Wednesday August 27, 2008
0800 – 1000 Opening Session
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Ed Link
University of Maryland
Challenges of Integrating Risks into Large Scale Engineering Project Decision Making
1030– 1200 Concurrent Breakout Session One
Track A (Dams & Levees) – Riverfront Ballroom
Moderator – Dr. Erich Guy, PG
Screening for Portfolio Risk Analysis for U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Dams
Mike Robinette and Mark Hammond
USACE, Huntington
Jeff Schaefer
USACE, Louisville
Track B (General)
Moderator – Lisa Morgan
Stuart Stein
GKY & Associates, Inc.; Chantilly, VA
Using Risk to Manage Bridges with Unknown Foundations
GKY & Associates, Inc.; Chantilly, VA
Track C (Milcon)
Moderator – Richard Meadows
Identifying and mitigating risk to permanent and expeditionary
Daniel Sommer, PE
USACE Protective Design Center; Omaha, Nebraska
Managing risk associated with construction in sensitive Middle East Regions
Steven Downey, PE, PMP, RME and Spencer Patterson, PE
SHAW E&I Federal Design/Construction; Knoxville, TN
Young Member Track
Moderator – Rebecca Albert
Contracting 101 Contracting Updates
Mary L. Newman
Deputy for Small Business
USACE, Huntington District
1200– 1330 Lunch/Speaker
Speaker: Karen Durham-Aguilera, P.E.
Director, Task Force Hope
1330 – 1500 Breakout Session Two
Track A
Moderator – Mike Robinette, PE
Dam Safety Risk Reduction Challenges and
Approaches in the USACE Huntington District
Steve Brewster
USACE, Huntington
Herbert Hoover Dike Major Rehabilitation
Jacob Davis
USACE, Jacksonville
Track B
Moderator – Lisa Morgan
Capturing, Mitigating, and Monitoring Risk
Kevin Gierc
Benham Constructors
Oklahoma City, OK
Asset Management Framework (AMF):Risk-based approach to budgeting and life-cycle management
James R. Fischer, Program Manager
USACE, Pittsburgh. PA
Track C
Moderator – Richard Meadows
Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC)
Darrell Nation, Deputy Cheif Planning, Programs & Project Management, USACE, Louisville
Risk Management at Navy Operational Ranges
Tom Battenhouse
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
San Diego, CA
1530– 1700 Breakout Session Three
Track A
Moderator – Dr. Erich Guy, PG
IPET Operational Risk and Reliability for New Orleans Hurricane Protection Systems
Bob Patev (Presentation by Dr. Ed Link)
USACE, New England
Assessment of Seismic Risks for the Clearwater Dam Cutoff Wall
Alan Rauch
Stantec, Lexington, KY
Track B
Moderator – Lisa Morgan
Lessons for a Lifetime of Investing
Dane’e Maynard, CFM
Merrill Lynch, Huntington, WV
Ohio River Mainstem System Study (ORMSS)
Mark Hammond, Regional Economist
USACE, Planning Center of Expertise for Inland Navigation, Huntington, WV
Track C
Moderator – Richard Meadows
Design Build Projects in Afghanistan: Identifying and Mitigating Risks
Sayed Aziz Azimi Pres and CEO
Technologists, Inc; Arlington ,VA
The Benefits of Tilt-Up Construction for the MILCON Transformation Program
David Tomasula, P.E.
LJB Inc., St. Louis, MO
Thursday August 28, 2008
0830 – 1000 Breakout Session Four
Track A
Moderator – Mike Robinette, PE
Managing Risk by Integrating Geophysical
and GPS-Denied Geolocation Sensors
Stan Radzevicius
ENSCO Inc., Springfield, Virginia
Bob Gilbert
The University of Texas, Austin
Track B
Moderator – Lisa Morgan
David Hendrix, Project Manager
USACE, Nashville District
HAZUS-MH Risk Assessment and Loss Estimation Tool
Mohiuddin Shaik, P.E., GISP, CFM
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.; Charleston, WV
Track C
Moderator – Captain William Maercklein
Integrated Design-Bid-Build and its Application
USACE, Baltimore District
Building Efficiency: Getting the Most Out of Your BIM Model
Bradley Schulz
HNTB Federal Services Corporation
Washington, DC
Young Member Track
Moderator – Chris Blevins
David Beam
ActionCOACH
The US Army Corps Civil Works Planning Process
Beth Cade, Community Planner
USACE, Huntington District
1030 – 1400 District Briefings, Lunch, Closing
Speakers:
Colonel Jeffrey Smith, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division
Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Snead, Buffalo District
Colonel Vincent V. Quarles, Chicago District
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Davis, Detroit District
Sharon Bond, Louisville District
Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Lindstrom, Nashville District
Colonel Michael Crall, Pittsburgh District