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Miembros del jurado
Our jury of independent experts includes many of the brightest minds and boldest innovators in the world of infrastructure. Learn more about them below.
Puentes y túneles
Federico Foria Biography
Federico Foria is the Head of the Geotechnics, Geology and Hydraulics Department and Head of the Research & Development in ETS (Italy). He is experienced in the design, maintenance, and management of infrastructures. In 2022, he was awarded by EFCA as the Best Future Leader in Europe and, in 2024, by RockMass Technologies as Top Innovator. He represents innovation and sustainability for infrastructures in national and international Committees, as well as educational and outreach activities.
Federico Foria
ETS
Federico Foria Biography
Federico Foria is the Head of the Geotechnics, Geology and Hydraulics Department and Head of the Research & Development in ETS (Italy). He is experienced in the design, maintenance, and management of infrastructures. In 2022, he was awarded by EFCA as the Best Future Leader in Europe and, in 2024, by RockMass Technologies as Top Innovator. He represents innovation and sustainability for infrastructures in national and international Committees, as well as educational and outreach activities.
Julianne Fuda Biography
Julianne Fuda es la directora de la oficina de diseño de estructuras dentro de la Oficina de Estructuras del NYSDOT. Supervisa el diseño final de proyectos de puentes nuevos y de reemplazo, así como rehabilitaciones, en todo el estado de Nueva York. Julianne también ha dirigido muchos proyectos acelerados de diseño y construcción de puentes, incluidas reparaciones y reemplazos de emergencia. Es miembro del Comité de Puentes y Estructuras de la AASHTO y forma parte del Comité de Acero y Metales, así como del Comité de Concreto de la AASHTO. Julianne tiene más de 15 años de experiencia en el diseño de puentes tanto en el sector gubernamental como en el privado como diseñadora, líder de escuadrón e ingeniera de proyectos. Se graduó del Instituto Politécnico Rensselaer en Troy, Nueva York, con una licenciatura en ingeniería civil y es ingeniera profesional registrada en el estado de Nueva York. Julianne también es miembro del Comité de Entrega Digital del Departamento y fue la líder técnica de la parte de estructuras del Reemplazo del Puente East 138th sobre la Autopista Major Deegan, el segundo proyecto piloto del Departamento para la entrega digital basada en modelos y la receptora del Premio Going Digital Awards 2021 en la categoría de Puentes.
Julianne Fuda
Departamento de Transporte del estado de Nueva York (NYSDOT)
Julianne Fuda Biography
Julianne Fuda es la directora de la oficina de diseño de estructuras dentro de la Oficina de Estructuras del NYSDOT. Supervisa el diseño final de proyectos de puentes nuevos y de reemplazo, así como rehabilitaciones, en todo el estado de Nueva York. Julianne también ha dirigido muchos proyectos acelerados de diseño y construcción de puentes, incluidas reparaciones y reemplazos de emergencia. Es miembro del Comité de Puentes y Estructuras de la AASHTO y forma parte del Comité de Acero y Metales, así como del Comité de Concreto de la AASHTO. Julianne tiene más de 15 años de experiencia en el diseño de puentes tanto en el sector gubernamental como en el privado como diseñadora, líder de escuadrón e ingeniera de proyectos. Se graduó del Instituto Politécnico Rensselaer en Troy, Nueva York, con una licenciatura en ingeniería civil y es ingeniera profesional registrada en el estado de Nueva York. Julianne también es miembro del Comité de Entrega Digital del Departamento y fue la líder técnica de la parte de estructuras del Reemplazo del Puente East 138th sobre la Autopista Major Deegan, el segundo proyecto piloto del Departamento para la entrega digital basada en modelos y la receptora del Premio Going Digital Awards 2021 en la categoría de Puentes.
Robert Schickel Biography
Mr. Schickel is a retired professional engineer with 50 years of experience in planning, design, plan preparation, and construction management of transportation projects. His specialized expertise includes project and quality management and technical and administrative guidance on transportation projects. Currently, Mr. Schickel is an Adjunct Instructor at Valparaiso University guiding senior civil and environmental engineering through their Senior Design Project and is the Editor in Residence for Informed Infrastructure.
Robert Schickel
Informed Infrastructure
Robert Schickel Biography
Mr. Schickel is a retired professional engineer with 50 years of experience in planning, design, plan preparation, and construction management of transportation projects. His specialized expertise includes project and quality management and technical and administrative guidance on transportation projects. Currently, Mr. Schickel is an Adjunct Instructor at Valparaiso University guiding senior civil and environmental engineering through their Senior Design Project and is the Editor in Residence for Informed Infrastructure.
