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22nd Annual International Conference & Expo
Thursday, July 11, 2019
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration Opens / Breakfast
Track 1: Regulatory & Advocacy
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Legislation and Advocacy in our Industry: Are you at the table or on the menu?
Marty Fiorentino, President of The Fiorentino Group
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Morning Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Operator Training: This is How We Approach it
Joe Giacin, Chief of Staff, International Union of Operating Engineers
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Working Platforms / Safety / Best Management Practices
Matt Meyer, P.E., D.GE, Principal at Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Restoring the Dignity of Work
Dan Belcher, Director of Workforce Development at NCCER
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. POY Awards Luncheon
Track 2: Construction
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. A Geotechnical Practitioner’s Case for a Foundation Design-Construction Continuum
Billy Camp, P.E., D.GE, Technical Principal/Vice President, S&ME
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. An Engineer’s Role in Mitigating Risk on Pile Driving Projects: An Operational and Legal Perspective
Alex Filotti, MBA, P.E., Risk Controller of Underpinning and Foundation, Skanska, Inc.
Rick Karlson, Partner, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Break
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Current Guidance and Code Issues Impacting Driven Pile Practice
Silas Nichols, P.E., Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Federal Highway Administration,
Offi ce of Bridges and Structures
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Pile Foundations Work on Design/Build Projects: Opportunities and Challenges
Panel: Mohamad Hussein, P.E., Sr. Vice President, GRL Engineers
Juan Castellanos, P.E., Geotechnical Construction Engineer
Colin Jewsbury, P.E., Sr. Engineer, Ardaman & Assoc., Inc
TJ Lallathin, P.E., Vice President, DRMP, Inc.
Keith A. Waugh, Vice President, Leware Construction Co.
Awards
6:00 p.m. Reception at Exhibit Hall, followed by Awards Dinner, Entertainment & Awards in the Palm Ballroom
Friday, July 12, 2019
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registrati on Opens / Breakfast
Track 3: Technology & Innovation
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Sheet Piling – Past, Present, and Future
Richard Hartman, P.E., Owner and Principal Engineer, Hartman Engineering
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Morning Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. A 2700ft Quay Wall Becomes an Engineering Challenge for Pioneers
Stefan Mewes, Dipl.-Ing (TU), Product Manager Pile Driving Equipment, Liebherr USA, Co.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Steel Sheet Pile Cost Comparison Discussion
Richard Hartman, P.E., Owner and Principal Engineer, Hartman Engineering
Gerry McShane, Service Steel Warehouse
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pile Driving on the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project
Michael W. Byerly, P.E., Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT),
District 5 Geotechnical Materials Engineer
Carl W. Knott, P.E., HNTB Corporation, Foundation Engineer Construction
Oversight Services (COS), I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Exhibitors Luncheon
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