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Janna Miller
Integrity Management Engineering Supervisor
Published August 2006
Driven. Disciplined. Determined. Meet Janna Miller, triathlon
animal and Integrity Management Engineering supervisor for
Alyeska. A
 lifelong
Alaskan and University of Alaska Anchorage graduate, she has been with Alyeska for 17
years, after starting as a contractor in 1989. Born in
Fairbanks, her mother moved the family to Southeast Alaska:
while the interior's harsh winter temperatures were no surprise,
a June snowfall was the deal breaker.
To most, Janna's idea of fun is even more demanding than work.
Competitive swimming in high school spring-boarded her into the
world of triathlons: she recently won first place for women and
sixth overall in the 15th annual Sourdough Triathlon, a half
Iron Man and Alaska's longest triathlon. She completed the
1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run in 5 hours,
20 minutes and 34 seconds.
Q: When did you start running? And why triathlons?
My running has been an off and on thing, always having to stop
for one injury or another. I was a swimmer from the age of seven
until 30, when I was forced to quit due to a shoulder injury. I
lost the thing I loved to do, so I went looking for something
else and discovered biking. That worked for me and soon friends
asked me to do the biking portion of the Sourdough Triathlon as
part of a relay team. That's when I met my husband, who was the
event race director and very into triathlons. A year later at
the same race, I asked him to marry me.
Q: What is integrity management engineering and why is it
important?
My group is responsible for all things corrosion related on the
Trans Alaska Pipeline System: pump stations, fuel gas line, the
main pipeline, and the Valdez Marine Terminal. We detect and
mitigate corrosion inside and outside of all piping. We look at
the supports for the berths, storage tanks and relief tanks,
inside and out - all of this with the idea that corrosion is
inevitable, but we want to manage it to either stop it from
forming or slow it from growing. We recommend places where pipes
need repair to ensure the integrity of the equipment and
pipeline. It's all about being proactive and striving to do the
right thing. Many Alyeska employees are from Alaska, like me.
What a neat thing, to have that history and be able to support
the base economy and be able to stand up and say `we're doing
the right thing'. That makes me very proud.
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