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Bryan Brown
Human Resources Information Systems Manager 

Fishing, hockey and camping trips. Like most Alaskans, those three activities occupy most of Bryan Brown's time outside of the office. Bryan recently joined Alyeska as the Human Resources Information Systems Manager. In this role, Bryan is helping upgrade the way employees access and manage basic HR information and functions using web-based tools to track employment data in one centralized place.

What do you enjoy doing outside of work?  

Outside of work, I enjoy time spent with my family – sometimes that’s nothing more than dinner and a movie, or maybe just a good movie at home. As a family, we also enjoy camping and fishing - I think the kids prefer the “catching” trips more than just the “fishing” trips.  

In addition to family activities, I spend as much time hunting and fishing as I can manage. And, I try to attend as many Alaska Aces’ games as possible.

What do you like best about working for Alyeska?  

This is a much harder question to answer, but I think it gets back to the people and what Alyeska really means to the state of Alaska.  

For the “people angle” - I have a long history with Alyeska. I was here twice before as a contractor and my wife worked for Alyeska for over 10 years and it just never got out of my system. Many of the people I met my first time here more than 10 years ago are still my friends today. I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with some really great people. 

And as for the “state angle” – Alaska is my home and always has been. I’ve seen our state go through many changes and challenges and (as many of us) can see more challenges on the horizon. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company is truly at the heart of our oil industry and has a significant impact to the state’s overall economy. It means a lot to me to be working for Alyeska, and, in my own way, giving something back to the state I call home. 

What is your favorite part of the pipeline, and why?  

My favorite part of the pipeline is definitely the haul road. Being technical in nature, you would think I might go for some of the high-tech gadgets we use in monitoring, measuring and maintaining the pipeline, but not in this case. 

I tend to gravitate towards the extreme and unusual, and the haul road definitely fits that bill. As a contractor, I was lucky enough to get to drive the entire line for work…and I loved it. It was cold with low visibility, and at one point we had to spend an extra night at a pump station because it was “too cold” to drive…a great adventure that I got paid to go on. 

I could go into detail on how vital the haul road is, etc., etc., but I thought I would just keep it to the exciting and “fun” reason I like it. I think many who know me would say I should have been a truck driver anyway.