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Contact Jim Rush

Monday
2023-04-10
Tuesday
2023-04-11
Wednesday
2023-04-12
Thursday
2023-04-13
18:00 - 20:30
30th Anniversary Rooftop Reception at the Canopy by Hilton Rooftop Pool

All attendees are invited to attend our 30th anniversary welcome celebration at the rooftop bar and pool at the Canopy by Hilton.

07:00 - 08:00
Registration & Hot Breakfast
08:00 - 08:15
Welcoming Remarks
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Levent Ozdemir
President of Ozdemir Associates
08:15 - 08:45
Microtunneling Short Course 30th Anniversary – A Retrospective of Microtunneling
Microtunneling Short Course 30th Anniversary – A Retrospective of Microtunneling image
Paul Nicholas
Consultant/Contractor | AECOM
09:00 - 09:45
Intelligent Tunnel Design for Microtunnels
Intelligent Tunnel Design for Microtunnels image
Gary Brierley
Dr. Mole Inc.
09:45 - 10:30
Successful Microtunneling from a Contractor’s Perspective – Projects, Lessons Learned, & the Future
Successful Microtunneling from a Contractor’s Perspective – Projects, Lessons Learned, & the Future image
Troy Stokes
International Sales Manager | Akkerman Inc.
Successful Microtunneling from a Contractor’s Perspective – Projects, Lessons Learned, & the Future image
Mike Garbeth
Super Excavators
10:30 - 10:45
Networking Break
10:45 - 11:30
Microtunneling Shaft Construction
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Charles Luxford
Construction Design/Contractor Support Sector Leader | Brierley Associates
11:30 - 12:00
MTBM Abrasivity Mitigation
MTBM Abrasivity Mitigation image
Don Del Nero
Vice President and Tunnel Engineering Director | WSP
12:00 - 13:00
Networking Lunch
13:00 - 13:30
Horizontal Boring Mill Installation at Trinity
Horizontal Boring Mill Installation at Trinity image
Robert Griggs
Founder/President | Trinity Products
Horizontal Boring Mill Installation at Trinity image
Tony Baker
Trinity Products
13:30 - 14:15
Wawona Area Stormwater Improvement/Bay Park Conveyance Project
Wawona Area Stormwater Improvement/Bay Park Conveyance Project image
Glenn Boyce, PhD., P.E.
Delve Underground
14:15 - 14:45
Radial Bending Joint for Steel Pipe Microtunneling
Radial Bending Joint for Steel Pipe Microtunneling image
Trevor Gonterman
Northwest Pipe
14:45 - 15:00
Networking Break
15:00 - 15:45
Avoiding Trouble, Claims and Lawyers
Avoiding Trouble, Claims and Lawyers image
Tom Rosenberg
Partner | Roetzel
15:45 - 16:30
Solids Control for Microtunneling
Solids Control for Microtunneling image
Ben Clark
Derrick Equipment
16:30 - 17:00
Gasketed Entry/Exit Rings
Dawn Lowers-Davis
Lowers Welding
17:00 - 19:00
Welcome Reception at the Scottsdale Stadium Banyan Room
07:00 - 08:00
Registration & Hot Breakfast
08:00 - 08:30
Fiberglass Pipe for Microtunneling
Fiberglass Pipe for Microtunneling image
Bijan Khamanian
Division Manager-West/Midwest US and Western Canada | Hobas Pipe USA
08:30 - 09:15
Harbour Island Case Study
Paul Vadnais
Vadnais Trenchless
09:15 - 10:00
Curved Microtunneling, Hydraulic Joints and Microtunneling Support System (MSS)
Curved Microtunneling, Hydraulic Joints and Microtunneling Support System (MSS) image
Stefan Trumpi-Althaus
CEO, | Jackcontrol
Stijn Philips
Jackcontrol
10:00 - 10:15
Networking Break
10:15 - 10:45
RCP Microtunneling Pipe
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Walter Siryk
President | United Underground Precast
10:45 - 11:15
Rock Microtunneling
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Lester Bradshaw
President | Bradshaw Construction Corporation
11:15 - 12:00
The Secret Ingredients to Extending Drives and Minimizing Risks
The Secret Ingredients to Extending Drives and Minimizing Risks image
Chris Sivisend
Akkerman
12:00 - 13:00
Networking Lunch
13:00 - 13:45
Risk Management in Microtunneling: Saving Pennies to Pay Thousands
Risk Management in Microtunneling: Saving Pennies to Pay Thousands image
Ingo Justen
CEO and Co-Founder | Tunnel Services Group
13:45 - 14:30
Lessons Learned from Microtunneling and Trenchless Projects
Lessons Learned from Microtunneling and Trenchless Projects image
James Parkes
Schnabel Engineering
14:30 - 15:15
Latest Trends in Small-diameter Trenchless Installations
Jeremy Stenslie
Herrenknecht
15:15 - 15:30
Networking Break
15:30 - 16:15
Recent Complex Microtunneling Projects
Recent Complex Microtunneling Projects image
Paul Nicholas
Consultant/Contractor | AECOM
16:15 - 17:00
Case Study – Curved Microtunneling with Gyro Technology
Case Study – Curved Microtunneling with Gyro Technology image
Frank Schwarzer
Surveyor | Tunnel24
18:00 - 21:00
Microtunneling Achievement Awards & Banquet at the Museum of the West
07:00 - 08:00
Registration & Hot Breakfast
08:15 - 08:45
Case Study

Bothar

08:45 - 09:30
Guidance Systems
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Mathias Knoll
Vice President | VMT (USA)
09:30 - 10:15
Differing Site Conditions for Microtunneling Projects
Differing Site Conditions for Microtunneling Projects image
Tom Olson
Partner | Olson Construction Law
10:15 - 10:30
Networking Break
10:30 - 12:00
NAMA Contractor’s Panel
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Brenden Tippets
Vice President Operations | Nada Pacific
Pete Schraufnagel
Super Excavators
Dave Ellett
BRH Garver
Ray Post
Huxted Trenchless
Adam Stremcha
Michels
12:00 - 13:00
Networking Lunch
13:00 - 13:30
Microtunneling Operations at Pump Station No. 4, 72-in, RCP Interceptor, Parsippany, NJ
Microtunneling Operations at Pump Station No. 4, 72-in, RCP Interceptor, Parsippany, NJ image
Paul Wilkinson
Senior Consultant | Kidluff Underground Engineering Inc.
George Gutierrez
Northeast Remsco Construction
13:30 - 14:15
Case Study – Morena Blvd Pumpstation and Pipelines
Case Study – Morena Blvd Pumpstation and Pipelines image
Colin Irwin
Ward & Burke
14:15 - 15:00
Education and Workforce Development in Underground Construction
Education and Workforce Development in Underground Construction image
Maureen Carlin
Trenchless & Tunneling Infrastructure Practice Leader | Garver
15:00 - 15:15
Networking Break
15:15 - 15:45
Microtunneling Pipes Planning: Choosing the Right Pipe for the Job
Microtunneling Pipes Planning: Choosing the Right Pipe for the Job image
Carl Pitzer
Trenchless Manager | Thompson Pipe
15:45 - 16:15
Case Study
Case Study image
Tucker Toelke
Assistant Alternative Delivery Manager | Michels
16:15 - 16:45
Shaft Support

DSI

16:45 - 17:00
LADWP Upcoming Projects and Approaches
Alexander Reyman
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
18:00
Networking Reception at Brat Haus Organized by Tunnel Services Group. Complimentary German food and beer provided

Brat Haus
3622 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

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