Construcción
Aileen Cho Biography
Aileen Cho es la editora sénior de transporte e infraestructura de la revista Engineering News-Record. Su cobertura de aeropuertos, puertos, tránsito, autopistas y puentes le ha valido varios premios de publicaciones empresariales y sociedades de ingeniería, entre ellos los premios Neal Awards al mejor reportaje y al mejor artículo técnico. También es copresentadora del pódcast Critical Path de ENR.
Aileen Cho
Engineering News-Record
Aileen Cho Biography
Aileen Cho es la editora sénior de transporte e infraestructura de la revista Engineering News-Record. Su cobertura de aeropuertos, puertos, tránsito, autopistas y puentes le ha valido varios premios de publicaciones empresariales y sociedades de ingeniería, entre ellos los premios Neal Awards al mejor reportaje y al mejor artículo técnico. También es copresentadora del pódcast Critical Path de ENR.
Andy Kaiyala Biography
Andy Kaiyala is WSB’s Vice President of Construction Technology & Project Controls and leads the firm’s Digital Construction Management service. Prior to WSB, Andy spent his 25-year career bidding and building complex infrastructure projects across the United States and around the world. Six years ago, Andy became convinced that operationalizing a 3D design model for use during construction was our industry’s future. He is only more convinced today, and now works to bring successful digital adoption to those who build the work.
Andy Kaiyala
WSB
Andy Kaiyala Biography
Andy Kaiyala is WSB’s Vice President of Construction Technology & Project Controls and leads the firm’s Digital Construction Management service. Prior to WSB, Andy spent his 25-year career bidding and building complex infrastructure projects across the United States and around the world. Six years ago, Andy became convinced that operationalizing a 3D design model for use during construction was our industry’s future. He is only more convinced today, and now works to bring successful digital adoption to those who build the work.
Paul Wilkinson Biography
Paul Wilkinson es un consultor tecnológico, escritor, bloguero y periodista independiente con experiencia específica en la industria de arquitectura, ingeniería y construcción del Reino Unido y el sector TIC, particularmente en herramientas de colaboración de software como servicio y metodología BIM. Es vicepresidente de nima (anteriormente la UK BIM Alliance), y además preside su grupo tecnológico. Como parte del Grupo de Interoperabilidad de Gobierno e Industria del Reino Unido, dirigió un grupo de trabajo que produjo un Código de Práctica de Interoperabilidad para Tecnologías en el Entorno Construido y Gestionado, publicado en abril de 2023.
Paul Wilkinson
Extranet Evolution
Paul Wilkinson Biography
Paul Wilkinson es un consultor tecnológico, escritor, bloguero y periodista independiente con experiencia específica en la industria de arquitectura, ingeniería y construcción del Reino Unido y el sector TIC, particularmente en herramientas de colaboración de software como servicio y metodología BIM. Es vicepresidente de nima (anteriormente la UK BIM Alliance), y además preside su grupo tecnológico. Como parte del Grupo de Interoperabilidad de Gobierno e Industria del Reino Unido, dirigió un grupo de trabajo que produjo un Código de Práctica de Interoperabilidad para Tecnologías en el Entorno Construido y Gestionado, publicado en abril de 2023.
Ingeniería empresarial
Andy Barnes Biography
Andy initially came from a hands-on Structural & Marine Engineering background, then transitioned into BIM Management roles across the Water and Rail Industries, which included establishing and deploying a global BIM Component Library solution. Andy is passionate about developing project delivery solutions and promoting the use of digital applications that will help teams deliver their projects in a more standardised and efficient way.
Andy Barnes
Transport for Wales
Andy Barnes Biography
Andy initially came from a hands-on Structural & Marine Engineering background, then transitioned into BIM Management roles across the Water and Rail Industries, which included establishing and deploying a global BIM Component Library solution. Andy is passionate about developing project delivery solutions and promoting the use of digital applications that will help teams deliver their projects in a more standardised and efficient way.
Jonathan Bradley Biography
Jonathan Bradley es editor adjunto de Create, la revista de Engineers Australia, el principal organismo australiano de ingeniería. Tras haber cubierto el sector nacional del agua para Water Source, de la Asociación Australiana del Agua, Jonathan ha escrito sobre los sectores de la construcción, la robótica, la industria aeroespacial, la biomedicina, la defensa y las energías renovables, y ha aparecido en The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, ABC News, SBS y Billboard.
Jonathan Bradley
create
Jonathan Bradley Biography
Jonathan Bradley es editor adjunto de Create, la revista de Engineers Australia, el principal organismo australiano de ingeniería. Tras haber cubierto el sector nacional del agua para Water Source, de la Asociación Australiana del Agua, Jonathan ha escrito sobre los sectores de la construcción, la robótica, la industria aeroespacial, la biomedicina, la defensa y las energías renovables, y ha aparecido en The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, ABC News, SBS y Billboard.
