About Us - Biographical Information and History

PioneerWest is a Project Management Consultancy founded in 1991. The principals are Susan Gorman and Blair Brown.

After graduating from Brown University with a degree in Economics, Brown began his career in the financial services industry, while doing graduate work in accounting and finance. He moved on to the airline industry where he performed project financial feasibility analyses and performance evaluations and developed budgets. He continued his career in the airline industry with a special focus on airline reservations systems development and programming.

Gorman graduated from Yankton College with a degree in Chemistry and began her career in the chemical industry, in research. After completing several successful development projects resulting in patents and commercial products, she progressed into market research, marketing and business development specializing in high performance elastomers.

Gorman and Brown made the decision to start PioneerWest, building on the combination of their knowledge, skills and experience. Together, Brown and Gorman managed a series of projects in international trade but soon found themselves drawn to projects within the communities of New Mexico.

They refocused the direction of PioneerWest, seeking and winning contracts for projects that provide education and build awareness to help people live sustainably and to become more closely connected to the natural world.

Through their work on these projects, Gorman and Brown have developed particular proficiency in the processes of Outcome Based Project Management, Public Opinion Research, Electronic Publishing and Information Management with special focus on the themes of Urban Ecology and Planning, and Water Education.

Now, Gorman and Brown are working to refocus PioneerWest again, to seek projects that help people understand and survive the great shifts that are occurring in the world today. They seek opportunities to engage in work that utilizes their knowledge and experience to help people move away from destructive practices toward life affirming ones.

Over the years, we have built relationships with other firms and individuals with a broad range of skills and expertise. We draw on these resources as needed for projects.

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