Agenda

Troy is an International Sales Manager for Akkerman Inc., a leading manufacturer of tunneling, microtunneling and small-diameter pipe jacking equipment. Troy is responsible for market development and support in North America along with Australia and New Zealand. His career in the underground construction industry has spanned nearly four-decades with expedition in over twenty countries. Troy is a member of ISTT, along with many of its regional and global chapters, NASTT, ASCE, SME and NUCA.  In addition, he has been integrally involved with the annual Microtunneling Short Course since the early years.

David has worked in the Clay Pipe Industry for over 25 years and has been involved with countless Open Cut, Pilot Tube and Pipe Bursting projects in the United States and Canada.

David speaks annually at the Colorado Tunneling Short Course on Vitrified Clay Jacking Pipe, along with providing presentations for Municipalities and Consulting Firms on the Technology of Pilot Tube Tunneling and Pipe Bursting.

Nick has over 20 years of engineering geology and geotechnical consulting experience. His specialties include: rock and soil tunnels; trenchless designs ranging from horizontal directional drilling to pilot tube auger bore; rock slope evaluation and stability; rock blasting and, forensic geology.

John Beckos graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2002 with a BS in Civil Engineering. He has been in the heavy construction industry ever since and has been a project manager for BTrenchless, a division of BT Construction, since 2013. His trenchless experience includes auger bores, pipe bursting, pipe ramming, guided hammers, hand tunnels, curved TBMs, and Microtunnels.

Born in Germany, Thiele became a certified electrical engineer in 1997. Thiele was introduced to the microtunneling company Ingenieur-Tiefbaugesellschaft Dr. Ing G. Soltau GmbH. His duties included the service for the systems, training customers and further development of the systems. In 2000, Thiele joined LOVAT mts and worked there until 2004 when he began working for MTS-perforator GmbH.

Anthony “Tony” Barbera started his career at Barbco Inc., a manufacturer of boring and drilling equipment, in 1989, devoting his career to creating and servicing the company’s products. During his 20 years with the company, he has worked as a sales manager, production manager and service manager. He is currently in charge of engineering and product development. As of January 2019, he became co-owner of the company.

Glenn Boyce is a Principal and supervising tunnel and geotechnical engineer With McMillen Jacobs Associates with 34 years of experience. He is licensed in six states and Hong Kong. This extensive experience covers virtually every aspect of trenchless, tunnel, shaft, and geotechnical engineering. Serving as an engineer, lead engineer, project manager, or technical reviewer, Glenn has been involved in over 110 trenchless, tunneling, and shaft projects. In 2009, Glenn was named “Trenchless Person of Year” and in 2017 is receiving the Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award. Glenn is based out of McMillen Jacobs’ Walnut Creek, California office.

Jeff Boschert, P.E. is the President of the National Clay Pipe Institute (NCPI), a technical resource for sewer system decision-makers and designers of gravity sanitary sewer lines.   He holds a BSCE from Missouri University of Science and Technology.  Jeff joined NCPI from Missouri DOT in 2004 to serve as the leader of NCPI’s trenchless initiatives and has become a leading expert in the pilot tube method of guided boring.  In 2012 he took on the added responsibility of conducting research and educational outreach and is now actively working with municipalities as they rediscover the benefits of vitrified clay pipe.

Troy is an International Sales Manager for Akkerman Inc., a leading manufacturer of tunneling, microtunneling and small-diameter pipe jacking equipment. Troy is responsible for market development and support in North America along with Australia and New Zealand. His career in the underground construction industry has spanned nearly four-decades with expedition in over twenty countries. Troy is a member of ISTT, along with many of its regional and global chapters, NASTT, ASCE, SME and NUCA.  In addition, he has been integrally involved with the annual Microtunneling Short Course since the early years.

Nick has over 20 years of engineering geology and geotechnical consulting experience. His specialties include: rock and soil tunnels; trenchless designs ranging from horizontal directional drilling to pilot tube auger bore; rock slope evaluation and stability; rock blasting and, forensic geology.

Anthony “Tony” Barbera started his career at Barbco Inc., a manufacturer of boring and drilling equipment, in 1989, devoting his career to creating and servicing the company’s products. During his 20 years with the company, he has worked as a sales manager, production manager and service manager. He is currently in charge of engineering and product development. As of January 2019, he became co-owner of the company.

Troy is an International Sales Manager for Akkerman Inc., a leading manufacturer of tunneling, microtunneling and small-diameter pipe jacking equipment. Troy is responsible for market development and support in North America along with Australia and New Zealand. His career in the underground construction industry has spanned nearly four-decades with expedition in over twenty countries. Troy is a member of ISTT, along with many of its regional and global chapters, NASTT, ASCE, SME and NUCA.  In addition, he has been integrally involved with the annual Microtunneling Short Course since the early years.

