2020 Past Presentations

9 January 2020

Nicholas J. Roper, PE, District Engineer for Project Development - Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)

6 February 2020

Karen Durham-Aguilera, PE SES, Executive Director & COL Thomas Austin, PE PMP Director of Engineering - Arlington National Cemetery

5 March 2020

Liza Durant, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean Strategic Initiatives and Community Engagement Volgenau School of Engineering - George Mason University

14 May 2020

Navigating betaSAM.gov Webinar by GSA 
Judith Zawatsky, Assistant Commissioner, Office of System Management, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA 
&
Salomeh Ghorbani, Program Manager, Integrated Award Environment, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA

Webinar Chat Log

betaSAM.gov Learning Center

11 June 2020

SAME JECO and NoVA Post Virtual Military Engineering Panel 

Video Presentation 1

Video Presentation 2

6 August 2020

SAME NOVA Post Scholarship Winners 2020

3 September 2020

Video Presentation: Joe Manous, PE, PhD, D.WRE, F.SAME "A Continuum of Opportunities"

PDF Version: Joe Manous, PE, PhD, D.WRE, F.SAME "A Continuum of Opportunities"

2019 Past Presentations

10 January 2019

SAME NOVA: Resiliency Panel

William Anderson, National Academy of Science

Bernie Deneke, NAVFAC

Joe Manous, USACE

7 February 2019

A Look At Military Installations

Joseph Corrigan, PE

Kelley Drye

7 March 2019

Facilities and Security Office - Administrative Office of the US Courts

Melanie F. Gilbert, Chief

Facilities and Security Office - Administrative Office of the US Courts

4 April 2019

DHS NCR Consolidation

Bart Bush, Executive Director 

Facilities and Operations - Department of Homeland Security

GMU Student Presentation

Daniel Mitchell, Student Treasurer

George Mason University - Student Chapter

25 April 2019

Buddy Barnes - SAME President Elect 

Paul Olsen - Keynote Speaker

Alex Iams and Stephanie Landrum - Amazon HQ2 – Arlington and Alexandria Economic Development 

Kala Shankar - National Institutes of Health - Office of Research Facilities  -- Follow up Opportunity

Mark Tillotson - Department of Veterans Affairs – VA Office of Construction & Facilities Management 

William “Bill” Tully - USACE Baltimore – Doing Business with the Baltimore District 

CAPT Greg Vinci - NAVFAC Washington 

CAPT Nate Price - Defense Health Agency – Facilities Enterprise 

Judith Stackhouse - GSA – Accessing Procurement Opportunities 

6 June 2019

USCG Shore Facilities and Business Opportunities

CAPT Patrick Dugan, PE PMP,  Commandant (CG-43) & Chief

Office of Civil Engineering - US Coast Guard

1 August 2019

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority 

Brett Blanton, PE, Deputy Vice President of Engineering 

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)

3 October 2019

Business to Business Presentations - Part 1 

Business to Business Presentations - Part 2

14 November 2019

EPIR Webinar Presentation (Video)

EPIR Webinar Presentation (PPT)

Michael Chipley, PhD, PMP, LEED AP -The PMC Group LLC

Meredith Pringle - Converge Strategies

12 December 2019

Peggy Fox, Media and Community Relation Manager, Dominion Energy - Dominion Power Regional-Commission (PDF)

Hardeep Rana, P.E., AVP / Chief Engineer, Washington Gas - Natural Gas Industry Outlook (PPT)

NOVA POST Slides - NOVA POST Slides (PPT)

2018 Past Presentations

4 January 2018

U. S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Managing by Disaster

CAPT John Healy, PE

Commandant, Chief, Office of Civil Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard

1 February 2018

Smithsonian Institutions, Washington DC

Mike Carrancho, PE

Chief of Engineering & Design

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

 1 March 2018

Baltimore District: Current Programs & Future Trends

David Morrow, PE

Deputy District Engineer

Program and Project Management, USACE Baltimore District

 5 April 2018

Section 809 Panel: Streamlining & Codifying Acquisition

David Drabkin

Commissioner

Section 809 Panel

 11 April 2018

11th Annual Small Business & Government Conference

 3 May 2018

NAVFAC Washington Operations Overview

CAPT Greg Vinci

Executive Officer

NAVFAC

7 June 2018

Environment, Safety & Occupational Health

Maureen Sullivan

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Environment, Safety & Occupational Health

