INDUSTRY SESSION

(Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 13:00 – 15:45, at GLC 235)

Moderator:
  • John Palmer, Associate Director of Technology, Construction Industry Institute
Panelists:
  • Todd Sutton, Sr. Project Controls Manager (Technology lead), Zachry Construction Corporation.
  • Chris Turnbull, Kiewit Power Constructors.
  • Jay Snyder, Technology and Innovation Practice Leader, FMI Corporation.
Schedule:
  • 13:00 – 14:30 [Part A] Technology show & tell, and challenges
    • Discussion of challenges that can potentially lead to research.
    • Todd Sutton: deploying technology on heavy industrial projects; leveraging modeling, VR/AR and wearables to augment worker performance as a means to address skilled craft labor shortage.
    • Chris Turnbull: data management and PM systems; examples around concrete, structural steel and welding; 3D printing – from fab shops to construction sites.
    • Jay Snyder: creating a culture of innovation and facilitating technology implementation in projects.
  • 14:00 – 14:45 [Part A] Q&A
  • 14:45 – 15:15 [Part B] Education the next generation construction professionals
    • Todd Sutton: Outreach activities with high school students (career interns), Zachry Academy, and AEC Hackathon.
    • Chris Turnbull: Kiewit University, Women Leadership Workshop, and other Kiewit educational/training programs.
    • Jay Snyder: FMI, training/educations programs.
  • 15:15 – 15:30 [Part B] Q&A