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BAMI-I History

  • In 2003, BAMI-I was formed in Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management as a result of inspiration & leadership by Mayor Shirley Franklin & Commissioner Jack Ravan.
  • In 2004, BAMI-I was formed as a non-profit organization.
  • In 2006, BAMI-I was selected for a U.S. EPA Cooperative Agreement (CP 83 282901- 1), which was completed in 2008.
  • In 2010, BAMI-I launched the current Certification of Training in Asset Management course (CTAM-100).
  • 2013-2015: BAMI-I released CTAM-200, CTAM-300, and CTAM-400 after CTAM 100 achieved significant success. Certification as an Associate Water Asset Manager (AWAM) and a Professional Water Asset Manager (PWAM) is offered.
  • In 2022 BAMI-I launched the first BAMI-I journal.
  • 2023 BAMI-I will host the first global Buried Asset Management Congress in Chicago.

BAMI-I Culture (Mission & Vision)

The Buried Asset Management Institute – International (BAMI-I) is a non-profit corporation whose main purpose is to educate and assist those who have an interest in applying best-buried asset management practices to extend the life and efficiency of their assets. Although BAMI-I has been mainly focused on water and wastewater systems, the principles of asset management apply to all different types of buried assets including for instance gas distribution pipes, and electric cables.

BAMI-I’s mission is to provide a center of excellence for owners of underground infrastructure to join with industry and researchers, using sound science, to evaluate and /or develop buried asset management protocols for application worldwide to benefit ratepayers and other stakeholders by:

  • Protecting public health
  • Maximizing asset life-cycle value
  • Improving the environment
  • Sustaining economic development
  • Enhancing the quality of life

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Position TERM Name Company
President 2023-2024 Tom Iseley Purdue University
Vice President 2022-2023 Richard Thomasson EBA Engineering
Secretary 2023-2024 Bill Shook Consultant
Treasurer 2022-2023 Leonard Ingram MASTT, MSTT, & SESTT

Elected Board of Directors

Position TERM Name Company
Director 2023-2024 Shaurav Alam TTC – Louisiana Tech University
Director 2023-2024 Jim Anspach CARDNO TBE
Director 2023-2024 Cori Criss ITPIPES
Director 2023-2024 Sriram Ganesan Perma-Liner (Singapore SG)
Director 2023-2024 Karol Giokas RJN Group
Director 2023-2024 Wei Liao Purdue University
Director 2023-2024 Ron Thompson Waggoner Engineering
Director 2023-2024 Owen Yan QuakeWrap
Director 2022-2023 Greg Baird Aging Water Infrastructure
Director 2022-2023 Jim Harris Jacobs
Director 2022-2023 Steve Hontz Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc.
Director 2022-2023 Mohammad Najafi University of Texas, Arlington
Director 2022-2023 Marcellus Pitts Pitts Fowler Enterprises, Inc.
Director 2022-2023 Shah Rahman KCI Technologies Inc.
Director 2022-2023 Jimmy Stewart CPM
Director 2022-2023 Arlex Toro CISTT
Director 2022-2023 Reese Walsh LaBella Associates
Director 2022-2023 Kent Weisenberg Braindrip
Director 2022-2023 Kurt Wright SDG Engineering, Inc.

Founding Members

AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY / AMERICAN DUCTILE IRON PIPE AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION
AP/M PERMAFORM BENJAMIN MEDIA, INC.
CITY OF ATLANTA CUES, INC.
DUCTILE IRON PIPE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS COMPANY
FULTON COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS INFRAMETRIX, LLC (Arcadis)
MALCOLM PIRNIE, INC. (Arcadis) MILLER PIPE CORPORATION
NATIONAL CLAY PIPE INSTITUTE PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF (WSP)
PROTECTIVE LINER SYSTEMS SEKISUI SPR AMERICAS, LLC
TBE GROUP, INC. (Cardno-T2ue) ULTRA LINER, INC.
UNITED CONSULTING