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Resiliency Planning

EGR-491/591

Guest Speakers

 

Week 1 (8/28th): Introduction (Date Confirmed )

Mike Harryman, Resilience Officer, State of Oregon

Jay Wilson, Resilience Coordinator, Clackamas County Department of Emergency Management

Dan Bihn, Engineer- Storyteller, Strategic Communications & Content for a Smart Energy Planet

 

Week 2 (9/4th): Visualizing the Environment (Date Confirmed )

Joshua Cohen, Principal, Fat Pencil Studio, LLC

 

Week 3 (9/11th): Geology and the Environment (Date Confirmed )

Jill Betts, R.G., L.G, Principal Geologist, Coles+Betts Environmental Consulting, LLC

Don Pettit, R.G., Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

 

Week 4 (9/18th): Emergency Management from a City’s Perspective (Date Confirmed )

Mike Gillooly, Chief Resilience Officer, Christchurch, New Zealand (via Skype)

Carmen Merlo, Director City of Portland Bureau of Emergency Management

Mike Stuhr, P.E., Director City of Portland Water Bureau

 

Week 5 (9/25th): Power, Utility and Cyber Security Resilience (Date Confirmed )

Jay Jewess, Director of Business Continuity & Emergency Management, Portland General Electric (PGE)

Todd Felix, Emergency Manager, NW Natural

Will Mayall, Disaster Recovery Database Analyst, Kochava

 

Week 6 (10/2nd): Community Resilience (Date Confirmed )

Paul Manson, Senior Research Assistant, PhD Candidate, Portland State University (PSU)

 

Week 7 (10/9th): Transportation and Infrastructure (Date Confirmed )

Bruce Johnson, P.E. Bridge Engineer, ODOT

Jon Henrichsen, P.E., Bridge Services Manager, Multnomah County

Alexander Ubiadas Jr, CEM, Emergency and Security Manager, TriMet

Representative, City of Portland (Michele Crimm, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability) ?

Representative, Port of Portland (Jennifer Belknap Williamson, PE) ?

 

 

Week 8 (10/16th): Fall Break (No class)

 

Midterm Due Friday, October 20th

 

Week 9 (10/23rd): Geotechnical, Structural and Earthquake Engineering (Date Confirmed )

Allison Pyrch, G.E., P.E. Associate Geotechnical Engineer, Hart Crowser, Inc., Salus Resilience

Scott Schlechter, G.E., P.E., Principal, GRI

Mike Greenfield, P.E., Ph.D. Independent Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering Consultant

Norm Faris, P.E., S.E., Valar Engineering

 

 

 

Week 10 (10/30th): Making the ‘Business’ Case (Date Confirmed )

Tom Wharton, P.E., Project Engineer, Port of Portland

Jean von Bargen Root, AIA LEED AP BD+C – Architect|Associate, MWA Architects, Inc.

Matt Treat, Manager of Architectural Design and Construction, AECOM

Michael Monis, Senior Design Lead – Mission Critical/Advanced Technologies, AECOM

Scott Horton, Project Engineer, AECOM

 

Week 11 (11/6th): Asset Management, Recovery and Mitigation Plan (Date Confirmed )

Jonna Papaefthimiou, AICP, PBEM – Planning, Policy, and Communications

Nishant Parulekar, Asset Management Bureau of Environmental Services, City of Portland

Steve Townsen, P.E., City of Portland Chief Engineer

Daniel Nibouar, Disaster Debris Planner, Metro

 

 

Week 12 (11/13th): Policy and Legislation (Date Confirmed )

                              Disaster Preparedness in Coastal Communities

Adam Schultz, Oregon Department of Energy

Diane Henkels, Attorney at Law, Henkels Law, LLC

Jeff Rubin, PhD, CEM, Emergency Manager | Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (to be confirmed)

 

 

Week 13 (11/20th): Power, Utility, and Energy (Date not confirmed yet)

David Scofield, P.E., Army Corp of Engineers

Leon Kempner, P.E., Bonneville Power Administration

Bill Henry, Energy Policy Analyst, EQL Energy

 

 

Week 14 (11/27th): Master and Urban Planning (Date not confirmed yet)

            Tim Smith, AIA, AICP, Principal, SERA Architects – Civic Ecology

Alex Salazar, AIA, Salazar Architects, Inc. – Earthquake Vulnerability, Politics & Participatory Housing

 

 

Week 15 (12/4th): Innovation and New Technology (Date not confirmed yet)

Drones – John Jackley, CEO/Owner, Advanced Technology Communications

Smart Grid Distribution – Richard B. Williams, PMP, Director, Leidos Maritime Solutions

Internet of Things (IoT) – Ann Marcus, Cisco

 

 

Week 16 (12/11th): Final Presentation

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Course Schedule

  • Week 1: Introduction to Resiliency
  • Week 2: Visualizing the Environment
  • Week 3: Geology and the Environment
  • Week 4: Emergency Management
  • Week 5: Power, Utility and Cyber Security Resilience
  • Week 6: Community Resilience
  • Week 7: Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Week 8: Fall Break (No class)
  • Week 9: Geotechnical, Structural and Earthquake Engineering
  • Week 10: Making the ‘Business’ Case
  • Week 11: Asset Management, Recovery and Mitigation Plan
  • Week 12: Policy and Legislation Disaster Preparedness in Coastal Communities
  • Week 13: Power, Utility, and Energy
  • Week 14: Master and Urban Planning
  • Week 15: Innovation and New Technology

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