Speakers

Andrew Dettmann

Andrew Dettmann is senior director of design and construction for At Home Stores, leading the construction, design and development teams. Dettmann has been a part of At Home since 2018 when he joined to help lead the ground-up development program. Since then, he’s directly overseen the design and construction of over 100 of the 250 At Home stores across the county.

Anirban Basu

Anirban Basu is chairman and CEO of Sage Policy Group Inc., an economic and policy consulting firm in Baltimore.?He is chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors. The Baltimore Business Journal named him one of the region’s 20 most powerful business leaders in 2010.?His radio show can be heard weekdays on WYPR, 88.1 FM Baltimore. Basu teaches History of Economic Thought at Goucher College as Distinguished Economist in?Residence.

Jason Cantey

Jason Cantey is the Director of Design and Project Management at Walmart Realty. Jason has over 25 years’ experience in real estate development, project management and complex building & retail design. He is currently responsible for annual development and execution of new stores & fuel stations, hundreds of store remodels, and implementation of 10,000+ strategic operation and merchandise initiatives.

During his time at Walmart, he has managed and directed multiple aspects of project development across many retail environments across the US and internationally. This experience has allowed him to foster key partnerships with developers, contractors, and design professionals to deliver hundreds of millions of square feet of retail space.

Peter Dumont

Peter Dumont is CEO of PrairieDog and chief innovation and digitalization officer and managing director for AG&P. He has 30 years of domestic and international engineering and construction experience in developing and executing capital projects globally. Dumont has worked in all phases of delivery, from early planning through detailed engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance on assets up to $30 billion in capital cost.

Bill Egger

Bill Egger is a senior consultant with FMI, providing executive and thought leadership to help build high-performing leaders, teams and cultures. With expertise in family-owned, publicly traded and private equity-backed companies, from 10 to 10,000 employees and from single-site to those with global operations in more than 20 countries, he has worked with many diverse companies, advising on leadership, corporate development, strategic planning and execution, mergers and acquisitions and process innovation.

Tim Elmore

Tim Elmore is director of project services for Alkermes Inc., a global pharmaceutical development and manufacturing company. He started with Alkermes 20 years ago, after working in management roles for various engineering, procurement and construction firms. Elmore is accountable for the project portfolio management process, which includes responsibility for project strategization, contractor prequalification, construction management and associated environmental health safety and security. ?

Jason Gray

Jason Gray is a Project Executive with Sevan Multi-Site Solutions.

Jason brings 20 years of construction, design and management experience—specializing in data and analytics. He focuses on innovation and performance excellence to develop solutions tailored to the individual needs of each client while striving to provide the most value to each project.

Jason has been an integral part of the Surveys & Facility Assessments Line of Business development. He focuses on the successful execution of high-volume, fast-paced programs for clients with aggressive goals. Jason leads a team of talented team members across the United States, providing high-quality services including reality capture, laser scanning, point cloud models, virtual tours, BIM and CAD as-built drawings, building condition assessments, MEP evaluations and virtual reality solutions.

Michael Herman

Michael Herman is director of construction, Central Division for Starbucks. He leads a team that manages construction across the 27 states in the Central Division, covering new store builds and existing store renovations. Before joining Starbucks, Herman spent a decade with Walt Disney Imagineering, leading many construction efforts domestically and internationally. He has served on regional boards for Habitat for Humanity as well as the Lean Construction Institute.

Paul Labriola

Paul Labriola is the Safety Manager of Construction at Nucor Steel, a Fortune 100 company and North America’s most diversified and sustainable steel and steel products company. Paul has over 15 years of experience in the manufacturing and construction industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, various certifications in occupational safety, and has spent time serving on the VPPPA Region V board.

Paul has been instrumental in championing and implementing an Incident and Injury-Free Culture program across Nucor. Currently, he is working with numerous Contractor partners overseeing the safety of Nucor construction projects valued at over $8.5bn, with the goal of helping Nucor achieve their safety mission of Becoming the World’s Safest Steel Company.

Ed Luckenbach

Ed Luckenbach is a project manager at Universal Industrial Gases (a subsidiary of Nucor Steel). He previously worked at Air Products and Chemicals and was the manager of construction and commissioning. Luckenbach has spent more than 32 years in industrial gas plant engineering, design, and construction, and his career includes project, construction and commissioning management. His passion is promoting craft health and safety, project leadership and collaborating with contractors who wish to make projects successful.

Walt Massey

Walt Massey is a founder and principal of COVALUS, a consulting firm that provides strategic planning and implementation services for building owners. Prior to Covalus, Walt led the healthcare market sector for Balfour Beatty Construction and served as president of its consulting division. During his 30 years in the industry, Walt has led the planning or construction of more than 12 million square feet of institutional buildings valued at more than $10 billion. Upon graduation from Vanderbilt University's School of Engineering, he was commissioned and served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. A past director of the Texas Lyceum and trustee of Alcuin School in Dallas, Walt currently serves on the global ministry board of RREACH.

Roark Redwood

Roark Redwood is the Senior Vice President of Technical and Government Solutions with the National Institute of Building Sciences, and is responsible for overall performance by ensuring innovative execution and delivery of services and expanding new business development opportunities.

Redwood is an architect with 24 years of experience as a leader of diverse teams of professionals for a variety of clients and project types from a new multi-billion-dollar Universal Studios theme park in Beijing, China to a U.S. Embassy in Africa, to multiple projects for the Architect of the Capitol, Smithsonian Institution, National Archives and Records Administration, and U.S. Corps of Engineers, Redwood excels at leading complex, high-risk, and high-profile endeavors.

Redwood is an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of America teaching multiple classes in the School of Engineering’s graduate engineering management program.

Redwood actively volunteers, and is on the Board of Directors of AIA|DC, serves as Chair for Professional Education Programs on the SAME Architecture Community of Interest, and is a member of National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) committees.

Stacey Ritchey

Stacey Ritchey is director of Generation Procurement & Warehousing at the PPL Services Co. He has 18 years of utility industry experience, with a background in budgeting and procurement for a multisite fleet of coal, natural gas, solar and hydroelectric generating facilities. Ritchey has experience in large capital construction projects and long-term operating, material and service agreements. His focus is on aligning procurement strategies to meet business plan goals.

Kevin Sell

Kevin Sell is chief visionary officer of United Group Services, a Cincinnati industrial construction firm that works throughout the country. He also provides corporate oversight for Elite Welding Academy, Core Crew, PMS and Innovative Mechanical Services. In addition, Sell serves as a U.S. Department of Labor special government employee.

Jim Whitaker

Jim Whitaker is an architect, plus a passionate advocate, educator and influencer of high-performance teams in the architect, engineer, contractor space. He is a published author and sought-after speaker to AEC groups nationwide. Whitaker has served in national leadership roles at both AIA and DBIA. He currently serves on the national board of directors for the Construction Industry Round Table. Whitaker is the current chancellor of DBIA’s College of Fellows.