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GENERAL SESSION: Case Studies: Challenges in Construction on a Grand Scale
Thursday November 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:35pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241

GENERAL SESSION: Case Studies: Challenges in Construction on a Grand Scale
Ventana Ballroom 241 Moderator: Parnian Ghasemi and Bob McGennis
2:35-3:35pm
Presentation Title: Caltrans Long-Life Project, I-5 Sacramento
Speaker: Marty McNamara, Granite Construction

Presentation Title: Challenges during construction and quality, Sky Harbor Taxiway U
Speaker: John Kliethermes, Gannet Flemings
Moderators
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Parnian Ghasemi

Materials Manager, City of Phoenix
Parnian earned her Ph.D. in Pavement Engineering from Iowa State University in 2019, concentrating on applying Machine Learning algorithms to predict Pavement Performance and enhance Pavement Design. She holds a Professional Engineer certification in the State of Arizona. Before joining... Read More →
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Robert McGennis

Asphalt Technical Manager, HF Sinclair
Bob McGennis is the Asphalt Technical Manager for the HF Sinclair Corporation, a position he has held since 1998. He has management authority over quality control, PG binder and asphalt emulsion formulations, raw materials, and technology for the HF Sinclair asphalt group. Bob has... Read More →
Speakers
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Marty McNamara

Director, Materials Quality at Granite Construction
Marty McNamara, PE has over 28 years of experience in production quality control. He has spent 23 years with Granite Construction Inc and currently serves as the Director of Materials Quality. In this role, Marty is tasked with implementing Granite’s materials quality program companywide... Read More →
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John Kliethermes

Construction Management Leader, Resident Engineer, and Civil Engineer, Gannet Flemings
A Licensed Professional Civil Engineer and Envision certified specialist with invaluable performance inproject delivery in the construction and engineering industries. Specialization in engineering knowledge,resident engineering, logistics, and value engineering in Hard Bid and Alternative... Read More →
Thursday November 20, 2025 2:30pm - 3:35pm MST
Ventana Ballroom 241
  General Session

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