Opening Ceremonies Welcome | Keynote Speakers

Regency Ballroom

Location:  Regency Ballroom Welcome to the 2023 Pipe School! Hear from the Chairman of the Board, ACPA President, and two keynote speakers as they kick the week off with messages […]

Keynote Speakers

Welcome to the 2023 Pipe School! We will be joining in live around 1:45pm CST to hear from two keynote speakers as they kick the week off with messages of […]

Quality School Introductions

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Rich Brewster - Northern Concrete Speaker Bio: Rich Brewster is Director of Quality Control for Northern Concrete Pipe, based in Bay City, Michigan. He’s been […]

Performance Management – Monday

Grand Ballroom F

Location:  Grand Ballroom F Speaker: Champman & Co. Leadership Institute - Partner with Afinitas Presentation Description: Regardless of the product or service, all organizations have two things in common: they employ […]

Drycast Reinforcement

Grand Ballroom G

Location:  Grand Ballroom G Speaker: Bill Washabaugh - Northern Concrete Speaker Bio: Bill works at Northern Concrete Pipe, Inc. in Michigan, a family owned business for over 64 years. He […]

Type 1L Cement

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speakers:  Joe Clendenen - LafargeHolcim Presentation Description With a renewed emphasis on sustainable construction, the industry needs to continue to stay informed on various product transitions […]

What Are You Looking for In a Pipe Joint Specification

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speakers:  Larry Mauck, P.E., - Pretech Corp Presentation Description This presentation will take a practical look at specifications for reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) joints, primarily focused […]

NDOT’s Road to Resiliency

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speaker:  Jenica Keller, P.E., - NDOT Presentation Description More information to come! Speaker Bio Over the past 26 years, Jenica has worked in several positions within […]

Cementitious Material

Grand Ballroom H

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: John Kallemeyn, P.E. - Rinker Speaker Bio: John Kallemeyn is a 2008 graduate of University Minnesota Duluth with BS degree in Chemical Engineering. He is […]

Post Installation Inspection (PII)

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Al Hogan, P.E. - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: There are no "Silver Bullets" in the Lone Ranger world of Pipe Material Selection, however, […]

Know Your Competition

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speaker:  Don McNutt, P.E. - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description This class will give a basic overview of the differences between rigid and flexible pipe. […]

Accelerated Bridge Construction

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speakers:  Jonathan Karam, P.E. and Santiago Rodriguez, M.C.E., P.E. - DelDOT Presentation Description: Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) has been a hot topic in the Transportation industry. […]

Aggregates

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: John Kallemeyn, P.E. - Rinker Speaker Bio: John Kallemeyn is a 2008 graduate of University Minnesota Duluth with BS degree in Chemical Engineering. He is […]

Pipe Show – Monday

Grand Ballroom D and E

Location:  Grand Ballroom D and E VIEW THE EXHIBITOR LIST The Pipe Show is a trade show created exclusively for the concrete pipe industry and is open for all Pipe […]

Rigid vs Flexible Pipe

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Alex Aldridge, P.E. - Oldcastle Infrastructure Presentation Description Do you know what is involved in the design of storm pipe for your projects? Would class […]

Antitrust

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speaker:  Nathan Breen, Esq - Howe & Hutton Presentation Description: More information coming soon! Speaker Bio: Nathan is a partner with Howe & Hutton, Ltd. Nathan […]

DOT Pipe Inspection Crews

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speaker:  Joseph Barbour, P.E., - NCDOT Presentation Description: The NCDOT Materials and Tests CCTV pipe inspections are performed by NASSCO PACP licensed technicians and engineers. Materials […]

Reinforcement – Part 1

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Mel Marshall - MCM Consultants Speaker Bio: Mel graduated in 1960 from University of Alberta with a B.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering. Since 1980 he […]

Performance Management – Tuesday

Grand Ballroom F

Location:  Grand Ballroom F Speaker: Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute - Partner with Afinitas Presentation Description: Inspire – Become the leader you want to follow. Inspirational leadership training doesn’t begin […]

Reinforcement

Grand Ballroom G

Location:  Grand Ballroom G Speaker: Bill Washabaugh - Northern Concrete Speaker Bio: Bill works at Northern Concrete Pipe, Inc. in Michigan, a family owned business for over 64 years. He […]

The Future of Cement for Water Resource Application

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Josh Gilman, P.E. - Portland Cement Association (PCA) Presentation Description Concrete pipe and other products contribute to the economic viability and resilience of water resources […]

PowerPoint Workshop

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speaker:  Trygve Hoff, P.E., ENV SP - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: This course will be a hands-on workshop for building modern, eye-catching, professional Powerpoint […]

ASTM Participation

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speaker:  Jimmy Farrell - ASTM Presentation Description This presentation is aimed at educating attendees on ASTM International and our standards development process. ASTM committees are made […]

Reinforcement – Part 2

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Mel Marshall - MCM Consultants Speaker Bio: Mel graduated in 1960 from University of Alberta with a B.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering. Since 1980 he […]

Admixtures

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Tom Greene - GCP Applied Technologies Speaker Bio: Tom is a Regional Technical Services Manager for GCP Applied Technologies based in Houston TX. Among his […]

Dr. Shawn Wilson

Grand Ballroom A, B, and C

Location: Grand Ballroom A, B, and C Speaker: Dr. Shawn Wilson - Secretary LaDOTD, and President of AASHTO 2022 Presentation Description:  More information to come! Speaker Bio: Dr. Shawn Wilson was […]

SCC

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Tom Greene - GCP Applied Technologies Speaker Bio: Tom is a Regional Technical Services Manager for GCP Applied Technologies based in Houston TX. Among his […]

Pipe Show – Tuesday – Lunch

Grand Ballroom D and E

Location: Grand Ballroom D and E VIEW THE EXHIBITOR LIST The Pipe Show is a trade show created exclusively for the concrete pipe industry and is open for all Pipe […]

Bury Depth Considerations for Manholes

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Riley Dvorak, P.E. - Rinker Materials Presentation Description We are fairly comfortable with installing RCP over 30' deep with proper design considerations - but what […]

Building Unity and Productivity

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speaker:  Trevor McDonald, P.E. - Mountain States Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: Often times we find ourselves working with others – even competitors, in the case […]

Resilience & Sustainability in Delaware

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speaker:  Jim Pappas, P.E., M.B.A. - DelDOT Presentation Description: As the lowest lying state in the nation, Delaware is familiar with the effects of climate change […]

Concrete Technology

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Rich Brewster - Northern Concrete Speaker Bio: Rich Brewster is Director of Quality Control for Northern Concrete Pipe, based in Bay City, Michigan. He’s been […]

Managing Industrial Health

Grand Ballroom F

Location:  Grand Ballroom F Speaker: Ed Eagle - CP&P Joseph Wildhaber - Rinker Speaker Bio: More information to come!

Drycast Concrete

Grand Ballroom G

Location:  Grand Ballroom G Speaker: Jake Jyrkama, P.E. - Rinker Materials Speaker Bio: Jake is the Director of Quality Assurance for Rinker Materials and is responsible for ensuring compliance to […]

Precast Concrete Trenchless Installation

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Mafe Pinzon, P.E. - Langley Concrete Presentation Description As cities grow, avoiding surface interruptions to install underground infrastructure has become a common practice. For this […]

How to Give Successful Plant Tours

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speakers:  Brian Kolden, P.E. - County Materials Presentation Description This presentation will describe the best practices that I have found to minimize problems and hazards, yet […]

Sign Truss Management

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speaker:  Tom Evers, P.E. - MODOT Presentation Description: Maintaining an entire transportation system is an enormous undertaking, and while MoDOT does a remarkable job managing the […]

Concrete Production

Grand Ballroom A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Tom Umek - Afinitas Speaker Bio: Tom has worked in production for more than 30 years. He has continued in the industry until today as […]

Root Cause Analysis/5 Whys

Grand Ballroom F

Location:  Grand Ballroom F Speakers: DJ McKinney - Rinker Todd Marciniak - Northern Concrete Speaker Bios: DJ has had 22 years’ experience in Safety, Health, and Environmental directly related to […]

Box Culvert Design

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Josh Beakley, P.E. - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description Precast Box Culverts are a fast-growing segment of the precast culvert industry. These products have […]

Engage Your Specifiers

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speaker:  Al Hogan, P.E. - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: This presentation is a review and open discussion on how our industry marketing, promotions, and […]

RCP Under Deep Fills

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speaker:  Doug Kirk, P.E. - WV DOT Presentation Description: When the West Virginia Division of Highways updated Design Directives to use more concrete pipe, it seemed […]

Mix Designs

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Rich Brewster - Northern Concrete Speaker Bio: Rich Brewster is Director of Quality Control for Northern Concrete Pipe, based in Bay City, Michigan. He’s been […]

OSHA’s Heat and Illness Standard

Grand Ballroom F

Location:  Grand Ballroom F Speakers: Scott Russell - Topwerk John Puzz - County Materials Speaker Bios: Scott Russell is an experienced business professional servicing the concrete products sector. As the […]

Box Culvert Manufacturing & Installation

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Trevis Hanson, C.E.T. - Canadian Concrete Pipe and Precast Association Presentation Description Discover how precast concrete box culverts are made using drycast and wetcast concrete. […]

Grassroots Government Relations Building

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speakers:  Steve Smart, P.E. - County Materials John Susong , P.E. - Rinker Presentation Description No rocket science needed to break down this topic of how […]

Hydraulics

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speaker:  Luke Assink, P.E. - WSDOT Presentation Description: WSDOT’s approach to a complete update to their Hydraulic Manual; including methods used, industry feedback and final changes. […]

Poster Session

Fourth Floor Pre-Function Area

Location: Fourth Floor Pre-Function Area The Poster Session is one of the many highlights at Pipe School as it gives industry personnel the opportunity to highlight and share something unique […]

Pipe Show – Tuesday – Afternoon

Grand Ballroom D and E

Location: Grand Ballroom D and E VIEW THE EXHIBITOR LIST The Pipe Show is a trade show created exclusively for the concrete pipe industry and is open for all Pipe […]

DOT Dinner (invitation only)

Location: Buses will begin loading at the Hyatt (on 4th Street) at 6pm Buses will be available at 9 pm to start returning to hotel  

Plant Tour

Fred Weber

Location:  Fred Weber Bus 1 departs Hyatt at 6:30 am Bus 2 departs at 6:40 am Bus 3 departs 6:50 am Buses 4 & 5 depart at 7:00 am Tours […]

Resilience & Sustainability

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  James Freed, P.E. - Rinker Materials Presentation Description: We all know the importance of having a resilient and sustainable development. But what does that mean? […]

How to Give an Effective Presentation

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speaker:  Michael Kremer - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description Giving a presentation is as much of an art as it is a science.  Knowing your […]

Resilience in Design: Flooding & Wildfires

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speaker:  Dr. Ricardo Medina, P.E. - Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Presentation Description: Experience has shown that culvert crossings may be vulnerable to damage induced by natural […]

Consolidation

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Tom Umek - Afinitas Speaker Bio: Tom has worked in production for more than 30 years. He has continued in the industry until today as […]

Machinery Workshop – HawkeyePedershaab

Grand Ballroom F

Location:  Grand Ballroom F Workshop Leaders: Kevin Dowd, Kevin Reathaford, Randy Beckman, Tom Umek, Ron Schreiver, & John Witte - HawkeyePedershaab Description: Machinery workshop taught by the HawkeyePedershaab Team

Machinery Workshop – BESSER

Grand Ballroom G

Location:  Grand Ballroom G Workshop Leader: Scott Kennedy - BESSER Leader Bio:  Scott owned and operated his family’s Besser-equipped pipe plant in North Carolina for over twenty years, successfully growing […]

Proper Pipe Gasket Design System

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speakers:  Jim Gamble - Press-Seal Presentation Description: The presentation will provide you, as the contractor, manufacturer, or owner, with some tools to better understand what makes […]

QC, QA, and QCast

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Margarita Takou, PhD, P.E., ENV SP - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: Quality Control and Assurance of the precast infrastructure is streamlined with a […]

Buoyancy

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speaker:  Hank Gottschalk - CP&P Presentation Description: Every object that is submerged in a liquid will experience buoyant forces. Buried tanks, vaults, manholes, drainage inlets, pipes […]

Pipe Show – Wednesday – Lunch

Grand Ballroom D and E

Location:  Grand Ballroom D and E VIEW THE EXHIBITOR LIST The Pipe Show is a trade show created exclusively for the concrete pipe industry and is open for all Pipe […]

Curing

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Mel Marshall - MCM Consultants Speaker Bio: Mel graduated in 1960 from University of Alberta with a B.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering. Since 1980 he […]

Problem Solving & Trouble Shooting

Grand Ballroom F and G

Location: Grand Ballroom F and G Speakers: John Witte and Kevin Dowd - Afinitas Speaker Bios: More information to come!  

Pre/Post Pour Inspection

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Karl Josey - Oldcastle Speaker Bio: Karl is a Quality Control Department Manager for Oldcastle Infrastructure. He offices out of San Antonio, TX and is […]

Calculations & Review

Regency A and B

Location:  Regency A and B Speaker: Rich Brewster - Northern Concrete Speaker Bio: Rich Brewster is Director of Quality Control for Northern Concrete Pipe, based in Bay City, Michigan. He’s been […]

Production Roundtables

Grand Ballroom F and G

Location: Grand Ballroom F and G Roundtable Leaders: DJ, Tom, Larry, Jake, John, Bill, Dan, & more  

Evacuation Routes

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speakers:  Trygve Hoff, P.E., ENV SP - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description: Asset Management provides agency/owners both a long-term roadmap toward better supervision of asset […]

RCP Joint Design & Gaskets

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Alan Siebenthaler - Hamilton Kent Presentation Description With the high costs of infrastructure, there is little doubt that watertight joints in underground conveyance and retention […]

Asset Management

Grand Ballroom C

Location:  Grand Ballroom C Speakers:  Michelle O'Neill, P.E. - MDOT Mike Halloran, P.E. - MDOT Presentation Description: MDOT is in the early stages of developing an Ancillary Structures Asset Management […]

Strategies for Your Next Relationship Building Event

Grand Ballroom A

Location:  Grand Ballroom A Speaker:  Jennifer Harrell, P.E., ENV SP. - American Concrete Pipe Association Presentation Description One of the most valuable takeaways from any conference is the new contacts […]

Improving the Design Life Cycle of Sewer Structures

Grand Ballroom B

Location:  Grand Ballroom B Speaker:  Kayla Hanson - Concrete Sealants Presentation Description: The term “corrosion” is typically associated with rusting steel or maybe even old batteries. However, other materials besides […]