Tad Fry

Tad Fry
Manager of Engineering, Brewing Operations and Technology Division
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

Tad Fry is a manager of engineering in the Brewing Operations and Technology, Engineering Group at Anheuser-Busch. His responsibilities include the engineering management for capital projects, management of external engineering supplier alliances, development of engineering standards and quality, as well as engineering technology development. Mr. Fry’s career spans 20 years at A-B where he has served in various project and engineering management roles, both in field and home office assignments including resident construction engineer, site manager, engineering manager, and project manager until moving into his current position in 2000. He is also involved in the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and serves as a best practices product implementation champion for A-B. Mr. Fry is a member of the A-B Leadership & Professional Development Supervisory Assessment Center.

Abstract

Laser Scanning in Revamps: Making it Pay
Last year at Daratech, we at A-B were just taking ‘baby steps’ with use of laser scanning technology on our capital projects. This year we’re back with more of the story to tell. We will explore laser scanning strategic applications; we will examine actual post-construction metrics where laser scanning was utilized; we will present three case studies from recent projects from an engineering approach - what scanners, software and workflow methods were utilized, and oh yes, even share a few bumps & bruises encountered along the way; we will share lessons learned; and, we will present our view of what we (both owner and engineer) want from the laser scanning industry to move forward with applying this technology in a cost effective manner. Don’t miss this one!