Melanie Lincoln
Preconstruction Manager
AECOM Hunt
Melanie Lincoln is a preconstruction manager with AECOM Hunt who has been in the industry for over 12 years. Melanie graduated from Bucknell University with a B.S in civil engineering in 2007.
She has been exposed to many aspects of construction and has held various roles throughout her career in superintending, engineering, cost control, and preconstruction. She has been involved in a variety of project types including healthcare, high rise, industrial, transportation, and sports.
Melanie has been the principal for LEED on the construction side for several projects and was most recently voted as one of ENR Southwest’s 2020 Top Young Professionals.
Dr. Dana Al-Qadi
Environmental and Energy Engineer
AECOM
Dr. Dana Al-Qadi is an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she received her Bachelors and Masters degrees from CEE. She received her doctoral degree in Engineering Management from the George Washington University.
Today, she is an engineer with AECOM’s Smart Energy team, where she focuses on advancing communities and infrastructure, including electrification, carbon reductions, smart cities, resilience, and energy.
She is on the editorial board for the IEEE Smart Cities Journal and serves as the Secretary on the IEEE Chicago section’s Executive Committee. She was recently named an ASCE New Face of Engineering, ENR Top Young Professional, and Consulting-Specifying Engineer 40 under 40.
tom kefalas
DEO
LA METRO
Sr. Director
LA Metro, Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Dept.
Tom Kefalas is a Civil Engineer with a concentration on geotechnical and environment, as well as Sr. Director for LA Metro's Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Department. He feels fortunate to be part of a regional transportation renaissance at LA Metro fueled by Los Angeles County Measures R and M.
Tom is currently managing the compliance and sustainability programs across all of LA Metro’s Capital Projects (“28 by 28”) $20 Billion program which touches on all aspects of the environmental spectrum.
His main focus for the next 8 years is to keep his company’s projects in compliance, and meet sustainability goals. It is an exciting time at LA Metro and he is eager to share some of his experiences!
Mark Shaw (Moderator)
Editor, Mountain States & Contractor Business Strategy
Engineering News-Record
Mark is the Mountain States & Contractor Business Strategy Editor for Engineering News-Record.