Kristine
K. Fallon, FAIA
Kristine K. Fallon has been a pioneer in applying information technology to architecture, engineering and facility management since the 1970’s. After 15 years as a licensed architect in large A/E firms, she founded Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc. in 1993 to focus on the use of information technology in the design and construction industry. She has helped AEC firms and government and corporate facilities groups nationwide evaluate and implement technology systems. In addition, she has provided research and expertise to software developers serving the AEC market.
In 1995, Fallon was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in recognition of her achievement in enhancing the technical proficiency of the profession. In 2001 she received the Ed Forrest Award for Excellence in Design/ Construction Automation. Her book, The AEC Technology Survival Guide: Managing Today’s Information Practice, published by John Wiley & Sons, appeared in 1997. In 2000 she managed a major software evaluation project that resulted in the 2001 CAD for Principals CAD Software Evaluation Report, published by PSMJ Resources, Inc.
Fallon has been active in the AIA and numerous industry committees, lecturing and publishing extensively. She leads CAD For Principals, a grassroots industry-based effort to improve the information technology tools available for the design and construction industry. She writes a monthly column for PSMJ Best Practices and has spoken at major industry conferences in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Germany, Israel and Singapore.
Gregory A. Bush
Gregory A. Bush has more than 10 years of experience in computer software and support services. He is the project manger for the implementation of Meridian’s Proliance Web-based project management system for the Illinois Tollway’s 10-year, 5.3 billion dollar Congestion Relief Plan. He is responsible for managing a team of 8 IT consultants in a fast track delivery of 11 project management modules within 90 days. He is responsible for the training and support program which trained 184 users working on 16 projects in the first 90 days. The program expects to reach 1000 active users within 2 years.
Bush has assisted with the configuration, rollout, management, training and support of a Web-based project management tool utilized by designers and contractors for tracking all project correspondence and collaboration for the five year, $2.1 billion Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Capital Improvement Program. This system has been used by over 1000 individuals from more than 113 organizations collaborating on 50-plus CTA projects. Over 100 GB of project data, consisting of electronic forms and documents, are managed on the CTA’s Web-based PM system. This system served as the document management system for capital projects in CTA’s design, construction and facilities division and contributed to the CTA’s achievement of ISO 9001-2000 quality registration.
Bush has provided role-based instructor-led training for the Web-based project management system and developed CD-based training applications to replace instructor-led introductory training courses. He has implemented an online ASP training registration application to allow users to register themselves for classes. Over 1000 trainees have attended the CTA training programs.
In addition to ASP and online project management expertise at CTA, Bush has hands-on experience managing large scale IT systems. He has been Manager of IT for a national real estate network where he developed online real estate management technologies. He also designed, implemented and managed data center redundant Web servers for two dot.com companies.
Robert A. Feldman
Feldman has a doctorate in archaeology and is an accomplished computer professional with wide-ranging experience in application design, software development, programming, consulting and educational resources. He possesses excellent analytic skills and the ability to approach a problem from multiple directions.
Feldman is assisting the curatorial Department of Architecture of The Art Institute of Chicago implement the recommendations of KFA's 18-month research project, Collecting, Archiving and Exhibiting Digital Deign Data, a precedent-setting report on technology, standards and work processes for creating and maintaining electronic archives of born-digital design data created by architects and industrial designers.
In conjunction with an Art Institute programmer, Feldman is writing the Digital Archive for Architecture System software that will archive, catalog and store newly acquired digital design data and the data created by digitizing the existing paper-based collection. Once the software has passed a rigorous acceptance test, he will help The Art Institute of Chicago conduct a pilot to validate the new accessing and preserving work processes and archiving techniques.
Feldman has conducted interviews to determine what data would be valuable to internal and external users of a GIS-based Infrastructure Management System at the Illinois Tollway. He has analyzed the needs of potential users of the system and been involved with the database design and application programming of the GIS system. He has contributed to the development of agency-specific documentation and training materials for use of the GIS data.
