Todd Barnes, P.E., Chief of Engineering and Construction, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Honolulu District (HED)

Todd leads a workforce of 200 engineers, architects, scientists and technicians responsible for military and civil works design, construction management and administration, operations and maintenance, cost engineering, and civil works technical functions at the USACE HED. He brings a unique blend of private sector and USACE experience. Todd was vice president for program and project management development, and previously the profit center manager for a national firm responsible for operations in the Pacific Rim and Hawaii. He also served as assistant director of military programs at Headquarters, USACE.

Jim Bersson, P.E., SES (RET), Partner, Bersson & Constantaras LLC

After 40 years of service with the USACE, Jim retired from the position of Director of Regional Business for USACE, Pacific Ocean Division.  As Director, he provided executive leadership and direction for the Division and its subordinate districts in Honolulu, Alaska, Japan and Korea. He directed and oversaw the Corps international support to the Pacific Command, the Department of State, and USAID in the areas of water security, humanitarian assistance, and disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region. Jim founded Bersson & Constantaras LLC with Andy Constantaras in early 2016, a firm providing worldwide expertise and consulting services in engineering, construction, management, contracting, and environmental on military, civil works, and humanitarian assistance and grant projects.

Andy Constantaras, P.E., SES (RET), Partner, Bersson & Constantaras LLC

Andy has over 40 years of experience designing and supervising major civil works and military design and construction projects in the Pacific and Asia, as well as the U.S., Europe, Middle East and Africa.  He retired from the position of Director, Regional Business Directorate, South Pacific Division.  Andy subsequently returned to government service as a rehired annuitant as Chief, Engineering and Construction Division of the USACE, Japan Engineer District where he oversaw a $2B+ military design and construction program for all four services in Japan.  In this role, Andy solicited and selected best-qualified A-E firms for award of multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts for design services.

Wesley (Wes) Ishizu, P.E., GS-15 (RET), Senior Project Manager and Environmental Planning Director, AECOM

At AECOM, Wesley serves as the Environmental Planning Director and Senior Project Manager. Wesley retired in 2016 from the position of Business Director (BD), also known as the Senior Civilian, with NAVFAC Pacific after 33 years of service with the U.S. Navy.  In this role, he oversaw a 370+ person organization responsible for three lower echelon Commands with 4,000+ civilians. Wesley was responsible for the business performance and production capabilities of the Command (Environmental, Asset Management, Capital Improvements, and Public Works Business Lines) with a total annual business volume of $3.6B. He spent considerable amount of time in Japan as the Commander, Naval Forces Japan Base Development and Real Estate Director, Fleet Activities, Sasebo Planning and Real Estate Manager, while starting his Federal career as a general engineer at Mare Island, Vallejo, California.

Leighton Wong, P.E., GS-15 (RET), Senior Project Manager and Business Development Lead, CH2M

At CH2M, Leighton serves as the business development lead for all Navy work, identifying and pursuing opportunities, while directly supporting other DoD/Federal capture efforts. After 32 years of service with NAVFAC Pacific, Leighton retired in 2012 from the position of Business Director (BD), also known as the Senior Civilian, overseeing a 400+ person organization responsible for three lower echelon Commands with 3,500+ civilians in at least 10 field offices located in six countries with an annual business volume of $3B.  He managed and controlled strategic direction, processes and resources within the Pacific Area of Responsibility.  During his NAVFAC career, Leighton started as an intern and served in several key management positions (Environmental Restoration Product Line Manager and Environmental Business Line Manager) prior to retiring as the BD responsible for the Environmental, Asset Management, Capital Improvements, and Public Works Business Lines.