Jacobs: If/When

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Nathalie Cabrol is an astrobiologist and the Director of SETI Institute Carl Sagan Center for Research where she spearheads a new multidisciplinary roadmap to bridge astrobiology and SETI. She has a background in planetary and environmental sciences, and astrobiology. Her research focuses on the exploration of habitability and life beyond Earth. She counts over 470 peer-reviewed publications and p...

Chrissy Mitchell (Ph. D. MSc. BSc. FRGS, FCIWEM, C.Geog, C.Sci, C.Env, CWEM)   works nationally within the Joint (DEFRA/Environment Agency/Welsh Government/Natural Resources Wales) Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management R&D Programme. As a lead scientist at the UK Environment Agency she heads the Flood and Coast Asset Management Research & Development (R&D) as well as the Reservoir Safety R&D....

Daniel Kahneman is Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Emeritus at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Princeton University, and a fellow of the Center for Rationality at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Dr. Kahneman has held the position of professor of psychology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1970-197...

Dr. Kirk Borne is a sought-after global speaker and trainer on topics ranging from data mining, data management, big data analytics, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet of things, data-driven decision-making, modeling & simulation of dynamic systems to emerging technologies, future of work, education, and science. Among his many accolades, he was listed as #1 on the I...

Gary Rydstrom is a film director and sound designer.  For Pixar Animation Studios, he directed two shorts: the Oscar-nominated  Lifted , and  Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation .  For Disney and Studio Ghibli, he directed the English-language versions of  The Secret World of Arrietty ,  From Up on Poppy Hill , and  The Wind Rises .  At Skywalker Sound, he has designed and mixed many films, includi...

Adrian Belew is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer and guitar guru known for his inventive guitar sounds, complex time signatures, witty lyrics, wild sound and technical mastery. Belew has released 24 critically acclaimed solo records and was the frontman, singer, co-writer and guitarist for progressive rock powerhouse King Crimson for over 30 years. He also played alongside mus...

Dr. Rick Robinson is Director of Smart Places, Digital Infrastructure and Telecommunications for Jacobs. He advises cities, infrastructure operators, property developers and investors on the use of technology to improve buildings, infrastructure, places, communities and business and organisational performance. Previously, he has led Smart Cities businesses for Arup and IBM, and was Director of Tec...

Stan McChrystal , founder and chief executive officer, founded McChrystal Group in January 2011 to deliver innovative leadership solutions to businesses globally in order to help them transform and succeed in challenging, dynamic environments. A retired four-star general, Stan is the former commander of US and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) Afghanistan and the former commander of...

Christopher Gromek is a Senior Product Manager - Advanced Development in PTC’s Office of the CTO. After completing a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, he joined The Boeing Company’s Product Development Group, where his work on the 737MAX, 777-X, and (unreleased) 797 Programs advanced the state of the art in simulation and optimization. He later joined Frustum, Inc. as a generative design s...

Rich Deakin was recently appointed as UKRI’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) Low Cost Nuclear Challenge Director.  He has in excess of 35 years of experience of leading across international boundaries, complex stakeholder networks and delivery in industrial programs in organizations such as British Nuclear Fuels, Rolls Royce, NuScale and the Department of Business Energy and Industrial S...

Dr. Patrick C. Suermann , PE, LEED AP, Lt Col, USAF, ret., is the Department Head of the largest Construction Science program in the nation at Texas A&M University. After retiring from the Air Force as the first ever Chief of Emergency Services & Engineering at the newly formed Headquarters Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center AFIMSC, Suermann’s last teaching position as Associate Pro...

Steve Pelham , Vice President, Jacobs Aviation—Americas, leads Jacobs’ Americas Aviation market, providing strategic advisory consulting and project delivery oversight services to our clients and aviation project teams. Leveraging more than 30 years of experience in airport planning, environmental, design, engineering, architecture, security, and program management and construction management (PM/...

Gina Colarelli O’Connor is Professor of Innovation Management and Fischer Family Chaired Professor at Babson College. She conducts research and teaches on the topic of Corporate Innovation. Prior to joining Babson in 2018, Professor O’Connor was a faculty member at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lally School of Management, where she also served as the Director of the Severino Center for Techno...

Jens Nielsen , founder and CEO of the World Climate Foundation, is a global executive based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has worked in more than 20 countries performing strategy work for some of the largest corporations in the world. Jens is the chairman of World Climate Foundation, an impact oriented, not-for-profit organization that focuses on accelerating a resource-efficient economy through mean...

Eleanor Allen is a world-leading water expert dedicated to helping billions of people access safe and sustainable water and sanitation services needed to save lives, stay healthy, find jobs, and thrive. Eleanor is fiercely passionate about improving the state of the world with respect to water and sanitation. She has dedicated her career to this goal, first as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Domini...

Nicole Hagerman Miller serves as the Managing Director of Biomimicry 3.8, a certified BCorp and social enterprise dedicated to helping change-makers create a more sustainable world by emulating nature’s designs and core principles. Since joining the company in 2012 Nicole’s leadership has played a pivotal role in the growth and success of the company’s core services. Nicole’s background in Corpora...

Ian Chapman , CEO of UK Atomic Energy Authority   Ian Chapman became CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Director of the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in October 2016. He has held a number of international roles in fusion, including membership of the Princeton Plasma Physics Advisory board, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Plasma Physics advisory board and chairing the IAEA International Fu...

For more information on this topic, please see the white paper available to download on Jacobs.com/industry-insights . Donald Morrison is People & Places Solutions Senior Vice President Europe and Digital Strategies at Jacobs and leads over 8,000 people in the delivery of critical buildings, power, transport, water and environmental projects. In his 28 years at Jacobs Donald has enjoyed a variety...

Kenneth J. Kutsmeda , PE, LEED® AP is the Global Technology Leader for Jacobs Mission Critical.  Over the past 22 years, Ken has built a catalogue of over one million square feet of completed data centers for numerous commercial, federal, co-location and cloud providers. He has focused his career on adapting the latest technologies to electrical system design for mission critical facilities across...

Lieutenant Hugo Mitchell-Heggs joined the Royal Navy as an Officer after completing  his Mechanical Engineering Masters at the University of Sheffield. After an intensive training and academic curriculum, he qualified as a Nuclear Reactor supervisor, serving on Vanguard Class Submarines. He says he has been truly fortunate to have led and worked with teams of highly trained technicians and operato...

We're wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season as we close out 2020. We’re very grateful for all the fantastic guests who have been on our show this year, and we’re looking forward to continuing to bring you insightful content in 2021.

This episode originally aired as a videocast which can be seen here .  Susan Howard is an Industrial Control Systems Senior Cybersecurity Consultant for Jacobs with a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification and an M.S. in telecommunications engineering and cybersecurity from UC Boulder. Her current work includes governance, risk, and compliance for control systems...

This episode originally aired as a videocast which can be seen here .  Dina Salvaggio , RN is Jacobs Principal of Healthcare Consulting, APG. She has over 30 years’ experience as a healthcare leader, Registered Nurse and Principal/Consultant, and she is experienced in identifying, developing, implementing and leading teams, programs and processes. Dina has worked as a leader in the clinical settin...

Kate Willison , Global Innovation Lead at Jacobs, seeks to promote a culture of innovation at all levels within the business. She helps connect the dots - between ideas, people, teams, clients, partners, technologies, challenges and opportunities - and enable innovation to flourish. In this role Kate helps shape strategy, deliver global innovation initiatives, lead innovation investment projects,...