Publications/Presentations
2009 Damage Prevention Conference Presentations
The following are low-resolution copies of some of the presentations presented at the 2009 Damage Prevention Conference held in Virginia Beach April 21 - 23. If you would like a high resolution copy or have questions concerning other presentations that were presented at the conference, contact Stephen Thomas at sa.thomas@scc.virginia.gov or 804-786-9010.
- Virginia’s Damage Prevention Progress Report
Massoud Tahamtani, Director, Utility and Railroad Safety (URS),
State Corporation Commission
- 2009 Education and Outreach Program
Frank Hudik, Senior Damage Prevention Specialist, URS
- Damage Prevention – An Operator’s Perspective
The Benefits of Fostering Effective Partnerships to Achieve
The Goal of Damage Prevention
Scott Brown, Compliance Manager, Washington Gas Light Company
- Damage Prevention – An Excavator’s Perspective
Ed Sparhawk, Damage Prevention Manager, Ivy H. Smith Company, LLC
- Damage Prevention – A Local Government’s Perspective
Lauren Hildebrand, Director of Utilities, City of Charlottesville
- Damage Prevention – VDOT’s Perspective
James Cline, Land Use Program Manager, VDOT
- Damage Prevention – An Update on GPS Mapping of Utility Infrastructures
During Road Construction Projects
Matthew McLaughlin, District Utility Construction Manager, VDOT
- New Technologies – Virginia Pilot Project Phases I, II and III
Shane Ayers, Senior Damage Prevention Specialist, URS
Alicia Farag, Program Manager, Gas Technologies Institute
- Damage Prevention Assistance Program (DPAP)
Sam Hall, Senior Program Manager, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
- Lessons Learned – Damage Prevention Case Studies
Paul Gendron, Associate Damage Prevention Specialist, URS
- The Keys to Successfully Documenting a Damage
John Hardee, Associate Damage Prevention Specialist, URS