Feldman has designed and written core applications and client-specific implementations for a parametric manufacturing order configurator involving complex product rules and 2D and 3D representations. He has successfully worked with varied clients to design and implement software solutions and to provide training and support for those programs. While at The Field Museum of Natural History he created numerous interactive programs and computer animations for museum exhibits.
Feldman has written programs in Visual C++ and VB Script to implement the J.D. Edwards Advanced Order Configurator (AOC, formerly CustomWorks) in diverse industries, including furniture, housing construction, and industrial manufacturing. He has created Visual C++ ATL COM object modules to interface between AOC, OneWorld, databases, and 3rd party programs such as AutoCAD. He has also designed and created GUI interfaces for core programs and client implementations, developed training materials and taught classes for customers and business partners.
Michael D. Goff
Michael D. Goff has twenty years' experience planning, budgeting, selecting, configuring, rolling out, training and supporting a range of information technology products for design and construction industry businesses. He is skilled at identifying and implementing appropriate technologies to solve business problems and to enhance efficiency in design and construction operations. He has participated in the development, testing and adoption of new software tools and managed IT support groups at a number of firms.
Goff a member of the award-winning KFA team that currently trains and supports Web-based project and document management systems for the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) $2.1 billion Capital Improvement Program. On the CTA project, he conducts role-based training for new users and also assists the web site team with day-to-day administration and support.
Goff has a deep understanding of industry practices, culture, standards and document types. He is a skilled communicator and a seasoned trainer, having served as a part-time software instructor at Oakton Community College since 1994, in addition to his training activities within firms. He has developed computer courseware and multimedia presentations.
Immediately prior to joining KFA, Goff served as Information Technology Manager at a 32-person firm, providing all computer use planning, support and training. His knowledge of computer technology and extensive AEC professional background allowed him to provide computer project management support.
Kirby Majer
Kirby Majer has more than 10 years of experience planning and implementing projects and cutting edge technology-based solutions for a variety of business functions from market research to environmental protection. He has a thorough understanding of available technology-based tools and is able to utilize his business planning experience with large multi-office corporations and entrepreneurial organizations to successfully implement procedures and systems to provide relevant financial and sales reports, inventory control analysis, improved internal and external communications as well as evaluation, management and maintenance of customer accounts.
Majer currently leads of the award-winning KFA team that trains and supports Web-based project and document management systems for the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) $2.1 billion Capital Improvement Program.
Majer has highly developed project management skills including technology development, budget planning, vendor negotiation, implementation of plans and quality management control. He has demonstrated his ability to communicate at all levels within an organization, demystifying technology and matching the best technical solution to the talent of the individual, team, department or organization. He is experienced in managing staff and support in-house as well as employees located remotely in multiple locations. He has the skills to manage a staff with a wide variety of technical experience and requirements. Majer has been responsible for specification, purchasing and inventory control, financial oversight of hardware and software for different organizations.
Peter L. Urban
Peter Urban is a specialist in computer hardware and software solutions for the design, construction and manufacturing industries. He currently provides program management services relating specifically to development of the Illinois Tollway’s Web-based project management system for Tollway’s 10-year, 5.3 billion dollar Congestion Relief Plan. He is a member of a team responsible for the fast track delivery of 11 project management modules within 90 days. The team is also responsible for the training and support program which trained 184 users working on 16 projects in the first 90 days. The program expects to reach 1000 active users within 2 years.
Kristine K. Fallon has been a pioneer in applying information technology to architecture, engineering and facility management since the 1970’s. After 15 years as a licensed architect in large A/E firms, she founded Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc. in 1993 to focus on the use of information technology in the design and construction industry. She has helped AEC firms and government and corporate facilities groups nationwide evaluate and implement technology systems. In addition, she has provided research and expertise to software developers serving the AEC market.
In 1995, Fallon was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in recognition of her achievement in enhancing the technical proficiency of the profession. In 2001 she received the Ed Forrest Award for Excellence in Design/ Construction Automation. Her book, The AEC Technology Survival Guide: Managing Today’s Information Practice, published by John Wiley & Sons, appeared in 1997. In 2000 she managed a major software evaluation project that resulted in the 2001 CAD for Principals CAD Software Evaluation Report, published by PSMJ Resources, Inc.
