Change Leader Full Interview: Bringing AEC Collaboration to the Cloud
Israel Sumano is the senior director of infrastructure at Southland, one of the nation’s largest MEP building systems firms. V1 Media: Please provide a brief background about your education and career? Sumano: I’ve been in IT for more than 20 years. I’ve worked at Sempra Energy for about 15 years, and I’ve been at Southland about eight years. I’ve got just about every certification that you can think of over the years, and I’m currently working on my master’s degree. V1 Media: ...
Video: Interview with Structural Engineer Clark Baurer
Clark Baurer, S.E., wrote an article in the April 2020 issue of Informed Infrastructure: "It’s the Thought That Counts: Simple Tools (Like Hand Sketches) Can Help Create Better Designs." To supplement the feature and learn a little more about Baurer and his processes, Todd Danielson, the magazine's editorial director, interviewed him via webcam.
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 Full Interview: Engineering Is Much More Than What’s Taught in School
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. V1 Media: Please tell me about your education and background? Mac Namara: I have a bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering from Trinity College, Dublin. And from there I wen...
Future Forward Full Interview: Sensors Are Just a Part of Intelligent Water Systems
Albert H. Cho is vice president and general manager, Advanced Infrastructure Analytics, Xylem. V1 Media: Please provide a brief background about your education and career? Cho: I did my undergraduate degree at Harvard in social studies, which is basically a fusion of economics, sociology and political science. In graduate school at Oxford, I did a master’s in development economics and an MBA. Professionally, I worked at the UN Development Program (UNDP) on a global strategy to achieve...
Video: Interview with CEOs of Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning Systems
In October 2019, Informed Infrastructure Editorial Director Todd Danielson went to Bentley Systems’ Year In Infrastructure conference in Singapore. While there as an award juror for the Buildings and Campuses category, he was able to interview Greg Bentley and Ray O'Connor, the CEOs of Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning Systems, respectively, about their companies and the joint venture they launched at the event: Digital Construction Works Incorporated (DCW).
Change Leader Full Interview: 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. Babak Beheshti is an IEEE senior member and dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences at the New York Institute of Technology. V1 Media: Can you describe your education and career before Stewart Engineering? Beheshti: IEEE has been part of my life since I was an undergraduate student in college. I’ve been a me...
Change Leader Full Interview: Use Familiar Tools to Achieve Public Support
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. Doug Taylor is the vice president and transportation practice leader for Stewart, an engineering, design and planning firm located in Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte, N.C. V1 Media: Can you describe your education and career before Stewart Engineering? Taylor: In 1983, I graduated from Asheville–Buncombe Technical College with...
Future Forward Full Interview: Harnessing Ocean Waves to Add Another Piece to the Renewable Energy Equation
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. Christopher Ridgewell is the CEO at AW-Energy, a Finnish company developing the patented WaveRoller concept and product design to utilize ocean wave energy. V1 Media: Can you describe your education and career before AW-Energy? Ridgewell: I studied Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne...
Future Forward Full Interview: Advancing Artificial Intelligence and Natural-Language Interfaces
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. Shafat Qazi is the CEO and founder of BQE Software. V1 Media: Please provide a brief background of your education and career before BQE Software. Qazi: I got my bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from India, a college called the National Institute of Technology. Then I went to SUNY Buffalo and got my masters in structura...