Let's Be Civil: An Infrastructure Podcast

Sock Talks at TRB 2026 continue! ASCE's Managing Director of Grants and Business Development, Lindsay O'Leary, goes three for three on AI and shares her perspective on AI adoption in the transportation industry.

Lindsay also shares a few details on ASCE2027, the organization's upcoming industry conference. Learn more at https://experience.asce.org/.

Sock Talks at TRB 2026 continue! Nate sits down with Paul Anderson, a Research Engineer with Texas A&M Research Institute to talk about the role of AI in decision-support, the importance of industry collaboration, and more.

The first of our Sock Talks at TRB 2026, Nate sits down with University of Michigan civil engineering student Marina Campoy-LoVasco for a chat about what makes TRB a such special event.

We are joined by Mark Yerington, Utiliy Solutions Manager for Muscatine Power & Water in Iowa and GIS Manager for the Muscatine Area Geographic Information Consortium (MAGIC) to discuss how the usage of GIS in the infrastructure industry has evolved over time.

Our conversation also covers specific GIS use cases, change management, and what the future of GIS usage looks like as it becomes an essential data point for AI.

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Joined by three former DOT leaders, the Let's Be Civil crew dives into the recent FHWA memo on anti-competitive bidding and breaks down the agency's recommendations, anti-competitive bidding methods, and the valuable role that cost-based estimation and pre-award analysis can play in ensuring fair competition.

Host: Nate Binder, Infotech

Guests:

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Esri's Transportation Industry Director Terry Bills joins us to reflect on major changes over time in the infrastructure industry and how the current state of data management will fuel future trends. Infotechers Mike Bousliman and Ron Perkins also join to lend their insight and perspective.

Mike Bousliman, Infotech

Ron Perkins, Infotech

We’re joined by a mix of Infotech experts on everything from field inspection to cybersecurity to explore what an AI-driven future holds for the construction industry. Plus, we’ll dive into challenges like data governance, workforce concerns, and the energy consumption question.

Guests:

Adam Dawidowicz, Sr Construction Technology & Sales Manager

Andy Martin, Chief Technology Officer

Jen Basener, Assistant Director of Product Management

Marty Provost, Vice President of AASHTOWare Products

We’re joined by Autodesk’s Senior Transportation Solutions Executive Keith Warren to discuss the lessons the infrastructure industry can learn from its vertical counterparts, including emphasizing interoperability, embracing technology to attract and retain talent, improving the benefits offered by state agencies, and more.

Hosts: Nate Binder & Chad Schafer, Infotech

Guest: Keith Warren, Autodesk

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In this infrastructure industry podcast, Josh Gray, Vice President of Consor Engineering in South Carolina and industry thought leader Adam Dawidowicz share some of the underrated and unexpected benefits they experience from using digital project delivery solutions, including how tech helps attract young talent, managing complex funding structures, and using construction administration tools to evaluate bids against the engineer’s estimate. Are you getting the most out of your digital project delivery efforts? Listen to find out.

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In the latest episode of Let's Be Civil, Chad and Nate are joined by Infotech's John Oberdiek, former Montana DOT CIO Mike Bousliman, and current Montana DOT Digital Delivery leader Pat Lane to explore the role of change management in adapting to new technological and process innovations.

As the rate of change increases, the importance of instituting a positive culture of change management grows alongside it. How is your organization approaching change management? 

Hosts: Nate Binder & Chad Schafer, Infotech

Guests:

Pat Lane, Montana Department of Transportation

Mike Bousliman, Infotech

John Oberdiek, Infotech