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"Proper Planning - The Key to Success"
Western Winter Workshop 2008
AGENDA
March 14 - 16, 2008 at the Portola Hotel & Spa in Monterey, CA
Sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern California Sections
Download the complete agenda by clicking this link.
Friday, March 14th
Certification Overview, Friday Reception, Golf
Tournament & Registration
8:00 AM
5th Annual President’s Cup Golf Tournament
Pacifica Grove Golf Links
Check-in @ Completion Of The Round
Awards ceremony to be held upon completion of the round. /Portola Hotel & Spa
1:00 – 4:30 PM
Certification Review Session
Certified Cost Engineer / Certified Cost Consultant (CCE/CCC) Review:
Alexia Nalewaik, CCE, MRICS, Director Region 6,
Senior Manager, BRMCS Construction Audit & Advisory of Moss Adams LLP
and
Scott Longworth, CCC, FAACEI - Project Controls Consultant.
Cyber Section Committee Chairman
Basic information on requirements for the certification exam, engineering economics,
writing the professional paper, and study materials.
Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) Review:
Ron Winter, PSP, of Ron Winter Consulting, LLC
Basic information on requirements for the certification examination, overview of
examination elements, and study materials.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Certification Review Session is free for all WWW registrants & AACE members.
6:00 - 8:00 PM
President’s Reception
Reception and Registration to be held in the Portola Room
Informal get-together at the Portola Hotel & Spa with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Guests are welcome.
No Host Bar
Saturday, March 15th
Two tracks are offered this year...
Technical & Certification Programs and Capital Management Programs
General Sessions
7:00 - 8:00AM
Breakfast and Registration
Break
8:00-8:15 AM
Welcome and Introductions
John Haynes, PSP, WWW Technical Director,
Project Controls Manager of TRS Consultants, Inc.
Break
8:30-9:30 AM
Key Note Speaker / “ADR in Worker’s Compensation”
Michael Machanich, CEO of Worker’s Comp Solutions
12:00-12:50 PM / Lunch
“State of the Association”
William “Bill” Kraus, President AACE International
5:40-7:00 PM / Get-together
Informal get-together at the Portola Hotel & Spa with Open Bar.
Guests are welcome.
Technical & Certification Programs
Break
10:00-10:50 AM
The Central Metrics Database - Useful, Accessible Historical Project Data:
John Musgrove , Mechanical Specialist, of Bechtel Oil Gas & Chemicals
Break
11:00-11:50 PM
AACE International Recommended Practice No. 53R-06, "Schedule Update
Review - As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction
Ron Winter, PSP, of Ron Winter Consulting, LLC
Break
1:00 – 2:50 PM
“The Never Ending Story - The Ever-Changing Baseline"
John C. Livengood, Esq., AIA, PSP, VP of PinnacleOne - Construction Consultants
Beak
3:00 – 3:40 PM
Schedule Constructability Review
Ted Douglas, CCC, PSP, of ACTPMA, LLC
Break
3:50 – 4:40 PM
Corps of Engineers - Hurricane Protection System Program in New Orleans:
Shawn Muenow, PBS&J Engineering
Break
4:50-5:30 PM
The Real Value of Certifications
Alexia Nalewaik, CCE, MRICS, Senior Manager,
BRMCS Construction Audit & Advisory of Moss Adams LLP
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Capital Management Program
10:00-10:50 AM
Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) – “San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge (SFOBB)”
Andy Fremier, PE, Deputy Director
11:00- 11:50 AM
"Managed Services, a Virtual Project Controls Environment"
Don McNatty, CEO DRMcNatty & Associates
1:00 – 1:50 PM
Caltrans District 4 Capital Programs
Lenka Culik-Caro, PE, Caltrans Deputy Director of Design
2:00 – 2:40 PM
ARES Corporation Presents – “Capital Program Management Solutions”
Chip Golde, Vice-President ARES Corporation
2:50 – 3:30 PM
San Francisco Public Utility Commission- San Francisco Water System Improvement Program
Julie Labonte, Director of WSIP
3:40 – 4:30 PM
Skire – Enterprise Solutions
Brian Earley, Skire Sales Manager
4:40 – 5:30 PM
Bay Area Earthquake Safety Program (BART – ESP)
Tom Horton, BART Engineering – ESP Program Manager
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Sunday, March 16 th
AACE Certification Exams
CCE/CCC, PSP, EVP and CEP “Beta” Test Sessions
7:00-7:50 AM
Breakfast
Break
8:00 - 12:00
Certification Session
Lunch Break
1:00 - 5:00PM
Certification Session | 
