CEO Forum – UC Berkeley & SF State University
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TOTAL EVENT SPACES: 160
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Overview
Come hear a panel of CEOs (small, medium, large) give a 5-10 min overview of their experiences, lessons learned, and tips for a successful career! Following the CEO presentations, the audience will have the ability to submit questions to the panel. The forum would be 2 hours.
AGENDA:
4:00 – 4:05 Introductions
4:05 – 4:10 Sponsor Presentation(s)
4:10 – 5:30 CEO Presentations
5:30 – 5:55 Question/Answer
5:55 – 6:00 Adjournment to Social Gathering
2023 CEO Forum Panelists:
Vivian Housen, P.E., ENV SP has a B.S. from UC Berkeley in Civil Engineering and an M.S. from Stanford University in Structural Engineering. She began her career designing deepwater offshore platforms and spent some time working on an oil rig before moving to the water industry. Vivian has over 30 years of experience in the planning, design, and management of wet infrastructure projects. She is a hands-on manager for large wastewater programs, and enjoys hydraulic modeling, master planning, utility asset management, and regulatory compliance. She is recognized for her ability to build consensus among diverse organizations and has delivered controversial programs significantly under budget. In her spare time, Vivian likes to spend time outdoors with her family and 2 dogs.
Since 1988, Greg Hurd has participated and managed a variety of diverse civil engineering and land surveying projects for both public and private clients including commercial and industrial developments, winery facilities, residential and multi-family developments, healthcare facilities, educational campuses, mixed-use developments, hospitality and public works projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2020, Greg was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of BKF Engineers, headquartered in Redwood City; only to be the fifth President in the firm’s 107-year legacy. His overall management of corporate functions for the firm focuses on driving strategic growth and initiatives, engaging staff, and ensuring quality project delivery.
I love seeing things be built, especially infrastructure that my grandchildren may use someday. I chose municipal / public works engineering as way to combine my love of construction with my passion to provide for my community. I am a registered engineer with more than 2½ decades of public works design and construction management experience. I have served as project manager and resident engineer for various water distribution, flood control, storm drainage, sanitary sewer, and transportation projects throughout the Bay Area. I currently serve as District Engineer for the Purissima Hills, Westborough, and Mid-Peninsula Water Districts. I have also served as resident engineer during construction of several high-profile projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Jeff Setera is the President of Sandis Civil Engineers Surveyors Planners and has been with the firm for over 32 years, starting as a runner and blueprint maker over three decades ago. Jeff is state renowned for his leadership in engineering design and has completed a diverse array of projects. He has participated and built everything from sidewalks to office buildings, elementary schools to universities, and housing projects to hospitals. His vision as President is to ensure Sandis’ processes bring out high quality, technically competent and client-focused design solutions.
Zach Siviglia is President & CEO of Mark Thomas. As President & CEO, Zach is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm, as well as overall firm profitability, quality delivery, client service, and employee satisfaction. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Zach is also an active project manager. He works with key clients to deliver strategic and complex improvements to transportation facilities. Zach is passionate about developing young engineers – providing mentoring and guidance to improve their technical skills and progress through their careers. Zach holds a BS in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer and certified Qualified SWPPP Developer.
Ms. Yurovsky has over 35 years of civil engineering experience overseeing water, wastewater, recycled water, and other water resources engineering projects. Tanya has managed capital projects that include: treatment plants, transmission pipelines, pump stations, storage reservoirs, water quality projects, seismic reliability improvement projects, and renewable energy studies. Prior to founding her company, SRT Consultants, in 2004, Ms. Yurovsky worked in consulting engineering firms and in the public sector.
2023 CEO Forum Moderators:
Dr. Storesund has over 20 years of planning, design, engineering, and construction experience and has worked on a variety of projects throughout California, the United States, and internationally. Dr. Storesund provides consulting services in all aspects of civil, geotechnical, water resources, ecological, restoration, and sustainability engineering projects. His expertise is on the application of reliability and risk-based approaches to engineering projects (with a specialization in environmental restoration and flood control projects) in order to effectively manage project uncertainties. Dr. Storesund has participated in all aspects of engineering projects; from preliminary reviews to detailed analyses to construction observations and post-project monitoring. He provides expert forensic engineering services for geotechnical and civil infrastructure systems.
Sasha has provided engineering management and design for a range of transportation improvement projects for more than 25 years. Sasha is an active project manager – overseeing internal and subconsultant teams to deliver high-profile and complex public works projects throughout California. Sasha’s professional success stems from a unique combination of broad technical expertise, creative problem solving and an ability to communicate complicated technical ideas in an understandable way to a wide range of audiences, both technical and non-technical.
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