Tentative Seminar Agenda

 

Monday, September 24, 2007
  9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.   REGISTRATION Grand Ballroom Foyer
  9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.   Welcome Announcement
Larry Moore, Academy Manager, Office of Project Development Procedures and Quality Improvement 		Grand Ballroom
  9:50 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.   Seminar Kick-Off Speaker
Mark Leja, Acting Division Chief, Division of Construction

 

 Grand Ballroom
  10:50 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.   REFRESHMENT BREAK Grand Ballroom
  11:05 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.   Collaborative Partnering with Construction
Bob Pieplow, Acting Division Chief, Division of ESC 		Grand Ballroom
  12:05 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.   LUNCH Grand Ballroom
  1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION ONE  
          1A: The Role of the Design Senior
Patty Romo, Deputy District Director, District 8 Design 		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
Armando Lee, Office of Project Development Procedures and Quality Improvement

 Salon 4
          1E: Communication Keys
Tom Rogers, Associate Professor of Communications Studies, UC Berkeley 		Grand Ballroom
  2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.   BREAK  
  2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION TWO  
          2A: Tools for Efficient Projects
Value Analysis -
Ray Tritt, Office Chief, Office of Special Projects
Troy Tusup, Value Analysis Program Manager, Division of Design
RTL Guide -
Brian Lee, Chief, Office of Project Scheduling and Standards		 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: Effective Leadership and Team Building Workshop (repeat)
Kathleen A. Shanel, Consultant, CPS Training Center

 Salon 3
          2D: Legal Lessons – Personnel Issues
Jerry Montoya, Deputy Attorney, Legal Division		 Salon 4
          2E: Communication Keys (repeat)
Tom Rogers, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, UC Berkeley		 Grand Ballroom
  3:15 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.   REFRESHMENT BREAK Salon Foyer
  3:35 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION THREE  
          3A: Roadside Safety and Trends in Landscape Architecture
Keith Robinson, Principal Landscape Architect, Landscape Architecture Program,
Jack Broadbent Office Chief, Office of Roadside Maintenance & Landscape Architecture		 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: Getting the Most from your Team - Mentoring and Coaching
Kathleen A. Shanel, Consultant, CPS Training Center		 Salon 3
          3D: Legal Lessons – Your Design on Trial
Jeanne E. Scherer, Division of Legal
Richard Wehe, Retired, Legal Division
 Salon 4
          3E: Change and Change Management
Tom Rogers, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, UC Berkeley		 Grand Ballroom
  4:35 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.   BREAK  
  4:50 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.   BREAKOUT SESSION FOUR  
          4A: Pavement Design and Strategy
Bill Farnbach, Chief, Office of Pavement Design		 Salon 1
          4B: Design for Safety - Traffic Perspective
Jerry Champa, Traffic Operations Liaison Engineer		 Salon 2
          4C: Getting the Most from your Team - Mentoring and Coaching (repeat)
Kathleen A. Shanel, Consultant, CPS Training Center		 Salon 3
         

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

 Salon 4
          4E: Change and Change Management (repeat)
Tom Rogers, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, UC Berkeley		 Grand Ballroom
  5:50 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.   BREAK  
  6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  

DINNER

Will Kempton, Director, Department of Transportation

 Grand Ballroom
             
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
  7:45 a.m. - 8:10 a.m.   REGISTRATION Grand Ballroom Foyer
  8:10 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.  

Project Delivery Resourcing and Performance Measures

Karla Sutliff, Division Chief, Division of Project Management

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: The Effects of Emerging Technology on Surveying and Design

Curt Davis, Acting Office Chief, Office of Project/Plan Coordination

 



 Salon 1
          5B: Scoping it Right the First Time
Joan Sollenberger, Chief, Division of Transportation Planning		 Salon 2
          5C: How to Maintain Quality on an Emergency Project, “The McArthur Maze Reconstruction Story”

Robert Crain, Construction Manager, Area F

Salon 3
          5D: More Tools for Efficient Projects
Document Retrieval System-
Jesus Mora, Office Chief CADD / Engineering GIS
Mapping with Goggle Earth -
Karen Koklich, District 11 Office of Surveys		 Salon 4
          5E: NEPA Delegation
Cindy Adams, Chief, Office of NEPA Delegation		 Grand Ballroom
  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
Jacques Van Zeventer, District Traffic Manager,
District 5

 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
          6E: Machine Guidance Technology
Charles Olson, Chief, Design Branch S10, Office of Design South 		Grand Ballroom
  12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.   LUNCH Grand Ballroom
  1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.   Collaborative Partnering with Maintenance
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
Chris Thomas, Branch Chief, Division of Design
Harwell Ontoy, Design Manager, Division of Design I-15 Corridor

 


 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
          7E: Right of Way Developments
Don Grebe, Chief, Division of Right of Way, Project Delivery		 Grand Ballroom
  3:15 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.   REFRESHMENT BREAK Salon Foyer
  3:35 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.  

Closing Speaker

Rick Land, Chief Engineer, Deputy Director Project Delivery

Grand Ballroom
  4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.   Wrap up/Adjourn
Larry Moore, Academy Manager, Office of Project Development Procedures and Quality Improvement		 Grand Ballroom