Trevor is a 15-year veteran of the steel industry, having worked with various entities including major national and international original equipment manufacturers and contractors on product design and material applications for environmental, agricultural, energy, oil and gas, and construction products.  As a Permalok® team member, Trevor has been fortunate to learn from the recognized leaders in underground construction and has focused his efforts on expanding the company’s reach and expertise in trenchless construction and new product design and development working with customers to bring new steel pipe technology to the forefront in tunnel construction.

Carl Pitzer graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering and Management from Oregon State University in 2012. After college he worked for Kiewit Construction on the SR520 Floating Bridge in Seattle as the structures engineer. In 2015 he left the bridge life and started with Thompson Pipe Group. Carl also serves as the Vice-Chair for the Pacific Northwest Chapter of NASTT.

Paul Nicholas has spent 40 years in the oil, heavy infrastructure and tunneling industries with a geological background and extensive engineering experience. He specializes in tunnel boring machine (TBM) engineering and operation both on the contractor and consultant side. His background in geology and experience with tunneling equipment manufacturing allow a unique ability to analyze ground conditions and recommend means and methods, as well as complete constructability and risk assessments for tunnel construction.

Glenn Boyce is a Principal and supervising tunnel and geotechnical engineer With McMillen Jacobs Associates with 34 years of experience. He is licensed in six states and Hong Kong. This extensive experience covers virtually every aspect of trenchless, tunnel, shaft, and geotechnical engineering. Serving as an engineer, lead engineer, project manager, or technical reviewer, Glenn has been involved in over 110 trenchless, tunneling, and shaft projects. In 2009, Glenn was named “Trenchless Person of Year” and in 2017 is receiving the Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award. Glenn is based out of McMillen Jacobs’ Walnut Creek, California office.

Dr. Marc Marti is Director General at Eurohinca/Terratest Tunnelling, a specialist microtunneling company based in Madrid, Spain. Since its founding in 1996, the company has acquired 14 tunneling machines and completed more than 80 km of tunnel in 250 sections. Marti, educated at the Technical University of Madrid, has 20 years of underground construction experience.

Todd has been involved in the design and construction of underground projects for over 20 years. He obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Ohio State University in 1996 and later earned a Master’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Following graduation, he worked for reputable geotechnical firms where he supported the geotechnical aspects of pipelines, tunnels, and pump station and wastewater treatment plant projects. From 2000 to 2014, Todd worked on hundreds of underground projects facilitating the generation of geotechnical reports, and preparation of construction documents for bidding purposes. Additionally, Todd worked for large general contractors, estimating and managing the construction of underground projects. In 2014, Todd founded Kilduff Underground Engineering, Inc., in Denver, CO and is recognized nationwide as an expert in underground projects.

Lindsay has over 15 years of experience in the area of water resources and civil engineering design. Over her career Lindsay has assisted clients around the globe to develop hydropower and pumped storage projects up to 30 MW in size. She has also completed several statewide and regional resource assessments as well as authoring a small hydro guidebook. Lindsay’s company is a civil engineering firm specializing in small hydropower development, offering feasibility studies, research assistance, permitting, project management, final design and construction observation services.

Henry Obermeyer is a registered professional engineer and a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines. He has been issued over 50 patents in fields including hydroturbines, pumps, water control gates, composite structures, and inflatable structures. His company, Obermeyer Hydro, Inc. is the originator of pneumatically controlled spillway gates with over 600 completed installations in 30 countries.

Born in Germany, Thiele became a certified electrical engineer in 1997. Thiele was introduced to the microtunneling company Ingenieur-Tiefbaugesellschaft Dr. Ing G. Soltau GmbH. His duties included the service for the systems, training customers and further development of the systems. In 2000, Thiele joined LOVAT mts and worked there until 2004 when he began working for MTS-perforator GmbH.

Dr. Zhangwei Ning is the technical manager with Sixense Group, USA, specialized in real-time geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring, using both conventional and the state-of-the-art sensing technology. He has participated in a wide range of complex projects, including: tunneling, deep excavation, bridge, dam, landfill, landslide, etc. Dr. Ning currently servers on ASCE Geo-Institute Underground Engineering and Construction Committee, DFI Testing and Evaluation Committee, and DFI Project Information Management Systems Committee. He is also a reviewer of the Journal of Civil Structural and Health Monitoring.

Mr. Rosenberg is a full time construction lawyer. He is a Fellow in the American College of Construction Lawyers, the chairperson of the American Bar Association, Forum on Construction Law, which is the largest organization of construction lawyers in the world, listed in Best Lawyers in America and listed as one of the top 50 lawyers in his home city of Columbus, Ohio by Super Lawyers magazine.

Gerhard’s background is in civil and mechanical engineering. After working for Herrenknecht as project manager on traffic tunneling jobs in Europe he finished his PhD in civil engineering and a MBA in international marketing before he went to work for Amiantit. Since 2008 he is back with Herrenknecht as Business Development Manager for the Utility Tunneling division.

