Fireside Chat: City of Fort Collins and dynamic spreading

Let’s talk about how dynamic spreading is improving winter maintenance

Dynamic spreading saves material costs, enhances road safety and supports a sustainable approach to winter road maintenance. The U.S. City of Fort Collins, Colorado has always been progressive in the use of technology in snow operations. At this exclusive Fireside Chat, experts from the City of Fort Collins and Vaisala will be talking about how they are driving advances in dynamic spreading in collaboration with spreader manufacturers.

What will we cover?

The journey towards dynamic spreading
An inside look at dynamic spreading systems and the technology behind it
Fort Collins pilot with dynamic spreading: Learnings and expectations going forward

This session is tailor made for:

National and regional winter maintenance road authorities and contractors
Spreader manufacturers and AVL companies

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Speaker: Steve Varnell

Manager, Transportation Ops, City of Fort Collins

Steve Varnell brings over 24 years of dedicated service to the City of Fort Collins, where he has made significant strides in various roles. Starting as an Operator, Steve quickly advanced to Crew Chief, and is now a manager overseeing the City’s snow removal program along with street sweeping operations and other groups within Streets. His extensive experience and leadership have been pivotal in maintaining the city’s infrastructure and ensuring the smooth operation of critical services. Outside of his professional life, Steve enjoys fishing and traveling with his wife of 23 years, reflecting his commitment to both his career and personal passions.

Speaker: Scott Bowman

Sr Database Analyst, City of Fort Collins

Scott Bowman is a Senior Analyst in the Information Technology Department for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. Scott has a BS in Mathematics and a MS in Computer Science from Colorado State University. Scott has worked in the Information Technology field over the last 35 years at the city and during that time has been involved in all aspects of technology, primarily specializing in Asset Management and Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) applications. Scott enjoys spending time with his family and attending CSU football games.

Speaker: Rose Parisi

Product Application Manager, Vaisala

Rose Parisi’s position is Product Application Manager, Weather and Environment for Vaisala. She has 30 years’ experience working with value added road weather solutions for DOT’s, Cities, and Counties in the transportation industry. Primary focus has been on fixed RWIS stations and mobile sensing sensors.

Business development manager at Vaisala, Juuso Pokkinen

Speaker: Juuso Pokkinen

Product Marketing Manager, Vaisala

Juuso has more than a decade of Vaisala experience bringing new solutions to life and helping companies to solve weather challenges with technology. He works in global product management with a background in chemical engineering and environmental technologies. His deep understanding of customer needs across industries such as road winter maintenance, automotive, aviation, and meteorology has been instrumental in developing solutions that deliver tangible value.