Podcast with Joseph Long, Stantec, and Adham Almasri, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Joseph Long, Senior Principal at Stantec, and Adham Almasri, Advanced Water Treatment Program Manager at Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA). They discussed at length their work together to design a new pump station and 11-mile recycled water pipeline in the western part of San Bernardino County, Calif. This infrastructure will convey recycled water from the City of Rialto’s wastewater treatment plant to IEUA’s propo...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB, about stormwater techniques known as low-impact development (LID) or “green infrastructure.” Page helped design a new and modernized stormwater system for the Norwaldo neighborhood in northeast Indianapolis. As impermeable development increased in the area and storms became more frequent and released more water, water began to pond in low points on the streets and surrounding la...
Podcast with Pat McLarin, Segment Director, Civil, Seequent
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Pat McLarin, Segment Director, Civil, Seequent. They discussed the importance and unique aspects of subsurface engineering as well as trends for the coming year in civil engineering. The report discussed in the interview can be accessed at https://www.seequent.com/geoprofessionals-increasingly-turning-to-ai-reveals-new-survey/.
Podcast with Todd Edsall, President of Black & Veatch’s Power Providers Sector
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Todd Edsall, President, Power Providers Sector; Executive Vice President, Advanced Power Generation, Black & Veatch. They discussed the booming demand in electricity worldwide as well as the roles of engineers and new technologies in trying to meet these demands. A particular focus is the Black & Veatch “19th Annual 2025 Electric Report” and its findings. Edsall explains how the current surge in electiricy demand is being...
Change Leader: TYLin Engineer Walks Through Modern Bridge-Inspection Process
This interview was recorded by Todd Danielson, the editorial director of Informed Infrastructure. You can listen to the full interview embedded above or by visiting https://iimag.link/NjAGM. Atiq Alvi is vice president, national lead for bridge rehabilitation, Florida bridge sector manager, TYLin, a part of Sidara’s global collaborative. A True Expert With 34 years of professional experience in bridge engineering, with the last 15 years at world-renowned bridge-engineering specialists TYLin, Ati...
Podcast with Dr. Fred Gerringer, P.E., Brown and Caldwell’s Water Reuse National Practice Leader
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Dr. Fred Gerringer, P.E., Brown and Caldwell’s Water Reuse National Practice Leader. They discussed the water-shortage problem and why water reuse can help alleviate the situation, focusing on the “State Water Reuse Regulatory Guide” Gerringer recently helped develop. Gerringer also went through some of his favorite examples of water-reuse projects, showing the complete flow of water from one step to the next, offe...
Podcast with Peter Pensa, AICP, Director of Planning and Entitlement at McAdams
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Peter Pensa, AICP, Director of Planning and Entitlement at McAdams. The primary topic of discussion was infill infrastructure development in urban and suburban environments. Pensa described in great detail infill projects he worked on, particularly what worked and why. He also offers expert advice to other engineers involved in their own infill projects, which can help combat rising infrastructure costs, limited land and c...
Podcast with JMT Vice Presidents Nick DiPaolo and Nate Reck
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed JMT's Nick DiPaolo, Vice President, Digital Transformation, and Nate Reck, Vice President, GIS and Asset Management. They note the importance of defining the problem to solve first, and then see which technologies may be a good fit for that use case, rather than starting with a particular technology and trying to force it into a client's application. The discussion also unveils an important three-step progression from "pro...
Podcast with Johnny McGlone, GIS Manager, Digital Solutions, STV Inc.
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Johnny McGlone, GIS Manager, Digital Solutions, STV Inc. They discussed a project McGlone and his team presented at the recent Esri IMGIS conference, "Pedals and Platforms: A Spatial Look at Bike and Subway Access." The case study used public data to analyze the safety and effectiveness of transit access points for cyclists in Brooklyn, New York City. While the project itself was robust in its analyses, McGlone stresse...
Podcast with Esri's Director of AEC Industry Solutions, Marc Goldman
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Marc Goldman, Esri's Director of AEC Industry Solutions. They discussed the recent Esri IMGIS conference in Palm Springs, Calif., and some of the noteworthy project presentations at the event, including utility-scale GIS implementations from firms such as POWER Engineers, WSP and Michael Baker International. Videos of the 2025 IMGIS plenary presentations can be found at https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/imgis/agenda/...