COVID-19’s Impact on Cybersecurity: Preventing & Mitigating Catastrophic Disasters of a Data Breach

    COVID-19’s Impact on Cybersecurity: Preventing & Mitigating Catastrophic Disasters of a Data Breach

    WebinarApril 7, 2020
    Spencer Pollock

    Speakers

    Spencer Pollock

    Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP

    Spencer S. Pollock, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPM is an attorney in the Corporate and Litigation Departments at Niles, Barton, & Wilmer, LLP, concentrating his practice in date security, cybersecurity, and privacy law. As an attorney, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-US) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Mr. Pollock assists clients in navigating and complying with the applicable state, federal, and international data security, cybersecurity, and privacy laws and regulations. Further, he performs the necessary due diligence on the client’s third-party service providers to assess and confirm their compliance with these laws and regulations. In the event of a data breach, Mr. Pollock analyzes and determines the applicable laws impacting clients and assists each with all the necessary steps to stay compliant to avoid fines, penalties, and potential regulatory investigations and civil lawsuits.


    Create a Drawing

    Create a Drawing

    WebinarApril 5, 2018
    Parviz Heravi

    Speakers

    Parviz Heravi

    Parviz Heravi, P.E., S.E., is a professional engineer with over 20 years of experience in structural engineering as well as construction engineering. His specialized experience includes preliminary design feasibility studies, CADD management, structural constructability, value engineering and coastal engineering. Mr. Hevari is a registered professional engineer and a licensed building and engineering contractor. He is a member of the American Association of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Mr. Hevari earned his B.S.C.E. and M.S.C.E (Structures) from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA.


    Creating Animations and Movies in SketchUp

    Creating Animations and Movies in SketchUp

    WebinarApril 4, 2016
    Christopher A. Krupp

    Speakers

    Christopher A. Krupp

    President of Krupp Associates Architects, PC and SketchUpAcademy.comMr. Krupp is a practicing architect and president of his own firm in Chicago, Illinois, with a branch office in Asheville, North Carolina. He has been a licensed architect for over 30 years and a user of SketchUp Pro since version 2 was released around 2001.
    As the principal architect and designer at his firm, Mr. Krupp utilizes traditional free hand sketching, AutoCad and SketchUp throughout the design and construction document phases of his work. The integration of SketchUp into the daily work flow plays an increasingly important role in the development of new project designs, both residential and commercial. As SketchUp Pro has the ability to import CAD files as well as export CAD-ready files to AutoCad, designs can be developed in CAD and SketchUp virtually side by side with more and more importance being placed on SketchUp.
    His latest venture, SketchUpAcademy.com, is a SketchUp-oriented website for new and experienced users. The website provides seminar attendees with additional problem-solving concepts as well as useful modeling tips and tricks. SketchUp Academy has successfully presented over 40 live seminars and webinars for HalfMoon Education.
    Utilizing SketchUp, LayOut (a traditional style 2D drawing program linked to a SketchUp Pro 3D model) and other add-on extensions and plug-ins, Mr. Krupp produces design “sketches,” highly-detailed SketchUp models, photo-realistic renderings, walk-through animations, public hearing and client presentations and in some cases, construction drawings.
    In addition to his work at Krupp Associates Architects, Mr. Krupp has taught SketchUp as an adjunct professor in a continuing education program at AB Tech Community College in Asheville, North Carolina. Students include architects, landscape architects, engineers, product designers, woodworkers, museum curators and home owners. He has written an extensive book, The SketchUp Primer, a copy of which you will receive at the seminar.
    Mr. Krupp received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 (summa cum laude) in Architecture while studying at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University and has received numerous awards for his designs of custom residential, commercial buildings and commercial interiors.


    Creating Animations and Movies in SketchUp

    Creating Animations and Movies in SketchUp

    WebinarJune 21, 2017
    Christopher A. Krupp

    Speakers

    Christopher A. Krupp

    President of Krupp Associates Architects, PC and SketchUpAcademy.comMr. Krupp is a practicing architect and president of his own firm in Chicago, Illinois, with a branch office in Asheville, North Carolina. He has been a licensed architect for over 30 years and a user of SketchUp Pro since version 2 was released around 2001.
    As the principal architect and designer at his firm, Mr. Krupp utilizes traditional free hand sketching, AutoCad and SketchUp throughout the design and construction document phases of his work. The integration of SketchUp into the daily work flow plays an increasingly important role in the development of new project designs, both residential and commercial. As SketchUp Pro has the ability to import CAD files as well as export CAD-ready files to AutoCad, designs can be developed in CAD and SketchUp virtually side by side with more and more importance being placed on SketchUp.
    His latest venture, SketchUpAcademy.com, is a SketchUp-oriented website for new and experienced users. The website provides seminar attendees with additional problem-solving concepts as well as useful modeling tips and tricks. SketchUp Academy has successfully presented over 40 live seminars and webinars for HalfMoon Education.
    Utilizing SketchUp, LayOut (a traditional style 2D drawing program linked to a SketchUp Pro 3D model) and other add-on extensions and plug-ins, Mr. Krupp produces design “sketches,” highly-detailed SketchUp models, photo-realistic renderings, walk-through animations, public hearing and client presentations and in some cases, construction drawings.
    In addition to his work at Krupp Associates Architects, Mr. Krupp has taught SketchUp as an adjunct professor in a continuing education program at AB Tech Community College in Asheville, North Carolina. Students include architects, landscape architects, engineers, product designers, woodworkers, museum curators and home owners. He has written an extensive book, The SketchUp Primer, a copy of which you will receive at the seminar.
    Mr. Krupp received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 (summa cum laude) in Architecture while studying at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University and has received numerous awards for his designs of custom residential, commercial buildings and commercial interiors.


