Olfa Hamdi
CEO, Concord Project Technologies Inc.
Founder, Advanced Work Packaging Institute
Engineer Olfa Hamdi is co-founder and CEO of Concord Project Technologies Inc. a California based company implementing innovation project management systems for predictable construction capital project delivery.
She is co-inventor of the Advanced Work Packaging methodology for construction projects and a top influencer in the industrial construction sector.
She is an international researcher in the field of project management for large construction projects, founder of the Advanced Work Packaging Institute, co-founder of The Institute of Management, a former auditor of large capital projects in the petrochemical sector and a tech entrepreneur in project management technology solutions.
She holds a Master of Science in Capital Projects’ Management from The University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Science in Engineering from Ecole Centrale de Lille (France), and a graduate degree in Alternative Dispute Resolution for construction disputes from Texas School of Law.
Olfa has been a fellow of the State Bar of Texas Construction Law section with numerous publications in academic and professional journals as well as media outlets. She speaks four languages and is a firm believer in the role of interdisciplinary research in driving capital projects effectiveness.
Connie McLaughlin
Operations Manager
KBR Inc.
Connie McLaughlin oversees all technical services related to onshore Americas region construction for KBR Inc., including management of resources, implementation of work face planning, recruiting, work processes and procedures.
She has 35 years of engineering and construction experience in the oil and gas and chemicals sector focused on project execution, and has held various positions in project controls, technical services, information management, and system development and deployment.
KBR was instrumental is developing a work process called Last Planner in 1982. This is what the industry now calls AWP. KBR is investing in AWP for use on all projects.
Debra K. Rubin (Moderator)
Editor-at-Large, Business and Energy
Engineering News-Record
Expertise: Global Energy/Energy Transition, Global Companies and Management, Workforce