Advancement in Railroad Engineering: Turnout Design

    Advancement in Railroad Engineering: Turnout Design

    WebinarOctober 1, 2021
    Avinash Prasad

    Speakers

    Avinash Prasad , PE, PLS, PP, PhD, MSCE, MSEM, F. ASCE, MAREMA

    Dr. Prasad is a licensed professional engineer, land surveyor, and professional planner with more than three decades of professional experience in civil engineering, surveying, and management field since his graduation. He has recently earned Ph.D. degree from New York University in Civil Engineering. Dr. Prasad has double M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Engineering Management from New Jersey institute of technology and an B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. He has more than 2000 hours of continuous professional education as instructor/participating professional (1990-2022) excluding formal education. Dr. Prasad is a New Jersey state certified emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency medical responder (EMR), fire fighter (FF). He is a fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers and also an active member of several professional organizations such as: AREMA, PMI, AISC, NYSAPLS etc. His technical papers were accepted in multiple ASCE journals and various other organizations like ASCE, AREMA & NYSAPLS conference proceedings for presentation and or publication multiple times.


    Adverse Possession: When and How this Happens and How to Protect an Innocent Private Owner against this Regulation

    Adverse Possession: When and How this Happens and How to Protect an Innocent Private Owner against this Regulation

    WebinarJune 29, 2021
    Avinash Prasad

    Speakers

    Avinash Prasad , PE, PLS, PP, PhD, MSCE, MSEM, F. ASCE, MAREMA

    Dr. Prasad is a licensed professional engineer, land surveyor, and professional planner with more than three decades of professional experience in civil engineering, surveying, and management field since his graduation. He has recently earned Ph.D. degree from New York University in Civil Engineering. Dr. Prasad has double M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Engineering Management from New Jersey institute of technology and an B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. He has more than 2000 hours of continuous professional education as instructor/participating professional (1990-2022) excluding formal education. Dr. Prasad is a New Jersey state certified emergency medical technician (EMT), emergency medical responder (EMR), fire fighter (FF). He is a fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers and also an active member of several professional organizations such as: AREMA, PMI, AISC, NYSAPLS etc. His technical papers were accepted in multiple ASCE journals and various other organizations like ASCE, AREMA & NYSAPLS conference proceedings for presentation and or publication multiple times.


    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandAugust 10, 2018
    Mark D. Jones

    Speakers

    Mark D. Jones, P.E.

    Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PA

    Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.


    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandMay 11, 2018
    Mark D. Jones

    Speakers

    Mark D. Jones, P.E.

    Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PA

    Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.


    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandJune 15, 2018
    Mark D. Jones

    Speakers

    Mark D. Jones, P.E.

    Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PA

    Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.


    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandOctober 4, 2018
    Paul Wheeler

    Speakers

    Paul Wheeler, AIA, NCARB, LEED Certified

    Principal Architect at Farnsworth Group

    Mr. Wheeler manages architectural services for Farnsworth’s Springfield, Ill. office. He has served as project manager and design architect on a multitude of projects in both the public and private sectors. His 30+ years of experience as a registered architect have helped him hone his design sense and given him a wealth of experience to draw from for each new project he takes on.


    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    SeminarOctober 19, 2018
    Mark D. Jones

    Speakers

    Mark D. Jones, P.E.

    Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PA

    Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.


    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping - Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandNovember 30, 2017
    Mark D. Jones

    Speakers

    Mark D. Jones, P.E.

    Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PA

    Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.


    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    WebinarApril 3, 2020
    Victor Brewer + 1 Other Speaker

    Speakers

    Victor Brewer

    Aerial Image Solutions

    Owner/Operator of Aerial Image Solutions
    Mr. Brewer is an owner/operator of Aerial Image Solutions, a company that utilizes cutting edge equipment to stay on the forefront of drone technology, photography, and cinematography. Aerial Image Solutions specializes in low-altitude, high-resolution aerial photography services. Mr. Brewer and Aerial Image Solutions utilize customized unmanned drone aircraft as their camera platforms and strive to stay on top of the latest drones to provide the best aerial platforms for capturing stunningly clear high-resolution video, photo, panoramas, and orbits.