Paul Wilkinson Biography
Paul Wilkinson es un consultor tecnológico, escritor, bloguero y periodista independiente con experiencia específica en la industria de arquitectura, ingeniería y construcción del Reino Unido y el sector TIC, particularmente en herramientas de colaboración de software como servicio y metodología BIM. Es vicepresidente de nima (anteriormente la UK BIM Alliance), y además preside su grupo tecnológico. Como parte del Grupo de Interoperabilidad de Gobierno e Industria del Reino Unido, dirigió un grupo de trabajo que produjo un Código de Práctica de Interoperabilidad para Tecnologías en el Entorno Construido y Gestionado, publicado en abril de 2023.
Paul Wilkinson
Extranet Evolution
Paul Wilkinson Biography
Paul Wilkinson es un consultor tecnológico, escritor, bloguero y periodista independiente con experiencia específica en la industria de arquitectura, ingeniería y construcción del Reino Unido y el sector TIC, particularmente en herramientas de colaboración de software como servicio y metodología BIM. Es vicepresidente de nima (anteriormente la UK BIM Alliance), y además preside su grupo tecnológico. Como parte del Grupo de Interoperabilidad de Gobierno e Industria del Reino Unido, dirigió un grupo de trabajo que produjo un Código de Práctica de Interoperabilidad para Tecnologías en el Entorno Construido y Gestionado, publicado en abril de 2023.
Facilities, Campuses, and Cities
Pete Evans Biography
Pete Evans, parte del American Institute of Architects (AIA) y la Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), es arquitecto, diseñador industrial y profesor en la Universidad Estatal de Iowa, con más de 25 años de experiencia en la industria. Ha escrito para presentaciones en eventos nacionales de la AIA, incluyendo Technology and Practice (TAP), ha presidido el trabajo estatal de desarrollo profesional de la AIA, ha publicado numerosos artículos para Architosh y es miembro del jurado del programa de premios BEST of SHOW de la AIA que organiza Architosh. Viaja regularmente a conferencias en todo el mundo para Architosh como editor asociado sénior.
Pete Evans
Architosh
Pete Evans Biography
Pete Evans, parte del American Institute of Architects (AIA) y la Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), es arquitecto, diseñador industrial y profesor en la Universidad Estatal de Iowa, con más de 25 años de experiencia en la industria. Ha escrito para presentaciones en eventos nacionales de la AIA, incluyendo Technology and Practice (TAP), ha presidido el trabajo estatal de desarrollo profesional de la AIA, ha publicado numerosos artículos para Architosh y es miembro del jurado del programa de premios BEST of SHOW de la AIA que organiza Architosh. Viaja regularmente a conferencias en todo el mundo para Architosh como editor asociado sénior.
Paul Wilkinson Biography
Paul Wilkinson es un consultor tecnológico, escritor, bloguero y periodista independiente con experiencia específica en la industria de arquitectura, ingeniería y construcción del Reino Unido y el sector TIC, particularmente en herramientas de colaboración de software como servicio y metodología BIM. Es vicepresidente de nima (anteriormente la UK BIM Alliance), y además preside su grupo tecnológico. Como parte del Grupo de Interoperabilidad de Gobierno e Industria del Reino Unido, dirigió un grupo de trabajo que produjo un Código de Práctica de Interoperabilidad para Tecnologías en el Entorno Construido y Gestionado, publicado en abril de 2023.
Paul Wilkinson
Extranet Evolution
Paul Wilkinson Biography
Paul Wilkinson es un consultor tecnológico, escritor, bloguero y periodista independiente con experiencia específica en la industria de arquitectura, ingeniería y construcción del Reino Unido y el sector TIC, particularmente en herramientas de colaboración de software como servicio y metodología BIM. Es vicepresidente de nima (anteriormente la UK BIM Alliance), y además preside su grupo tecnológico. Como parte del Grupo de Interoperabilidad de Gobierno e Industria del Reino Unido, dirigió un grupo de trabajo que produjo un Código de Práctica de Interoperabilidad para Tecnologías en el Entorno Construido y Gestionado, publicado en abril de 2023.
Scott Blair Biography
Scott Blair serves as editor-in-chief of Engineering News-Record, including all editorial print and digital products, websites, videos, podcasts and events such as Best Projects, Newsmakers and the Award of Excellence, Top Young Professionals, Futuretech and Groundbreaking Women in Construction. Published by BNP Media, ENR was founded nearly 150 years ago . Winner of multiple awards from Jesse H. Neal, Construction Media Alliance, AZBEES and The Telly Awards for his writing, editing, photography and videography, Blair frequently posts in-depth project tour videos and interviews with industry leaders on ENR’s video channel. He is also a frequent speaker and moderator on topics such as diversity and inclusion, design and jobsite technology, construction means and methods and marketing. Blair has spent more than 30 years working in almost every facet of media and publishing, including radio, film, television, digital media, music composition, newspapers, public speaking and music direction.
