October Luncheon - BIM4I for Caltrans Bridges

Join us Live In Person!

Lunch will be served, parking is pre-paid, vegetarian options available with registration.

Delivering Value with Building Information Modeling for Infrastructure (BIM4I) across the Bridge Lifecycle

Speakers:

Lynn Hiel, PE, ENV-SP, M. ASCE, Bridge Engineer – Caltrans, Office of Bridge Design South, BIM Specialty Branch

Peyman Kaviani, PhD, PE, M. ASCE, Bridge Engineer – Caltrans, Office of Bridge Design South, BIM Specialty 

Branch

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is strategically advancing the BIM for Infrastructure (BIM4I) digital transportation project delivery program. This presentation will focus on the Bridge Design Subdivision’s BIM journey and give an overview of our current engagement in national (FHWA, AASHTO, and NCHRP) BIM developments, industry outreach / initiatives, and pilot projects.

Bio Lynn Hiel

Lynn has been with Caltrans, Office of Bridge Design since 2019 and is co-chair of the Caltrans BIM for Bridges and Structures Committee. Before joining Caltrans, she was a BIM Lead with STRABAG/Züblin on building and infrastructure projects in Europe, including Blox – the Danish Architectural Center and the UK High Speed Two Railway. She believes that BIM has an important role in the public sector to support its mission of building and maintaining safe, high-quality infrastructure for the public good.

Linked-in Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lh-4208/

Bio Peyman Kaviani

Peyman Kaviani has been with Caltrans since 2015 and holds the position of co-chair of the Caltrans BIM for Bridges and Structures Committee. In collaboration with the different divisions at Caltrans, he leads the effort of implementing BIM methodology for infrastructures and establishing innovative digital project delivery workflow for the life-cycle of infrastructures, particularly bridge structures. Peyman is an active member of ASCE Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Digital Design Committee.

Linked-in Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pkaviani/