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Mission
To ensure the delivery of a valuable service to the ICE membership through the provision and development of Information Systems knowledge to help address relevant contemporary issues.
Contact Richard Armstrong (t: 020 7665 2411, e: richard.armstrong@ice.org.uk).
Forward plan
- Development of best practice in ICT management systems
- To maximise output through links with external organisations such as the IT Construction Forum and the Avanti project
- Dissemination of practical knowledge
- Provide advice on IT routes to membership
- Reacting to civil engineering issues
- Project delivery initiative in collaboration with the OGC
- Informing and piloting software tools in a continued support for the development of the ICE Learned Society. For example, community building, remote conferencing and meeting technologies (interwise) to ensure regional and global attendance.
Current membership |
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| Sarah Bowden |
Chair - Ove Arup Partnership |
| Jeff Stephens |
Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd |
| James Brayshaw |
Ordnance Survey |
| Phil Jackson |
Bentley Solutions |
| Karl Williams |
Constructing Excellence |
| John Kinns |
Jacobs |
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Dr Sarah Bowden - Associate at Arup, International Consulting Engineers Sarah has played a leading role in a number of high profile projects in construction engineering, project management and information technology. She is leading the development and expansion of Arup´s Project Information and Communications Technology (ICT) consultancy service, providing strategic advice and implementation guidance to ensure clients make optimal use of ICT systems. Sarah chairs ICE's ICT Panel, is a founding member of COMIT; Construction Opportunities for Mobile IT, and an active proponent of the Unifying Construction Information Technology initiative.
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Jeff Stephens - Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd
Jeff graduated from Sheffield in 1979 and joined Taylor Woodrow as a civil engineer. He moved into computer applications where he was responsible for the Frame and Finite Element analysis programs. Over the following 15 years Jeff has specialised in building and construction ICT systems. He has contributed technically and managed a number of collaborative projects including CIMsteel, ATLAS and VEGA. He has been leading Taylor Woodrow´s implementation of the UK DTI AVANTI Programme, developing a new approach to collaborative working. Currently, Jeff is responsible for the ICT R&D activities in the ManuBuild integrated project, part of the EU 6th Framework Programme. Jeff is the community manager of the Construction Industry Trading Electronically (CITE), a board member of Building Smart (IAI) in the UK and a member of the British Standards Institution Technical Committee B/555.
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James Brayshaw - Board Director, Ordnance Survey
James joined the OS Board in 2001, responsible for customer relationships and market development. He has over 25 years´ IT technical and consultative management experience providing software solutions to the Civil Engineering Industry. He established the UK organisation for a US collaboration and e-commerce web solutions provider for the construction industry. James is a graduate from Manchester University with a BSc (Hons) degree in civil engineering, a Chartered Engineer, a Member of ICE and sits on the Geospatial and IT Advisory panels. |
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John Kinns - Jacobs
John Kinns is a Principal Engineer with Jacobs. Following a broad based graduate training scheme in highway related consultancy, John has specialized in highway bridges and structures. He has maintained a key interest in the use of IT within the construction industry. He has championed the development of web-based public consultation and project information for highway schemes, to help Local Authority clients meet their 2006 e-Government targets. He also promotes the application and use of IT within the construction industry through a personal website - www.kinns.org.uk |
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Karl Williams - Constructing Excellence
Karl joined Constructing Excellence in April 2004 and is responsible for The IT Construction Forum, upkeep of the helpdesk, website content management services, and production of e-newsletter communications from Constructing Excellence. He previously worked for BRE on the Construction Best Practice Programme (CBPP). Prior to that, Karl was employed as a CAD technician for Entec Plc working predominantly on site CAD renderings for the refurbishment of UK RAF and Canadian Military sites. He has 11 years of working in the construction industry.
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Phil Jackson - Bentley Solutions
Responsible for managing and developing Civil Engineering Professional Services for Bentley in their International Operating Unit. Served on the ICT panel or its for runner for 7 years first as a member then as Vice Chairman then four years as chairman from around 1994 (It used to be called CAMP). Through that vehicle held several successful evening meetings and conferences for ICE. Steered the Panel from CAMP (Computer Methods) to a wider remit Information Technology Panel. Served on the Editorial Panel for Civill engineering Proceedings from 2003 to 2006. Now a member of the Editorial Panel of the Management Law and Procurement Journal. Have represented ICE on the CPIC group since 2000. Joint Author of the Production Information Code of Procedure in 2003 and presented to ICE Council to get the report adopted by ICE. Worked with CPIC and Uniclass Standards group to introduce the development Uniclass standards for Civil Engineering expanding from its Building RIBA base. Details below: - CONSTRUCTION PROJECT INFORMATION COMMITTEE CPIC is the Construction Project Information Committee, responsible for providing best practice guidance on the content, form and preparation of construction production information, and making sure this best practice is disseminated throughout the UK construction industry. |
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