Osama is AVP Regional Program Controls Director for Americas. With over 22 years of program controls and construction experience in private and public construction programs. He is a results-oriented leader with proven program management, analytical, and construction support skills. Specializing in Planning & Scheduling, Cost Management, Risk Management, Claims and Forensic Analysis, and Earned Value methodologies. Offers a unique combination of skills demonstrated through achievements of results in leading and performing a full range of project/program management and control functions.

Merritt Hamilton Allen is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and former Navy public affairs officer. In the Navy, she managed numerous communication issues, spanning from community relations to foreign trade. Since then, she has provided crisis management support to multi-billion-dollar organizations and individuals. Vox Optima has been retained to provide crisis communication training to FEMA, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Air Force, the State of Nebraska, and the State of New Mexico. Merritt was named the SBA’s Veteran Business Champion for the State of New Mexico, an Albuquerque Business First Woman of Influence, and NM’s Top CEO in Media and Marketing.

A Civil Engineer; PMO, Project Controls and Commercial Advisor; Founder - Ambquad Solutions and Ambquad Maps; Nikhil is a Construction Management professional and Engineering Technologist with 18+ years of experience in Project Delivery, Operations, Commercial functions and Enterprise Program and Portfolio Management leadership roles in USA and NZ. With a Masters in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and a published thesis / journal paper in ‘Pre-Allocation of Total Float on CPM based construction contracts’; Nikhil has influenced resolution of several delay and disruption claims and has an operations portfolio that spans across $B+ worth of infrastructure and vertical (new builds and renovations) projects across several contracting models in both government (federal, state, transportation, utility, defense) and private sector projects alike.

Dev is a chartered engineer and the Co-Founder and CEO of nPlan, a machine learning company that learns how completed construction projects performed to forecast the outcomes of future projects. nPlan delivers a new paradigm in the management of risk and uncertainty. Dev’s experience is in delivering construction projects for the energy industry, spanning 3 continents over 9 years. Following this, Dev worked within the UK government to launch and deliver the national review on AI, which was published as part of the Industrial Strategy in 2017. Dev has a strong passion to change the way projects are delivered through empowered decisions, enabled by data. nPlan has scaled to operate in 8 countries and has processed schedules representing over $1T of construction spend, the largest dataset of its kind in the world. nPlan is also pioneering an innovative approach that quantifies the risk of construction delays, coupled with an insurance product to mitigate these risks.

Greg Bailey Vice President of Resource Planning brings over 25 years of Enterprise Software Experience in a variety of industries in the Resource Management and Project and Portfolio Management market and began in the petrochemical and utility scheduling software industry out of Houston. Prior to joining ProSymmetry in 2014, Greg was Founder and CEO of SharkPro Software a Microsoft 2012 Partner of the Year for Project and Portfolio management. After selling SharkPro , Greg came to ProSymmetry to help bring Tempus Resource to a global audience.

Dr. Bahadir Barbarosoglu is an accomplished project controls expert, with 10 years of experience working on multiple hyperscale Data Centers and other industry leading projects. He is a published author of several journals and AACE International technical papers.

Wes Beaumont is a certified construction manager, speaker, author, coach and manager of people and business change. He is experienced in construction delivery, program management and business transformation consulting. Prior to joining AECOM, Mr. Beaumont spent six years with a global design, engineering, and management consulting company, where he managed large-scale infrastructure programs, advised on business change strategies, and led the digital transformation of the firm’s global program management. He began his career as a construction and project manager in the United Kingdom, later focusing on change management and process improvement projects. Mr. Beaumont earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Salford in Manchester, United Kingdom. He has authored several books and published technical articles in trade and academic journals focusing on data management in construction, change management, cultural change, and motivation and leadership.

Santosh Bhat has been planning and scheduling for over two decades across a range of projects in the Australasian region. Having worked across a diverse range of project and corporate planning and controls roles for major contractors,including governance, assurance, systems and knowledge management. Based in Sydney, Australia Santosh now operates as an independent consultant offering planning, scheduling and schedule risk analysis services and is also Co-Founder of Linear Project Software, developing the Time Location charting application “Turbo-Chart”.

