WEBINAR

Staged Development of Geotechnical Asset Management Systems

This webinar will explore a practical, scalable roadmap for building a modern geotechnical asset management program that starts with the fundamentals and grows in sophistication over time. It highlights the essential building blocks, such as defining geotechnical asset types, establishing a baseline inventory, standardizing inspection methods, and understanding why consistent data collection is the backbone of successful systems.

Participants will learn how these foundational steps support later advancements like GIS integration, risk‑based prioritization, and decision‑support tools that help agencies allocate resources more effectively. The session emphasizes that agencies don’t need to begin with a fully mature system; instead, they can progress through achievable stages that match their staffing, budget, and technical capacity. The webinar also explains how staged development strengthens coordination across maintenance, structures, and IT groups, enabling geotechnical asset management to be integrated into broader asset‑management frameworks. Attendees will gain insight into how a maturity model guides long‑term planning and supports continuous improvement, one deliberate stage at a time.

April 22, 2026 | 12-1 PM EDT

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Speaker – Michael Prohaska, P.E.

Michael Prohaska is a professional engineer and geotechnical specialist with more than a decade of experience advancing geotechnical design, infrastructure resilience, and asset‑management practices. He has served as a project manager and subject matter expert on national initiatives to modernize geotechnical guidance, update design procedures, and address emerging challenges in earth‑retaining systems and subsurface infrastructure. Mr. Prohaska also leads research efforts focused on developing risk‑based geotechnical asset management frameworks that integrate policy, performance data, and field observations to support more informed decision‑making. His background includes managing complex geotechnical investigations, analyses, and construction‑phase engineering for large transportation, utility, and civil‑works programs. He is an active professional community member contributing to national discussions on geomaterial behavior and geotechnical best practices.