    Creating Construction Drawings in SketchUp and Layout

    Creating Construction Drawings in SketchUp and Layout

    SeminarMay 23, 2016
    Christopher A. Krupp

    Speakers

    Christopher A. Krupp

    President of Krupp Associates Architects, PC and SketchUpAcademy.comMr. Krupp is a practicing architect and president of his own firm in Chicago, Illinois, with a branch office in Asheville, North Carolina. He has been a licensed architect for over 30 years and a user of SketchUp Pro since version 2 was released around 2001.
    As the principal architect and designer at his firm, Mr. Krupp utilizes traditional free hand sketching, AutoCad and SketchUp throughout the design and construction document phases of his work. The integration of SketchUp into the daily work flow plays an increasingly important role in the development of new project designs, both residential and commercial. As SketchUp Pro has the ability to import CAD files as well as export CAD-ready files to AutoCad, designs can be developed in CAD and SketchUp virtually side by side with more and more importance being placed on SketchUp.
    His latest venture, SketchUpAcademy.com, is a SketchUp-oriented website for new and experienced users. The website provides seminar attendees with additional problem-solving concepts as well as useful modeling tips and tricks. SketchUp Academy has successfully presented over 40 live seminars and webinars for HalfMoon Education.
    Utilizing SketchUp, LayOut (a traditional style 2D drawing program linked to a SketchUp Pro 3D model) and other add-on extensions and plug-ins, Mr. Krupp produces design “sketches,” highly-detailed SketchUp models, photo-realistic renderings, walk-through animations, public hearing and client presentations and in some cases, construction drawings.
    In addition to his work at Krupp Associates Architects, Mr. Krupp has taught SketchUp as an adjunct professor in a continuing education program at AB Tech Community College in Asheville, North Carolina. Students include architects, landscape architects, engineers, product designers, woodworkers, museum curators and home owners. He has written an extensive book, The SketchUp Primer, a copy of which you will receive at the seminar.
    Mr. Krupp received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 (summa cum laude) in Architecture while studying at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University and has received numerous awards for his designs of custom residential, commercial buildings and commercial interiors.


    Creating Construction Drawings in SketchUp and Layout

    Creating Construction Drawings in SketchUp and Layout

    SeminarMay 11, 2016
    Christopher A. Krupp

    Speakers

    Christopher A. Krupp

    President of Krupp Associates Architects, PC and SketchUpAcademy.comMr. Krupp is a practicing architect and president of his own firm in Chicago, Illinois, with a branch office in Asheville, North Carolina. He has been a licensed architect for over 30 years and a user of SketchUp Pro since version 2 was released around 2001.
    As the principal architect and designer at his firm, Mr. Krupp utilizes traditional free hand sketching, AutoCad and SketchUp throughout the design and construction document phases of his work. The integration of SketchUp into the daily work flow plays an increasingly important role in the development of new project designs, both residential and commercial. As SketchUp Pro has the ability to import CAD files as well as export CAD-ready files to AutoCad, designs can be developed in CAD and SketchUp virtually side by side with more and more importance being placed on SketchUp.
    His latest venture, SketchUpAcademy.com, is a SketchUp-oriented website for new and experienced users. The website provides seminar attendees with additional problem-solving concepts as well as useful modeling tips and tricks. SketchUp Academy has successfully presented over 40 live seminars and webinars for HalfMoon Education.
    Utilizing SketchUp, LayOut (a traditional style 2D drawing program linked to a SketchUp Pro 3D model) and other add-on extensions and plug-ins, Mr. Krupp produces design “sketches,” highly-detailed SketchUp models, photo-realistic renderings, walk-through animations, public hearing and client presentations and in some cases, construction drawings.
    In addition to his work at Krupp Associates Architects, Mr. Krupp has taught SketchUp as an adjunct professor in a continuing education program at AB Tech Community College in Asheville, North Carolina. Students include architects, landscape architects, engineers, product designers, woodworkers, museum curators and home owners. He has written an extensive book, The SketchUp Primer, a copy of which you will receive at the seminar.
    Mr. Krupp received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 (summa cum laude) in Architecture while studying at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University and has received numerous awards for his designs of custom residential, commercial buildings and commercial interiors.