With 16 years of Project Controls experience Michael has participated in every level of Project Controls from the preparation of detailed baselines to change negotiations. As Vice President of Planning and Scheduling, Michael is responsible for supporting the continual development of project controls policies and procedures for Aegis both nationally and internationally. Additionally, Michael supports the Quality Control and Training departments to help ensure that Aegis is delivering first in class products to our clients. Currently, Michael has begun supporting Aegis’ dashboard and analytics department which helps drives innovation and change within Aegis. Most recently, Michael supported a Fortune 100 company on a mega program that spans the United States, EU, and Asia. Michael was responsible for supporting senior engineers within Aegis, as well as working with cross-functional partners to identify, sequence and package work scopes for execution.

"Attila Boydak is a Risk, and Program Management adviser and leader at Turner & Townsend’s U.S. infrastructure practice. His career in the engineering and construction industry has involved large and complex projects across the world. Attila Boydak has held principal roles in planning and execution of several large and high-profile infrastructure projects. He has taught seminars on risk management and spoken about financing infrastructure projects at leading academic and professional conferences. A graduate of Bogazici University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a minor in Computer Programming, Attila Boydak earned a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management from Virginia Tech and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Management from the New York University Stern School of Business."

Nikouri Brown, PMP has been supporting PMIWDC since 2011 and brings 20 years of multi-industry experience to her servant leadership. She currently manages ERP implementation projects within the AEC industry while supporting the development of a PMO. Routinely leading project teams and working with leadership to estimate, budget, and align initiatives with operational plans. She has led large-scale infrastructure projects and demonstrated familiarity piloting and using emerging technologies. A proven spokesperson and escalation point for multi-billion-dollar and volunteer engagements. Nikouri is a passionate project controls leader specializing in project and program management, process definition, change management, organizational optimization, and mentoring.

Dave is responsible for helping Oracle Construction & Engineering define the go-to-market strategy for asset-intensive industries across the globe, ensuring solutions fit cilents’ project delivery needs. Dave proactively engages as a subject matter expert as required across product strategy, marketing, sales, and service disciplines. Dave brings over 25 years of experience across multiple to his role. Prior to joining Oracle in late 2018, he spent 10 years at Ameren, where he led project controls and data analytics teams and was Ameren’s Implementation Champion for the Construction Industry Institute (CII) was named CII’s Co-Implementer of the Year in 2011. Before Ameren, Dave spent 10 years at Anheuser-Busch where he executed utility system projects, developed estimates for major capital projects, and provided US beer industry financial analysis and competitive intelligence.

Chris Carson is Enterprise Director of Program & Project Controls and Vice President for ARCADIS U.S., the leading global firm providing Consulting, Engineering, and Program/Construction Management services. Chris is the Lead for the Program & Project Controls (PPC) Community of Practice, the PPC training and best practices development center. He has an engineering background, with 4 years of a 5 year Master’s program in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He has over 45 years of experience in Program/Construction Management, specializing in the Cost Engineering, Program & Project Controls disciplines; Planning and Scheduling, Cost Management, Risk Management, Document Control/Contract Administration, and Forensic Analysis/Claims Avoidance/Dispute Resolution. His experience includes educational, commercial, industrial, governmental, military, medical, facilities, infrastructure/transportation, aviation, seaports, water/wastewater, utilities and environmental project

David has five (5) international certifications in Project Management, Keynote speaker at international conferences (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, United States, United Kingdom and Venezuela) since 2015, postgraduate professor at universities in Peru and IN-HOUSE courses on technical issues associated with Risks, Costs and Schedules (Peru, Ecuador, Chile).

Ken Damon is the Product Manager at PMWeb. PMWeb is a comprehensive web-based construction project management software that provides a thorough set of management functions in a single configurable package. Designed to support public and private organizations, construction managers, and contractors, PMWeb has multiple modules that combine planning, estimating, cost controls, document controls, scheduling, asset management, and workflow into an easy-to-use program.

Gary Dubin has over 30 years experience working on public and private capital construction projects ranging from 100's of millions to billions of dollars. His specialties include project & program cost controls, database design and administration, information technology strategic planning, data management optimization, and providing technology-based solutions to a variety of clients on a variety of programs and projects.

