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SOFTWARE FOR : EARTHWORK ESTIMATING, MODELING, DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS (DTM) FOR MACHINE CONTROL
   
Name: Joe McNamara
Bio: Joe joined Spectra I.S. in the fall of 2000 as Vice President and Machine Control Specialist. Joe’s background includes over 15 years of experience specializing in Machine Control Systems for construction, agriculture and mining, with Trimble / Spectra Precision. Joe has worked in North Carolina, nationally, and internationally including five years developing the Asia-Pacific markets, based from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His last assignment while still working directly for the manufacturer was as Emerging Technologies Manager with direct responsibility for the sales, service and training requirements for 3D technology products including the launch of their BladePro 3D system.

Joe is a regularly scheduled speaker / presenter for the Asphalt Institute and as such will be presenting in 2002 to the FAA at the Seattle seminar on accelerated night paving.
Tel: office (704)525-7099; Mobile (704)309-6186
Fax: (704)525-7099
Fee Charged: None for speaking engagement; Mileage rate ($.32 per) for distances greater than 20 miles from Charlotte, Greensboro or Raleigh city center.  

Please give at least 2 weeks advanced notice.
   
Description: 3-Dimensional Earthmoving Technology has been applied to dozens of Design Build Project Through the US. This presentation outlines the technology, implementation and profiles results from completed projects.
 

   
BUILDING A PROJECT WEBSITE
   
Name: Paul Riefenberg
Company: CDP
Address: PO Box 472046
Charlotte, NC 28247
Tel: (704)542-6339
Fax: (704)542-0215
Fee: No
   
Description: Using technology to create project specific websites, post reports, logs, to do lists, photographs, and schedules to keep all team members current. Emphasis on P3, Sure Trak, Expedition and Lynx

   
COMPUTERIZED ESTIMATING - TIMBERLINE ESTIMATING
   
Name: Paul Riefenberg
Company: CDP
Address: PO Box 472046
Charlotte, NC 28247
Tel: (704)542-6339
Fax: (704)542-0215
Fee: No
   
Description: Using computerized estimating to make your estimating process quicker and easier. Get valuable historical information for use on future bids.

   
COMPUTERIZED JOB COST ACCOUNTING - TIMBERLINE GOLD ACCOUNTING
   
Name: Paul Riefenberg
Company: CDP
Address: PO Box 472046
Charlotte, NC 28247
Tel: (704)542-6339
Fax: (704)542-0215
Fee: No
   
Description:  The need for accurate, timely and pre-emptive information. The need for operation to interact with job cost information to create proactive output results.

   
COMPUTERIZED SCHEDULING - PRIMAVERA SCHEDULING TOOLS
   
Name: Paul Riefenberg
Company: CDP
Address: PO Box 472046
Charlotte, NC 28247
Tel: (704)542-6339
Fax: (704)542-0215
Fee: No
   
Description:  Can you really handle the upcoming project? What is the status of existing projects? Track recourses and activities. Have the ability to use "what if" to see how a change affects you.

   
DIG PHOTO MANAGEMENT - LYNX
   
Name: Paul Riefenberg
Company: CDP
Address: PO Box 472046
Charlotte, NC 28247
Tel: (704)542-6339
Fax: (704)542-0215
Fee: No
   
Description:  Protect yourself and keep control of your project photographs using Lynx. Computerized photo management allows time and date stamp as well as a description to be placed on each photo. If modified, a report and notation is automatically entered letting others know a change has been made.

   
DOCUMENT AND CONTRACT CONTROL - PRIMAVERA/EXPEDITION
   
Name: Paul Riefenberg
Company: CDP
Address: PO Box 472046
Charlotte, NC 28247
Tel: (704)542-6339
Fax: (704)542-0215
Fee: No
   
Description:  Control your products, know what is happening, should be happening and who is responsible. Keep your projects under control.

MANAGING SCHEDULES BY VERSION CONTROL - CLAIM DIGGER
   
Name: Paul Riefenberg
Company: CDP
Address: PO Box 472046
Charlotte, NC 28247
Tel: (704)542-6339
Fax: (704)542-0215
Fee: No
   
Description:  Prevent schedule tampering and make finding schedule changes a snap.