    Ben Vander Jagt

    President & Co-Founder of PixElement
    Dr. Vander Jagt received a B.S. degree in Surveying from FSU, an M.S. degree in Photogrammetry from Purdue, and Ph.D degree in Geodetic Science from OSU. Dr. Vander Jagt’s subject matter expertise and deep familiarity with target markets guides the product roadmap. When not making 3D maps for construction, engineering, and surveying, you can find him wandering about with a 2D map in hand, trying to find a new fishing spot.


    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandFebruary 14, 2019
    Victor Brewer + 2 Other Speakers

    Speakers

    Victor Brewer

    Aerial Image Solutions

    Owner/Operator of Aerial Image Solutions
    Mr. Brewer is an owner/operator of Aerial Image Solutions, a company that utilizes cutting edge equipment to stay on the forefront of drone technology, photography, and cinematography. Aerial Image Solutions specializes in low-altitude, high-resolution aerial photography services. Mr. Brewer and Aerial Image Solutions utilize customized unmanned drone aircraft as their camera platforms and strive to stay on top of the latest drones to provide the best aerial platforms for capturing stunningly clear high-resolution video, photo, panoramas, and orbits.

    Jamie Davis

    Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc.

    UAS Pilot and Archeologist with Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc.
    Mr. Davis has been employed at Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc., since 2010 and has worked as a professional archaeologist since 2009. He earned his BA degree in Anthropology in 2002 and Mathematics in 2006 from Ohio University. He has also earned a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) master’s certificate from Penn State University in 2011. Mr. Davis is an FAA Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) certified pilot and has been performing UAS-based photogrammetry since 2015. Some of his photogrammetry models include Serpent Mound, the Newark Octagon complex, the World Heritage Site Sutton Hoo located in England, and the United States Battle Monument’s Corozal Cemetery located in Panama.

    Ben Vander Jagt

    President & Co-Founder of PixElement
    Dr. Vander Jagt received a B.S. degree in Surveying from FSU, an M.S. degree in Photogrammetry from Purdue, and Ph.D degree in Geodetic Science from OSU. Dr. Vander Jagt’s subject matter expertise and deep familiarity with target markets guides the product roadmap. When not making 3D maps for construction, engineering, and surveying, you can find him wandering about with a 2D map in hand, trying to find a new fishing spot.


    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandNovember 20, 2019
    Edwin Simon

    Speakers

    Edwin Simon

    Geospatial Applications, LLC

    Colorado Registered Professional Land Surveyor, Founder of Geospatial Applications, LLC
    Mr. Simon has nearly 20 years of land surveying experience and enjoys bringing innovative and disruptive technologies into the surveying and mapping profession. He is intimately familiar with RTK surveying (GPS/ GNSS), static control, map projections, and coordinate systems, and he is certified by the National Geodetic Survey as an OPUS projects manager. Mr. Simon received his FAA Part 107 sUAS license in 2017, and he has been refining workflows to allow sUAS photogrammetry to be utilized effectively in the mountains and forests of southwestern Colorado. He has completed nearly 30 aerial mapping projects utilizing sUAS for both public and private clients including the State of Colorado’s Fort Lewis College, for the Whalen Gymnasium Expansion. Mr. Simon has a passion for photography, mountain biking and fly fishing. In his free time he can be found outside in the mountains surrounding Durango, Colorado.


    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandMarch 13, 2020
    Paul Wheeler

    Speakers

    Paul Wheeler, AIA, NCARB, LEED Certified

    Principal Architect at Farnsworth Group

    Mr. Wheeler manages architectural services for Farnsworth’s Springfield, Ill. office. He has served as project manager and design architect on a multitude of projects in both the public and private sectors. His 30+ years of experience as a registered architect have helped him hone his design sense and given him a wealth of experience to draw from for each new project he takes on.