David Currently managing director of WiiPlan Project Solutions which service a number of Engineering Construction Commissioning Qualification & Start Up Clients in EMEA regions. Experience in detailed & benchmark planning of EPCMV, CQV, CM, HVAC, Mechanical, Electrical, BMS, Automation and I&C Contracts in Bio Pharmaceutical Projects, Medical Device Projects, Data Hall Projects, & Commercial Projects @ 100M + scale. Professional Experience from all sides as continuously work with & represent the client side, the main contractor and multi discipline sub-contractors.

Karen Firmaniuk relentlessly pursues transformation in her role as director of product management at McKinstry, a national construction and energy services leader. She joined the company in 2007 to lead change and implement value-add technology solutions in support of the company and its clients. She was instrumental in the company realizing critical efficiencies through the creation of a shared services organization and large, cross-department process changes and projects. Throughout McKinstry’s growth, it became evident that manual processes were no longer a sustainable way to meet the company’s go-to-market strategy. Karen led the charge in finding and implementing a solution that would eventually lead McKinstry to Planisware.

Kevin deploys ALICE on all stages of complex industrial construction projects – from planning engineering and fabrication yard availability to commissioning and startup. Prior to joining ALICE, Kevin was a HKA consultant for global capex projects facing litigation, primarily in the energy & utilities, heavy manufacturing, and infrastructure industries. Kevin has a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Omar Habib is a Digital Delivery Manager passionate about BIM and Project Controls with deep expertise in reports and dashboard development, creating reports and visual, interactive dashboards using Tableau and Power BI. Work collaboratively with business stakeholders to understand their analytical needs and provide insightful reporting solutions. He has worked with large multinational construction and development companies to deliver a range of building and infrastructure projects across the Middle East, UAE, KSA, Qatar, and Egypt. He has worked on +25 BIM projects in the infrastructure, commercial building, residential, oil, and gas sectors. Ahmed AbouAlfa is a Digital innovator and expert in transforming rigid data into a smooth feasible framework by reflecting Business Intelligence methodologies and Digital Strategy techniques and leveraging digital technologies in all fields to meet the business demands. Digital Business Strategy & Transformation Specialists in many indus

"Dr. Hulett has focused for the last 25 years on quantitative schedule risk analysis, integrated cost-schedule risk analysis and project scheduling best practices. His firm, Hulett & Associates, LLC, is recognized as a leader in project cost and schedule risk management and project scheduling. Hulett has many government customers including GAO, Architect of the Capitol and GSA. Commercial clients of H&A represent many industries, including: aerospace and defense, oil and gas, construction, bio-pharmaceutical plant construction, transportation, communications, IT, and large science. The clients are in the US, Canada, Europe, South America, Asia and the Middle East. Dr. Hulett was elected as a Fellow of AACE International in 2015 and received the Brian D. Dunfield Educational Service Award from the Association in 2018.Dr. Hulett is well-known as a leader in quantitative project schedule and integrated cost-schedule risk analysis concepts, methods, consulting and training.Dr. Hulett ha

Bob Hunt has over 40 years of cost estimating and analysis experience. He received his Society for Cost Estimating and Analysis (SCA) Certification in 1991. He has served in senior technical and management positions at Dulos Incorporated (President), Galorath Federal Incorporated (President), Galorath Incorporated (Vice President for Services), CALIBRE Systems (Vice President), CALIBRE Services (President), SAIC (Vice President), the U.S. Army Cost and Economic Analysis Center (Chief of the Vehicles, Ammunition, and Electronics ICE Division, U.S. Army Directorate of Cost Analysis (Deputy Director).