   
TOOL AND EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT - TOOL WATCH
   
Name: Jay Johnson
Company: CDP
Address: PO Box 472046
Charlotte, NC 28247
Tel: (704)542-6339
Fax: (704)542-0215
Fee: No
   
Description:  Using scanners and bar codes to track tools and equipment, their history and location.  Create instant responsibility.

   
DOCUMENT IMAGING, MANAGEMENT & WORKFLOW
   
Name: Bradley McAdams
Company: Construction Imaging Systems
Address: 3051 Sunset Avenue
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Tel: (252)937-2426
Fax: (252)937-8426
Fee: No
   
Description:  Electronic routing, cost-coding, approval of invoices, Routing and archival of job-related documents, Produce Cost-plus/T&M CD for owner with a viewer for owners, Archive H/R, timesheets, equipment, A/R, and other records, Archive pictures, voice annotations, spreadsheets, CAD drawings
Using OCR/full-text search, look up documents with keywords, Archive reports (payroll, G/L, A/P, A/R, equipment & more.  Provide OEM manual on CD, read timesheets, Increase productivity of personnel and avoid adding people as your business grows, Integrates with most construction accounting and project management systems, Web-enabled and terminal server and Citrix certified.

   
E-COMMERCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
   
Name: Ben Reavis
Company: CIS Consulting Group
Address: 4428 Taggart Creek Road, Ste. 112
Charlotte, NC 28208
Tel: (704)393-0048
Fax: (704)394-0052
Fee: No
   
Description:  This fast-paced talk will cover various types of technology tools for estimating, accounting, scheduling, job site automation, and how the Internet now and in the future can increase productivity in these areas.

   
USING SOFTWARE TO CREATE FASTER AND MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATES
   
Name: Ben Reavis
Company: CIS Consulting Group
Address: 4428 Taggart Creek Road, Ste. 112
Charlotte, NC 28208
Tel: (704)393-0048
Fax: (704)394-0052
Fee: No
   
Description:  This informative session will show you how Timberline Precision Estimating can help your estimators gain control and produce estimates more efficiently and accurately.

   
TRACKING PROJECT PROFITABILITY WITH ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
   
Name: Pete Gallagher
Company: CIS Consulting Group
Address: 4428 Taggart Creek Road, Ste. 112
Charlotte, NC 28208
Tel: (704)393-0048
Fax: (704)394-0052
Fee: No
   
Description:  See how other contractors are using Timberline Gold accounting software to monitor project costs on a daily basis. Imagine seeing all jobs displayed on your computer monitor and having the ability to drill down into any job to see the details that make up the costs. Then drill down into any cost category or cost code to see more details. Learn how using the Internet in the future will save you time and money on your vital project communications.

   
COMPLETE MORE SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS WITH SCHEDULING SOFTWARE
   
Name: Don Lewis
Company: CIS Consulting Group
Address: 4428 Taggart Creek Road, Ste. 112
Charlotte, NC 28208
Tel: (704)393-0048
Fax: (704)394-0052
Fee: No
   
Description:  This demonstration will show you how Primaveras scheduling tools can help you complete your jobs on time and budget.

   
WHEN YOU ARE FACED WITH THE BURDEN OF PROOF FOR YOUR CLAIMS, WILL YOU BE READY?
   
Name: Don Lewis
Company: CIS Consulting Group
Address: 4428 Taggart Creek Road, Ste. 112
Charlotte, NC 28208
Tel: (704)393-0048
Fax: (704)394-0052
Fee: No
   

Description:  See how other contractors use Primavera Expedition to document all the details of managing a project. Keep a daily log of conditions, weather, meetings, conversations, submittals, transmittals, change orders, etc. Not only manage the details more efficiently but also be prepared to answer those difficult questions if litigation is necessary. The ability to search for keywords in any or all of your projects documents will allow you to find those obscure details when you need them. If you wait until the end of the job to go back and create records the results can be costly.


HARNESSING THE POWER OF INTEGRATION

Name:

Ben Reavis/Andy Harding

Company:

Dixon Hughes, LLC

Address:

200 Meeting Street, Suite 401
Charleston, SC 29401

Tel:

(843) 937-9710, Liz Oates, Marketing Director

Fax:

 

Fee:

No

Description:  Using current developments and technologies and how they can help you operate and get a more results oriented organization in place.

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