Speaker Biograghy: Paul is Senior Vice President, Facilities, Engineering and Maintenance for the Allegheny County Airport Authority. In this role, he is responsible for leadership, oversight and strategic direction for airfield and terminal maintenance, engineering and construction, and the Sustainability and Natural Resources Departments at Pittsburgh International Airport, as well as oversight and strategic direction for the Allegheny County Airport, a smaller general aviation airport in West Mifflin, PA. Paul has been with the Allegheny County Airport Authority for 16 years, serving in many roles from Engineering Project Manager to Director of Maintenance and Capital Improvements. He has a BSc in Mechanical Engineering, as well as an MBA from Geneva College. He serves on numerous industry committees, and has been honoured as the Young Engineer of the Year by the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers.


Day 3 - 22 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

10:35 - 11:05 - PIT transformed: the resurgence of our team and facilities
Synopsis: Air travel has changed dramatically in the past 25 years. No longer a hub for connecting traffic of one dominant airline, Pittsburgh International Airport has the opportunity to propel the region forward through the modernisation of its facilities. Learn how the new terminal’s foundation will not be made of just concrete and steel, but is also being built on a high-performance team. Discover the journey PIT made through a masterplan process that sought to meet the challenges of tomorrow, while aligning its resources today to gain approval by the airlines and key stakeholders in order to realise this vision.

Audience will learn:

• The new terminal's foundation will be made not only of concrete and steel, but also by a high-performance team
• How we created a collaborative partnership with the airlines to identify goals, prioritise and evaluate alternative terminal concepts
• How we created a financial plan that reduced expenses and increased revenue to keep airline costs stable or declining
• Learn about our preferred alternative and how it modernises facilities, and optimises infrastructure for new technology, security and passenger flow
• Discover our next steps and how we intend to turn this masterplan into reality through design and construction