Bringing Irish Industry Together with Research Openly Discussing the Future of Lean Construction
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Welcome to IGLC 2019 - The 27th annual conference of the
International Group for Lean Construction
Workshop Day
International Group for Lean Construction 2019 annual conference will open with Workshop Day on the 1st of July in Dublin Castle, Ireland...
Industry Day
Industry Day 2nd July Croke Park Stadium, Dublin. The theme of Industry Day is Lean Leadership, Culture and Team Building...
Research Conference
3rd, 4th & 5th July 2019 – The Hogan Mezz Suite, Croke Park Stadium. The research conference is run over 2.5 consecutive days...
PhD Summer School
Saturday & Sunday July 6-7 2019, Waterford Institute of Technology. The IGLC 2019 International Doctoral...
Dean Reed – DPR Construction
Dean Reed has seen a lot in his 45 years in construction. Having grown up in a construction family, Dean joined the U.S. Peace Corps as a Rural Construction Advisor in West Africa after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Upon returning home, he went to work with his tools as a Journeyman Carpenter, Welder, and Millwright, before discovering how he could use a computer to help his brother plan and manage large construction projects. His perspective changed dramatically in 1996 when he discovered Lean Construction and Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) together. He brought that new thinking to DPR Construction when he began working there as a Project Planner in 1997. Since that time, Dean has worked tirelessly to help DPR people, owners, designers and trade partners understand and leverage their creative talents to deliver significantly better buildings. He is widely respected within the Lean Construction community in the U.S. and internationally. Dean often speaks at industry events and lectures regularly at Stanford University. He is co-author of Integrating Project Delivery.
Glenn Ballard – University of California Berkeley
Glenn has 44 years experience in the construction industry, as craftworker, project engineer, internal management consultant, external management consultant, educator and researcher. Glenn led development of the Last Planner System of production planning and control, now in widespread use throughout the world, adapted target costing for capital projects, and co-founded both the International Group for Lean Construction and the Lean Construction Institute. He has numerous publications on construction project management. His current research interests are in the areas of safety (the importance of psychological safety in preventing injuries) and cost modeling (creating the building information model from the voice of the customer).
Aiden O’Dwyer – Director – DPS Cork
Aiden is Director of Operations for DPS Group’s Cork campus, which currently employs 200+ associates. DPS Group is a global consulting, engineering and construction management company, serving high-tech industries around the world. DPS Group employ over 1,400+ people in proprietary offices and on client sites in Ireland, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, Singapore and the United States.
Aiden has over 30 years of in-depth experience in Operations, Program Management, Engineering and Construction, for diverse capital projects within the Pharmaceutical, Life Science, Industrial and Petrochemical sectors. His extensive Project Management experience spans project delivery throughout Ireland, North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Pharma projects included Green and Brownfield facilities for API manufacturing and BioPharma projects. He has also delivered projects within the Aviation, Power, Telecommunications and Offshore Oil & Gas sectors.
For the last 20 years, Aiden focused entirely on the Pharma and Life Science business sectors. He has led multidiscipline teams, often using a multi-office execution approach across two continents to execute projects including front-end study, preliminary and detailed design, construction, commissioning support and full handover on project completion.
He graduated from the University of Limerick in 1983, with an Engineering Degree in Electronics and attained an Open University MBA in 2000. Recently, Aiden has acquired Green Belt FETAC Level 7 from University College Cork.
Aiden can be reached at aidenp.odwyer@dpsgroupglobal.com
For more information on DPS Group, visit www.dpsgroupglobal.com.
Cynthia C.Y. Tsao, Ph.D. – Navilean
Since 1997, Cynthia collaborates with fellow educators and researchers in academia and practice to help the Owner-Architect-Engineer-Contractor (OAEC) industry understand and leverage Lean Project Delivery to dramatically improve project outcomes and thus, better serve society. As a lean coach, she guides companies and project teams in Project Team Alignment, Project Decision Making, Design Management, Knowledge Management, and Collaborating with Trade Partners. With an eye for making explicit the handoffs of work between project participants, Cynthia uses her expertise in product-process design integration to help teams transform complex design problems into ones that are easier to manage and construct. She also helps companies and project teams sustain their lean journeys by figuring out how to efficiently use and enhance team member capabilities to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Jason Casey – Operations Director – Ardmac
Throughout his twelve years’ experience with Ardmac Jason has gained considerable experience in Technology & Interior Operations Management. He is a highly conscientious Operations Director with exceptional commitment to managing each element of work to the customer’s satisfaction, and driving programmes whilst maintaining a firm focus on safety, quality, and budget. Jason has been a leader in the Ardmac “Lean Construction Journey”, and is a champion of innovation and change. Jason is also a Lean Construction Ireland Director and is a Chartered Construction Manager.
In his presentation Jason will discuss Ardmac Journey of Lean Leadership and Transformational change including the internal and external challenges and benefits identified along the way. The presentation will look at the factors which impacted transformation from resistance to change into commitment to change, as well as how and why Lean works at Ardmac.
