Tentative Seminar Agenda

 

Monday, July 23, 2007
  9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.   REGISTRATION Grand Ballroom Foyer
  9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.   Welcome Announcement
Larry Moore, Academy Manager, Office of Project Development Procedures and Quality Improvement 		Grand Ballroom
  9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.   Seminar Kick-Off Speaker
Mark Leja, Division Chief, Division of Design		 Grand Ballroom
  10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.   REFRESHMENT BREAK Grand Ballroom
  10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.   Developing Efficient Teams
Kathleen A. Shanel, Consultant, CPS Training Center
Tom Rogers, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, UC Berkeley		 Grand Ballroom
  11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.   Quality and Construction Contracts
Bob Pieplow, Division Chief, Division of Construction 		Grand Ballroom
  12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.   LUNCH Grand Ballroom
  1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION ONE  
          1A: The Role of the Design Senior (Panel Discussion)
Patty Romo, Deputy District Director, District 8 Design
Paul Engstrom, Deputy District Director, District 8 Programming and Project Management		 Salon 1
          1B: Achieving a Balanced Design
John Steele, District Design Coordinator, Division of Design
Salon 2
          1C: Effective Leadership and Team Building Workshop
Kathleen A. Shanel, Consultant, CPS Training Center		 Salon 3
          1D: Conflict Resolution

Rob Watson, Chief Executive Officer, Resolution

 Salon 4
  2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.   BREAK  
  2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION TWO  
          2A: Communication Keys
Tom Rogers, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, UC Berkeley		 Salon 1
          2B: FHWA Stewardship & Record of Involvement
Jeff Holm, FHWA Traffic Ops/Design Engineer
Mary Beth Herritt, Chief, Office of Project Development Procedures and Quality Improvement
Jim Deluca, District Coordinator, Division of Design		 Salon 2
         

2C: Tools for Effective Projects: Value Analysis &
RTL Guide
Ray Tritt, Chief, Office of Special Projects

Troy Tusup, Value Analysis Program Manager, Division of Design
Brian Lee, Chief, Office of Project Scheduling and Standards

 Salon 3
          2D: Legal Lessons – Personnel Issues
Jerry Montoya, Deputy Attorney, Legal Division		 Salon 4
  3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.   REFRESHMENT BREAK  
  3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION THREE  
          3A: Getting the Most from your Team – Mentoring
and Coaching
Kathleen A. Shanel, Consultant, CPS Training Center		 Salon 1
         

3B: Quality Management for Design
Armando Lee, PDP Liaison, Office of Project Development Procedures and Quality Improvement

Charles Zychalski, Vice President, Resolution

Salon 2
          3C: Roadside Safety and Trends in Landscape Architecture
Keith Robinson, Principal Landscape Architect, Landscape Architecture Program
Jack Broadbent, Chief, Office of Roadside Management & Landscape Architecture
 Salon 3
          3D: Legal Lessons – Your Design on Trial
Jeanne E. Scherer, Assistant Chief, Legal Division
 Salon 4
  4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.   BREAK  
  5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION FOUR  
          4A: Change and Change Management Principles
Tom Rogers, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, UC Berkeley		 Salon 1
          4B:

The Effects of Emerging Technology on Surveying and Design

Molly Wollam, Chief, Office of Land Surveys

 Salon 2
          4C: Pavement Design and Strategy
Bill Farnbach, Chief, Office of Pavement Design
Gene Mallette, State Pavements Program Manager, Division of Construction		 Salon 3
         

4D: Multi Modal Design and Considerations
Suzy Namba, Chief, Landscape Architecture Coordination
 Keith Robinson, Principal Landscape Architect, Landscape Architect Program

 Salon 4
  6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.   BREAK  
  6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  

DINNER

Gregg Albright, Deputy Director, Division of Transportation Planning

Grand Ballroom
             
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
  7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.   REGISTRATION Grand Ballroom Foyer
  8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.   Welcome Back Instructions
Larry Moore, Academy Manager, Office of Project Development Procedures and Quality Improvement		 Grand Ballroom
  8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.   NEPA Delegation
Cindy Adams, Chief, Office of NEPA Delegation		 Grand Ballroom
  9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.   REFRESHMENT BREAK Grand Ballroom
  9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION FIVE  
          5A: Bond Measure Projects
Andre Boutros, Assistant Program Manager, Office of Prop 1B Implementation Team		 Salon 1
          5B: Scoping it Right the First Time . . . .
Joan Sollenberger, Chief, Division of Transportation Planning		 Salon 2
          5C: Structures and Quality/How to Build a Bridge in 60 20 Days

Shannon Post, Chief, Office of Bridge Design Services in Structure Design
Robert Crain, Construction Manager, Area F

Salon 3
          5D: More Tools for Effective Projects: CADD/Engineering GIS & Consultant Oversight Management
Jesus Mora, Chief, CADD/Engineering GIS
Savat Khamphou, Chief, Design J, District 8 Design		 Salon 4
  10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.   BREAK  
  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION SIX  
          6A: Assessing and Managing Risk
Paul Gennaro, District Coordinator, Division of Project Management		 Salon 1
          6B: Designing a Successful TMP
Jacqueline Ghezzi, Chief, Office of Traffic Management		 Salon 2
          6C: What’s New in Stormwater
Tim Sobelman, Chief, Office of Stormwater Management		 Salon 3
          6D: Partnering with Office Engineers
John McMillan, Deputy Division Chief, Office Engineer		 Salon 4
  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.   LUNCH Grand Ballroom
  1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.   Maintenance as the Owner Operator
Mike Miles, Deputy Director, Maintenance and Operations		 Grand Ballroom
  2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.   BREAK  
  2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION SEVEN  
          7A: Design for Safety – Maintenance Perspective
Steve Takigawa, Chief, Division of Maintenance		 Salon 1
          7B: WOW Project 1- I-15 Managed Lanes
Marcelo Peinado, Chief, Division of Design, District 11		 Salon 2
          7C: Relinquishments/Route Adoptions and Freeway
Agreements
Mary Beth Herritt, Chief, Office of Project Development Procedures and Quality Improvement
Jim Deluca, District Coordinator, Division of Design
Luis Betancourt, District Coordinator, Division of Design		 Salon 3
          7D: Cost Estimating Tools
Ray Tritt, Chief, Office of Special Projects

Joseph Dongo, Program Manager, Office of Special Projects

 Salon 4
  3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.   REFRESHMENT BREAK Grand Ballroom Foyer
  3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION EIGHT  
          8A: Right of Way Developments
Don Grebe, Chief, Office of Right of Way Project Delivery 		Salon 1
          8B: WOW Project 2 - Route 60/91/215 Interchange
Mark Pertile, Chief, Design M, District 8 Division of Design		 Salon 2
          8C: Task Management and Support Costs
Shannon Post, Chief, Office of Bridge Design Services in Structure Design		 Salon 3
          8D: Cooperative Agreements – Tools and Partnerships
Mark Robinson, Chief, Office of Cooperative Agreements		 Salon 4
  4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  

Closing Speaker

Marcelo Peinado, Chief, Division of Design, District 11

Grand Ballroom
  5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.   Closing Remarks
Larry Moore, Academy Manager, Office of Project Development Procedures and Quality Improvement		 Grand Ballroom
  5:45 p.m.       ADJOURN