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2013 Facilities Engineering Seminar

November 6, 2013
Vancouver, BC

This well-attended event attracts port professionals as well as vendors involved in significant port engineering projects throughout the world. The event also includes a table top trade show.

11/06/2013
Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Kurt J. Nagle. President & CEO, ºÃÉ«TV
  • Tom Corsie, PPM®, Vice President, Real Estate, Port Metro Vancouver
  • Elizabeth Ogden, Director of Architecture, Engineering and IT, PortMiami; Chair, ºÃÉ«TV Facilities Engineering Committee

11/06/2013
Panel I: Market-Driven Far-Reaching Scenarios: Impact and Opportunities Resulting From Global Change

Moderator

  • Paul C. LaMarre, Port Director, Port of Monroe, MI

Speakers

  • , Partner, Mercator International LLC, Kirkland, WA
  • , PE, Senior Port Planner, AECOM, Oakland, CA

11/06/2013
Panel II: Intermodal Rail Network Overview

Moderator

  • David Maas, TranSystems, Fort Worth, TX

Speakers

  • , PE, General Director Premium Operations, Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE
  • , Director, Port Development and Strategy, CSX Transporation, Jacksonville, FL

11/06/2013
Panel III: Terminal Technology — Not Just for Containers Anymore!

Moderator

  • Donald J. Brinkman, Jr., Director of Engineering, Maintenance and Development, Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal

Speakers

Container Handling

  • , Partner, HPC Hamburg Port Consulting, Hamburg, Germany

Bulk Handling

  • , Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Bruks Rockwood, Alpharetta, GA

Liquid Bulk Handling

  • , Engineering Manager, Chicago Bridge and Iron, Mobile, AL

11/06/2013
Panel IV: Partnerships in Capital Projects

Moderator:

  • Willy Yung, Director, Engineering & Maintenance, Port Metro Vancouver

Speakers

  • , Project Director, South Fraser Perimeter Road Project, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • , Maritime Marketing, Port of Oakland
  • , PE, Vice President - Ports & Intermodal, AECOM Global Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA

11/07/2013
Panel V: Cruise Terminal Development & Design — Maximizing Investment and Utilization in These Facilities

Moderator/Discussion Leader

  • Elizabeth Ogden, Director of Architecture, Engineering and IT, PortMiami, Chair, ºÃÉ«TV Facilities Engineering Committee

Speakers

  • , P.E., President & CEO, Bermello, Ajamil & Partners, Inc., Miami, FL
  • , Manager, Business Development, Port Metro Vancouver

11/07/2013
Panel VI: Sustainability in the Face of Climate Challenges

Moderator:

  • Stephen A. Curtis, PE, DPE, MASCE, Program Director - Waterfront Services, Collings Engineers, Inc., Newport News, VA 

Speakers

  • , PE, Senior VP / Regional Manager, Moffatt & Nichol Engineers, New York, NY
  • , Associate Project Manager, Ben C. Gerwick, Inc., Oakland, CA

11/07/2013
Modifying Your Container Crane to Service Larger Ships — Requirements, Considerations, and Costs

Speaker

  • , Principal, Liftech Consultants Inc.
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11/07/2013
Special Presentation

  • , Project Manager, Principal Consultant, WorleyParsons Group

11/07/2013
Panel VII: LNG — Approaching Challenges

Moderator:

  • David Koch, Chief Executive Officer, Oregon International Port of Coos Bay

Speakers

  • , Senior Project Manager, Moffatt & Nichol, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • , Fuse Integration
  • , P.G., Senior Project Manager, Clean Energy, Newport Beach, CA

11/07/2013
Panel VIII: Best Practices, Leading Design Efforts and Lessons Learned

Moderator

  • Jeff Florin, Deputy Executive Director, COO, Virginia Port Authority

Speakers

Riverfront Cold Storage Facility

  • , PE, Project Manager, Port of New Orleans

Redevelopment of TraPac Terminal

  • , Chief Harbor Engineer, Port of Los Angeles

Wharves Strengthening Project at Cargo Wharves I-VII

  • , PE, Project Manager, Atkins Global
  • , Project Manager, Odebrecht

11/08/2013
Panel IX: Rounding the Corner on Infrastructure Deterioration — Tried and Emerging Technologies

Moderator

  • , PE, Manager of Design Engineering, Maryland Port Administration

Speakers

  • , Ph.D., Wood Advisory Services, Millbrook, NY
  • , SIMCO Technologies Inc., Quebec, QC, Canada
  • , Smart Structures Inc., Southampton, PA
  • Matthew D. D'Ambrosia, Senior Engineer, CTL Group, Skokie, IL

11/08/2013
Panel X: Enterprise Asset Management — A Port Management Strategic Imperative

Moderator

  • Jim Reed, Associate, Cardno TEC

Speakers

  • , Infrastructure Asset Management Coordinator, Engineering, Port Metro Vancouver
  • -- Eng., Asset Manager, Maritime Infrastructure, Port of Rotterdam
  • , P.E., Project Manager, Port of Tacoma
  • , Director, Strategic Operations Projects and Risk Managment, Port of Tacoma
  • , Asset Manager Constructions, Port of Rotterdam