Sadia is the Director of Digital Transformation and the Chief of Program & Project Controls and Virtual Design & Construction for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She has over 15 years experience in Program/Construction Management, specializing in Program/Project Controls disciplines of Planning & Scheduling, Cost Management, Risk Management, BIM and VDC, Forensic Analysis, Change Management and Digital Transformation. With extensive experience in the transportation and infrastructure industry, she sets the department's strategic direction, develops growth strategies for project controls, VDC, and digital transformation. Sadia is also responsible for leveraging big data and advanced analytics to improve the organization’s business. Ms. Janjua is responsible for helping to position Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to achieve its vision of transforming the construction experience while leading the organization’s Innovation and Strategy teams to fundamentally reinv

Alex works for digital construction consulting company Rapid-DCS, the firm behind the exciting next generation Cost & Carbon Estimating Solution - Sterling. He is a chartered civil engineer and project manager with over 15 years digital construction and transformation experience in both the public and private sector. Alex has matured digital strategy and capability within UK Tier1 contractors as their Head of Digital Construction and enjoys helping leaders to understand, plan for and feel the benefits afforded by digitalization. Today he is focused on helping carbon conscious organizations to build faster, smarter and more sustainably as we embrace industry 4.0 and the step up to the challenges of a Net Zero agenda.

Patrick M. Kelly is a construction claims analyst and testifying expert with more than twenty five years’ experience. In his career, Patrick has been a US Navy Civil Engineer Corps officer, a contract & construction manager, and a scheduler & project controls manager. He has worked on both large and small projects – for contractors and owners – on transportation & infrastructure, shipbuilding & ship repair, hotels & condominiums, and government & public facilities. He is an expert in project controls, Critical Path Method scheduling, earned value analysis, and forensic schedule analysis for delay and disruption. With this experience, he has qualified and testified as an expert in the US and internationally.

Jason Kimbrell is a Project Controls Specialist at Omega 365, where he develops and implements the Omega Pims Cost tool for clients around the world. Prior, he spent nearly a decade as a cost engineer in Shell’s capital projects portfolio, working on projects in upstream, downstream, and LNG, as well as serving on the company’s cost software pilot team as a super user.

Tyler Konter joined the consulting industry after years of field experience performing project management, project controls, CPM scheduling, and cost analysis on live construction projects. Mr. Konter has performed and critiqued forensic analyses of industry-recognized methods including the measured mile for productivity analysis; and the contemporaneous, impacted as-planned, and as-planned vs. as-built for schedule analysis. Mr. Konter served in U.S. Air Force Special Operations for five years before changing his focus to the construction industry. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering, is pursuing an M.S. in Structural Engineering, and speaks at project controls and construction events. Mr. Konter has worked in nuclear, oil and gas, highway and bridge, hydroelectric, health care, education, industrial, and building construction in the United States, Canada, and the Middle East.

Ryan is the CEO of ARES PRISM Software, the global leader in enterprise project controls for mega capital projects run by owners and EPCs. Ryan was recruited into the role by growth equity leader M33 Growth for his successful track record of growth and innovation at software pioneers like Vista Equity Partners, Flexera, and Microsoft. Ryan has brought in an experienced management team from Oracle, Google, and Salesforce that has PRISM growing at a 50% clip, while also preparing to launch the new PRISM Cloud. Ryan has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Harvard University.

Rev. Dr. Courtney O. Lackard, DMin, CCP, PSP, CSL, is the Director of Project Controls in the Department Capital Program Support at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Prior work experience includes working as a Cost Engineer on several government contracts with MOCA Systems Inc., and as a Scheduler on both the Logan 2000 Program at the Logan International Airport and the JFK Redevelopment Program at the JFK International Airport. Overall, he has more than 35 years of project controls work experience. Dr. Lackard holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in Preaching and Teaching from Knox Theological Seminary, a Master of Art in Urban Ministries from the Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the New York University Tandon School of Engineering.

Nathan joined RPCuk in 2021 with 15 years’ experience in the design, development, implementation and support of software solutions for a variety of public and private sector organisations both in the UK and the Middle East. The solutions Nathan has been involved with have been used to assist companies with Project Management, Drawing/Document Management and Planning with a primary focus in recent years on Contract Management specifically NEC4 and FIDIC. Nathan is now able to bring his knowledge and expertise to RPCuk working with customers to understand their requirements and turn them into user friendly solutions within Primavera Unifier and ensuring maximum benefit is received for all stakeholders.