    Creating Drawings, Plans and Presentations in LayOut

    Creating Drawings, Plans and Presentations in LayOut

    WebinarMay 11, 2016
    Christopher A. Krupp

    Speakers

    Christopher A. Krupp

    President of Krupp Associates Architects, PC and SketchUpAcademy.comMr. Krupp is a practicing architect and president of his own firm in Chicago, Illinois, with a branch office in Asheville, North Carolina. He has been a licensed architect for over 30 years and a user of SketchUp Pro since version 2 was released around 2001.
    As the principal architect and designer at his firm, Mr. Krupp utilizes traditional free hand sketching, AutoCad and SketchUp throughout the design and construction document phases of his work. The integration of SketchUp into the daily work flow plays an increasingly important role in the development of new project designs, both residential and commercial. As SketchUp Pro has the ability to import CAD files as well as export CAD-ready files to AutoCad, designs can be developed in CAD and SketchUp virtually side by side with more and more importance being placed on SketchUp.
    His latest venture, SketchUpAcademy.com, is a SketchUp-oriented website for new and experienced users. The website provides seminar attendees with additional problem-solving concepts as well as useful modeling tips and tricks. SketchUp Academy has successfully presented over 40 live seminars and webinars for HalfMoon Education.
    Utilizing SketchUp, LayOut (a traditional style 2D drawing program linked to a SketchUp Pro 3D model) and other add-on extensions and plug-ins, Mr. Krupp produces design “sketches,” highly-detailed SketchUp models, photo-realistic renderings, walk-through animations, public hearing and client presentations and in some cases, construction drawings.
    In addition to his work at Krupp Associates Architects, Mr. Krupp has taught SketchUp as an adjunct professor in a continuing education program at AB Tech Community College in Asheville, North Carolina. Students include architects, landscape architects, engineers, product designers, woodworkers, museum curators and home owners. He has written an extensive book, The SketchUp Primer, a copy of which you will receive at the seminar.
    Mr. Krupp received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1975 (summa cum laude) in Architecture while studying at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio University and has received numerous awards for his designs of custom residential, commercial buildings and commercial interiors.


    Creating Edible Landscapes

    Creating Edible Landscapes

    WebinarDecember 7, 2021
    Justin Rohner

    Speakers

    Justin Rohner

    Founder of Agriscaping Technologies, Gilbert, AZ

    Mr. Rohner is the founder of Agriscaping Technologies, which started in 2001 as a hobby business that turned full time career. He is a leader in innovative, agriculturally integrated landscape design, consulting, and training. Mr. Rohner work focuses on transforming the way we use local resources for agricultural production in elegant and sustainable ways. He is engaged in the creation, promotion, and support of the next new technologies in sustainable local agriculture through landscapes. Mr. Rohner holds a bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering and a master’s degree sin Psychology.


    Creating Sheets in Revit

    Creating Sheets in Revit

    WebinarJanuary 30, 2020
    Mark Gibbons

    Speakers

    Mark Gibbons

    Principal/BIM Director at Precision Design Group, LLC in Farmington, UT

    Over the past twenty-five years, Mr. Gibbons has gained vast experience in architecture through designing, developing construction documents, construction administration and working with clients, consultants & contractors through all aspects of a project’s life cycle. He has worked on projects big and small, and has gained experience in small business ownership through developing his own consulting business in both architectural and technological services, specifically in BIM and Revit. Mr. Gibbons has been in project management for over fifteen years, and this experience provides him with crucial input regarding BIM-related development and procedures. As a BIM manager, he works with company leadership to provide support, training, and assistance for staff, consultants and clients to maximize the development of all projects. Mr. Gibbons has consulted and led BIM/Revit efforts of various architecture and engineering firms throughout Michigan, Ohio, California, and Utah. He has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Michigan where he went on to initiate and teach the Revit and BIM classes for both students and faculty there. His experience gives him a rounded approach to the best practices in assisting firms work with their clients while also helping projects reach their fullest potential. Personally, every chance he gets, you’ll find Mark working on a home improvement project, helping a friend build their house, or out in his workshop building.


    Creating Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs)

    Creating Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs)

    WebinarJune 28, 2019
    Gary R. Brown

    Speakers

    Gary R. Brown

    President of RT Environmental Services, Inc.
    Mr. Brown is president of RT Environmental Services, Inc., an environmental services firm located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He is a professional engineer (P.E.) in 20 states, and he has been practicing environmental engineering in Pennsylvania and New Jersey since 1973. He is also a qualified environmental professional (Q.E.P) with over 30 years of diversified engineering experience, including 22 years of engineering management experience. Mr. Brown has worked in the waste management industry and designed stormwater facilities since 1978. He has completed expert work on state and federal court cases as well.


    Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling and Diagram

    Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling and Diagram

    WebinarMay 27, 2020
    Floyd Ostrowski

    Speakers

    Floyd Ostrowski

    University of Tennessee

    Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Tennessee
    Mr. Ostrowski is an assistant professor of practice for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He has a 40-year progressive track record in advanced manufacturing concepts beginning as a machinist apprentice and culminating in a Chief Operating Officer position with multi-plant, multi-state, international operations experience. He has strong lean manufacturing skills. His work and experience has attained results that have radically streamlined and improved supply chain processes, achieving high levels of profitability, responsiveness, inventory turns and customer satisfaction. This was accomplished through driving the implementations of JIT (pull replenishment), TQM, and employee empowerment (Kaizen Blitz events and cross-functional teams). Mr. Ostrowski earned his B.A. degree in Business Administration from Antioch University in 1990 and his M.S. degree in Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Concentration, from East Carolina University in 2002. He also received executive education from Harvard Business School in operations management and finance.


    Crucial Changes to the 2018 NC Building Code Seminar

    Crucial Changes to the 2018 NC Building Code Seminar

    On-DemandMarch 12, 2020
    Jeffrey D. Vernon

    Speakers

    Jeffrey D. Vernon, MCP, CBO

    Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement, Charlotte, NC

    Mr. Vernon is a master code professional and a certified building official, and he holds North Carolina Level III certifications in all five trades (building, electric, mechanical, plumbing and fire). Mr. Vernon has been working in the construction industry for 38 years beginning with a six-year stint in the US Army where he served in Germany, Honduras, Alabama and at the US Army Engineer School in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. He has worked in Prince William County in Virginia and in Lincoln, Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties in North Carolina. Through the years, he has been an inspector, a plan reviewer, a senior plan reviewer, and a department director among other job titles. Mr. Vernon is currently employed by Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement where he serves as the building code administrator. He has also been a part-time instructor at Central Piedmont Community College for the past ten years, and he serves as code consultant for University of North Carolina’s fifth year Architecture students. Mr. Vernon is also an ordained bishop.


    Crucial Changes to the 2018 North Carolina Building Code Seminar

    Crucial Changes to the 2018 North Carolina Building Code Seminar

    On-DemandJanuary 29, 2019
    Jeffrey D. Vernon

    Speakers

    Jeffrey D. Vernon, MCP, CBO

    Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement, Charlotte, NC

    Mr. Vernon is a master code professional and a certified building official, and he holds North Carolina Level III certifications in all five trades (building, electric, mechanical, plumbing and fire). Mr. Vernon has been working in the construction industry for 38 years beginning with a six-year stint in the US Army where he served in Germany, Honduras, Alabama and at the US Army Engineer School in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. He has worked in Prince William County in Virginia and in Lincoln, Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties in North Carolina. Through the years, he has been an inspector, a plan reviewer, a senior plan reviewer, and a department director among other job titles. Mr. Vernon is currently employed by Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement where he serves as the building code administrator. He has also been a part-time instructor at Central Piedmont Community College for the past ten years, and he serves as code consultant for University of North Carolina’s fifth year Architecture students. Mr. Vernon is also an ordained bishop.


    Cryptocurrency and Estate Planning

    WebinarJuly 22, 2021
    Neda Barkhordar + 1 Other Speaker

    Speakers

    Neda Barkhordar

    Neda Barkhordar Attorney at KFB Rice, LLP
    Ms. Barkhordar has advised clients on both regular estate planning, such as pourover wills and family trusts, and complex estate tax planning involving private annuities, QPRTs, SCINs and GRATs. She has been the primary advisor to clients and their other advisors about the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (taxpayers with delinquent Foreign Bank Account Reports). Ms. Barkhordar has filed Tax Court petitions and is actively engaged in negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board on behalf of taxpayers with collection and other problems. She is also currently at work on two large tax-free spin-offs under Internal Revenue Code Section 355. Ms. Barkhordar is a graduate of UCLA, where she completed her degree in 3 years summa cum laude. She received her law degree from UCLA where she completed the Business Law and Policy Specialization in Taxation and received A’s in all of the major tax classes; she earned her LLM in tax from NYU (with a 3.8 GPA).

    David Lee Rice

    David Lee Rice
    Managing Partner at KFB Rice, LLP and sole proprietor of Daid Lee Rice, APLC
    Mr. Rice has been in private practice since November 1979 as a tax professional. Prior to law school, he worked for the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Rice is the sole proprietor of the law firm of David Lee Rice, APLC, rated AV by Martindale & Hubbell for the last 15 years and has been named as one of Los Angeles Magazine’s Super Lawyers from 2006 through 2021. He is a member of the American College of Tax Counsel of which there are no more than 700 members. Mr. Rice was a tenured professor in accounting at Cal Poly Pomona where he was in charge of all the tax classes. He has taught on the Masters of Taxation Program at California State University at Northridge and Golden Gate University. Mr. Rice has also taught Divorce and Taxation for Chapman’s LLM in taxation program as well as many courses at the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. He is a Certified Specialist in Taxation with the State Bar of California and is also a Certified Specialist in Elder Law.