Roar Fosse – Head of Department BIM & VDC – Skanska Norway
Roar is passionate about supporting project teams with modern ways of working by aligning lean process thinking with BIM-related technology advancements. He completed his master’s degree on applying lean principles to improve on-site construction work, but started his Skanska career as a BIM coordinator.
After a few assignments of lean-related efforts, he was able to combine the two as part of a strategic group developing a new framework for modern collaborative project practices, henceforth known as Virtual Design and Construction (VDC).
In addition to advancing practices in Skanska Norway, Roar is also active on arenas across the industry through being a board member of LCNO (Norway’s equivalent of LCI) and DKT (one of Norway’s biggest conferences on digitalization in construction), as well as being a frequent guest speaker and master thesis advisor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Prof. Iris D. Tommelein – University of California Berkeley
Iris D.Tommelein is Professor of Engineering and Project Management in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UC Berkeley. She has been researching principles and methods of project-based production management for the architecture-engineering-construction (AEC) industry, which is termed Lean Construction, by teaming up with design specialists, general and specialty contractors, owners and suppliers to increase team performance. Iris is an expert on site logistics, layout, operations, methods design, materials management and supply-chain management. Iris served 4 years on the Executive Committee of ASCE’s Technical Council on Computing and Information Technology (TCCIT); she was a member of its Database and Information Management Committee and its Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence Committee. She is a member of the Construction Division’s Construction Research Council. Iris served 3 years as the Secretary General of the IGLC. At different times she has also served on the Board of Directors of the Lean Construction Institute (LCI). The ASCE recognised her with the 2012 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Prize and the 2014 Peurifoy Construction Research Award. LCI recognised her as an individual who has moved the design and construction industry forward in embracing and implementing Lean tools and techniques on capital projects with the 2015 Lean Pioneer Award.
Jason Klous – LeanProject
Jason is a Principal with LeanProject. He grew up in the construction industry helping his dad on job sites. His experience has evolved with all other construction-site positions in between. His passion is work-site safety and continuous improvement and enjoys teaching and training others.
A Construction Management graduate of the University of Minnesota, Jason started his career as an apprentice carpenter working for a general contractor. After working as a journeymen carpenter and foremen he became a project superintendent. His experience includes large commercial office complexes for Fortune 500 companies, higher education projects, data centers, health care facilities, residential multi-use high-rises, stadiums, industrial, and facilities management. As a LEED Accredited Professional he assisted clients in obtaining LEED certifications.
Jason worked in many large commercial construction projects and was shocked at the amount of waste that was present on the projects. “I was disturbed by the amount of waste that was present on these projects. Workers were forced to work in a system that was broken and inefficient. I was concerned about the disconnect between management and the people actually doing the work.”
Jason was exposed to lean concepts while earning an MBA at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and started to apply those concepts to construction. He started to apply lean practices on his projects and working to change the traditional management culture. “Engaging the workers who were actually doing the value-added work on the projects lead to many improvements on how the work was done.” Jason was one of the founding members of the Upper Midwest Lean Construction Institute Community of Practice.
Jason is also involved on the academic side of the construction industry. He has taught classes at the Carpenters Training Center, the Association of General Contractors, and most recently as Adjunct Professor in the Construction Management department at Dunwoody College in Minneapolis, MN where he teaches a class on Lean Construction in the undergraduate program.
Jason’s experience as a carpenter foreman and as a project superintendent makes him a valuable resource when working with project teams. He has experience using the Last Planner System as a superintendent and leading continuous improvement events with trades’ people in the field. Jason is able to engage with the whole project team to build a culture that promotes continuous improvement and a learning culture.
In his free time, Jason enjoys playing euchre, making maple syrup, and spending time in the outdoors. He lives in Wisconsin on a lake in the woods with his wife Amy and their four Springers.
Jim O’Sullivan – Chief Executive – Highways England
Jim O’Sullivan has been Chief Executive at Highways England since July 2015. Highways England operates the country’s strategic road network and is delivering the government’s £13bn investment programme, connecting key centres of economic activity, increasing road capacity and improving journey times.
He was previously Managing Director at Heathrow Airport Holdings (formerly BAA) – Airports Division and Edinburgh Airport and has spent much of his career within transportation, asset management, and utility organisations.
Jim holds a degree in Air Transport Engineering from City University, London and an MBA from Lancaster University. He is a Chartered Engineer and an alumnus of the MIT Senior Executive Programme.
Kevin McHugh – Mace Technology (Ireland)
Kevin brings experience from a uniquely diverse series of roles he has undertaken during his career to date. With his experience working as a Senior Project Engineer, Planner & Project Manager, Kevin has developed an in depth understanding of what it takes to deliver lean construction projects. Kevin understands the requirements for applying the lean techniques to underpin his construction management experience at each stage of a project. Kevin was responsible for developing the project production control system using The Last planner system. Working with the supply chain and the Mace management team to produce an effective system that communicated site activities throughout the project. Kevin also managed the digital process to integrate the production control process with the project management KPI’s using visual management and identifying High Risk Activities for offsite and on site production activities.
Kevin is involved in deploying an ‘Integrated project delivery model’ on large scale projects that recognises the need for close collaboration and strong stakeholder involvement for successful project delivery.
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