Kent DeRusha, Project Director, PMP, DBIA, Austin Commercial , USA

Speaker Biograghy: As Project Director for San Francisco International Airport's Terminal 1 Boarding Area B project, Kent is responsible for providing the overall leadership of the project from beginning to end. A recognised leader known for crafting the requisite strategic vision to achieve project goals, Kent offers a unique blend of executive acumen, global team building and solution-based judgement to guide project teams to success. Kent's domestic experience for airport terminals includes DTW North Terminal Redevelopment, which consolidated carriers into one terminal including concourses, holding rooms, retail, jet bridges, CBP security, etc. Internationally, Kent served as the Project Director for the Airport Staff Access Control Facility at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. Kent also has design build experience developing Moffett Field, Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mountain View, California for the Army Corp of Engineers, and Nexcom/NAVFAC Base Exchange in Bethesda, Maryland. Kent has also achieved PMP and design build certifications.


Day 3 - 22 March
Session: Increasing Airport Capacity

09:05 - 10:05 - Panel Discussion: Mega-project, mini-site – the US$2.4bn SFO Terminal 1
Synopsis: The challenge: increase gate capacity to allow passenger growth from 53 million to 71 million per year on a site that has no ability to expand runways or build additional passenger processing facilities. The solution: the Terminal 1 redevelopment programme. This multi-year, multi-phased project will deliver a state-of-the-art, 25-gate terminal and boarding area, with a sterile connector to the FIS allowing additional flexibility to process international passengers. The project will include the first US installed Individualised Container System (ICS) baggage handling system and 100% shared-use infrastructure. This US$2.4bn project is being delivered by two separate design-build teams.

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