2017 Annual Conference

In 1987, John O’Leary was a curious nine-year-old boy. Playing with fire and gasoline, John created a massive explosion in his home and was burned on 100% of his body. He was given a one-percent chance to live.

John spent five months in the hospital, underwent dozens of surgeries, lost all of his fingers to amputation, and had to relearn to walk, write, and feed himself. He endured, persevered, and survived – largely because others emerged, served, and inspired. John shares his lessons as a tribute to those who leapt into the flames to save him.

John’s epic story of survival was first showcased in his parents’ book, Overwhelming Odds. Originally printing 200 copies for friends and family, his parents have sold tens of thousands of copies, mostly at John’s speaking events. It was this book that first invited John to embrace his miraculous recovery and share it with the world.

– Opening Keynote Address: Live Inspired!

Filipe Barbosa is a Senior Partner in the Houston office of McKinsey & Co, with 18 years of experience in the Firm. Barbosa’s work is focused on the Energy, Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Mining, and Metals sectors, and he serves several of the world’s preeminent institutions. His expertise is in the areas of strategy, capital projects/capital productivity, performance transformation, and organization design.

Barbosa leads McKinsey’s Capital Projects and Infrastructure practice and has served clients on mega-projects extensively across industries. He is one of the lead authors of the McKinsey Global Institute’s (MGI) 2017 report titled, “Reinventing Construction: A route to higher productivity.” As part of his service to his community, Barbosa is on the Board of the Houston Technology Center – named by Forbes as one of “Ten Technology Incubators Changing the World.” He is also on CII’s Board of Advisors.

– Panel Discussion: “Future Innovations Impacting Our Industry”

Greg Bentley is the CEO of Bentley Systems, the global leader dedicated to providing engineers, architects, constructors, geospatial professionals and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in 50 countries, more than $600 million in annual revenues, and since 2009 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions. Previously, Bentley founded a financial trading software firm which became part of SunGard Data Systems, Inc., an S&P 500 company on whose public-company board he served from 1991 through 2005.

Bentley holds an M.B.A. in Finance and Decision Sciences from Wharton. He is a trustee of Drexel University, where he also serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Pennoni Honors College.

Manish Chawla is Global Industry GM for Industrial Products, based in Delhi, India. At IBM, Industrial Products includes the Manufacturing, Resources, and Construction segments. Manish took this role in January 2016 after leading the IBM business in these industries in the U.S., and then Asia Pacific, to sustained growth. He oversees the business IBM does for manufacturing, resources, and construction clients globally, including solutions, services, software, cloud, hardware, and research engagements. He is currently focused on driving the Digital Re-invention™ and productivity for these clients.

Chawla has over 21 years of diverse management/technology advisory and solution experience related to global business transformations in these industries. Prior to his work at IBM, Manish worked at BearingPoint US (formerly KPMG Consulting) from 1999 to 2007 and consulted with several global industrial sector clients on a variety of transformation initiatives. Before joining KPMG in 1999, Manish worked with Accenture in India and the UK for three years, focused on BPR/manufacturing cost reduction projects as well as ERP implementations.

Chawla holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India and a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, University of Delhi, India.

– Panel Discussion: “Future Innovations Impacting Our Industry”

Steve Edwards is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Black & Veatch. Edwards assumed this position in November 2013 and has overall responsibility for the company’s engineering, consulting, construction and related infrastructure businesses in the energy, water, telecommunications, and security markets worldwide. Since joining Black & Veatch in 1978, Edwards has been responsible for a variety of global projects and business lines. He was named Chief Operating Officer in March 2013 in a transition role before becoming Chairman and CEO. He was appointed to the Black & Veatch Board of Directors in 2012.

Edwards is a registered professional engineer and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri.

Gregory J. Goff joined Tesoro (now Andeavor) as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2010. He became Chairman of the Board for Tesoro in 2015. In addition, he serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tesoro Logistics, L.P. Prior to joining Andeavor, Goff worked for ConocoPhillips where he held a number of senior leadership positions and gained extensive international business experience across Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Goff is the past Chairman of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM). He is a member of the Business Council, the Texas Business Leadership Council, the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation and serves on the University of Utah Advisory Board and the National Society of High School Scholars Advisory Board. He is proud to personally support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education for high school students through grants and scholarship opportunities.

Goff holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Utah.

– Panel Discussion: “Future Impacts to Our Industry”

Bruce Grewcock is chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc. A Fortune 500 Company, Kiewit is the fifth-largest general contractor in the U.S., is privately owned, and performs work throughout the U.S., Canada, and Western Australia. Kiewit provides construction and engineering services to a variety of markets including building; mining; oil, gas and chemical; power; transportation; and water.

