffing qualifications and credentials
- Project future project staffing needs
- Consider circumstantial and organizational requirements
- Create a plan for training, safety and compliance
- Provide onsite amenities including tents, uniforms, safety gear, training shelter, and feeding
Supplies
Supplier relationship management (SRM) our systematic approach to evaluating and partnering with vendors that supply goods, materials and services to our clients. We determine each supplier's contribution to the success of our clients, sourcing hard-to-find products thru our vast relationships locally and internationally.
Supplying Continuous Microbial Reduction Systems thru our relationship as a distributors of unique products for life, health and safety.
Technology/SaaS
We are a SAAS provider for infrastructure monitoring and compliance Reducing initial costs with round the clock accessibility, automatic upgrades, access to enterprise software, data analytics, market reach, scalability and flexibility.
Our agreements allow us to provide unique SAAS for the "MUSH" Market, Municipalities, Universities, Schools and Hospitals, as well as Enterprise.
We track and report life cycle analysis and warranties compliance and provide predicative analytics that allow intervention before catastrophe strikes.
Contract Compliance
We create custom detailed monthly reports for mega projects at the Federal level to ensure contract to date dashboards for the C Suite.
We report on the processes of ensuring all parties involved in a contract adhere to its terms and conditions. This involves fulfilling CFR Part 46 and 26 compliance for complex transportation mega projects helping the client meet obligations, meeting deadlines, and maintaining quality standards as specified in the agreement. We create and manage the stakeholder registry and the CRM System to do the outreach and engagement, including the town hall meetings as well as staffing our Contact and Call Center.
Outreach and Engagement/Disaster Recovery
We use a structured approach that enables organizations to restore access and functionality to their infrastructure and systems after a disruptive event, such as a natural disaster, cyberattack, or equipment failure.
We help restore your physical plant to functionality, we are an essential component of business continuity strategy, focusing on minimizing downtime ensuring critical business operations can Continue. We partner with national firms like ICF, and Service Master and -----------. To restore the business to functionality, we can staff a recovery team within 24 to 48 hours complete with generators, tents, cafeterias, safety training, armed security and safety uniforms. We've completed multimillion dollar restorations.
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