Scott Blair
Engineering News-Record
Scott Blair Biography
Scott Blair serves as editor-in-chief of Engineering News-Record, including all editorial print and digital products, websites, videos, podcasts and events such as Best Projects, Newsmakers and the Award of Excellence, Top Young Professionals, Futuretech and Groundbreaking Women in Construction. Published by BNP Media, ENR was founded nearly 150 years ago . Winner of multiple awards from Jesse H. Neal, Construction Media Alliance, AZBEES and The Telly Awards for his writing, editing, photography and videography, Blair frequently posts in-depth project tour videos and interviews with industry leaders on ENR’s video channel. He is also a frequent speaker and moderator on topics such as diversity and inclusion, design and jobsite technology, construction means and methods and marketing. Blair has spent more than 30 years working in almost every facet of media and publishing, including radio, film, television, digital media, music composition, newspapers, public speaking and music direction.
Procesamiento y generación de energía
Andy Chatha Biography
Andy Chatha dirige la organización ARC y orienta sus actividades de investigación y atención al cliente. Durante 40 años, Andy ha brindado asesoría y consultoría a muchas de las principales empresas energéticas y manufactureras de todo el mundo.
Andy Chatha
ARCwire by ARC Advisory Group
Andy Chatha Biography
Andy Chatha dirige la organización ARC y orienta sus actividades de investigación y atención al cliente. Durante 40 años, Andy ha brindado asesoría y consultoría a muchas de las principales empresas energéticas y manufactureras de todo el mundo.
Graeme Booth Biography
Graeme Booth is a Chartered Aeronautical Engineer with over 25 years of experience in aerospace, power, and energy. He held previous roles as Chief Engineer (Digital) in both Siemens and Doosan Babcock where he led digital research, development and implementation projects to enable advances in simulation and modelling, IoT applications, cloud-first thinking, and data analytics. He is Head of Digital Technology at Net Zero Technology Centre, leading the strategy and thought leadership for data, digital systems, remote operations, robotics, and autonomous systems for current and future energy systems.
Graeme Booth
Net Zero Technology Centre
Graeme Booth Biography
Graeme Booth is a Chartered Aeronautical Engineer with over 25 years of experience in aerospace, power, and energy. He held previous roles as Chief Engineer (Digital) in both Siemens and Doosan Babcock where he led digital research, development and implementation projects to enable advances in simulation and modelling, IoT applications, cloud-first thinking, and data analytics. He is Head of Digital Technology at Net Zero Technology Centre, leading the strategy and thought leadership for data, digital systems, remote operations, robotics, and autonomous systems for current and future energy systems.
Monica Schnitger Biography
Monica Schnitger es analista industrial especializada en las herramientas de software que crean los objetos que nos rodean. Desde 1999, ha desarrollado modelos y previsiones de mercado y analizado las tendencias y estadísticas del sector del software de CAD/CAM, CAE, PLM, SIG, infraestructuras, AEC y diseño de plantas. Trata de explicar en qué consisten, cómo afectan a la creación de productos o activos y a las operaciones, y cuál es la mejor manera de que las empresas apliquen estas herramientas a los compradores, inversores y desarrolladores de tecnología. Es licenciada en Arquitectura Naval e Ingeniería Marina por el MIT y tiene un MBA con honores de la F.W. Olin School of Management del Babson College.
Monica Schnitger
Schnitger Corporation
Monica Schnitger Biography
Monica Schnitger es analista industrial especializada en las herramientas de software que crean los objetos que nos rodean. Desde 1999, ha desarrollado modelos y previsiones de mercado y analizado las tendencias y estadísticas del sector del software de CAD/CAM, CAE, PLM, SIG, infraestructuras, AEC y diseño de plantas. Trata de explicar en qué consisten, cómo afectan a la creación de productos o activos y a las operaciones, y cuál es la mejor manera de que las empresas apliquen estas herramientas a los compradores, inversores y desarrolladores de tecnología. Es licenciada en Arquitectura Naval e Ingeniería Marina por el MIT y tiene un MBA con honores de la F.W. Olin School of Management del Babson College.
Rehana Begg Biography
Como editora en jefe de Machine Design, Rehana Begg tiene la misión de elevar la voz del ingeniero progresivamente multidisciplinario ante la transformación digital y la innovación en ingeniería. Su carrera B2B la ha llevado desde salas de juntas corporativas hasta plantas de producción y rebajes mineros subterráneos, abarcando ingeniería, tecnologías emergentes, automatización, IIoT/software, y mejora continua y estrategia. Cuenta con una maestría en Periodismo y un MBA centrado en la gestión de proyectos.
