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- Who are you? Scott Durno, I have been working in Infrastructure and the Built Environment for just over a decade, initially as a CAD Technician, before moving into BIM, first as a BIM Coordinator, then a BIM Manager and lastly a BIM Consultant, before making the move to High Speed 1 to work on the operational client side of Engineering, having always been in Design Consultancy and Construction roles prior. Now, I’m the Information Manager at HS1 which covers a few things, including Asset Information Maturity Improvement, BIM Implementation, and Common Data Environment reconfiguration. The cherry on the cake is that I get to lead our Research and Development and Innovation Portfolio, a £2m fund over 5 years with 3 years left to run, where we’ve so far spent around £1m and made operational efficiencies of £2.1m. Â
- What is your industry and profession? Infrastructure, Transport, Rail and I’m an Information Manager and R&D/Innovation Lead. Â
- Where do you plan to use your new Digital Twin Knowledge? Personally/professionally? Both! I have a dream of a Digital Twin of my own assets, but professionally, we have big plans at High Speed 1 for a system-wide Digital Twin that not only looks at our assets, but powers our decisions around our commercial decisions such as our retail offering at the iconic St. Pancras International Station. We also want to use our Digital Twin to plan our climate resilience and understand demographics better in order to ensure we’re providing a high-class, high-speed rail experience for our customers and passengers!Â
- Why have you decided to join the DTHub? I’ve been fortunate enough to present during a Gemini Call about what we’re doing at High Speed 1 and it’s given me the desire to get more involved so we can share and learn. Â
- Have you participated in any of our meetups, or events? The Gemini Calls
- Do you have any examples of work that you have done using Digital Twins? Yes! Check out the High Speed 1 5G Augmented Reality Digital Twin in the press and on the DTHub!Â