PILLAR is pleased to welcome Business Development Manager Dan Collins to our dynamic and growing team.
In his new role, Dan connects transportation asset managers with PILLAR’s technology solutions and services to achieve impactful results. We’re not big on titles at PILLAR, but we suppose that makes him the firm’s Chief People Connector, or CPC.
Dan’s journey to PILLAR is the culmination of years of experience in the transportation sector both private and public and he holds a Master in City & Regional Planning degree from Harvard University. Thank you Jennifer Brandenburg for the referral!
Rather than the usual recitation of his career in a LinkedIn post, we asked Dan to share his thoughts on his new role at PILLAR:
What motivated you to work with PILLAR?
I saw the opportunity to be a part of a firm that is transforming how the industry approaches transportation asset management which hasn’t changed significantly in decades. I want to utilize my skills and experience to support PILLAR’s leaders, Mark Boenke and Eric Brooks in achieving their vision of becoming the premier advisor for infrastructure asset management and maintenance operations services in the U.S.
What is one of the biggest pain points you see in Transportation Asset Management?
I call it the data dilemma. Many transportation asset managers from DOTs, municipalities and P3 Advisors are struggling with the inability to utilize their asset data. They either rely on old school data collection and have insufficient or inaccurate data, or they have a tremendous amount of data, but struggle to effectively leverage it for data-driven decisions and management. This is a frustrating and costly problem that PILLAR is easily able to address.
What is one of the best parts of your job?
I’m currently reading, The Lady Tasting Tea, by David Salsburg. The book details the history of probability and statistics and how it revolutionized science in the 20th century. This may sound deadly boring, but for me one of the important takeaways is you can have all the data in the world, but without tools to analyze data, it is worthless.
That’s what’s so exciting and different about the work PILLAR does. We deliver customized, sustainable, data-driven solutions that drive results for our clients. That means safer roadways and extended asset lifespans. It’s meaningful work.
Have a Transportation Asset Management dilemma? Let’s Connect. Dan (AKA CPC) would welcome the opportunity. He can be reached through LinkedIn or email him at dcollins@pillaroma.com.