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