| Time |
Session |
Topics |
Speakers |
| 8:00 onwards |
Registration and Tea / Coffee |
| 9:00
- 10:00 |
Opening Remarks - Establishing
SOGR Benchmarks |
Welcoming Remarks |
Richard Sarles, CEO Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority (WMATA) |
| FTA SOGR Initiative |
Bruce Robinson, Acting Deputy Associate
Administrator, Office of Program Management, USDOT - Federal Transit
Administration |
| SOGR Terms, definitions and measurement |
Edward Thomas, Senior Consultant, Global
Mass Transit |
| 10:00
- 11:45 |
US Transit Asset Management
Case Studies |
Small |
Rhonda Jalbert, Capital Infrastructure Project Manager, Valley Regional Transit, Meridian, Idaho |
| Medium |
Paul Edwards, Capital Program Manager, Utah
Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Large |
Michael Connelly, Program Manager, Chicago
Transit Authority (CTA) |
| Discussions on lessons learned |
Facilitator - Dave Rose, Vice President, Strategic Consulting, Parsons Brinckerhoff |
| 11:45 - 12:45 |
LUNCH |
| 12:45
- 14:00 |
Systems Engineering Approach |
SE Strategy for SOGR |
David Springstead, Senior Director of Engineering & Development, Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transportation Authority (MARTA) |
| Asset Life Cycle Analysis |
Kuldeep Gharatya, Head, Systems for Capital Programs, London Underground |
| Why Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)Should be
the System of Record for SOGR |
Eric Bauer, Product Manager - EAM, Trapeze Group |
| Discussion on lessons learned |
Facilitator - Aaron James, Director - Office
of Engineering, FTA |
| 14:00 - 15:15 |
Transit Asset Management |
SGR Needs Assessment Models |
Richard Laver, Senior Consultant, CH2MHILL |
| Transit Agency Framework |
Luis Vassallo, Business Solutions Consultant
- Supply Chain, Ventyx - an ABB company |
| Documenting Asset Conditions |
Phil Lamont, GM, Rail Car Heavy Maintenance,
Chicago Transit Authority |
| Discussion on lessons learned |
Facilitator - Frank Martin, Atkins Engineering |
| 15:15- 15:40 |
BREAK |
| 15:40 - 16:45 |
Prioritizing SOGR Capital
Investments |
Developing Asset Management Plans: |
Carol Kissal, CFO, Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority (WMATA) |
| Developing and Managing Mega SOGR Projects - the
New Haven Rail Yard: |
Mysore Nagraja, Chairman and Co-Founder, Spartan Solutions |
| Safety Considerations in Investment Prioritization: |
David Springstead, Senior Director of Engineering & Development, MARTA |
| Discussions on lessons learned |
Facilitator - Robert Peskin, Senior Consultant,
AECOM |
| 16:45 - 17:00 |
Day 1 Wrap-up |
Moderator - Kuldeep Gharatya |