TME Presents: Optimizing Value Through Strategic Asset Management

Peter Dodgion serves as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works (USACE CW) Asset Management Program Manager. In his role, he coordinates the systematic management of physical assets: asset performance, risk, and investments over the life cycle. Specifically, he sustains the life-cycle portfolio management systems used in the Civil Works asset management system. He serves as the primary contact for external stakeholders reviewing or exploring USACE CW portfolio management practices, including capital investment planning, maintenance management, asset performance measurements, and others. He facilitates teams who develop methods and tools to mature these portfolio management systems in alignment with international standards, primarily ISO 55000, including value models, risk assessment tools, maintenance standards, organizational structure and cultural changes, cross-functional/cross-business line decision support tools, asset data integration, and others.

Peter holds a BS in Environmental Science and focuses continued studies on risk management. He is a retired Navy Senior Chief Seabees and received a graduate certificate degree from the University of Notre Dame, Maryland in Risk Analysis.

Dr. Matthew Smith is the Technical Director for Water Resources Infrastructure R&D at the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). His research has been primarily in the areas of structural health monitoring (SHM) and seismic performance of steel structures. He is directing research programs that improve the technology used to evaluate, construct, and repair national infrastructure. His goal is to enhance the ability of USACE to succeed in its mission by implementing technologies for improved resilience, safety, and reliability. He holds a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego and a MS and BS in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. Dr. Smith is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California.

Emily has more than 17 years of consulting experience focused on asset management, strategic communication, and change management. She provides consulting and project management for facility and asset management services, including policy and strategy development, process formation, gap analysis, budget development and implementation, and operations and maintenance analysis. In short, Emily helps clients achieve goals and develop strategies to forward their business practices.