2 August 2018

BUREAU OF OVERSEAS BUILDINGS OPERATIONS

U.S Department of State

6 September 2018

FEMA Resilience

Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Grant Program

4 October 2018

B2B Engagement

Business 2 Business Engagement

Program

 8 November 2018

Arlington National Cemetery

Karen Durham-Aguilera, SES

Executive Director 

Arlington National Cemetery

2017 Past Presentations

5 January, 2017
USACE Forecast
Colonel Ed Chamberlayne, Ph.D, PE

22 February, 2017
10th Annual Annual Joint DC & NOVA Posts Small Business & Government Conference
Conference Program
Sponsors
Addressing Resilience for Communities
Neal T. Wright, PE, PMP
Cybersecuring DoD Control Systems
Chinook
Cyber Risk Management in the Maritime Transportation System
LCDR Josephine Long, US Coast Guard
Doing Business with USAID
David A. Canada
Federal AEC Contracting Outlook
Carey Webster
Senior Director, Federal Research
Deltek, Inc.
Washington Headquarters Services
Mr. Mark Gazillo

2 March, 2017
NAVFAC Forecast
CAPT Frederick (Rick) F. Burgess III, PE

6 April, 2017
Defense Health Agency & Facilities
Mr John Becker

Potomac-Hudson Engineering, Inc.
Jacobs
CSI Engineering, P.C.
LEO A DALY
PRIME AE Group, Inc.
WESCO Distribution
Nova Consulting
Woods Peacock Engineering Consultants, Inc.
HDR Inc.
BMT Designers & Planners
RES
Facility Engineering Associates
Froehling & Robertson Engineering
O’Connor Construction Management
Schnabel Engineering
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
MEP Designs Inc.
Walter P Moore
Page

5 October, 2017
Real Estate Stations and Facilities, AMTRAK
Mr Bart Bush
Amtrak Vice President of Real Estate, Stations & Facilities

2 November, 2017
Current and Future State of Army National Military Cemeteries
Karen Durham-Aguilera, PE, SES
Executive Director, Arlington National Cemetary

7 December, 2017
Design and Construction at U.S. General Services Administration
Tony Alonso
Acting Deputy Chief Architect, PBS, Office of Design and Construction

2016 Past Presentations

14 January, 2016
An Insider’s Look at Washington
Mr Lucian Niemeyer

4 February, 2016
USACE Contingency Operations – An Active Evolution in Response/recovery to Emerging Needs
Ms Karen Durham-Aguilera
Headquarters, USACE

3 March 2016
Panel Discussion on Energy Management Programs
Mr. Sam Alvord, US Coast Guard Energy Program Manager
Ms. Daniela Holtz, ESPC/ UESC, US Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), HQ
Mr. Randy Smidt, ESPC/USEC Program Manager, Army Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management (ACSIM)
Moderator, Mr. Scott Thigpen, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

 7 April, 2016
Retro Commissioning (Cx) Efforts and Proofs of Energy Savings
Mr. Robert Bucey
Jacobs Engineering Group

 5 May, 2016
Army Energy and Sustainability
Mr Richard G. Kidd, IV
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Energy & Sustainability)
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (IE&E)

 2 June, 2016
Fixing America's Surface Transportation
Mr Timothy Hess
Associate Administrator for Federal Lands
U.S. Department of Transportation

13 July, 2016

Scholarship and Engineering and Construction Camp Dinner
Mr Joseph Price - Army E&C Camp Presentation
Mr Kenneth Brownell - Air Force E&C Camp Presentation
Mr Luke Bender - USMC E&C Camp Presentation

4 August, 2016
Smithsonian Facilities Standards - Best Practices
Nancy Bechtol
Director Smithsonian Facilities
Smithsonian Facilities Standards - Best Practices

Mr. Karl H. Calvo - OFAM Overview

Dennis Milsten, CCM
Associate Executive Director, Office of Programs and Plans
DVA USACE Program

Ms. Christine Merdon, COO
Architect of the Capitol
AOC Mission: Serve, Preserve, Inspire

2015 Past Presentations

December 3, 2015
Community Resilience Program"
Steve Kauffman
NIST

November 12, 2015
What does the future hold for "Resilience" and the design of infrastructure?
Dr. Ed Link
Center for Disaster Resilience