    Current and Anticipated Climate Effects on Structures and Communities

    Current and Anticipated Climate Effects on Structures and Communities

    WebinarFebruary 27, 2020
    Dr. Jairo Garcia

    Speakers

    Dr. Jairo Garcia

    Executive Director with Urban Climate Nexus

    Dr. Jairo Garcia develops innovative policies and educational programs to make communities and cities cleaner, sustainable, resilient, and equitable. He is the lead author of Atlanta’s Climate Action Plan, and he led a collaborative effort with more than 40 stakeholders to the 100 Resilient Cities application, awarded to the City of Atlanta in 2016. Dr. Garcia is a member of the Georgia Research Roadmap steering committee, an initiative of the Georgia Climate Project lead by University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Emory University, which has a goal of improving understanding of climate impacts and solutions in Georgia. He received the Individual Climate Leadership Award by the EPA in 2017 and the Green Ring Award by the Climate Reality Project. These awards recognized Dr. Garcia’s leadership in addressing climate change and engaging organizations, peers, and partners. He represented the Mayor of Atlanta at COP23 in Bonn, Germany, and he presented at an event organized by the International Urban Cooperation Programme related to global cooperation to address climate change. Dr. Garcia’s publications on urban sustainability, climate change and sustainability education are numerous. His academic experiences include a position as a research assistant and two teaching assistant positions at Columbia University, a faculty adjunct and thesis advisor position at Concordia University, and faculty adjunct positions for the UCLA-Extension Program, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Garcia holds an engineering degree, an MSc degree in Management of Information Technologies, an MSc degree in Sustainability Management, and a doctoral degree in Educational Technology and Sustainability.


    Current and Anticipated Climate Effects on Structures and Communities

    Current and Anticipated Climate Effects on Structures and Communities

    WebinarMarch 11, 2020
    Dr. Jairo Garcia

    Speakers

    Dr. Jairo Garcia

    Executive Director with Urban Climate Nexus

    Dr. Jairo Garcia develops innovative policies and educational programs to make communities and cities cleaner, sustainable, resilient, and equitable. He is the lead author of Atlanta’s Climate Action Plan, and he led a collaborative effort with more than 40 stakeholders to the 100 Resilient Cities application, awarded to the City of Atlanta in 2016. Dr. Garcia is a member of the Georgia Research Roadmap steering committee, an initiative of the Georgia Climate Project lead by University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Emory University, which has a goal of improving understanding of climate impacts and solutions in Georgia. He received the Individual Climate Leadership Award by the EPA in 2017 and the Green Ring Award by the Climate Reality Project. These awards recognized Dr. Garcia’s leadership in addressing climate change and engaging organizations, peers, and partners. He represented the Mayor of Atlanta at COP23 in Bonn, Germany, and he presented at an event organized by the International Urban Cooperation Programme related to global cooperation to address climate change. Dr. Garcia’s publications on urban sustainability, climate change and sustainability education are numerous. His academic experiences include a position as a research assistant and two teaching assistant positions at Columbia University, a faculty adjunct and thesis advisor position at Concordia University, and faculty adjunct positions for the UCLA-Extension Program, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Garcia holds an engineering degree, an MSc degree in Management of Information Technologies, an MSc degree in Sustainability Management, and a doctoral degree in Educational Technology and Sustainability.


    Current Issues for Land Surveyors

    Current Issues for Land Surveyors

    WebinarJanuary 24, 2022
    Jeff Jalbrzikowski P.S. GISP CFS + 2 Other Speakers

    Speakers

    Jeff Jalbrzikowski P.S. GISP CFS

     Appalachian Regional Advisor, National Geodetic Survey
    Mr. Jalbrzikowski began his geospatial career when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in July 2001 as a Field Artillery Surveyor, assigned to provide conventional and IMU-based survey control for emplacement and targeting. He’s had stints with a land development firm performing construction and boundary/ALTA surveys, as a cadastral surveyor with the Bureau of Land Management (Oregon State Office), and as a GIS technician with multiple employers. Mr. Jalbrzikowski spent nine years in a land surveyor role at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District. Throughout his varied career he has been involved in a wide assortment of field and office functions, including structural deformation monitoring, geodetic control surveys around the globe, boundary/ cadastral retracement, terrestrial lidar scanning, parcel and utility network digitization into GIS databases, single- and multi-beam hydrographic surveys, aerial lidar data processing, local/legacy datum resolution, as well as contract selection, negotiation, and administration for an even wider variety of geospatial projects. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Surveying and Mapping from the University of Akron, Ohio. His role as a Regional Advisor is to assist the public in utilizing the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), and any other products and services that NGS provides.

    Gary R. Kent

    Meridian Land Consulting, LLC

    Mr. Kent is in his 40th year with Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis – having transitioned to part-time status in 2020. He also provides training, consulting and expert witness services as manager and owner of Meridian Land Consulting, LLC. He served as chair of the Joint ALTA/NSPS Committee responsible for the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey standards from 1995 to 2021. He also served on the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors from 2004-2025 and is a past-president of both ACSM and the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. Kent has presented programs on boundary law, easements and rights of way, surveying standards and practice, and leadership multiple times in all 50 states.

    Russell W. Olsen, PLS

    Senior Professional Land Surveyor with Engineering Design Source, Inc., in Chesterfield, MO

    Mr. Olsen is a Senior Professional Land Surveyor with Engineering Design Source, Inc., a Civil Engineering and Surveying Firm based in Chesterfield, Missouri. Mr. Olsen has more than 30 years’ experience as a professional land surveyor, beginning in the Chicago metropolitan area. He is currently licensed as a land surveyor in Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Texas.