Grewcock joined Kiewit in 1982 as a chief engineer at Black Butte Mine in Wyoming and was subsequently promoted through a series of increasingly responsible positions. In 2000, Grewcock became president and chief operating officer of Kiewit. He assumed the role of chief executive officer in 2005, becoming the seventh executive to lead the company. In 2013, he became chairman of the board of directors. Grewcock has led Kiewit in a period of significant growth. Under his leadership, Kiewit has made several strategic acquisitions, allowing the company to expand its services and broaden the markets in which it works.

In 2016, The Beavers awarded Grewcock the Golden Beaver Award in management – an honor bestowed upon leaders who demonstrate skill, integrity, and support for young people entering the industry. He is also a member of the National Academy of Construction and Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of leading U.S. companies.

Grewcock earned a B.S. in mining engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He also attended the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executives program.

Ray Kowalik leads 5,700 employee–owners whose work generates annual revenue of $2.8 billion. He joined Burns & McDonnell in 1987, became an officer in 2001, and was promoted to president of the Energy Group in 2007. He joined the Board of Directors in 2009 and, in 2015, became the firm’s executive vice president and president of global practices. Kowalik became chairman and CEO in January 2017. Burns & McDonnell ranks No. 16 on the list of largest engineering, architecture, and construction firms, according to Engineering News-Record, and No. 16 on Fortune’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

As president of Kiewit Engineering, Dan Lumma is responsible for engineering and design across power, oil, gas and chemical, and infrastructure markets. He brings strong vision, a comprehensive EPC background, and a best-for-project approach to contract negotiations. He is respected in the industry for his market knowledge and ability to form tactical partnerships with owners and technology partners.

Lumma began his career in 1990 as an engineer at Bibb and Associates, working on design for power projects in the U.S., Mexico, Caribbean, and South America. He became a member of the Kiewit team in 1998 when Bibb was acquired by Kiewit. After being promoted to engineering project manager and eventually manager of projects, Lumma transitioned from the power market to the oil, gas and chemical markets in 2003. He served as EPC project manager for the offshore and oil sands markets, including managing Kiewit’s first major project in the Alberta oil sands. Lumma was promoted to area manager in 2008, senior vice president in 2011, and president of Kiewit Engineering in 2017.

– Panel Moderator: “Future Impacts to Our Industry”

Carl Rau joined GE as a Vice President in November 2015. Rau’s career began in 1971 as a civil field engineer for Bechtel Corporation. He held many senior roles at Bechtel, including executive positions in Bechtel Systems and Infrastructure, Bechtel Oil and Gas, Bechtel Infrastructure, Bechtel Global Construction, and Bechtel Nuclear. After retiring from Bechtel and prior to joining GE, Rau served as President and CEO of Certainty Consulting, providing business development and project management services to various businesses both domestic and international.

Rau is active in many organizations, including the GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Board of Directors, Nuclear Energy Institute, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, and American Nuclear Society. He received a degree in civil engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.

Beth Buerger-Garber is Product Director at Bentley Systems, Inc., a company focused on advancing infrastructure around the world through software solutions to accelerate project delivery and improve asset performance. She has nine years of experience on Completions and Turnover Teams for EPCs and Owners in Power and Downstream Oil & Gas.

Buerger-Garber received her undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master’s from Northcentral University.

– RT-333: Managing Construction/Commissioning/Startup Transitions

Stephen Cabano has led and assisted in many of Pathfinder’s consulting efforts in areas such as master planning, project controls, project execution planning, contracting, and procurement. He has experience in both domestic and international assignments for oil & gas, pharmaceutical, and chemical projects, as well as commercial/infrastructure projects. In his previous role as General Manager of Pathfinder’s training division, the International Project Management Academy (IPMA), Cabano was responsible for all training functions as well as being one of IPMA’s lead instructors. He was also instrumental in developing Pathfinder’s tools, practices, and templates on innovative project management and other related topics. Cabano is Pathfinder’s expert in the area of project management work processes and project management manuals, having developed and reviewed over 50 such assignments.

Prior to joining Pathfinder, Cabano was a project manager for Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Northern Division, where he was responsible for the planning, engineering, and construction of a number of naval facility projects and family housing activities. He has written numerous articles and papers on project management work processes, project controls, resourcing project teams, and the benefits of early planning. He is often consulted in regard to organizational structures and development for owner and contractor companies.

– RT-331: Assessing the Maturity and Accuracy of FEED to Support Phase-gate Approvals

Derwin Cartmel has 28 years of experience with all aspects of brownfield chemical industry projects through United Engineers, Bechtel, and Day & Zimmermann. Cartmel currently supervises a piping design group for Day & Zimmermann that uses 3D modeling technology to provide deliverables for construction. He also implemented an in-house laser-scanning program to reduce field work and improve deliverable accuracy. Cartmel is the chair for CII Research Team 332 and a professional engineer licensed in eight states. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University.

