Joe Ryan, President of GRA of https://www.graainc.com/

Joe Ryan President of GRA (Galligan, Ryan & Associates) in Scottsdale, AZ  will describe how GRA delivers construction management, program management, consulting and infrastructure development management services, both domestically and internationally. From concept through completion, GRA acts as an extension of our clients'​ staff, protecting their interests as our own. 

All of our projects are managed within a team environment that focuses on reducing risk, increasing cost certainty, and accelerating project delivery cycles. We use proven processes and technologies, such as LEAN, VDC+ and BIM, among others, to give clients first-class service and the most accurate insights and project data available. This approach results in the highest level of cost certainty and quickest delivery for their construction projects. 
We created an organization that is founded on the tenants of learning and professional growth, and achieve this through evidenced-based, data-driven continuous improvement. We don't expect our client's to settle for anything less than exceptional service and project execution. 

GRA’s teams are regularly sought after in a program advisory role by leading firms to provide insights on the best tools, processes, and management techniques for achieving best-in-class efficiencies in construction cost, risk mitigation, schedule compliance, and facility operations & management.

Biography:

For 20+ years, Joe Ryan has created a track record of success in senior management positions within the construction/capital projects industry. His leadership spans across the full spectrum of program management and construction management, including roles as a Program & Project Executive within leading world-class EPCs on large to mega-sized projects; to serving as the Program Executive/Principal representing owner/developer interests and orchestrating billion-dollar portfolios. This background provides Joe with a deep knowledge and expertise in the execution and delivery of mission-critical large-scale data centers, network operations centers, energy/infrastructure projects, and communication facilities, both domestically and internationally.

Joe is regularly sought after to act as an advisor, by owners and financial firms, providing insights on the best tools, processes, and management techniques for achieving best in class efficiencies in cost, risk mitigation, schedule compliance, LEAN, IPD, facility operations and management.

Joe has formulated the key factors that differentiate successfully executed projects from the lackluster. Successful projects have engaged people that act as a cohesive team. A team that values transparent communication, creates an integrated & collaborative environment, and has a singular focus on value-adding execution. These teams also adopt learning and professional growth through evidenced-based, data driven continuous improvement.

For over 10 years, the integration of technology into the program/project lifecycle has been a major focus for Joe. He is an innovator in using technology to improve production, quality and team communications while reducing waste, cost and time on a project. This technology-driven approach is the platform that enables his teams to provide excellence through concept, design, construction and operations, while minimizing the loss of knowledge and data throughout the process. 

Address:Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Dale Sartor, P.E of https://datacenters.lbl.gov

Amidst a backdrop of increasing computing demand, warm liquid cooling is among the cutting edge technologies that have emerged to lower energy bills and improve resiliency in data centers.

Biography:

Dale Sartor, P.E., is a staff scientist/engineer at LBNL where he focusses on building efficiency technology applications. He leads projects to develop and transfer new technology and stimulate the use of underutilized technology. Mr. Sartor has an AB in Architecture, and a Masters in Business Administration. He is a licensed Mechanical Engineer, and a licensed General Building Contractor. He has over forty years of professional experience in energy efficiency and renewable energy applications including ten years as a principal of an architecture and engineering company, and seven years as the head of LBNL’s In-House Energy Management Program. Currently Mr. Sartor is focused on RD&D on energy efficiency in buildings for high tech industries (i.e. laboratories, cleanrooms, and data centers). He oversees the Federal Energy Management Program’s new Center of Expertise for Data Centers.

Email:

Address:Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 90R3147, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California, United States, 94720