Cyrill has a master’s degree in civil engineering and has been with Jackcontrol since 2013, where he serves as the North American representative. With more than 100 km of successfully constructed tunnel worldwide, Jackcontrol has been developing and marketing systems for optimizing and providing quality assurance for microtunneling and underground pipe jacking projects since 2004, especially curved and long-distance drives.

Forty seven years in slurry engineering and separation design and applications. Twenty two years in the microtunneling slurry and separation business. Mud Engineer in difficult exotic slurries and instrumental on developing polymer based drilling fluids. Designed and built numerous separation plants based on geotechnical information and specifics of TBM machine performance.

Bijan Khamanian is the Division Manager-West for Hobas Pipe since 1997 and is directly responsible for technical and sales support for Hobas fiberglass pipes in the Western United States, including Hawaii, Alaska and Western three provinces of Canada.  Bijan has presented numerous papers on the use of Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer Mortar Pipes in trenchless installations at the ASCE Pipelines, CWEA, HWEA and UCT. Bijan presented several papers in the US and Canada.

John has been employed by Ward & Burke for 10 years since graduating as a Civil Engineer. During this time, he has managed and supervised the installation of 150,000 feet of microtunnel in Ireland, UK, and Canada. He now acts as Director of Ward & Burke in Canada and the USA.

Peter’s leadership as VP of Operations and now as CEO has recently led IPC to great success in the trenchless industry. Peter has a mechanical engineering background, with 20 plus years’ experience in the Trenchless industry; 15 of which was with Herrenknecht Tunnelling. He has been involved with tunnelling projects all over the world including China, Russia, Latin America and now in North America.

Working in the industry for eight years, Mr. Bradshaw has worked on tunneling projects in multiple capacities. Beginning as a laborer, he worked for three years gaining first-hand knowledge of tunneling and ground conditions before moving into estimating, engineering and project management.

David Kennedy was raised in Houston, TX. during the construction boom of the 1970’s with a passion for building and received a Construction Management degree from the college of Engineering Technology at the University of Houston. David has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry and has been with BRH-Garver Construction managing complex Civil Projects since 2011.

Don Del Nero is a Vice President with Stantec Consulting Services Inc. and the Global Tunneling and Trenchless Practice Leader. He holds a minor in geology, BS in Civil Engineering, MS in Geotechnical Engineering, and has 29 years of experience including over 50 miles of underground projects involving planning, studies, design, design-build, P3, construction management, and construction management at risk.  He recently served as the 2018 No Dig Show Program Chair.

Don’s career in construction has taken him from Prudhoe Bay Alaska working on the Trans Alaska Pipeline to microtunnel and large public works projects all over the mainland United States and Hawaii. Don has been in his current role as Chief Estimator for Frank Coluccio Construction for nearly 25 years, where his duties have included overseeing the estimating department, project management, negotiations with clients and Owners as well as dispute resolution when it occurs.

Bob Goodfellow is a Senior Vice President for Aldea Services LLC. He is a licensed professional engineer in over a dozen states. Goodfellow has over 25 years of experience in the tunneling industry and he currently serves on the Executive Committee for the American Underground Construction Association (UCA of SME) where he is currently the Vice Chair. He is co-author of the U.S. tunnel industry guidelines for risk management on tunnel projects.

Dr. Carlin has more than 14 years’ experience in construction engineering & project management with expertise in HDD and Direct Pipe® construction. Carlin received a BS in CivE and ArchE from Missouri University of Science and Technology, a MBA from University of Nevada-Las Vegas & a PhD in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the NASTT.

Oh is a graduate of King Mongkut Institute of Technology, Thailand with a Bachelors in Engineering and the University of Colorado with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis in Manufacturing and Design. Hired by Microtunneling Inc. in 2000, Oh quickly demonstrated his abilities to analyze and address design and production issues. Oh is currently the Director of Engineering for Microtunneling Inc. and liaison between Microtunneling Inc. in Boulder and manufacturing facilities in Bangkok, Thailand.

Lester Bradshaw is President of a leading microtunneling contractor company in the U.S. He is a third generation tunneler starting as a tunnel laborer 49 years ago. He earned a Bachelor and Master degree from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Harvard. He is on the board of the North American Microtunneling Association (NAMA) and is current Chairman of the Executive Board.

With 35 years of heavy construction and civil engineering experience, Andy has managed billion dollar construction and infrastructure projects. His experience covers multiple continents and many facets of industry including service and utility works, drainage, and structures, with expertise in water & wastewater, M&E, tunnelling, pipe-jacking, shaft sinking, roads, bridges, and also light rail.

Troy is an International Sales Manager for Akkerman Inc., a leading manufacturer of tunneling, microtunneling and small-diameter pipe jacking equipment. Troy is responsible for market development and support in North America along with Australia and New Zealand. His career in the underground construction industry has spanned nearly four-decades with expedition in over twenty countries. Troy is a member of ISTT, along with many of its regional and global chapters, NASTT, ASCE, SME and NUCA.  In addition, he has been integrally involved with the annual Microtunneling Short Course since the early years.