Fallon has been active in the AIA and numerous industry committees, lecturing and publishing extensively. She leads CAD For Principals, a grassroots industry-based effort to improve the information technology tools available for the design and construction industry. She writes a monthly column for PSMJ Best Practices and has spoken at major industry conferences in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Germany, Israel and Singapore.
Gregory A. Bush
Gregory A. Bush has more than 10 years of experience in computer software and support services. He is the project manger for the implementation of Meridian’s Proliance Web-based project management system for the Illinois Tollway’s 10-year, 5.3 billion dollar Congestion Relief Plan. He is responsible for managing a team of 8 IT consultants in a fast track delivery of 11 project management modules within 90 days. He is responsible for the training and support program which trained 184 users working on 16 projects in the first 90 days. The program expects to reach 1000 active users within 2 years.
Bush has assisted with the configuration, rollout, management, training and support of a Web-based project management tool utilized by designers and contractors for tracking all project correspondence and collaboration for the five year, $2.1 billion Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Capital Improvement Program. This system has been used by over 1000 individuals from more than 113 organizations collaborating on 50-plus CTA projects. Over 100 GB of project data, consisting of electronic forms and documents, are managed on the CTA’s Web-based PM system. This system served as the document management system for capital projects in CTA’s design, construction and facilities division and contributed to the CTA’s achievement of ISO 9001-2000 quality registration.
Bush has provided role-based instructor-led training for the Web-based project management system and developed CD-based training applications to replace instructor-led introductory training courses. He has implemented an online ASP training registration application to allow users to register themselves for classes. Over 1000 trainees have attended the CTA training programs.
In addition to ASP and online project management expertise at CTA, Bush has hands-on experience managing large scale IT systems. He has been Manager of IT for a national real estate network where he developed online real estate management technologies. He also designed, implemented and managed data center redundant Web servers for two dot.com companies.
Robert A. Feldman
Feldman has a doctorate in archaeology and is an accomplished computer professional with wide-ranging experience in application design, software development, programming, consulting and educational resources. He possesses excellent analytic skills and the ability to approach a problem from multiple directions.
Feldman is assisting the curatorial Department of Architecture of The Art Institute of Chicago implement the recommendations of KFA's 18-month research project, Collecting, Archiving and Exhibiting Digital Deign Data, a precedent-setting report on technology, standards and work processes for creating and maintaining electronic archives of born-digital design data created by architects and industrial designers.
In conjunction with an Art Institute programmer, Feldman is writing the Digital Archive for Architecture System software that will archive, catalog and store newly acquired digital design data and the data created by digitizing the existing paper-based collection. Once the software has passed a rigorous acceptance test, he will help The Art Institute of Chicago conduct a pilot to validate the new accessing and preserving work processes and archiving techniques.
Feldman has conducted interviews to determine what data would be valuable to internal and external users of a GIS-based Infrastructure Management System at the Illinois Tollway. He has analyzed the needs of potential users of the system and been involved with the database design and application programming of the GIS system. He has contributed to the development of agency-specific documentation and training materials for use of the GIS data.
Feldman has designed and written core applications and client-specific implementations for a parametric manufacturing order configurator involving complex product rules and 2D and 3D representations. He has successfully worked with varied clients to design and implement software solutions and to provide training and support for those programs. While at The Field Museum of Natural History he created numerous interactive programs and computer animations for museum exhibits.
Feldman has written programs in Visual C++ and VB Script to implement the J.D. Edwards Advanced Order Configurator (AOC, formerly CustomWorks) in diverse industries, including furniture, housing construction, and industrial manufacturing. He has created Visual C++ ATL COM object modules to interface between AOC, OneWorld, databases, and 3rd party programs such as AutoCAD. He has also designed and created GUI interfaces for core programs and client implementations, developed training materials and taught classes for customers and business partners.
