Summary

Mr. Wakelin has more than 30 years of experience as a strategic visionary and planner of large scale urban and regional developments. In this capacity he has planned and designed a large number of successful Bechtel new town projects. Mr. Wakelin's area of specialization has emerged as strategic planning and the research and development of leading edge, value-added offerings (global cities and infrastructure megaproject concepts) intended to incubate and provide for sustained economic growth in the emerging network of knowledge-creating strategic regions. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, he was named a 1997 Bechtel Fellow and serves as an advisor to Bechtel senior management on significant intellectual capital policy issues, and carries out key research assignments in the arena of knowledge management, and represents Bechtel in technical societies and at industry conferences,

Education

M.A., Architecture, Cambridge University, U.K., 1962
Diploma in Architecture, Campbridge University, 1960
B.A., Architecture, Cambridge University, U.K., 1958

Professional Data

Architects Registration Council of the United Kingdom
License #032986J………. (U.K. and European Union)

Relevant Experience
1996 - Present

Bechtel Fellow and Manager, Strategic Regional Initiatives for Bechtel Civil Company-- Vice President of Bechtel International.

Mr. Wakelin's responsibilities are to research and develop innovative generic models of leading-edge, value-added offerings and to develop experimental prototypes. Building on experience from developing the Nevada Test Site (NTS) Office of Strategic Development and other enterprise offerings, Mr. Wakelin is developing the "Strategic Regional Enterprise Initiatives" offering. The concept is to insert a development team into a host organization, or alliance partnerships, in order to develop projects that leverage and add value to the customer alliance assets. Mr. Wakelin led an innovative visioning process designed to develop a "Shared Vision 2020 for Southern Nevada," as a first step to transform Las Vegas into a strategic global city region. The process was co-authored by Arthur D. Little, Inc. and the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas.

More recently, Mr. Wakelin participated in the development of a vision and expansion for the capital city of Hanoi in Vietnam (1997) and in the vision of Brazil's infrastructure needs in 2020 (1998).

His current research focus (1997-1999) is upon knowledge management of the intellectual capital assets of strategic regions, global cities and consortiums of transnational corporations, including their knowledge networks, exchanges, and uses (KNEXUS). At Stanford University and the University of Texas and he is actively involved in the process of organizing a global fellows network between collaborating corporations and institutions in support of research into the acceleration of knowledge exchange, the with the expectation to expand the KNEXUS network globally, linking knowledge-creating regions in the developed world to strategic regions in emerging countries, such as China, Brazil, and India.

Principal Professional Society Memberships and Activities and other Noteworthy Accomplishments in Professional and Public Service Areas

Bechtel Fellow, 1996

Co-Chairperson, Global Fellows Network, KNEXUS Project, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, California

Fellows Board Member (1998) and Senior Research Fellow, IC2 Institute, University of Texas, Austin., also Co-Chairperson of the Global Alliance Committee

Member, World Development Federation Conference Advisory Board (5th Annual Global Super Projects Conference in Paris, France - June 1997 )--7th Annual Conference in Madrid, Spain - May 1999-"Super Cities of the 21st Century"

Member, International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation Advisory Committee --1st Annual Conference, Macau, July 1997, 2nd Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, July 1998

Member of the Organizing Committee on Technology Policy and Innovation, 3rd Annual Conference, Austin, Texas, September 1999-"Assessment, Commercialization and Application of Science and Technology and the Management of Knowledge"

Member, Advisory Board Mayor's Institute, cosponsored by Harvard University Graduate School of Design and National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. Associate Member, Royal Institute of British Architects (A.R.I.B.A.) Member, Board of Directors, Thomas Bros. Maps, Inc. (Irvine, CA)

Past Memberships

Chairman, Bechtel Architectural Chiefs Committee (1977-78)
Member, Socio Economic Task Force (Power Plant Impacts)
Atomic Industrial Forum, Washington D.C. (1975-77)

Academic Recognition

Cambridge University:
Undergraduate Degree-Class I
1958: Edward S. Prior Prize (University Prize in Architecture)
1958: Fitzwilliam College Board Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Studies.
1960: Brancusi Travel Scholarship to USA, for Outstanding Graduate Studies.