    He has been fortunate to have worked on numerous Highway Department/Department of Transportation horizontal and vertical control surveys, land acquisition and topographic surveys, County Transportation Department Plats of Highway, and Municipal Highway Department surveys.

    Mr. Olsen is currently enrolled in the University of Maine Graduate School in the Surveying Engineering Technology Program. He earned an MS in Engineering Technology-Surveying Engineering in 2024 and is currently working on an Eng.D in the same subject at UMaine. He has a BA in Mathematical Sciences. Mr. Olsen has presented seminars and webinars previously with HalfMoon Education on topics including Law and Ethics of Illinois Land Surveying; Locating Land Boundaries on Paper (and on the Ground); Complying with Minimum Standards of Practice; Handling Ethical Issues in Land Surveying Practice; Complying with the Illinois Plat Act; Complying with National Society of Professional Surveyors Creed and Canons. His article “The Changing Mosaic of Professional Land Surveying Licensure Requirements in the United States and its Territories” is to be published in the May 2026 Journal of Surveying and Land Information Science (SaLIS) of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS).  


    Current Issues for Landscape Architects in the West

    WebinarJanuary 27, 2022andJanuary 28, 2022|
    Leigh Adams + 6 Other Speakers

    Speakers

    Leigh Adams

    Leigh Adams is a consultant, educator, eco-sensitive designer and horticultural interpreter at Studio Petrichor and Metabolic Studio. She has trained many county agencies in regenerative practices as well as conducting hands-on workshops with local schools and professional groups. Her love of collaboration and education infuse all aspects of her work.

    Peter Caldwell ASLA PLA

    Peter Caldwell ASLA, PLA is a landscape architect at Asakura Robinson in Houston, Texas, and he has an educational background in Ecological Sciences and Engineering. His work focuses on barrier-free solutions through an ecological design lens. He is a leader in his professional organization (ASLA) where he brings innovative educational opportunities to the state and local membership.landscape architect at Asakura Robinson in Houston, Texas, and he has an educational background in Ecological Sciences and Engineering. His work focuses on barrier-free solutions through an ecological design lens. He is a leader in his professional organization (ASLA) where he brings innovative educational opportunities to the state and local membership.

    Mary Coolidge

    Mary Coolidge is Portland Audubon’s BirdSafe campaign coordinator, working with architects, planners and designers to reduce hazards for birds in the urban environment while meeting other building design and performance objectives, including site lighting design, sustainability, livability and climate change objectives. She has a degree in Biology and formerly served as Audubon’s assistant conservation director.

    Robert Glass

    Robert Glass founded Space Open Studio in 2018, a San Francisco Bay Area landscape design firm specializing in an ecologically sensitive and site-specific approach. He has worked on various projects as a landscape designer, water systems designer, project manager, construction manager, and muralist. Mr. Glass holds a BLA degree from Clemson University and an MLA degree from UC Berkeley.

    Gary J. Lai, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP BD+C, ILFI LBC Ambassador, USGBC-LA Board

    Quixotic Nature-based Solutions

    Mr. Lai is an accomplished landscape architect and thought leader in sustainability, resiliency, conservation, and Nature-based Solutions. He leverages over three decades of design and planning experience to steer large, complex projects to successful completion. Mr. Lai’s interest in drawing and environmentalism led him to a field that he describes as the ‘architecture of living things’ with an immense potential to impact quality of life for future generations. He has extensive expertise in site sustainability design, green infrastructure and water conservation that enable him to focus and maximize the creative energies of project collaborators toward innovative solutions. Mr. Lai is committed to local environmental advocacy and education. He has spoken at numerous conferences on a variety of sustainable and urbanist issues including the Net Zero Conference, Greenbuild and the California Green Building Conference. Mr. Lai is currently the Past-Chair of the Board of Directors for the United States Green Building Council, California (USGBC-CA), a founder of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) collaborative, Living Future Los Angeles and a co-founder for the New American Dream Think Tank. Professionally, he is a lecturer at the CalPoly Pomona Landscape Architecture Department and is the Principal and Founder of Quixotic Nature-based Solutions based in Pasadena, CA.

    Paul W. Lander PhD MLarch LEED A.P.

    Paul W. Lander, PhD, MLarch, LEED A.P. , has over 40 years of experience in the conservation field- land, energy, and water, including 16 years leading the City of Boulder, Colorado’s award-winning water conservation program. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Geography, and on the Faculty for the professional degree, Masters of the Environment, both at the University of Colorado. He currently teaches about urban water systems, western water, and landscape.

    Shawn Maestretti

    Shawn Maestretti, the principal of Studio Petrichor and the creator of the talk series, “Regenerative Landscapes and the Climate Crisis,” has been designing thoughtful, engaging, vibrant green spaces and environmentally-sensible gardens since 2006. Mr. Maestretti is a designer, plantsman, licensed landscape architect, certified arborist, licensed landscape contractor, and educator.