Andrew Langridge is the Director of Business Development for Europe. In this role, he is responsible for delivering Estimation and Project Controls solutions across a wide range of industries. Andrew started his career as an apprentice mechanical engineer working in a bespoke machine tool company in London. After a 5-year technical apprenticeship, he moved into advanced manufacturing supervision and management roles. For 25 years Andrew has been working in the field of Estimation and Project Controls supporting the implementation of best-inclass processes and solutions for organizations across many industries. Andrew is a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Bath, a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University and a Fellow of the Association of Cost Engineers. In 2022 Andrew was awarded the status of Honorary Certified Professional Cost Engineer due to his extensive contribution and guidance to the profession.

Education: BS & MS in Chemical & Petroleum Refining Engineering and PhD in Mineral Economics from Colorado School of Mines, USA. Experience: Over 40 years of Project Engineering, Management, Consulting and Training in the Energy Industry. Supported more than 100 large and small projects globally worth well over $ 100 billion. Awards: Chevron Chairman’s award for implementing Value Engineering throughout the corporation, Pathfinder’s award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Project Management Technology and AACE”s Educational Service award. Published and presented numerous papers at conferences.

Greg co-founded and leads Nodes & Links, a data-analytics and software company focused on automation and AI.

Michael is the Chief Learning Officer and founder of Plan Academy, an online training platform for project controls organizations. He's been a project controls trainer & consultant for the last 15 years and has taught 1000s of students to get started and to get the most from scheduling tools like Primavera P6.

John has over 20 years’ experience in the Project Controls arena, particularly around the implementation of Oracle’s Primavera software. During this time, he has gained experience in various industry verticals including oil and gas, transportation, defence and utilities. He has a solid understanding of and extensive practical experience in the strategic issues pertaining to transformation and delivery of capital projects within these industries and has worked with numerous clients across the world.

Terri Maginnis has over 30 years of diverse project management experience, most recently as a practice director for Project Partners LLC. She has worked with over 300 companies helping with design, testing, and training of integrated project management solutions. She is certified to implement Oracle Primavera P6 EPPM (Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management) and Oracle Primavera Unifier and is a Certified Scrum Master.

Ben Milner is a Project Manager with experience building some of the most complex hyperscale Data Centers in the United States. He is a published author of an AACE International technical paper and spends much of his time consulting on constructability and process improvement in the construction industry."

Rohan P Mutha, CCM, CCP, PSP, LEED AP, EIT, is the Project Controls Practice Leader at AECOM in the NY Metro area. Recently, he was recognized as one of the ENR's Top 20 Under 40 New York 2022 professionals. He has been very instrumental in the execution of numerous multimillion-dollar projects in the infrastructure, buildings, water, energy, health care and government sectors. His responsibilities include advising the client/management about project management, schedule, cost, earned value, risk and any construction delay claims issues related to the project and recommending corrective actions. He has led various projects from inception to their successful completion. Examples of his work can be found around the world— from multiple projects for the Virginia Dept of Transportation to a new U.S. embassy compound in Mumbai, India. When a New York City-based public agency asked for AECOM’s assistance with performance measurement challenges for a 13-project capital program, Mutha and his

TC is a project controls professional with 20 years of experience supporting projects ranging from US DOD, NASA to commercial nuclear. As an Industry Consultant for EcoSys Pre-Sales at Hexagon, TC supports the alignment of potential client requirements and EcoSys functionality, through software demonstrations

Michael Pink is CEO of SmartPM Technologies, Inc., a firm dedicated to developing technology that assists in project controls, performance oversight and process improvement on large commercial construction projects. SmartPM’s platform and process is currently being deployed on over 1300 active projects in North America and beyond. Michael specializes in data driven process improvement and possesses 20+ years of experience in the construction industry providing Program Management, Risk Advisory and Dispute Resolution Services working on construction projects of all types and sizes across the globe.

Mark has focused on leveraging technology, training and best practices to drive the leadership, quality and efficiency of the global Automated Logic engineering and execution teams in order to improve consistency, profitability, and customer service. Mark, working in collaboration with our Finance, Digital, and Human Resources teams, has realized successful integrations of business operations tools that have enabled Automated Logic to leverage best in class execution into expansive growth across the industry. His studies and job duties in the USN Naval Nuclear Power program, MBA in International Business, and 20 years of industry experience have enabled him to find creative solutions to obstacles that plague most controls businesses.