    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandMarch 19, 2020
    Edwin Simon

    Speakers

    Edwin Simon

    Geospatial Applications, LLC

    Colorado Registered Professional Land Surveyor, Founder of Geospatial Applications, LLC
    Mr. Simon has nearly 20 years of land surveying experience and enjoys bringing innovative and disruptive technologies into the surveying and mapping profession. He is intimately familiar with RTK surveying (GPS/ GNSS), static control, map projections, and coordinate systems, and he is certified by the National Geodetic Survey as an OPUS projects manager. Mr. Simon received his FAA Part 107 sUAS license in 2017, and he has been refining workflows to allow sUAS photogrammetry to be utilized effectively in the mountains and forests of southwestern Colorado. He has completed nearly 30 aerial mapping projects utilizing sUAS for both public and private clients including the State of Colorado’s Fort Lewis College, for the Whalen Gymnasium Expansion. Mr. Simon has a passion for photography, mountain biking and fly fishing. In his free time he can be found outside in the mountains surrounding Durango, Colorado.


    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandApril 3, 2020
    Victor Brewer + 1 Other Speaker

    Speakers

    Victor Brewer

    Aerial Image Solutions

    Owner/Operator of Aerial Image Solutions
    Mr. Brewer is an owner/operator of Aerial Image Solutions, a company that utilizes cutting edge equipment to stay on the forefront of drone technology, photography, and cinematography. Aerial Image Solutions specializes in low-altitude, high-resolution aerial photography services. Mr. Brewer and Aerial Image Solutions utilize customized unmanned drone aircraft as their camera platforms and strive to stay on top of the latest drones to provide the best aerial platforms for capturing stunningly clear high-resolution video, photo, panoramas, and orbits.

    Ben Vander Jagt

    President & Co-Founder of PixElement
    Dr. Vander Jagt received a B.S. degree in Surveying from FSU, an M.S. degree in Photogrammetry from Purdue, and Ph.D degree in Geodetic Science from OSU. Dr. Vander Jagt’s subject matter expertise and deep familiarity with target markets guides the product roadmap. When not making 3D maps for construction, engineering, and surveying, you can find him wandering about with a 2D map in hand, trying to find a new fishing spot.


    Aerial Mapping Technologies and Procedures

    WebinarDecember 13, 2021
    Michael Raymond

    Speakers

    Michael Raymond

    Sky-Cam – Drone Services
    Having his roots firmly in Kansas City Construction, Mr. Raymond has been an apprentice and a journeyman in multiple trades. He is also an experienced estimator and project manager. Mr. Raymond now uses drone technology to help architects, engineers and contractors (AEC) clients achieve a safe and productive worksite throughout the entire project life-cycle, including the creation of digital twins for handover. A veteran of the US Army, he served 11 years as an enlisted combat medic and a commissioned aviation officer flying three types of rotary winged aircraft. He has also owned and operated a hot air balloon ride business for eight years. As “Chief Remote Pilot” for Skycam – Kansas City’s advanced drone services, Mr. Raymond offers drones as a service for architects, engineers and constructors. With high precision and survey grade sensors he offers thermal/infrared inspections, transmission and distribution infrastructure mapping as well as project documentation and full scope land surveys. He helps train other remote pilot and chief drone program managers on how to safely and effectively use unmanned aerial vehicles in the AEC industry. With hundreds of hours of safe manned and unmanned aircraft operation, Mr. Raymond is certain to satisfy the most demanding clients with his “on-demand” drone services.


    Aerial Mapping: Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping: Technologies and Procedures

    On-DemandJuly 27, 2018
    Mark D. Jones

    Speakers

    Mark D. Jones, P.E.

    Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PA

    Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.


    Aerial Mapping: Technologies and Procedures

    Aerial Mapping: Technologies and Procedures

    WebinarJanuary 28, 2021
    Mark D. Jones

    Speakers

    Mark D. Jones, P.E.

    Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PA

    Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.


    Aerial Mapping: Technologies and Procedures

    WebinarOctober 27, 2020
    Mark D. Jones

    Speakers

    Mark D. Jones, P.E.

    Principal, Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC, in Mechanicsburg, PA

    Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.