2017 Facilities Engineering Seminar

October 24, 2017
Miami, FL

Port engineering professionals from around the globe, share their knowledge, best practices & solutions by engaging one on one with their colleagues and some of the best port & marine engineering firms in the world.

***Registered attendees for the 2017 AAPA Facilities Engineering Seminar may access a complete event roster by clicking on this link and signing into their AAPA web account.***

10/24/2017
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speakers:

• Kurt J. Nagle, President, American Association of Port Authorities, Alexandria, VA
• William E. Crowe, P.E., Senior Director of Facilities, Canaveral Port Authority Chairman, AAPA Facilities Engineering Committee

10/24/2017
Panel I: Global Maritime Outlook

Moderator:

• William E. Crowe, P.E., Senior Director of Facilities, Canaveral Port Authority, Chairman, AAPA Facilities Engineering Committee

Speakers:

• Karl Palsgaard, Solutions Consultant – Maritime & Trade, IHS Markit, Miami, FL
• M. John Vickerman, Jr., President, Vickerman & Associates, LLC, Williamsburg, VA

10/24/2017
Panel II: Master Planning

Moderator:

• Christopher B. Novack, P.E., Senior Director of Engineering & Facilities Maintenance, Georgia Ports Authority

Speakers:

AAPA Toolkit

• Blair Garcia, PPM^®, Vice President, U.S. Director – Maritime Division, WSP, Virginia Beach, VA

Master Planning

• Luis Ajamil, P.E., President & CEO, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc., Miami, FL
• John D. Pauling, PE, BCEE, National Director – Ports & Harbors Govt Services, Cardno, Sewell, NJ

Strategic Planning

• Keith W. Hall, P.E., President, Hall Engineering Group, Tampa, FL

10/24/2017
Panel III: Funding Port Facilities

Speakers:

The Case of TecPlata SA, Public-Private Partnership

• Rodolfo Rocca, General Manager of Leasing and Projects, Port of La Plata, Argentina

Funding Projects at PortMiami

• Kevin Lynskey, Deputy Port Director, PortMiami

10/24/2017
Panel IV: Port Design Topics

Moderator:

• Eric K. Olafson, Director, Global Trade & Business Development, PortMiami

Speakers:

Soils

• Jeffrey B. Hill, Director of Business Development, Hayward Baker, Saint Louis, MO 

Passing Vessel Studies

• Eric Smith, P.E., Vice President, Moffatt & Nichol, Baltimore, MD

Corrosion Issues

• Brian Pailes, Senior Project Manager, Vector Corrosion, Tampa, FL

10/25/2017
Panel V: Project Delivery and Risk Management

Moderator:

• Michael A. Smith, P.E., PPM, Port Engineer, Port of Pascagoula

Speakers:

Design Build

• Jason B. Krick, P.E., Chief – Geotechnical, Environmental & HTRW Branch, Engineering Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Mobile Dist., Mobile, AL
• Justin S. McDonald, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Mobile Dist., Mobile, AL

Forensic Scheduling

• Amon Ackley, P.E., Senior Consultant, Wagner Hohns Inglis, Inc., Orlando, FL

Mitigating Construction Contract Risk & Claims Avoidance

• Jeremy S. Sharon, Wright, Fulford, Moorhead & Brown, P.A., Altamonte Springs, FL

Board Certification of Port Engineers

• Andrew H. Cairns, PE, D.PE, PMP, Ports Practice Leader, Mott MacDonald, Iselin, NJ (President - Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Ports, and Navigation Engineers)

10/25/2017
Panel VI: Technology in Practice

Moderator:

• Jeff Fisher, Chief Engineer, Virginia Port Authority

Speakers:

Crane Modification Technology

• Erik Soderberg, President, Liftech Consultants Inc., Oakland, CA

Integration of Green Technology into Existing Terminal

• Vijaykumar Agrawal, Director, Ports & Intermodal, North America Atlantic & Gulf Region, AECOM, Miami, FL

Technology in Cruise Terminal Security

• Capt. Barry Compagnoni, (USCG-ret.), Director, Public Safety & Security, Canaveral Port Authority

10/25/2017
Panel VII: Technology in Practice

Moderator:

• John R. Lenfestey, P.E., Senior Project Manager, North Carolina State Ports Authority

Speakers:

GIS Mapping

• Daniel Elroi, President & CEO, NorthSouth GIS LLC, Los Angeles, CA
• Seth E. Swaim, PLS, GISP, Vice President, GIS, Cary, NC

PortMaps, the GIS system of the Port of Rotterdam

• Henk Voogt, Port of Rotterdam, Asset Management Construction, Netherlands

10/25/2017
Panel VIII: Mega Projects

Speakers:

Georgia Port Authority Intermodal Expansion

• Christopher B. Novack, P.E., Senior Director of Engineering & Facilities Maintenance, Georgia Ports Authority

The Haifa and Ashdod Expansion Projects

• Bill Paparis, D. P.E., Project Manager, CH2M, New York, NY

North Cruise Berth Projects at PortMiami

• Carlos J. Arboleda, P.E., Vice President - Project Director, Intermodal Ports, Atkins North America, Inc., Miami, FL

10/26/2017
Panel IX: Strategic Asset Management – Making the Business Case

Moderator:

• Erik Stromberg, Executive Director, Lamar University, Center for Advances in Port Management, Beaumont, TX

Speakers:

• Art Spillman, Senior Manager of Facilities, Assets & Infrastructure, Port of Portland
• Henk Voogt, Port of Rotterdam, Asset Management Construction, Netherlands
• Jean Banker, Vice President Transportation Delivery, Mott MacDonald

Maintenance and Organizational Goals/Success

• Tom Moriarity, Alidade MER Inc., Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

10/26/2017
Panel X: Asset Management Building Blocks – Roundtable Discussion

Project Prioritization and Data Management

• Christopher McGrath, Program Manager, Port of San Diego

The Role of GIS In a Strategic Asset Management Program in Ports

• Daniel Elroi, President & CEO, NorthSouth GIS LLC

Concrete Rehabilitation & Technology

• Gary D. Ledford, CH2M, Cape Canaveral, FL

Maintenance Software/Asset Management Software

• Jean Banker, Vice President Transportation Delivery, Mott MacDonald

Maintenance Strategies

• Chuck Larosche, Principal, Wiss Janney Elstner Associates Inc.