Mr. Sanders has over 25 years of experience as an engineer and manager and has successfully managed projects in the electric utility; fossil, nuclear, and renewable generation; oil and gas; and transportation sectors. He is a recognized industry expert in project delivery and speaks frequently at conferences on topics including project development, scheduling, budgeting, and execution; project management; evaluation of issues related to delay, inefficiency, changed conditions, and extra work; and contract cost analysis. Mr. Sanders is a licensed Professional Engineer in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. He is a member of the bar in California. He holds certifications from AACE International as a Cost Professional, Planning and Scheduling Professional, and Forensic Claims Consultant. He is a certified Project Management Professional and Portfolio Management Professional. Mr. Sanders earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Villanova University.

Russ has over 25 years of experience in project management and cost management. As the Senior Solutions Analyst at ARES PRISM Software, he provides organizations with deep insights and best practices to help them improve their processes and tools. Previously, Russ worked with companies like Chevron, BP and Exxon to strategically implement project management control systems and improve business process automation. In addition, Russ designed strategic implementations of process control and compliance for global exploration and production projects. Russ’ strategies in business process automation are still being used around the world to quantify and qualify risk management. Russ’ time spent in the project controls industry, as well as his distinct experience working with organizations to implement PMCS, qualifies him as an experienced thought leader in Project Controls.

Matt Sullivan is an Enterprise Account Executive with Cora, he has decades of experience in Project & Portfolio Management. He works closely with organizations to provide compelling solutions that provide measurable improvement in business outcomes.

Dr. Pei Tang has 10 years of experience in program and project controls of infrastructure projects, including planning and scheduling, cost control, delay analysis, and qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. He has led the project controls team to control high-profile engineering and construction projects for both contractors and owners that have met mission-critical and demanding cost and time restraints. He is currently Director of Project Controls Scheduling at TYLin International and serves as the President of AACE International New Jersey Section.

Janelle Taylor has empowered teams to deliver results for world-class government organizations including the Department of Defense, Department of Labor, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Department of Homeland Security, and state and local agencies by improving operational efficiencies. Her vision to optimize government and private sectors is aligned through combined contract management and project management best practices. Taylor is Chief Executive Officer of The JTOA Corporation -a management consulting firm that delivers acquisition life-cycle solutions and program portfolio strategies and co-founder of Jill Logistics, LLC, a growing leader in transport and warehousing solutions to residential, and academic institutions throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. Her team’s performance is recognized most recently by the Office of Acquisitions (OA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for “acquisition expertise, project management, and ingenuity that led to three successful source s

Rob Toner is the Director of Sales for North America at ARES PRISM Software. He started his professional career writing and supporting financial applications for the technology and semi-conductor industry, building solutions that would later be known as data lakes. Rob has extensive experience in the construction and engineering software industry and managing the project life cycle from concept to close-out for both EPC and owner organizations.  His background includes implementing enterprise-grade SaaS commercial out-of-the-box solutions similar to ARES PRISM’s newest offering, PRISM Cloud. Due to his experience in technical project management across various industries, Rob is uniquely suited to help ARES PRISM support large scale capital projects with their technology solutions.

Subhash Tuladhar is Executive Director of Project Controls Division at the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC). He oversees DDC's risk, schedule and cost management practice as well as advanced data analytics. Subhash is an innovator, experienced in leveraging analytics in improvement of capital programs. He has experience working for general contractors, engineering firms, owners, funding agencies. His 25 years’ experience includes buildings and infrastructure programs. Subhash is a Project Management Professional (PMI) and a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. He holds a MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Karl Vantine has been helping organizations around the world deliver projects on-time and within budget for over 20 years. Now living in Washington, D.C., Karl has lived and worked in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, where he has worked with companies to successfully implement project controls best practices, adopt new software systems, and improve business processes. His areas of expertise include SAP integration, program analytics, skills development, process mapping and procedure definition, and cost/schedule integration. Karl’s executive role at ARES PRISM centers around making customer satisfaction the first priority and sharing the latest product functionality including the new SaaS offering that is faster to deliver value, accuracy and performance.