Rehana Begg
Machine Design
Rehana Begg Biography
Como editora en jefe de Machine Design, Rehana Begg tiene la misión de elevar la voz del ingeniero progresivamente multidisciplinario ante la transformación digital y la innovación en ingeniería. Su carrera B2B la ha llevado desde salas de juntas corporativas hasta plantas de producción y rebajes mineros subterráneos, abarcando ingeniería, tecnologías emergentes, automatización, IIoT/software, y mejora continua y estrategia. Cuenta con una maestría en Periodismo y un MBA centrado en la gestión de proyectos.
Red ferroviaria y de transporte
Danielle Kenneally Biography
Danielle Kenneally es editora adjunta de la Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors y responsable de la revista mensual para miembros Civil Engineering Surveyor y de las publicaciones anuales Geospatial Engineering y Construction Law Review. Danielle es relativamente nueva en la industria de la Ingeniería civil, pero ha trabajado como periodista para varias publicaciones, sobre todo para periódicos de Guernsey y Escocia. Cuenta con una maestría en periodismo y con la acreditación del Consejo Nacional de Formación de Periodistas.
Danielle Kenneally
Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
Danielle Kenneally Biography
Danielle Kenneally es editora adjunta de la Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors y responsable de la revista mensual para miembros Civil Engineering Surveyor y de las publicaciones anuales Geospatial Engineering y Construction Law Review. Danielle es relativamente nueva en la industria de la Ingeniería civil, pero ha trabajado como periodista para varias publicaciones, sobre todo para periódicos de Guernsey y Escocia. Cuenta con una maestría en periodismo y con la acreditación del Consejo Nacional de Formación de Periodistas.
Elizabeth Jordan Biography
Elizabeth Jordan es la nueva editora de la revista ferroviaria internacional Global Railway Review. Con más de cinco años de experiencia como editora en las industrias de la infraestructura, la construcción y la electrónica. Especializada en destacar en su trabajo los temas y las tendencias clave de dichos sectores, Elizabeth disfruta conociendo a las personas de la industria y comprendiendo cuál es la mejor forma de representarlas y escribir para ellas.
Elizabeth Jordan
Global Railway Review
Elizabeth Jordan Biography
Elizabeth Jordan es la nueva editora de la revista ferroviaria internacional Global Railway Review. Con más de cinco años de experiencia como editora en las industrias de la infraestructura, la construcción y la electrónica. Especializada en destacar en su trabajo los temas y las tendencias clave de dichos sectores, Elizabeth disfruta conociendo a las personas de la industria y comprendiendo cuál es la mejor forma de representarlas y escribir para ellas.
Mischa Wanek-Libman Biography
Mischa Wanek-Libman currently serves as director of communications at Transdev U.S. She is a former journalist who spent more than 20 years covering transportation issues, including policy and regulatory impacts, emerging technology, construction projects, and engineering challenges.
Mischa Wanek-Libman
Transdev U.S
Mischa Wanek-Libman Biography
Mischa Wanek-Libman currently serves as director of communications at Transdev U.S. She is a former journalist who spent more than 20 years covering transportation issues, including policy and regulatory impacts, emerging technology, construction projects, and engineering challenges.
Carreteras y autopistas
Aaron Moniza Biography
Aaron Moniza is a Senior Client Manager with Foth, where he serves as the National DOT Market Lead. His 20+ year career has been spent building great relationships, always learning, and passionately delivering complex transportation infrastructure projects. Aaron believes that infrastructure is the foundation of a community’s quality of life, and loves the tangibility of his work. Aaron holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota.
Aaron Moniza
FOTH
Aaron Moniza Biography
Aaron Moniza is a Senior Client Manager with Foth, where he serves as the National DOT Market Lead. His 20+ year career has been spent building great relationships, always learning, and passionately delivering complex transportation infrastructure projects. Aaron believes that infrastructure is the foundation of a community’s quality of life, and loves the tangibility of his work. Aaron holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota.
Aileen Cho Biography
Aileen Cho es la editora sénior de transporte e infraestructura de la revista Engineering News-Record. Su cobertura de aeropuertos, puertos, tránsito, autopistas y puentes le ha valido varios premios de publicaciones empresariales y sociedades de ingeniería, entre ellos los premios Neal Awards al mejor reportaje y al mejor artículo técnico. También es copresentadora del pódcast Critical Path de ENR.
Aileen Cho
Engineering News-Record
Aileen Cho Biography
Aileen Cho es la editora sénior de transporte e infraestructura de la revista Engineering News-Record. Su cobertura de aeropuertos, puertos, tránsito, autopistas y puentes le ha valido varios premios de publicaciones empresariales y sociedades de ingeniería, entre ellos los premios Neal Awards al mejor reportaje y al mejor artículo técnico. También es copresentadora del pódcast Critical Path de ENR.
Gavin Jenkins Biography
Gavin Jenkins es el jefe de redacción sénior de Roads & Bridges Media. Antes de asumir este cargo en 2021, Gavin fue director adjunto de la revista Pitt Med. Obtuvo una maestría en Escritura de no ficción por la Universidad de Pittsburgh en 2016 y ha escrito para The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic y Vice.
