Speakers & Panelists: BRIDGE-ing Big Data Workshop
At this informal workshop, participants will explore how current information related to bridge health, and newly generated information, can be used to continue effectively managing and maintaining our nation’s bridges. We will focus on concepts that utilize Big Data technologies and techniques to optimize bridge management and maintenance processes in an era of increased demand, aging infrastructure and shrinking resources.
The following speakers/panelists are confirmed - others will continue to be added:
The Honorable Raymond "Ray" LaHood, former secretary
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Mark van Rijmenam, founder
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Nick Bilton, columnist
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Jack Uldrich, best-selling author
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Alok Aggarwal, founder/CEO
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Paul Barr, associate professor/interim department head, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Aldo De La Haza, principal/manager Aldo De La Haza joined Dynasty Group with more than 20 years experience in nondestructive testing (NDT) of structures. He currently serves as principal & manager of NDT Services at Dynasty Group, Inc., and as V.P. of Technical Services for uGRIDD Corporation, a web-based service provider that offers customers a georeferencing platform to show, share and find infrastructure data. He has extensive project experience throughout the U.S. and internationally. De La Haza has applied NDT test methods to solve unique concrete related problems on hundreds of project assignments, including bridge investigations, prestressed/post-tensioned parking garages, facade investigations, historic preservation, structural collapse investigations, criminal forensic investigations, transportation infrastructure, buildings, etc. |
Don Voelte, retired CEO
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Chuck Farrar, director
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Rory O’Rourke, CEO
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Duane Otter, director
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Paul Thompson, expert/consultant
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Brett Commander, chief analysis engineer
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David Connell, vice president of engineering
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Mark Lafferty, vice president / general manager
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David Levitan, data scientist
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Raj Prasad, chief technology officer
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