Nick Castler

Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Manager

O&G Industries

Nick Castler, CM-BIM, is the Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Manager for Connecticut’s O&G Industries – one of the countries Top 400 Construction Firms. Castler has been with O&G since 2007 and manages virtual design and building information modeling for the Building Group’s portfolio of education, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, transportation, and commercial projects. He also serves as co-chair of the firm’s Technology, Engineering and Standard Operating Procedures committees. In addition to his professional work, Castler is a member of the CCIA’s Young Contractors Forum, an active participant in national BIM Forum conferences, and regularly attends Construction Institute BIM Council programs. He was the recipient of the Construction Institute Emerging Young Professional Award in 2018. Castler holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also certified in Building Information Modeling (BIM) through the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

James Chong

Director, Digital Innovation Consulting

AECOM

James Chong is Director of Digital Innovation Consulting and Subject Matter Expert at AECOM providing leadership and cross-functional management of strategic programs globally. He is an entrepreneur and innovator in enterprise software, artificial intelligence, security, intelligent transportation and IoT. For over 25 years, he has helped build and grow tech start-ups to Fortune 500 global companies with focus on leveraging big data and analytics for smart cities, smart transportation and smart buildings. Chong was selected into International Data Group’s “InfoWorld Top CTO 25” and is the author of The Converging Roles of Physical and IT Security which was published in the book Security 3.0.

Patrick Lantry

Regional Sales Director

Revizto



Patrick Lantry has a passion for design and construction technology and is currently a Regional Sales Director for Revizto, the next generation integrated collaboration software for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners. Revizto unifies BIM intelligence and makes it immediately accessible and actionable for the entire project team. With Revizto’s advanced Issue Tracker project team members can identify and manage model-based issues in the 3D space and 2D sheets, including addressing clash groups. Revizto provides access to a project’s data both for 2D and 3D workflows, so anyone can use it regardless of technical skill set.

Erik Sanford

Dellbrook | JKS

Director of BIM/VDC

Erik Sanford is the Director of MEP/VDC for Dellbrook|JKS. He has been in the construction industry for 23 years, the last 15 have been spent in BIM management and implementation. He is actively involved in local technology and BIM committees and strives for continuous improvement.

Nancy Greenwald

Executive Director

Construction Institute

Nancy Greenwald has 38 years of experience a lawyer and business executive in the design and construction industry, dealing with projects ranging in value from $100,000 to $5 billion. She is the Executive Director of the Construction Institute, a non-partisan association of diverse professions working to improve the construction industry by sharing knowledge, exchanging innovative ideas, building relationships, and developing business leaders. Its mission is to promote cross-industry collaboration. Greenwald serves on the American Arbitration Association's Commercial and Construction Industry Panels of Arbitrators and Mediators and has been appointed as a n arbitrator and mediator by numerous private clients and courts. She teaches negotiation and conflict resolution and speaks and writes frequently on best practices in construction project communication, dispute systems design, and construction technology and the law. She is active in many of the major construction industry groups, including the ABA Forum on Construction, serving on the steering committee for the Project Delivery and Technology Division. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School (cum laude) 1981.