John Wallace is the Director Intelligent Systems at Tensar. In this position, John is responsible for providing sensing and monitoring technologies for various types of infrastructure. Previously, John was the Director of Innovation at Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions. John has been active in the design and development of electronic control and monitoring systems for more than 30 years and holds several patents related to sensing, control, and monitoring system technologies. He is a recognized expert in the field of smart buildings and has testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee on the impact of smart building technologies on the nation’s infrastructure. John earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri. The “Pop in my Job”: I’ve worked on sensing and monitoring systems my entire career, the bulk of which was spent in the Building Automation industry. I’ve seen first-hand the benefits that can be realized by having sensors in a building which generate data about the operating conditions and how the data can be mined to save energy, lower maintenance costs and create a more pleasant environment for the occupants. Tensar (my current company) provides products and services to the construction industry to make the building and maintenance of roads and other infrastructure more efficient. Today, there is a lack of “real time” data about the current condition of these types of infrastructure. My passion is to add sensing and IoT technologies to roads and other infrastructure making them “Smart” and allowing the asset owners to realize the same benefits that building managers have as they’ve incorporated Sensors and IoT.