Gavin Jenkins
Roads & Bridges Media
Gavin Jenkins Biography
Gavin Jenkins es el jefe de redacción sénior de Roads & Bridges Media. Antes de asumir este cargo en 2021, Gavin fue director adjunto de la revista Pitt Med. Obtuvo una maestría en Escritura de no ficción por la Universidad de Pittsburgh en 2016 y ha escrito para The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic y Vice.
Ingeniería estructural
Doug Lindquist Biography
Doug is Principal Geotechnical Engineer with Haley & Aldrich in Seattle. He is a leader, innovator, published author, frequent speaker, and recognized expert on seismic design for tall buildings and waterfront structures. He has 25+ years of experience with progressively increasing technical, administrative, and business development responsibilities. He has a broad range of consulting experience working on port, county, city, private development, transportation, litigation, and military projects with geotechnical, natural resources, and environmental components. Doug’s projects have won multiple awards with the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Architects, and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
Doug Lindquist
Haley & Aldrich
Doug Lindquist Biography
Doug is Principal Geotechnical Engineer with Haley & Aldrich in Seattle. He is a leader, innovator, published author, frequent speaker, and recognized expert on seismic design for tall buildings and waterfront structures. He has 25+ years of experience with progressively increasing technical, administrative, and business development responsibilities. He has a broad range of consulting experience working on port, county, city, private development, transportation, litigation, and military projects with geotechnical, natural resources, and environmental components. Doug’s projects have won multiple awards with the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Architects, and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
Ian McFarlane Biography
Ian is a Senior Principal who has led the design of low-, mid-, and high-rise buildings ranging from residential and office to innovative mixed-use developments. The leader of MKA’s Sustainability Technical Specialist Team, Ian is advancing the industry towards more sustainable construction by lowering the embodied carbon in concrete, steel, and mass timber structures. Ian also leads the firm’s Concrete and Foundations Technical Specialist Teams, which includes leadership roles in developing national codes and standards for Concrete through the American Concrete Institute and for Foundations through the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Ian McFarlane
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Ian McFarlane Biography
Ian is a Senior Principal who has led the design of low-, mid-, and high-rise buildings ranging from residential and office to innovative mixed-use developments. The leader of MKA’s Sustainability Technical Specialist Team, Ian is advancing the industry towards more sustainable construction by lowering the embodied carbon in concrete, steel, and mass timber structures. Ian also leads the firm’s Concrete and Foundations Technical Specialist Teams, which includes leadership roles in developing national codes and standards for Concrete through the American Concrete Institute and for Foundations through the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Kevin Carmody Biography
Kevin Carmody has 20 years of experience in engineering industry publications. He serves as the group publisher of Informed Infrastructure, Asian Surveying & Mapping, Earth Imaging Journal, and Geospatial1 for V1 Media.
Carmody was previously director of print and e-media and associate publisher for CE News and Structural Engineer magazines at ZweigWhite, and was account executive for Architectural Record at McGraw-Hill Construction.
Kevin Carmody
Informed Infrastructure
Kevin Carmody Biography
Kevin Carmody has 20 years of experience in engineering industry publications. He serves as the group publisher of Informed Infrastructure, Asian Surveying & Mapping, Earth Imaging Journal, and Geospatial1 for V1 Media.
Carmody was previously director of print and e-media and associate publisher for CE News and Structural Engineer magazines at ZweigWhite, and was account executive for Architectural Record at McGraw-Hill Construction.
Modelado y análisis del subsuelo
Christopher Bennett Biography
Christopher is a Senior Technical Director of Engineering Geology and a GHD Principal with over 20 years of experience. A Registered Professional in Geoscience (RPGeo), he specializes in difficult access investigations, geological mapping, 3D geological modeling, ground model design, dam foundation analysis, dam design and construction, dam foundation mapping, rock slope stability, and tunnel design and construction by TBM or drill and blast techniques. As the Geology Service Line Leader, he provides strategic and technical leadership to over 130 geologists and geoscientists at GHD.
Christopher Bennett
GHD
Christopher Bennett Biography
Christopher is a Senior Technical Director of Engineering Geology and a GHD Principal with over 20 years of experience. A Registered Professional in Geoscience (RPGeo), he specializes in difficult access investigations, geological mapping, 3D geological modeling, ground model design, dam foundation analysis, dam design and construction, dam foundation mapping, rock slope stability, and tunnel design and construction by TBM or drill and blast techniques. As the Geology Service Line Leader, he provides strategic and technical leadership to over 130 geologists and geoscientists at GHD.
