Change Leader: Technical Vendor Representatives Benefit Engineering Projects
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Shelley Finnigan, S.E., is the global technical sales engineer and head of technical sales and marketing for ArcelorMittal. More than Sales As a representative for a major steel-producing company, Finnigan knows she’ll likely be seen by engineers and designers as a “salesperson.” But with her lengthy experience as a structur...
Change Leader: Designing Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Requires Coordination
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Justin Merkel, P.E., is a senior distribution engineer in HDR’s Missoula office. Transportation departments worldwide are transitioning (or at least looking into) fleets to all-electric systems. However, this involves a lot more than buying new vehicles and accepting the charge they provide. There are many infrastructure ne...
Future Forward: Most People Want to Help You
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Erin Rothman is the founder of StormSensor and an environmental consultant. She didn’t invent the technique, but Rothman is finding success launching and building a new infrastructure sensor company, StormSensor, via a commitment to a simple concept: asking for help. An extremely shy person by nature, she has steadily over...
Change Leader: A Career Spent Improving Transportation Safety and Saving Lives
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Jim Barbaresso is the HNTB national practice leader for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and emerging mobility solutions as well as a senior vice president and HNTB Fellow. Barbaresso was fortunate to find his professional calling almost as soon as he started working. Shortly before his first day on the job in 1978...
Future Forward: BIM’s New Definition: Building an Information Model
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Theo Agelopoulos is the senior director of Infrastructure Strategy and Marketing at Autodesk. There are several types of automation simultaneously disrupting the AEC and infrastructure industries, but Autodesk’s Agelopoulos is currently focused on design automation and its impact. His definition of design automation include...
Change Leader: Bringing Collaboration to the Cloud
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Israel Sumano is the senior director of infrastructure at Southland, one of the nation’s largest MEP building systems firms. Changing the AEC Industry Cloud-based technology has transformed many areas in the business workplace as well as in daily lives. Word processing, email and music are common examples of data that moved from...
Video: Interview with Theo Agelopoulos, the senior director of Infrastructure Strategy and Marketing at Autodesk
In November 2019, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson interviewed Theo Agelopoulos, the senior director of Infrastructure Strategy and Marketing at Autodesk, at the Autodesk University (AU) Conference in Las Vegas.
Change Leader: Engineering Is Much More Than What’s Taught in School
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Sinéad Mac Namara is an associate professor at Syracuse University, teaching structural engineering courses for the School of Architecture and the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences. She also co-authored a book, Collaborations in Architecture and Engineering, with Clare Olsen. After many years as a student and teacher o...
Future Forward: Sensors Are Just Part of Intelligent Water Systems
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. Albert H. Cho is vice president and general manager, Advanced Infrastructure Analytics, Xylem. With an impressive resume that includes Harvard, McKinsey, the United Nations, the U.S. Department of State and CISCO, Cho has seen the effects of water systems from an especially wide set of views and applications. His current work at...
Change Leader: Maintain a Mindset of Continuous Learning
These profiles are based on interviews, and the opinions and statements are those of the subject and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by this publication. To learn more about the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the latest trends in engineering technology, Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure, interviewed Babak Beheshti, IEEE senior member and dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences at the New York Institute of Te...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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