Project & Construction Management Technology Committee Activities

The PCMTC met 24–25 September 2024, Coshocton, Ohio, USA

The PCMTC’s fall meeting began with chair Kelly Dallas delivering the opening remarks. After a safety roundtable discussion, the group began planning for the committee’s AISTech 2025 technical sessions. The PCMTC finalized plans for a Modernization and Efficiencies panel discussion at AISTech 2025 to be moderated by Ted Vrehas of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 

The committee then held a workshop practice session to support their upcoming Technology Training course, Project Management 101, which will be held 28–29 January 2025 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. 

The meeting wrapped up with a plant tour of Cleveland-Cliffs Coshocton Works, which provided attendees a look into the mill’s final steps of construction for their new cold rolling facility.

PCMTC chair Kelly Dallas (right) presented a plaque of appreciation to Scott Muhleman (left) for hosting the committee’s tour of Cleveland-Cliffs Coshocton Works on 25 September 2024.

The PCMTC met 31 January 2024, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.

The group discussed the steel industry fatalities for the year, formalized the two panel discussions for AISTech 2024, and discussed the creation of a Project Management 201 Technology Training Course.
The group’s first plant tour was of Kiewit’s Offshore Services, where they saw the building of an oil rig that will eventually go to Newfoundland. The second day, the group toured Steel Dynamics Inc. – Flat Roll Group Southwest-Sinton Division and received an in-depth presentation on the construction projects there.

PCMTC members toured Kiewit’s Offshore Services where they saw an oil rig being built that will be sent to Newfoundland, Canada.  

The PCMTC met 6 October 2023, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Jagannathan Rajagopalan, PCMTC chair, opened and led the meeting, which had 25 attendees. The group discussed the 2023 Steel Industry Fatalities Report, created two panel discussions for AISTech, confirmed the winner for the Project Excellence Award and discussed the value of the newly created Project Management: 101 specialty conference. Two new teams were assembled for the 2024 Project Management: 101 conference with the creation of a 201-level course.

The PCMTC met 9 May 2023, Detroit, MI, USA.

The following officers were elected:'

  • Chair: Jagannathan Rajagopalan - Pesmel South Asia

  • Vice Chair: Kelly Dallas - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

  • Papers Chair: Josh Wasko - Fives ST Corp.

  • Decarbonization Liaison: Richard Trzcinski - Superior Engineering LLC

  • Awards Chair: Clay Piper - Middough Inc.

  • Young Professional Chair: Brad Goo - Chiz Bros.

Jagannathan Rajagopalan (left) presented the PCMTC service plaque to Neil Tannyan (right).

The PCMTC met 7 February 2023, Birmingham, Ala., USA.

The group discussed the 2022 Steel Industry Fatalities report, finalized their panel discussion for AISTech, confirmed judges for the Project Excellence Award and held officer nominations for the 2023–2024 term. The PCMTC finalized the outline for a Project Management 101 course, which will be held 4–5 October 2023 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The group then went to U. S. Steel – Fairfield Works, where a presentation was given by Denson Roy, followed by an in-depth tour of the mill’s electric arc furnace.

The PCMTC met 6 October 2022, Delta, Ohio, USA.

Neil Tannyan, PCMTC chair, led the meeting for the 21 attendees.
The group discussed the Steel Industry Fatalities report, created their panel discussion for AISTech, assigned committee members to solicit companies for the Project Excellence Award and further discussed an outline for a Project Management 101 course.
The PCMTC then visited North Star BlueScope Steel, where a presentation was given by Ryan Modglin, senior plant engineer, followed by an in-depth tour.

Neil Tannyan (right) presented a plaque of appreciation to Ryan Modglin (left) for hosting the PCMTC’s tour of North Star BlueScope Steel.

The PCMTC met 17 May 2022, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

The following officers were elected:

  • Chair: Neil Tannyan  /  Hatch Ltd.

  • Vice Chair: Jagannathan Rajagopalan  /  Pesmel South Asia

  • Papers Chair: Josh Wasko  /  Cleveland-Cliffs

  • Decarbonization Liaison: Richard Trzcinski  /  Superior Engineering LLC

  • Awards Chair: Clay Piper  /  Middough Inc.

  • Young Professional Chair: Ryan Throckmorton  /  Cleveland-Cliffs Mansfield Works

Neil Tannyan (right) presented the PCMTC service plaque
 to Richard Dugan (left).

The PCMTC met 19 January 2022, Orlando, Fla., USA.