David Taborda Biography
David M G Taborda is a Reader in Geomechanical Modelling at Imperial College London. He specialises in the development of advanced soil models for practical use in Geotechnical Engineering, with his research interests including urban excavations, offshore foundations and geothermal structures. He actively collaborates with industry in solving emerging challenges in Geotechnical Engineering, currently focusing on establishing data-driven methods for the intelligent design and management of infrastructure.
David Taborda
Imperial College London
David Taborda Biography
David M G Taborda is a Reader in Geomechanical Modelling at Imperial College London. He specialises in the development of advanced soil models for practical use in Geotechnical Engineering, with his research interests including urban excavations, offshore foundations and geothermal structures. He actively collaborates with industry in solving emerging challenges in Geotechnical Engineering, currently focusing on establishing data-driven methods for the intelligent design and management of infrastructure.
Topografía y monitoreo
Carlos Femmer Biography
Carlos leads HDR’s Data Acquisition Cross Sector and has over 20 years of experience managing teams that perform surveys for tens of thousands of miles of transmission lines, pipelines, railways, roadways and bridges, as well as dams and spillways. With HDR, he has conducted the first commercial drone operations permitted at the Golden Gate Bridge, within the Grand Canyon, and at Naval Station Pearl Harbor; and he has led a comprehensive drone program development process for the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command.
Prior to joining HDR, Carlos served as President of John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. where he oversaw development, innovation, operations and strategic endeavors across the company’s land survey and airborne divisions. Carlos has a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Louisiana State University.
Carlos Femmer
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Carlos Femmer Biography
Carlos leads HDR’s Data Acquisition Cross Sector and has over 20 years of experience managing teams that perform surveys for tens of thousands of miles of transmission lines, pipelines, railways, roadways and bridges, as well as dams and spillways. With HDR, he has conducted the first commercial drone operations permitted at the Golden Gate Bridge, within the Grand Canyon, and at Naval Station Pearl Harbor; and he has led a comprehensive drone program development process for the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command.
Prior to joining HDR, Carlos served as President of John Chance Land Surveys, Inc. where he oversaw development, innovation, operations and strategic endeavors across the company’s land survey and airborne divisions. Carlos has a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Louisiana State University.
Gene Roe Biography
GENE V. ROE, Ph.D., P.E. (ret.), PLS (ret.) is the founder of MPN Components, Inc., a 25-year-old geomatics consulting firm specializing in applied geospatial data acquisition research and technology development. His formal training was in structural and marine geotechnical engineering with research in pavements and earthquake-induced liquefaction. He has been in the engineering survey and mapping business for 50+ years. Dr. Roe is the current Chair of the ASTM E57 Committee for 3D Imaging Systems which developed a widely adopted laser scanning data exchange format. During his career he has focused on the research, development, and introduction of innovative technologies such as CAD/GIS, GPS, 3D laser scanning/lidar, UAS, and autonomous vehicles, primarily for the transportation industry. His website, LiDAR News (www.LiDARnews.com) is one of the leading online 3D lidar and laser scanning websites in the world.
Gene Roe
LiDAR News
Gne Roe Biography
GENE V. ROE, Ph.D., P.E. (ret.), PLS (ret.) is the founder of MPN Components, Inc., a 25-year-old geomatics consulting firm specializing in applied geospatial data acquisition research and technology development. His formal training was in structural and marine geotechnical engineering with research in pavements and earthquake-induced liquefaction. He has been in the engineering survey and mapping business for 50+ years. Dr. Roe is the current Chair of the ASTM E57 Committee for 3D Imaging Systems which developed a widely adopted laser scanning data exchange format. During his career he has focused on the research, development, and introduction of innovative technologies such as CAD/GIS, GPS, 3D laser scanning/lidar, UAS, and autonomous vehicles, primarily for the transportation industry. His website, LiDAR News (www.LiDARnews.com) is one of the leading online 3D lidar and laser scanning websites in the world.
Matt Collins Biography
Matt Collins is a member of the editorial staff at Geo Week News. In his work, he covers new innovations, interesting case studies, and writes opinion pieces involving the geospatial and AEC industries and where they intersect. He has been covering a variety of industries in the digital media space for over a decade, and has also contributed in recent years to Commercial UAV News and WorkBoat Magazine.
Matt Collins
Geo Week News
Matt Collins Biography
Matt Collins is a member of the editorial staff at Geo Week News. In his work, he covers new innovations, interesting case studies, and writes opinion pieces involving the geospatial and AEC industries and where they intersect. He has been covering a variety of industries in the digital media space for over a decade, and has also contributed in recent years to Commercial UAV News and WorkBoat Magazine.
Transmisión y distribución
Mark Reynaert Biography
Mark is a seasoned telecom and construction expert with 20 years of experience in various management roles. Mark’s tenure was spent entirely in operations, repair and installation, engineering and construction, electronics and finally, rights-of-way and easements. Mark has negotiated and helped LDC’s, and ISP’s implement new technical standards and utilize new technology and software to expedite aerial and buried projects throughout Canada.