Dr. Hulett was elected as a Fellow of AACE International in 2015 and received the Brian D. Dunfield Educational Service Award from the Association in 2018. Dr. Hulett is well-known as a leader in quantitative project schedule and integrated cost-schedule risk analysis concepts, methods, consulting and training. Dr. Hulett has served the Project Management Institute by leading project risk management and scheduling standards, including the risk management chapter in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and the Practice Standard for Project Risk Management. For the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International he is the principal author of the Recommended Practice 57R-09 Integrated Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis using Monte Carlo Simulation of a CPM Schedule in 2011 and Recommended Practice 85R-14 Use of Decision Trees in Decision Making in 2014.

Paul Williams, PE, PMP, is Senior Vice President of Pathfinder, LLC and is responsible for the Chemical, Food & Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industries. Paul has 30+ years of Project Management and Project Engineering experience working for Owner and Contractor organizations in the Petroleum, Chemical Process, Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Microelectronics, and Food and Beverage industries. He has extensive multi-disciplined hands-on engineering and construction experience along with demonstrated competencies in planning, budgeting, contracting, project controls and management of personnel. Paul has worked on both international and domestic projects and has broad based experience in the development of projects from concept through start-up. Paul was awarded the Brian D. Dunfield Educational Service Award from AACE International, in recognition of continuous and significant contributions through educational programs directed to the advancement of total cost management.

With over two decades of consulting experience, real life in-the-trenches construction business experience, and over a decade dealing exclusively with construction disputes, Mr. Wodiska has a comprehensive understanding of the issues, processes, and analytical solutions involving construction management. Throughout his career, Mr. Wodiska has successfully worked on countless construction disputes with many of the nation’s top owners, contractors and subcontractors. Mr. Wodiska is a testifying expert, and a certified Earned Value Professional from AACEI. He also holds a degree in economics from The London School of Economics, and a M.B.A. in finance from The George Washington University.

Mark has over 20 years’ experience working in the project controls space implementing data and Management Information (MI) strategy. He is highly experienced implementing MI systems across multi-billion projects and has successfully delivered high-quality MI throughout the project lifecycle to a variety of stakeholders. He has led reporting teams and has been accountable for the program level reporting for boards and reporting for external stakeholders. Mark is an innovator who looks to utilise and harness the latest technology to enable efficiencies and enhance working practices through the development and delivery of Data and Information Strategies He has worked across different sectors but mainly in for the Network Rail, Transport for London and High Speed 2. Mark’s passion is data, he has consistently championed how using modern technology can transform how projects are measured and monitored to ultimately improve delivery to cost and time.

Jeremy is a technology solution implementor as it relates to business processes and standards. He has successfully deployed technical solutions and implemented new business processes to improve standardization, collaboration, profitability, and project visibility. With a background in technology and over 20 years of experience in the industry executing projects and technical solutions, his skills have adapted and grown to provide and deploy best-in-class business solutions.

Principal, James Zack Consulting, LLC and Senior Advisor, Ankura Construction Forum™. Formerly Executive Director, Navigant Construction Forum™ and previously, Executive Director, Corporate Claims Management Group, Fluor Corporation. Previously, Vice President of PinnacleOne and Executive Director of the PinnacleOne Institute. Earlier a Senior Construction Claims Consultant, CH2M HILL. For more than 50 years, worked on both private and public projects throughout the U.S. and in 39 countries abroad. A Fellow of AACE, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Guild of Project Controls, and

Wan Li Zhu is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies, a venture capital and innovation company investing in and partnering with startups transforming the built environment. Affiliated with tech-forward construction leader Suffolk ($5B annual), Suffolk Technologies has invested in over 20 startups in the construction and real estate sectors, across automation, supply chain, sustainability, fintech, and smart building innovation themes. Wan Li is an experienced technology investor and was previously a Partner at Fairhaven Capital, a Boston-based VC firm that has invested over $430M in enterprise software and deep tech. Wan Li also founded and runs MIT Alumni Angels, which has backed over 100 MIT-affiliated startups in technology and life sciences. Prior to venture capital, Wan Li held product and marketing leadership roles at Microsoft in Dynamics CRM. Wan Li holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from MIT in computer science.