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Benjamin Davis (Fed)

Executive Management Specialist

Ben Davis is an Executive Management Specialist in the CHIPS R&D Office where he serves as a Contract Officer Representative (COR) and Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC) which advises DOC and NIST on how to best implement the CHIPS Act. Previously he worked as a Management and Program Analyst in the Disaster and Failure Studies Program under the Materials and Structural Systems Division (MSSD) of the Engineering Laboratory (EL) at NIST. Ben graduated with his MBA from Florida A&M University and joined NIST in 2015.  While in MSSD Ben served as the DFO of the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Advisory Committee, which advises NIST on how to execute the NCST Act. As a member of the NCST under the Hurricane Maria Program, Ben provided project management, communications, and contract management support for the Hurricane Maria Program. He also provided contract support for the NCST Champlain Towers investigation. 

Awards

2017 Engineering Laboratory Support Award

2018 Special Act Award

2018 Engineering Laboratory Safety Award

2020 NIST Safety Award

Publications

Aprendiendo de los impactos del huracán María en Puerto Rico: Un informe de progreso

Author(s)
Joseph Main, Maria K. Dillard, Erica D. Kuligowski, Benjamin Davis, Jazalyn D. Dukes, Kenneth W. Harrison, Jennifer Helgeson, Katherine J. Johnson, Marc L. Levitan, Judith Mitrani-Reiser, Scott J. Weaver, DongHun Yeo, Luis D. Bermúdez, Joel Cline, Thomas Kirsch
El 20 de septiembre de 2017, el huracán María tuvo un impacto devastador en gran parte de Puerto Rico, dañando edificios de los que dependían sus comunidades

Learning from Hurricane Maria's Impacts on Puerto Rico: A Progress Report

Author(s)
Joseph Main, Maria K. Dillard, Erica D. Kuligowski, Benjamin Davis, Jazalyn D. Dukes, Kenneth W. Harrison, Jennifer Helgeson, Katherine J. Johnson, Marc L. Levitan, Judith Mitrani-Reiser, Scott J. Weaver, DongHun Yeo, Luis D. Bermúdez, Joel Cline, Thomas Kirsch
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated much of Puerto Rico, damaging buildings that its communities relied upon for medical care, safety
Created November 14, 2018, Updated August 8, 2023