Wednesday
2022-04-27
Thursday
2022-04-28
Friday
2022-04-29
08:15
- 09:00
Recent Complex Microtunneling Projects – Paul Nicholas | AECOM

Paul Nicholas
Consultant/Contractor | AECOM
09:00
- 09:30
Microtunneling Pipes 101 – Carl Pitzer | Thompson Pipe

Carl Pitzer
Trenchless Manager | Thompson Pipe Group
09:30
- 10:15
Construction of the York Durham Sewage System – John Grennan | Ward and Burke

John Grennan
Director | Ward & Burke
10:30
- 11:15
Direct Pipe Installation in Karst – Tucker Toelke | Michels

Tucker Toelke
Assistant Alternative Delivery Manager | Michels Corporation
11:15
- 12:15
The Bay Park Conveyance Project by Design-Build – Rich Palmer | NE Remsco, and Glenn Boyce | McMillen Jacobs Associates

Rich Palmer
Trenchless Division Manager | Northeast Remsco Construction

Glenn Boyce, PhD., P.E.
Principal | McMillen Jacobs Associates
13:15
- 13:45
Concrete Pipe – Walt Siryk | United Underground Precast

Walter Siryk
President | United Underground Precast
14:30
- 15:00
Steel Pipe II – Tony Baker | Trinity Pipe

Tony Baker
Trinity Pipe
15:15
- 16:00
Lessons Learned from the Rangeview Sanitary Trunk Pipeline Project (RST) – Darren O’Toole | Bothar

Darren O’Toole
Executive VP | Bothar
16:00
- 16:45
Launch/reception Air Seal Portals – Henry Obermeyer | Obermeyer Hydro

Henry Obermeyer
President | Obermeyer Hydro, Inc.
16:45
- 17:30
Data Management in Microtunneling: New Microtunneling Support System (MSS) by Jackcontrol – Stefan Trumpi | Jackcontrol

Stefan Trumpi-Althaus
CEO, | Jackcontrol
08:00
- 08:30
Houston Water Capital Improvements through the abandonment of three existing Lift Stations – Markos Mengesha | City of Houston

Markos Mengesha
Managing Engineer | Houston Public Works, Capital Projects
08:30
- 09:15
Metallurgy & MTBM Anti-Wear Implementation – Don Del Nero | WSP

Don Del Nero
Vice President and Tunnel Engineering Director | WSP
09:15
- 10:00
Direct Pipe Field Operations – Jonathan Barrie, Elise Chow and Maureen Carlin | Bothar

Maureen Carlin
Vice President, Engineering and Preconstruction | Bothar Inc.
Jonathan Barrie
Manager of Projects | Bothar

Elise Chow
Project Manager | Bothar
10:15
- 10:45
Fiberglass Pipe – Keithe Merl | Hobas Pipe

Keithe Merl
Hobas Pipe
10:45
- 11:15
What is an Adequate Subgrade Investigation for Trenchless Construction? – Tom Olson | Olson Construction Law

Tom Olson
Partner | Olson Construction Law
11:15
- 12:00
Introduction to Shuttlemole – Tetsuaki Muroi, Toru Sato | Iseki Poly-Tech Inc.

Tetsuaki Muroi
International Salesperson | Iseki Poly-Tech, Inc.

Toru Sato
General Manager | Iseki Poly-Tech, Inc.
13:00
- 13:45
Mechanized Trenchless Methods for Small Diameters and New Developments – Gerhard Lang | Herrenknecht

Gerhard Lang
Business Development Manager - Utility Tunneling Division | Herrenknecht AG
13:45
- 14:30
Microtunneling in Gravel, Cobbles, Boulders and Mixed Ground – Steve Hunt | Black & Veatch

Steve Hunt
Southwest Tunnel Practice Lead | Black & Veatch
14:30
- 15:15
Granitic Rock Microtunneling – Les Bradshaw | Bradshaw Construction

Lester Bradshaw
President | Bradshaw Construction Corporation
15:30
- 16:15
Microtunneling Shaft Construction – Charles Luxford | Brierley Associates

Charles Luxford
Construction Design/Contractor Support Sector Leader | Brierley Associates
16:15
- 17:00
New Developments in the Technical Field of Microtunneling – Ingo Justen | Tunnel Services Group

Ingo Justen
CEO and Co-Founder | Tunnel Services Group
08:00
- 08:30
Steel Pipe – Trevor Gonterman | Permalok/Northwest Pipe

Trevor Gonterman
Sales Manager | Permalok
08:30
- 09:15
How to Prepare, Protect and Pursue Your Claim Rights – Tom Rosenberg | Roetzel

Tom Rosenberg
Partner | Roetzel & Andress
09:15
- 10:00
More than just a Guidance System: A New Approach – Mathias Knoll | VMT

Mathias Knoll
Vice President | VMT (USA)
10:15
- 11:30
Contractor Panel
Moderator: Brenden Tippets | Nada Pacific
Panelists: John Grennan | Ward and Burke; Chris Bottoms | JW Fowler; John Beckos | BTrenchless; Darren O’Toole | IPC

Brenden Tippets
Vice President Operations | Nada Pacific

John Grennan
Director | Ward & Burke

Chris Bottoms
Tunnel and Trenchless Division Manager | JW Fowler
11:30
- 12:00
Microtunneling Specifications – James Parkes | Schnabel Engineering
James Parkes
Senior Associate, Technical Tunneling Director | Schnabel Engineering
13:00
- 13:30
MTS System2: What It Is and Case Histories – Gilbert Kimpel | MTS

Gilbert Kimpel
mts Perforator GmbH
13:30
- 14:15
Microtunneling For The Beaver Creek Phase IV Project, Albany, NY – Todd Kilduff | Kilduff Underground Engineering, and Anthony Hanley | Ward and Burke Tunneling

Todd Kilduff
Project Manager, Estimator, Engineer | Kilduff Underground Engineering

Anthony Hanley
Site Manager | Ward and Burke Tunneling
14:15
- 15:00
Curved Subaqueous Microtunnel Installation in Coastal El Salvador – David Sackett and Nick Strater | Brierley Associates
David Sackett
Engineering Geologist | Brierley Associates

Nick Strater, P.G.
Trenchless Design Engineer | Brierly Associates
15:15
- 15:45
Houston’s Approach to Microtunneling — Monica Suarez | Parsons and Jeff Masek, Assistant Director for the Facilities Delivery Line in Capital Projects | Houston Public Works

Jeff Masek
Assistant Director for the Facilities Delivery Line in Capital Projects | Houston Public Works
15:45
- 16:15
South Hartford CSO – James Sullivan | AECOM

James Sullivan
Associate Vice President | AECOM
16:15
- 16:45
Microtunneling Equipment and Alternatives – Jim Barbera | Barbco

Jim Barbera
General Manager and co-owner | Barbco
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