Speaker Information
The list of speakers for the Technical Programs at the 2006 SAME Joint Engineer Education and Training Conference & Expo is below. This list will be updated as information is received.
This list was last updated April 19, 2006.
| Scheduled Speakers for Track 1: Engineering in an Insurgency or National Emergency (2-Part Session) Wednesday, May 31, 2006 |
| Col. Christopher J. Toomey, P.E., F.SAME, USA Commander Afghanistan Engineer District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) |
| Col. Dave Bender, USA Program Manager PCO Electricity Sector Gulf Region Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) |
| Mr. Charles M. Hess Senior Program Director, Hurricane Katrina Recovery Task Force The Shaw Group , Inc. |
| Capt. Stephen S. Bell, P.E., USN Director of Facilities Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |
| Col. Kurt F. Ubbelohde, F.E., USA (Ret.) Corporate Director of Federal Programs Leo A Daly |
| Col. Eric J. Wilbur, P.E., REM, USAF Commander 43rd Mission Support Group Pope Air Force Base |
| Mr. James S. Cartner Senior Vice President Federal Projects Business Line Fluor |
| Scheduled Speakers for Track 1 Session: Comprehensive Storm Damage Prevention and Ecosystem Restoration in Louisiana (2-Part Session) Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
| James R. "Randy" Hanchey, P.E. Deputy Secretary Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
| Daniel H. Hitchings, P.E. Director of Regional Business USACE - Mississippi Valley Division |
| Mr. Richard Jorissen Director for Coastal and Wadden Sea Division National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management of Rijkswaterstaat (Netherlands) |
| Moderator: T. Fred Caver, Jr., P.E. President Caver & Associates |
| Scheduled Speakers for Track 2 Session: Field Aspects of Disaster Preparation and Response Wednesday, May 31, 2006 |
| Capt. Sven Rodenbeck, Sc.D., P.E., DEE, USPHS Environmental Engineer Consultant Division of Health Assessment and Consultation Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| Capt. Frank Paskewich, USCG Commander USCG Sector New Orleans |
| Moderator: J. Edward Johnson, Ph.D. Earth Observation Director National Aeronatuics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Scheduled Speakers for Track 2 Session: Organizational and Policy Aspects of Disaster Preparation and Response Wednesday, May 31, 2006 |
| Mr. Gary E. Jones Deputy Regional Director Region VI Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
| Rear Adm. Richard F. Barror, USPHS Chief Engineer USPHS; Senior Advisor Office of the Commissioner Food & Drug Administration (FDA) |
| Moderator: Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, USA (Ret.) CEO HNTB Federal Services Corporation |
| Speaker For Track 2 Session: Energy — What Are Our Options? (2-Part Session) Thursday, June 1, 2006 |
| Mr. William C. "Hoot" Gibson, Jr., P.E. Project Manager Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project Management Office, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) |
| Mr. Daniel F. Packer President & CEO EnTergy New Orleans, Inc. |
| Brig. Gen. Robert Crear, USA Commander USACE - Mississippi Valley Division, President Mississippi River Commission |
| Bill Chameides, Ph.D. Chief Scientist Environmental Defense |
| Moderator: Kenneth W. Martinez, P.E. Group Manager Process and Energy Group, Vice President URS Corporation |
| Speaker For Track 3 Session: MILCON Transformation to Meet Military Reorganization / Re-Stationing Requirements Wednesday, May 31, 2006 |
| Donald L. Basham, P.E. Chief, Engineering and Construction Military Programs Directorate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) |
| Speakers For Track 3 Session: Underwater Crossing Technology Wednesday, May 31, 2006 |
| Charles W. Nelson , P.E. President & CEO Waldemar S. Nelson and Company |
| Walter O. Baumy, Jr., P.E. Chief Engineering Division USACE - New Orleans District |
| Speakers For Track 3 Session: Design/Build — Can We Improve the Process? (2-Part Session) |
| Mr. Donald L. Basham, P.E. Chief, Engineering and Construction Military Programs Directorate, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) |
| Dr. James W. Wright, P.E. Chief Engineer and Director for Capital Improvements Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) |
| Mr. Gene Mesick Division Chief Built Infrastrtucture Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) |
| Capt. Joanne McCaffrey, USCG Commanding Officer Facilities Design and Construction Center U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) |
| Mr. Michael C. Loulakis, Esq., DBIA President Wickwire Gavin, P.C. |
| Moderator: Mr. Gary Lynn, AIA Senior Vice President 3D/I; Vice Chair for Design-Build SAME Design and Construction Committee |
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