Michael D. Goff
Michael D. Goff has twenty years' experience planning, budgeting, selecting, configuring, rolling out, training and supporting a range of information technology products for design and construction industry businesses. He is skilled at identifying and implementing appropriate technologies to solve business problems and to enhance efficiency in design and construction operations. He has participated in the development, testing and adoption of new software tools and managed IT support groups at a number of firms.
Goff a member of the award-winning KFA team that currently trains and supports Web-based project and document management systems for the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) $2.1 billion Capital Improvement Program. On the CTA project, he conducts role-based training for new users and also assists the web site team with day-to-day administration and support.
Goff has a deep understanding of industry practices, culture, standards and document types. He is a skilled communicator and a seasoned trainer, having served as a part-time software instructor at Oakton Community College since 1994, in addition to his training activities within firms. He has developed computer courseware and multimedia presentations.
Immediately prior to joining KFA, Goff served as Information Technology Manager at a 32-person firm, providing all computer use planning, support and training. His knowledge of computer technology and extensive AEC professional background allowed him to provide computer project management support.
Kirby Majer
Kirby Majer has more than 10 years of experience planning and implementing projects and cutting edge technology-based solutions for a variety of business functions from market research to environmental protection. He has a thorough understanding of available technology-based tools and is able to utilize his business planning experience with large multi-office corporations and entrepreneurial organizations to successfully implement procedures and systems to provide relevant financial and sales reports, inventory control analysis, improved internal and external communications as well as evaluation, management and maintenance of customer accounts.
Majer currently leads of the award-winning KFA team that trains and supports Web-based project and document management systems for the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) $2.1 billion Capital Improvement Program.
Majer has highly developed project management skills including technology development, budget planning, vendor negotiation, implementation of plans and quality management control. He has demonstrated his ability to communicate at all levels within an organization, demystifying technology and matching the best technical solution to the talent of the individual, team, department or organization. He is experienced in managing staff and support in-house as well as employees located remotely in multiple locations. He has the skills to manage a staff with a wide variety of technical experience and requirements. Majer has been responsible for specification, purchasing and inventory control, financial oversight of hardware and software for different organizations.
Peter L. Urban
Peter Urban is a specialist in computer hardware and software solutions for the design, construction and manufacturing industries. He currently provides program management services relating specifically to development of the Illinois Tollway’s Web-based project management system for Tollway’s 10-year, 5.3 billion dollar Congestion Relief Plan. He is a member of a team responsible for the fast track delivery of 11 project management modules within 90 days. The team is also responsible for the training and support program which trained 184 users working on 16 projects in the first 90 days. The program expects to reach 1000 active users within 2 years.
He was a member of the award-winning KFA team that implemented, trained and supported Web-based project and document management systems for the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) $2.1 billion Capital Improvement Program. On the CTA project, he played a major role in developing the user manual and training classes that defined the roles and responsibilities associated with program and document management. While on the team, he worked closely with key project stakeholders to document pertinent business processes and to identify opportunities for improvement. He participated in ISO quality audits. Urban worked with project managers to determine data needs specific to each project and worked with Citadon’s software quality assurance team, testing pre-release system features with CTA’s data, documents and procedures. The system has been used by over 1000 users from 113 organizations working on 50-plus projects. Urban has experience in both Citadon products: ProjectNet and CW.
Urban led
the fast-track implementation of Meridian ProjectTalk hosted Web-based
project management system for a major expansion project at Foxwoods
Casino in Connecticut. Within 120 days, document management, design
phase business processes, construction phase processes and budget/ cost
control features were implemented. Urban also developed 10 custom project
and program cost reports.
Urban recently completed the software specification and user interface
design for a custom software product for archiving digital design data.
The client was the curatorial Department of Architecture at The Art
Institute of Chicago. Advisers to the project included The Art Institute’s
registration, legal, MIS, archive and curatorial staff, as well as representatives
from the Library of Congress and the Avery Library of Columbia University.
