Speakers
Gray Childs
Planning, Scheduling & Cost Control
DPR Construction
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
4:50 pm | Chair’s Closing Remarks
8:00 am | Chair’s Opening Remarks
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
3:20 pm | Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference
7:30 am | Chair’s Opening Remarks
Abhishek Rajshekar
Project Lead Scheduler
Turner Construction Company
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
1:00 pm | Integrating BIM & Scheduling Tools to Consolidate Schedules & Improve Efficiency
Adam Fortner
Senior Planner/Scheduler
KAST Construction
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
8:10 am | Enhancing Communication & Transparency Throughout the Project Lifecycle to Ensure All Teams Have the Schedule’s Best Interest in Mind
Adam Frandson
Scheduler
DPR Construction
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
10:50 am | Case Study: Optimizing Collaborative Planning Sessions With All Project Stakeholders When Building COVID Facilities Under High Pressure
Alex Belkofer
VDC Director
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Pre-Conference Workshop Day
Monday – September 13, 2021
1:00 pm | Workshop B: Executing Pull Planning to Optimize Production Schedules & Prioritize Input From All Stakeholders
Andy Dalbom
Scheduler
McCownGordon Construction
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
1:40 pm | Harnessing Data Analytics to More Productively Manage Manpower & Resources
Bill Allen
Broadcast Programme Manager
FDH Infrastructure Services, LLC
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
10:20 am | Evaluating How Forensic Analysis Can Investigate Data on Your Projects to Assess What, Why & How a Problem Occurred & How Best to Solve It
Brandon Howell
Director of Scheduling
Layton Construction
Pre-Conference Workshop Day
Monday – September 13, 2021
10:00 am | Workshop A: Integrating Lean Tools With Traditional CPM to Better Manage Project Lifecycles
Bryan Love
Director of Scheduling & Quality Control
Cooper Construction Company
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
2:50 pm | Panel: Securing Buy-in From Operations on the Importance of a Schedule to Ensure Scheduling Tools Are Used Effectively by Jobsite Staf
Charlie White
Senior Scheduler
KAST Construction
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
8:10 am | Enhancing Communication & Transparency Throughout the Project Lifecycle to Ensure All Teams Have the Schedule’s Best Interest in Mind
Chip Harper
Project Scheduling Lead
Permasteelisa
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
8:20 am | Panel: Underlining How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Future of Scheduling: How Will We Deal With the Potential of Unexpected International Emergencies?
Damon Parker
Senior Project Scheduler
Bayer
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
4:10 pm | Determining What Information the Owner Truly Wants From a Schedule Report & Providing It in a Digestible Format for Greater Transparency
David Zukley
Scheduler
McCownGordon Construction
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
1:40 pm | Harnessing Data Analytics to More Productively Manage Manpower & Resources
Erich Spelman
Superintendent
DPR Construction
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
9:00 am | Leveraging Historical Data to Identify Risk Factors to Better Forecast Project Milestones
Fahad Masood
Scheduler
DPR Construction
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
9:00 am | Leveraging Historical Data to Identify Risk Factors to Better Forecast Project Milestones
Guy Harmon
Project Solutions Executive
Messer Construction Co.
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
2:50 pm | Panel: Securing Buy-in From Operations on the Importance of a Schedule to Ensure Scheduling Tools Are Used Effectively by Jobsite Staf
Pre-Conference Workshop Day
Monday – September 13, 2021
3:30 pm | Workshop C: Harnessing TAKT Planning to Improve Schedule Flow
Ian Blair
Strategic Planning Director
Thomas Construction Group
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
8:20 am | Panel: Underlining How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Future of Scheduling: How Will We Deal With the Potential of Unexpected International Emergencies?