October 1, 2015
Rebuilding New Orleans
LTG Thomas P. Bostick
53rd Chief of Engineers and Commanding General
United States Army Corps of Engineers

September 3, 2015
National Preparedness Month: ICS/SCADA Vulnerabilities & Critical Infrastructure Resilience

August 6, 2015
Celebrating our Future Engineers

SAME Camp Attendees
Daniel Spack, Lake Braddock SS, US Army Camp, Vicksburg, MS
Harry Fulton, Lake Braddock SS, US Marine Corps Camp, Camp Lejeune, NC
Ryan Sander, Lake Braddock SS, US Air Force Academy Camp, Colorado Springs, CO

Academic Scholarship Winners
Michael Bailey, Joyce Choi, Lucas Lin, Caroline Manik, Alejandra Martinez, Curtis Mason, Emily Moschella, Natasha Turkmani

June 4, 2015
VA Policy/Program Update
Dennis Milsten
Associate Executive Director
Office of Construction and Facility Management (OFCM)

May 7, 2015
2016 Forecast-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
LTC Michael Ruppert

April 2, 2015
The HHS Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities Initiative
John M. Balbus, MD, MPH
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

March 25, 2015
A New Century in Water Resources Development:
A “Perfect Storm” of Challenges & Needs
Bob Pietrowsky
Director, USACE Institute for Water Resources &
The International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management,
under the auspices of UNESCO

February 25, 2015
NOVA Small Business Conference

Prince William County
George Harben, CEcD, CCR
Director of Existing Business

USACE Baltimore District Program Overview Set I
USACE Baltimore District Program Overview Set II
Frank Benvenga, PMP
Acting Deputy, Programs & Project Management Division

Economic Development
Rick Morris
Loudoun County Department of Economic Development

Arlington County Small Business Initiatives
Tara Palacios
Director of Existing Business
Arlington County

DC Procurement Technical Assistance Center (DC PTAC)
Erin Oliver
DC PTAC Specialist

January 8, 2015
An Insider's Look at Washington
Lucian Niemeyer

2014 Past Presentations

October 4, 2014

DHS – Overview of Environmental Programs<

DHS – Overview of Environmental Programs - Dr. Teresa R. Pohlman Director
Sustainability and Environmental Program

September 4, 2014
AF Community Partnership Program

Stephen Zandler-Director AF Comunity Partnership Program

August 7, 2014
Celebrating our Future Engineers

Sophia Gull, Bishop Ireton HS, US Army Camp, Vicksburg, MS
Katherine Krawietz, Robinson HS, USAF Academy Camp, Colorado Springs, CO
Drew Wagner, Battlefield HS, USAF Academy Camp, Colorado Springs, CO
Justin Steiner, Robinson HS, US Marine Corps Camp, Camp Lejeune, NC

May 1, 2014
VDOT—Transportation and Land Use
HB2313 Transportation Funding—Projects and Priotities

April 3, 2014
Welcome to Loudoun!, Department of Economic Development

March 6, 2014
Les Shepherd, FAIA, Chief Architect, General Services Administration

February 6, 2014
Adapting MILCON and other programs due to the changing fiscal environment

January 14-15, 2014
NOVA Small Business Conference

Veterans Affairs Construction Forecast
Dennis Milsten
Director, Facilities, Programs and Plans

Society of American Military Engineers
Scott Wick, AIA, PMP, LEED AP
USACE Headquaters Chief Architect

Publications on Government Contracting
Breaking Into Federal Contracting Without SBA 8(a) Certification
8(a) Business Development Program Application
Performance of the Evidence
Anthony Ruiz
Assistant District Director-Business Development
U.S. Small Business Administration

Prince William County
George Harben, CEcD, CCR
Director of Existing Business
Prince William County Dept. of Economic Development

Workload Overview
(NAVFAC) Washington, DC
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)

Loudoun Virginia Economic Development DC's Technology Corridor
Steve Hargan
Loudoun County Department of Economic Development

Doing Business with DLA
Trish Culbreth
Small Business Advocate
Office of Small Business Programs

Presentation to the Society of American Military Engineers
Val Hawkins
President & CEO
Alexandria Economic Development Partnership