Birgitta Foster
About Birgitta Foster
Birgitta Foster is a Strategic Planner in Asset Management at Sandia National Laboratories, with extensive experience in facilities integration and project management.
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Birgitta Foster currently holds the position of Strategic Planner, Asset Management at Sandia National Laboratories.
Work at Sandia National Laboratories
Since 2019, Birgitta Foster has been employed at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico as a Strategic Planner in Asset Management. Her role involves leading the development of the Programmatic Building Infrastructure Program, collaborating with various teams to identify assets and their inspection, testing, and maintenance needs. She also provides operability, reliability, and maintainability guidance for design, construction, operations, and maintenance requirements. Additionally, she utilizes asset management tools such as Maximo, Tririga, and BUILDER for lifecycle management and analysis.
Previous Experience
Before her current role, Birgitta Foster held various significant positions such as Principal at BIMWorkx, LLC in 2018, VP of Operations & Facility (Data) Integration at VDCO Tech from 2014 to 2018, and Director of Facilities Integration at ACAI Technologies from 2013 to 2014. She also served as Assisting Director at buildingSMARTalliance from 2011 to 2013, and held multiple positions at SSA/Sandia National Laboratories between 2005 and 2011.
Education and Expertise
Birgitta Foster earned her Executive MBA from UNM Anderson School of Management between 2000 and 2002. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) from The University of Texas at Austin, where she studied from 1979 to 1985. She has expertise in ISO 55000 standards, particularly in their interpretation and compliance as they apply to the Programmatic Building Infrastructure Program at Sandia National Laboratories.
Asset Management Tools Utilized
In her role at Sandia National Laboratories, Birgitta Foster employs asset management tools such as Maximo, Tririga, and BUILDER for lifecycle management and analysis. She is involved in integrating these tools for effective lifecycle management, analysis, and required reporting, ensuring that assets are managed efficiently and meet inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements.