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C ommitted to delivering intelligent data management Jennifer Taylor BIM Manager, Dallas, Texas â€œJoining Dewberry last spring has enabled me to apply my knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM) applications to all disciplines and many types of projects. Bringing this knowledge and change to our organizations is critical. We do a lot of work sharing and interaction between the offices, and using BIM is enabling us to experience interdisciplinary design coordination while becoming more accurate and efficient. â€œI support the use of BIM technology in all Dewberry offices. I train and work with employees at every level, from interns to senior management. Iâ€™m on the road a lot and my job is hands-on, but in a much broader sense, itâ€™s about change. â€œIâ€™m pursuing my architectural license and LEEDÂ® accreditation, and Iâ€™m constantly involved in new BIM technologies so that I can bring new and exciting knowledge to our Dewberry team. â€œI love to work on old buildings. My husband and I bought a historic building, redesigned it and created a loft residence for ourselves. We hope to take that knowledge to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.â€ Mat Mampara, EIT, CFM Water Resources Engineer, Fairfax, Virginia â€œOne of the most exciting projects I worked on this year was the GeoRiesgo (GeoRisk) project. This was Dewberryâ€™s first project working directly for the government of Puerto Rico. The projectâ€™s objective is to develop a web-based mapping tool to convey flood risk to Puerto Rican citizens. â€œWe first provided the Puerto Rican government with a capacity and capability analysis to help them determine their ability for hosting and serving web-based geospatial technology. Now that we understand their infrastructure and capacity, we are developing an ArcGIS Server-based tool that aligns to their systems. The tool will provide a picture of flood risk, at an individual parcel level, and leverages flood hazard data updates that we have produced throughout Puerto Rico for FEMA. Our good work for one client has created an opportunity to do good work for another! â€œMy wife and I are having fun playing â€˜zone defenseâ€™ with our three boys ranging in age from six years to 11 months. I am also currently working with some of my neighbors to develop a program at my oldest sonâ€™s school for National Engineers Week.â€ Dave Palumbo, PE Technology Manager, Bloomfield, New Jersey â€œWeâ€™ve had some great success this year helping our employees embrace 3D object-oriented mapping, design, and stakeout technologyâ€”using our 3D site civil workflow on projects. This really fits into our forward-looking goal to enhance core Dewberry services by delivering reusable intelligent object models. This adds value to our work by helping clients bridge information gaps between facility design, construction, and life-cycle asset management. â€œWhat I love about my job are the regular challenges I undertake to facilitate a broad range of business needs, and how Dewberry recognizes technology as a differentiator in our markets. â€œAs a full-time information technology professional raising a family, Iâ€™d have to say that my hobbies are a bit limited. When Iâ€™m not fixing-up my near century-old house, I enjoy my kidsâ€™ competitive sporting activities as well as an occasional dinner or New York City show with my wife.â€

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