Neil Tannyan, PCMTC vice chair, opened and led the meeting for the 11 members in attendance. The group discussed the latest Steel Industry Fatalities report, created their panel discussion for AISTech 2022 and prepared the slate of officer nominations for the 2022–2023 term. The official officer elections will take place at the committee’s meeting at AISTech 2022 in May.
Next, there was a presentation given by Terry Boyd, Nucor Steel Florida Inc., where he showed two videos of the building of the new Nucor Steel Florida mill and answered numerous questions from the group.
The group toured Nucor Steel Florida Inc. that afternoon. Nucor gave a very informative tour and showed videos from the start of the building process, including clearing the land from inside the orange groves.

Neil Tannyan (left), PCMTC vice chair, presented Terry Boyd (right) with a plaque of appreciation for hosting the committee’s tour of Nucor Steel Florida Inc. on 19 January 2022.

The PCMTC met 27 September 2021, virtual.

Rich Dugan, PCMTC chair, opened and led the meeting. The group discussed the Steel Industry Fatalities report for the year, made their paper selection for AISTech and adjusted the criteria for the Project Excellence award. They created a project list of current projects across the country.
Presentations: 

  • “Project Delivery Systems,” by Carl Wendell, Middough Inc.

  • “Overview of Decarbonization Resources at AIST,” by David Marshall, Performance Improvement Inc.

The group toured the Cleveland-Cliffs IronUnits LLC facility the next morning. Cleveland-Cliffs gave an excellent, in-depth walking tour.

Richard Dugan, Cleveland-Cliffs (left), presented a plaque of appreciation to Joe Greco (right), Cleveland-Cliffs IronUnits LLC, for hosting the PCMTC’s tour.

The PCMTC met 29 June 2021, Nashville, TN USA.

The following officers were elected:

  • Chair: Richard Dugan, Cleveland-Cliffs Mansfield Works

  • Vice Chair: Neil Tannyan, Hatch Ltd.

  • Papers Chair: Jagannathan Rajagopalan, Pesmel South Asia

  • Education Chair: Richard Trzcinski, Superior Engineering LLC

  • Awards Chair: Clay Piper, Middough Inc.

  • Young Professional Chair: Ryan Throckmorton, Cleveland-Cliffs Mansfield Works

Neil Tannyan (left) presented the PCMTC service plaque to Richard Dugan (right) at AISTech 2021.

The PCMTC held a virtual meeting 25 March 2021.

The group discussed the Steel Industry Fatalities Report for 2021 and had a roundtable discussion about safety and travel within attendees’ companies at this time.
The PCMTC’s AISTech 2021 sessions were reviewed and the panel discussion title and topics were confirmed.
The committee officers have decided to stay on for 2021–2022 term.
The committee discussed a Technology Training Conference, and the Project Excellence Award and the need for more nominations.

The PCMTC held a virtual meeting 13 October 2020.

The PCMTC discussed their AISTech 2021 session planning along with digital transformation strategies.
The group is planning a Managing Technology conference for September 2021. 
Al Varga gave an update on a proposed project with evaluations based on safety and travel restrictions at Nucor Steel–Arkansas. 
Ryan Throckmorton was appointed to the position of Young Professional chair after a vacancy was created. 
A roundtable discussion followed, during which attendees discussed how they are handling the COVID-19 pandemic, how their projects are keeping to their timelines and the current status of these projects.  

The PCMTC held a virtual meeting 29 April 2020.

The PCMTC began their meeting with a review of their mission statement and the AISTech 2021 Call for Papers. The group also discussed the committee’s objectives for the upcoming year. A roundtable discussion followed in which attendees discussed how they are handling the COVID-19 pandemic, how their projects are keeping to their timelines and the current status of these projects.
The following officers were elected for 2020–2021:

  • Chair: Richard E. Dugan, AK Steel – Mansfield Works.

  • Vice chair: Neil Tannyan, Hatch.

  • Papers chair: Jagannathan Rajagopalan, Pesmel South Asia.

  • Education chair: Richard E. Trzcinski, Process Plus LLC.

  • Project Excellence Award chair: Clay Piper, Middough Inc.

  • Young Professional chair: Mark van Staalduinen, AK Steel – Middletown Works.

The PCMTC met 18 February 2020, Marina Del Ray, Calif., USA.

The PCMTC met for a very informative meeting. The meeting began with a review and discussion of the AIST Steel Industry Fatalities Report. The committee then finalized their slate of officers for the 2020–2021 term and added a Young Professional chair. The final vote will take place at AISTech 2020.
Discussion was held on how to solicit more projects for the Project Excellence Award. New site locations were also discussed for the next Managing Technology training conference.
The committee also held a roundtable discussion on upcoming construction projects and newest trends in the industry. Kiewit Corp. had representatives in attendance to give a presentation titled “Evolution of Rams Stadium Project,” which went through the entire process on the construction of SoFi Stadium, the future home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. This was a big undertaking due to many constraints in the Inglewood/Los Angeles Area. The group was then driven over to SoFi Stadium for a hard-hat tour.