    Current Issues in Corporate Governance

    Current Issues in Corporate Governance

    On-DemandSeptember 10, 2020
    Denise Kuprionis + 4 Other Speakers

    Speakers

    Denise Kuprionis

    The Governance Solutions Group

    The Governance Solutions Group
    Ms. Kurprionis is president of The Governance Solutions Group, a board advisory practice. Through GSG, she shares the knowledge she has gained from her 25 years in public, private and nonprofit boardrooms. She is a Senior Fellow at the Conference Board’s ESG Center, is an NACD Board Governance Fellow and is active in the Society for Governance Professionals. Prior to founding GSG, she was a successful corporate officer at The E.W. Scripps Company-Scripps Networks.

    Kimberly Lowe

    Avisen Legal, PA

    Ms. Lowe partners with entrepreneurs, executive management, boards of directors, multi-generation families, shareholders and investors on all aspects of the business life cycle from formation to operation to exit. Ms. Lowe advises private and public companies and partnerships, nonprofit organizations and cooperatives on general corporate matters, corporate governance, debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, SEC and IRS compliance, business strategy, joint ventures and complex reorganizations. She advises public charities; private foundations; social ventures; churches; educational, athletic, and community organizations; and trade associations on all aspects of the nonprofit business life cycle including entity selection, formation, tax-exempt status, board governance, investigations, financing, sustainable revenue strategies, joint ventures, reorganizations, mergers and dissolutions. Ms. Lowe chaired the Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation Act Drafting Committee, a committee of Minnesota lawyers, business professionals and legislators tasked with drafting Minnesota’s Benefit Corporation statute. Ms. Lowe is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association Business Law Section’s Executive Committee.

    Mason Miller

    Miller Edwards Rambicure PLLC

    Managing Partner, Miller Edwards Rambicure PLLC, Attorneys at Law
    Mr. Miller focuses his practice on business law, both transactional and litigation, and has extensive experience in construction, minerals, banking, and other commercial matters. His clients include construction companies, developers, municipalities, private equity funds, energy companies, regional and national banks, professional athletes and other large institutions. Mr. Miller has personally represented over a dozen publicly-traded companies in a wide variety of engagements.

    John Tishler

    Shephard Mullin

    Partner at Shephard Mullin
    Mr. Tishler is a partner at the global law firm Sheppard Mullin. Mr. Tishler’s practice includes corporate governance, capital markets, corporate finance, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions and technology. Mr. Tishler frequently serves as special counsel for companies experiencing complex corporate governance issues, including NYSE and NASDAQ listed issuers. Boards regularly report the value Mr. Tishler brings via clarity, practicality and ability to navigate uncertainties. Mr. Tishler is a frequent writer and speaker on corporate governance, having addressed the Society of Corporate Governance Professionals, the Association of Corporate Counsel and Accounting Day. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Yale Law School.

    Harumi Urata-Thompson

    HUT Consulting, LLC

    Harumi Urata-Thompson HUT Consulting, LLC, New York
    Ms. Urata-Thompson is CEO of HUT Consulting. She specializes in leading and advising companies on taking innovative paths to achieve strategic, operational and marketing success in their businesses. Currently, she is consulting to and serving on the board of directors of several companies. In addition, she acts as mentor to a number of people and speaks at numerous events. Subjects include artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, outerspace, cross-border business, and diversity and inclusion. She also recently launched a space data company celestialdata.io.
    Prior to starting HUT Consulting, Ms. Urata-Thompson was the chief operating officer for CFA Society New York (previously New York Society of Security Analysts), a nonprofit affiliate of the CFA Institute with 10,000 financial professionals previously. As COO, she was responsible for operating all aspects of the organization, and she successfully improved its performance through offering better value to its members, instituting significantly better operating processes, developing corporate partnerships, and establishing a new business model for attracting revenues from sponsors. Before CFA Society New York, Ms. Urata-Thompson spent 14 years at Thomson Reuters where she held various positions including: director at the corporate level overseeing innovation and managing a portfolio of mobile products across divisions; chief of staff to the CEO of the Healthcare and Science business, where she oversaw all management activities of five business units, including acquisitions, business and product management, and planning for an annual $900M budget covering 4,300 employees; and product manager looking after the company’s fixed income business, while launching the most significant product in this division’s history. Ms. Urata-Thompson began her career in investment banking with Morgan Stanley and Citigroup, working in fixed income sales and mergers & acquisitions.
    Ms. Harata-Thompson has an MBA degree from INSEAD in France and a BA degree, magna cum laude, in business from Sophia University in Japan. She is a chartered financial analyst, certified project management professional, an advanced communicator and leader of Toastmasters, and she is bilingual in English and Japanese. Ms. Urata-Thompson has traveled extensively, plays piano, and keenly follows performing arts.


