Conference Keynote Speaker

Conference Keynote Speaker - David J. Nash

David J. Nash, Rear Admiral , U.S. Navy (Retired), has recently joined BE&K, a 33-year-old international engineering and construction company, as president of its newly formed Government Group.

Prior to joining BE&K, Rear Admiral David J. Nash was the director of the Iraq Program Management Office (PMO). Under his direction, the PMO managed the $18.4 billion provided by the U.S. to support the reconstruction of Iraqi infrastructure.

Rear Adm. Nash has 38 years of experience in building, design and program management in both the U.S. Navy and the private sector. His naval service included many leadership roles, including the dual position of Commander Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Chief of Civil Engineers. In that capacity he led a 20,000-person organization responsible for design, construction, facilities maintenance support, real estate, housing management, utilities procurement, environmental services, transportation equipment and support of the Navy's 2,000 military engineers.

Rear Adm. Nash also served as Commander, Pacific Division Naval Facilities Command, responsible for the entirety of the Pacific Command area, a region covering half the globe. He also commanded the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Port Hueneme , California , where he was responsible for the operation and maintenance of a 1,600-acre logistics base providing support for more than 11,000 military and civilian personnel working or living on the base.

Upon retiring from the Navy, Rear Adm. Nash began a long career with Parsons Brinkerhoff Construction Services. He first served as Program Director with the General Motors Corporation at the Warren Technical Center Campus in Warren , MI . He oversaw the complete renovation of the 2.2 million gross square feet Vehicle Engineering Center and rehabilitation of the 1 million gross square feet Powertrain Facility.

Rear Adm. Nash next served as Director for the Automotive/Industrial Division. He established a buildings business for Parsons Brinckerhoff in the private sector to include Life Cycle facilities services for clients in the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors.

In 2002, Rear Adm. Nash served as President for PB Buildings, a company offering program management, design, construction and operations and maintenance services for private sector facilities, such as office and commercial buildings, hotels, and industrial and manufacturing plants.

Rear Adm. Nash left Parsons Brinckerhoff in July 2003 to accept the position of Vice President for Government Operations with BE&K Construction/Engineering to develop the BE&K businesses for the public sector. However, BE&K allowed him to take a leave of absence from the company to begin work for the Program Management Office.