WASHTO 2026
KIMLEY-HORN SPEAKERS, PRESENTERS, AND FACILITATORS
Essential Leadership Skills: The Art of Leveraging Humaneness for Optimal Performance and Game-changing Results
July 20th, 2026 | 2:45 – 3:35 pm
Engineering excellence is often defined by high quality and technical precision, but a thriving engineering business or organization is first and foremost built on the embraced strengths of its people. While “hard” technical skills get products off the drawing board, “essential” leadership skills (commonly mistaken as “soft” skills) determines whether an organization scales or stagnates. This presentation explores the essential interpersonal competencies required to transform a group of uniquely talented individual contributors into a high-performing, cohesive organization.
Tools for the Modern PM: Developing the Next Generation of Project Managers for DOTs
July 21st, 2026 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm
This presentation explores the strategic development of a comprehensive project management training program and toolkit designed to optimize project managers within a public agency. We will outline the need, instructional design strategy, and adult learning principles used to scale training for TxDOT, which contributed to the successful delivery of a record-breaking $10 billion project portfolio.
Clean Models, Clear Decisions: How 3D Breaklines and iModels Transform Project Delivery
July 21st, 2026 | 4:30 – 5:20 pm
This presentation highlights how clean 3D breaklines and iModel workflows are transforming digital project delivery by creating consistent, high-quality, data-driven models that support both design and construction. Drawing on lessons from UDOT, TxDOT, and ADOT, it demonstrates how digital delivery improves collaboration, accelerates reviews, and enables clearer, more confident decision-making across project phases. Attendees will gain practical insights to reduce friction between teams and prepare for a more connected, model-based future.