– RT-332: Measuring Progress and Defining Productivity Metrics in Model-based Engineering

Kenda Caskey is 2017 Chair of the CII Board of Advisors. She has also served on CII’s Annual Conference, Executive, Finance, Membership, and Strategic Planning committees. CII recognized her dedication to service with its Distinguished Service Award in 2016.

During her 25-year career at Burns & McDonnell, Caskey has ascended to become a leader at the firm, being named Engineering Manager for the Process & Industrial Group in 2011, and Vice President in 2013. Her career also has included roles as process department manager, project manager, process engineer, and lead project engineer. Caskey’s professional skills include planning project elements, organizing project team members, and leading and controlling the process design. She has worked on industrial projects throughout the United States as well as Malaysia. One of her prouder achievements is helping Burns & Mac expand into India. Burns & McDonnell India was incorporated in April 2012 in suburban Mumbai.

– CII Chair

Gabe Dadi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Kentucky in the program area of Construction Engineering and Project Management. Dr. Dadi has eight years of industry and research experience. In industry, he worked on several commercial construction projects and gained experience in many aspects of project delivery including pre-construction, bidding, procurement, site layout, safety inspections, commissioning, and closeout. He has conducted research for several state and federal agencies, primarily in the areas of safety, productivity, and technology application. He holds Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Master of Business Administration, and Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering degrees. Dr. Dadi is also a LEED Accredited Professional and a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Kentucky.

– RT-317: Improving Safety Performance through Operational Excellence

John M. Davis currently leads the Georgia-Pacific Project Center of Excellence, which provides guidance on portfolio management, project management, project controls, project design, execution, vendor selection, continuous improvement, innovation opportunities, and best practices.

Prior to Georgia-Pacific, Davis has a background in project management, project leadership. and startup/commissioning. He servedin several project development, management, construction, and commissioning roles at CH2M Hill/Lockwood Greene Engineering/JA Jones Construction, supporting domestic and international work in the firm’s power business.

Previously held plant operations leadership position with a waste-to-energy independent power producer in North Carolina, and began career as a Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager with General Physics Corporation.

Earned a bachelor’s degree in Marine/Mechanical Engineering from the State University of New York Maritime College in Fort Schuyler, N.Y., and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

– RT-334: Best Practices for Preventing Out-of-sequence Construction Activities and Minimizing their Impacts

40 years of experience in the Engineering services industry.

BE in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MS in Engineering Management from Drexel University

Licensed as a Professional Engineer in four states/ASME member

Board Certified Safety Trained Supervisor – Construction

Managed multi-discipline Engineering teams on projects associated with the design and construction as well as the modification and maintenance of nuclear power plants, fossil power plants and metals industry facilities

Currently part of the AECOM Power Business Unit engineering leadership team responsible for the work processes utilized by the engineers within the business unit as well as the on-going development of the engineering staff.

– RT-313: Quality Made Measurable – A Paradigm Shift

Dr. Stephen Mulva came to CII from Texas State University–San Marcos, where he taught courses in construction management for three years. He earned his master’s at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin and his doctorate from Georgia Tech. At UT Austin, he participated in the Civil Engineering Project Management program and helped CII’s founding Director, Dr. Richard L. Tucker, in a CII-funded study that led to the development of the CII Best Practices.

Prior to his association with Texas State University, Dr. Mulva was a project management consultant with Austin-based ePM, where he was involved in modeling and simulating industrial and offshore projects. He also has project management experience at Fluor, Bechtel, and Phillips Petroleum.

– CII Director

With more than 25 years of experience, Bob Nussmeier is a strong catalyst in connecting oil, gas, and petrochemical companies with Kiewit’s construction professionals, resulting in world-class, high-performing facilities that are safe, efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible. Bob’s expertise, professionalism, and enthusiasm ensure that clients and contractors reach mutually beneficial terms for major projects. In addition to chairing this year’s CII Annual Conference, Bob currently serves on CII’s Sector Leadership Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and Board of Advisors.

Before joining Kiewit in early 2011, Bob served for 10 years as Executive Director with Baker Concrete Construction, where he was responsible for client development for major OGC projects. Prior to Baker, he worked for Master Builders and Scofield, specializing in concrete product technologies. Bob graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s degree in construction management. He is a founding and voting member of ACI 376, Concrete Structures for Refrigerated Liquefied Gas Containments. He also serves on the University of Houston Industrial Processes Construction Board and was a past member of the Associated Builders and Contractors Board of Directors in Houston.

– 2017 CII Annual Conference Chair

During his 23-year tenure with Zachry, Joe Rendon has been involved in many facets of construction work. He has held leadership positions in estimating, project controls, project management, and operations leadership. He is currently leading the implementation of a new crew-level daily planning initiative. Rendon has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.

– RT-330: Improving Frontline Supervision in Industrial Construction