Our students have frequent access to industry leaders in all of our classes. The Donald R. Watson Seminar in Construction Engineering and Management (CEE 258) provides weekly opportunities during the entire academic year to learn from and meet practitioners in all sectors of the construction industry. The link below details a prior year's speaking schedule for CEE 258.
Past Guest Speakers in CEE 258
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| Speaker | Position | Company | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Anderson | Area Manager | Pankow | Building Construction |
| Bob Beck | City Engineer | CCOSF | Public Works Issues |
| Carol Bionda | Vice President | Nova Group | Political Issues |
| Bob Bittner | President | Ben C. Gerwick, Inc. | International Issues |
| Kent Boden | Manager | Kiewit | Bay Bridge |
| Craig Cindell | Superintendent | PDM Strocal | Structural Steel |
| Holly Cindell | Project Manager | Tutor-Saliba | Public Contractor Issues |
| BK Cooper | Owner | Cooper Crane | Start-up Business |
| Joe Covello | Owner | Covello Group | Consultant / Construction Management |
| Pat Darnell | Owner | Darnell Associates | Work / Family Issues |
| Chris Dixon | Area Manager | Bechtel Infrastructure | Large Engineering / Construction Management Companies |
| Elaine Erickson | Pipefitter | Therma, Inc. | Working in the Trades |
| Jim Foley | President | Foley and Associates | Public Works Issues |
| Andy Fremier | Division Chief | Bay Area Toll Authority | Government Agency |
| Steve Gustafson | Vice President | Critchfield Mechanical, Inc. | Sub Issues |
| Dave Harraid | President | Kaweah River Rock, Co. Inc. | Environmental Permits |
| Don Hartnett | Retired | Palo Alto Police Department | Continuous Work Opportunities |
| Kenji Hoshino | Owner | CMR Consultants | Immigrating to the U.S. |
| Rob Leslie | Partner | McInerny & Dillon | Legal Issues |
| Mike London | Assistant VP | USF Facilities | Owner Issues |
| Ed Medley | Principal | GeoSyntec Consultants | Geotech Issues |
| Melody McDonald | Director | RCM Capital Management | Work / Family Balance |
| Rick Nee | Tyco Industries | Job Transitions | |
| Emily O'Connor | Project Manager | Pankow LA | Self Perform GC |
| Bev Principal | Student Affairs Officer | Stanford Career Development Center | Career Center |
| Evan Reis | Principal | Certus Consulting, Inc. | Structural Issues |
| Mark Robson | Owner | Robson Homes | Home Building |
| David Saenz | Manager | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) | DOE Issues |
| Mike Traylor | Operations Manager | Traylor Bros., Inc. | Heavy Civil Work |
| Tina Wells | Hensel Phelps | GC Issues | |
| Bill Watterson | Owner | Watterson Construction | Alaska Work |
| Ulf Werner | Owner | Ulf Werner PE | Small Engineering Companies |
| Bruce Woolpert | President | Graniterock | Supplier Issues |