Jim Rhinehart
Vice President of Planning & Scheduling
KAST Construction
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
8:10 am | Enhancing Communication & Transparency Throughout the Project Lifecycle to Ensure All Teams Have the Schedule’s Best Interest in Mind
Joe Moore
Principal Project Controls Specialist
Fluor Corporation
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
2:40 pm | Panel: Addressing Lessons Learned & Best Practices to Maintain Schedule Agility & Proactive Planning
8:20 am | Panel: Underlining How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Future of Scheduling: How Will We Deal With the Potential of Unexpected International Emergencies?
Lee Warlin
Scheduler
J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
7:40 am | Tracking Supply Chain Challenges That Could Impact Construction Schedules to Better Forecast Potential Delays
Mary Nobe
Project Controls Specialist
ZAP Engineering & Construction Services, Inc.
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
2:50 pm | Panel: Securing Buy-in From Operations on the Importance of a Schedule to Ensure Scheduling Tools Are Used Effectively by Jobsite Staf
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
8:20 am | Panel: Underlining How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Future of Scheduling: How Will We Deal With the Potential of Unexpected International Emergencies?
Mitchell McDonald
Senior Superintendent
XL Construction
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
2:00 pm | Case Study: Implementing Location-Based Scheduling to Strengthen the Compliance of Project Teams & Improve Efficiency in the Field
Nick Harrison
Head of Planning
Skanska
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
2:40 pm | Panel: Addressing Lessons Learned & Best Practices to Maintain Schedule Agility & Proactive Planning
Noah Aronson
Scheduling Manager
Holder Construction
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
1:20 pm | Case Study: Standardizing Company Methodologies to Ease Handover of Projects Between Schedulers & Provide Clients With Consistent Communications
Ramtin Malek
Senior Associate Scheduling/Claims
Swinerton
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
2:40 pm | Panel: Addressing Lessons Learned & Best Practices to Maintain Schedule Agility & Proactive Planning
8:20 am | Panel: Underlining How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Future of Scheduling: How Will We Deal With the Potential of Unexpected International Emergencies?
Rob Sepanek
Director of Scheduling Operations
Adolfson & Peterson
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
10:10 am | Building Relationships With Subcontractors Based on Trust to Ensure They Are Held Accountable to Realistic Schedule Timelines
2:50 pm | Panel: Securing Buy-in From Operations on the Importance of a Schedule to Ensure Scheduling Tools Are Used Effectively by Jobsite Staf
Ross Helleberg
Director of Scheduling
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
Pre-Conference Workshop Day
Monday – September 13, 2021
1:00 pm | Workshop B: Executing Pull Planning to Optimize Production Schedules & Prioritize Input From All Stakeholders
Sadia Janjua
LEED AP, PSP, Chief of Project Controls
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
8:50 am | Involving the Owner From the Outset of Your Project to Shape the Schedule According to Their Expectations of Cost & Time
Sherif Agha
Senior Director, Planning – Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Skanska
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
3:30 pm | Harnessing Data Visualization Tools to Improve Schedule Reporting for Field Personnel
Stephen Hollstein
Principal Project Scheduler
Bayer
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
4:10 pm | Determining What Information the Owner Truly Wants From a Schedule Report & Providing It in a Digestible Format for Greater Transparency
Steve Camp
Executive Vice President
Hill & Wilkinson
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
2:50 pm | Panel: Securing Buy-in From Operations on the Importance of a Schedule to Ensure Scheduling Tools Are Used Effectively by Jobsite Staf
Terry Robertson
Scheduling Executive
McCownGordon Construction
Day One
Tuesday – September 14, 2021
1:40 pm | Harnessing Data Analytics to More Productively Manage Manpower & Resources
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
2:40 pm | Panel: Addressing Lessons Learned & Best Practices to Maintain Schedule Agility & Proactive Planning
Vicki Whipple
Director of Planning & Scheduling
BnBuilders, Inc.
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021
11:40 am | Developing a Comprehensive Hiring & Training Strategy to Ensure That All Schedulers Have the Requisite Skillset for Success
Vidya Dixit
Director of Planning & Scheduling
Bernards
Day Two
Wednesday – September 15, 2021