    Current Issues in Data Security & Cybersecurity

    Current Issues in Data Security & Cybersecurity

    On-DemandOctober 12, 2020
    W. Denvil + 8 Other Speakers

    Speakers

    W. Denvil

    Hogan Lovells, LLP

    W. James Denvil, Esq. is a senior associate at Hogan Lovells, LLP. He regularly advises clients on a range of technology and data issues, including global data transfers, privacy compliance programs, workforce monitoring, biometrics, big data, incident preparedness and response, electronic contracting, the collection and use of precise location data, online advertising, and data collection supporting highly automated systems. He helps clients anticipate potential challenges by following legal and regulatory developments, and the positions of key academics and advocacy groups.

    Maureen Dry-Wasson

    Major, Lindsey & Africa

    Maureen Dry-Wasson, Esq., CIPP, US/E/C, CIPM, FIP is vice president, group general counsel and global privacy officer at Major, Lindsey & Africa and Allegis Partners. She has been the general counsel since Major, Lindsey & Africa became a part of Allegis Group in 2008. Ms. Dry-Wasson is also a part of the Allegis Group legal team where she is responsible for ERISA/employee benefits issues for all of Allegis Group’s U.S. companies. In addition, she is the Allegis Group global privacy officer, directing the privacy initiatives for Major, Lindsey & Africa, Allegis Partners and all of the Allegis Group companies worldwide.

    Nick Economidis

    Crum & Forster

    Nick Economidis is a vice president in the Professional Liability department for Crum & Forster, responsible for eRisk including cyber insurance products and technology errors & omissions. He has over 30 years of total underwriting experience with 20 years of experience underwriting cyber risk exposures. Prior to joining Crum & Forster, Mr. Economidis was an underwriter with Beazley (2008-2018), and the vice president and product manager for Media, Technology and Network Security with AIG Executive Liability (2001-2008). He has an Associate in Risk Management designation from the Insurance Institute of America, a B.S. degree in Marketing from Rutgers University, and an M.B.A. degree from Villanova University.

    Dennis Logan

    Professional Risk Solutions, LLC

    Dennis Logan, Jr. is a broker at Professional Risk Solutions, LLC. He began his insurance career with Chubb as a non-profit management liability underwriter specializing in churches, foundations, and youth organizations. He then transitioned to dual commercial where he underwrote management liability for private, and often distressed companies. He went on to the wholesale brokerage side of the business with All Risks, Ltd., where he specialized in unique products including cyber, management and professional liability. Today, he is focused on adding value to his agent partners and collaborating with underwriters to create the most robust policies in the market.

    Spencer Pollock

    Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP

    Spencer S. Pollock, Esq., CIPP/US, CIPM is an attorney in the Corporate and Litigation Departments at Niles, Barton, & Wilmer, LLP, concentrating his practice in date security, cybersecurity, and privacy law. As an attorney, Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-US) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Mr. Pollock assists clients in navigating and complying with the applicable state, federal, and international data security, cybersecurity, and privacy laws and regulations. Further, he performs the necessary due diligence on the client’s third-party service providers to assess and confirm their compliance with these laws and regulations. In the event of a data breach, Mr. Pollock analyzes and determines the applicable laws impacting clients and assists each with all the necessary steps to stay compliant to avoid fines, penalties, and potential regulatory investigations and civil lawsuits.

    Brad Schrum

    Wingman Insurance

    Brad S. Schrum ARM is the chief underwriting and sales growth officer for Wingman Insurance. He has been with Wingman eight years and has been in the insurance business for 35 years. For the majority of his career, he has been focused on the technology & cyber segment, insuring startups to the largest most sophisticated domestic and international tech, cyber, and media companies in the world. Besides having in depth knowledge on the basic PC coverage’s tech companies need, Mr. Schrum has advanced expertise in the professional and cyber lines of business. He has participated in many seminars, podcasts, and panel discussions on the most important insurance topics in the cyber and technology space.

    Doug Shulkin

    Doug Shulkin directs technology and cyber insurance sales for Travelers Insurance on the East Coast. He is a Baltimore native and resident and is active in the local business community, educating organizations throughout the Mid-Atlantic about the policies and programs that best fit their needs.

    Nate Spurrier

    CyberScout

    Nate Spurrier is senior business development director, Global Incident Response at CyberScout. He has worked within the P&C Insurance market for the U.S. and International markets for over 10 years. He works with insurance carriers and insurance brokers/agents when building, launching, and refining their cyber, privacy breach, and identity management solutions. Mr. Spurrier heads up CyberScout’s Incident Response group where the team provides incident response forensic services along with notification and breach fulfilment services. He is an accredited speaker and trainer in the US, Canada, and the U.K. on cyber, privacy breach and identity management topics. Mr. Spurrier received a degree in Insurance and Risk Management from the University of South Carolina while also playing on the football team.

    RJ Sudlow

    Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP

    RJ Sudlow, CISSP, CEH is IT advisory cybersecurity manager at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP. He is a cybersecurity practitioner with more than five years of hands-on experience in penetration testing of network infrastructure, web applications, and social engineering assessments. He leads a team of cybersecurity practitioners to help organizations understand the risks they face and identify pitfalls to prevent attacks.