Mark Reynaert
Infrastructure Ontario/JTS Consulting
Mark Reynaert Biography
Mark is a seasoned telecom and construction expert with 20 years of experience in various management roles. Mark’s tenure was spent entirely in operations, repair and installation, engineering and construction, electronics and finally, rights-of-way and easements. Mark has negotiated and helped LDC’s, and ISP’s implement new technical standards and utilize new technology and software to expedite aerial and buried projects throughout Canada.
Mark Tablante Biography
Mark Tablante es director de Tecnología de Diseño de Burns and McDonnell Engineering. Es responsable de la integración estratégica de las tecnologías actuales y emergentes, así como de la automatización, dentro de la práctica global de Transmisión y Distribución (T&D). Mark forma parte de un equipo dedicado que garantiza que Burns and McDonnell se mantenga a la vanguardia de la innovación en T&D para impulsar el éxito de la empresa en un panorama tecnológico en constante evolución.
Mark Tablante
Burns and McDonnell
Mark Tablante Biography
Mark Tablante es director de Tecnología de Diseño de Burns and McDonnell Engineering. Es responsable de la integración estratégica de las tecnologías actuales y emergentes, así como de la automatización, dentro de la práctica global de Transmisión y Distribución (T&D). Mark forma parte de un equipo dedicado que garantiza que Burns and McDonnell se mantenga a la vanguardia de la innovación en T&D para impulsar el éxito de la empresa en un panorama tecnológico en constante evolución.
Agua y aguas residuales
Alejandro Maceira Rozados Biography
Alejandro Maceira Rozados is founder of iAgua, a website and print communication platform for the water sector, and a water economics and hydrological planning consultant. He is also the director of Smart Water magazine.
Rozados holds a business administration degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela and an MBA from the National University of Distance Education (UNED).
Alejandro Maceira
Smart Water Magazine
Alejandro Maceira Rozados Biography
Alejandro Maceira Rozados is founder of iAgua, a website and print communication platform for the water sector, and a water economics and hydrological planning consultant. He is also the director of Smart Water magazine.
Rozados holds a business administration degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela and an MBA from the National University of Distance Education (UNED).
Christine Ow Biography
Christine Ow is a Digital Water Analyst at Bluefield Research, a market intelligence firm focused on the global water industry. Born and raised in Singapore, water issues have always been close to Christine’s heart. She has led and supported research reports on a variety of topics including the role of financial investors in the market, metering, digital twin, and artificial intelligence. Christine has an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Christine Ow
Bluefield Research
Christine Ow Biography
Christine Ow is a Digital Water Analyst at Bluefield Research, a market intelligence firm focused on the global water industry. Born and raised in Singapore, water issues have always been close to Christine’s heart. She has led and supported research reports on a variety of topics including the role of financial investors in the market, metering, digital twin, and artificial intelligence. Christine has an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Tom Freyberg Biography
Tom Freyberg believes that everyone has a story to tell. An award-winning environmental journalist, he has had articles and comments published in The Times, The Guardian, CNN, the Grocer magazine and a Swedish institute publication, WaterFront. Spending nearly a decade traveling the globe and reporting on projects from Latin America to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, this opened his eyes to the water challenges and solutions available around the world.
A graduate of the University of Exeter, Tom founded Atlantean Media in 2018 as a boutique digital content and media company. Born out of a need to bring engineering-based content to life, the organisation now represents and advises public and private-sector clients across the water and climate-tech space. The mission? To connect people to water through creative content.
As well as the content director for Aquatech Global events, Tom is the co-creator and co-host of The Stream with Will and Tom podcast together with Will Sarni, the host of online talk show QTalks by Qatium, as well as co-founder of KnowH2Ow – a marketing and communication training hub for water professionals.
Tom Freyberg
Aquatech Global
Tom Freyberg Biography
Tom Freyberg believes that everyone has a story to tell. An award-winning environmental journalist, he has had articles and comments published in The Times, The Guardian, CNN, the Grocer magazine and a Swedish institute publication, WaterFront. Spending nearly a decade traveling the globe and reporting on projects from Latin America to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, this opened his eyes to the water challenges and solutions available around the world.
A graduate of the University of Exeter, Tom founded Atlantean Media in 2018 as a boutique digital content and media company. Born out of a need to bring engineering-based content to life, the organisation now represents and advises public and private-sector clients across the water and climate-tech space. The mission? To connect people to water through creative content.
As well as the content director for Aquatech Global events, Tom is the co-creator and co-host of The Stream with Will and Tom podcast together with Will Sarni, the host of online talk show QTalks by Qatium, as well as co-founder of KnowH2Ow – a marketing and communication training hub for water professionals.