Dr. Richard H. F. Jackson
Director
FIATECH

Dr. Richard H. F. Jackson is the first Director of FIATECH, a not-for-profit consortium focused on fast track development and deployment of technologies to improve how capital projects are designed, engineered, built, and maintained. In his role as Director, Dr. Jackson manages the research initiatives of the consortium including for example the Capital Projects Technology Roadmapping Initiative, the Automating Equipment Information Exchange Project, and the Smart Chips in Construction Project.

Prior to his arrival at FIATECH, Dr. Jackson spent almost 30 years at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a world-renowned U.S. Department of Commerce research institute. For the last four years of his career at NIST, Dr. Jackson was the Director of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL). Dr. Jackson has served on numerous national and international technology and educational boards and panels.

Dr. Jackson speaks widely at national and international forums on the subjects of integration, automation, and interoperability in the construction and buildings industry, and has published over 100 technical papers and reports in the fields of mathematical modeling, nonlinear optimization, automated manufacturing, and technology transfer. He holds a bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University, a master’s degree from Southern Methodist University, and a doctorate from George Washington University.

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