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Billy Holder

Certified Facility Manager (CFM)
CEO & Founder, Project Aidra, LLC
Thought Leader · IFMA Component Leader · Facilities Professional
Atlanta, GA Cycling · Hiking · Offroading

Biography

Billy Holder is the Founder and CEO of Project Aidra LLC, an Atlanta-based PropTech company at the forefront of revolutionizing property inspections with AI-powered computer vision software. With a distinguished 28-year career spanning construction and facilities managementβ€”from ground-up building to strategic operational leadershipβ€”Billy brings a unique “slab to C-suite” perspective to the industry’s most pressing challenges. His extensive professional journey includes pivotal roles at Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, and CBRE, where he consistently drove operational excellence and identified opportunities for technological innovation.

As an active member of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and a Certified Facility Manager (CFM), Billy is deeply committed to advancing the profession. His engagement includes presenting at educational forums such as IFMA Mosh Pit Live. Driven by a personal frustration with the inefficiencies of traditional manual inspections, Billy founded Project Aidra to empower the built environment with fast, consistent, and actionable assessment solutions. His expertise as a subject matter expert, combined with an ideator’s mindset, has shaped Project Aidra into a platform designed to significantly reduce inspection time and strategically reallocate valuable labor resources. Billy is passionate about leveraging advanced technology to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making for facility professionals, aiming to bring the inspection industry into the 21st century.

Awards & Recognition

  • 2026 Google for Startups Golden Ticket Winner β€” Project Aidra
  • 2025 IFMA Atlanta Achievement in Facilities Management Award
  • 2020 Georgia Tech Housing β€” Ben Mason Friend of Residence Life
  • 2019 Georgia Tech Making A Difference Award
  • 2010 Georgia State University Customer Service Award

Presentation Topics

AI Strategy Workshop (90 min or 4 hrs)

Helping FM leaders build an AI strategy around their data.

The Evolution of Manual Documentation

3,400 years β€” and it hasn’t changed, until now.

From the Slab to the C-Suite

A framework for success using professional networking.

Creating Operational Excellence from Within

Building a team culture your team actually connects to.

Practical AI in the Built Environment

Start thinking differently about the problem.

Human + AI Partnership

It’s about augmentation β€” not replacement.

Continual Condition Assessments

Leverage AI to fill the gap between FCAs.

What IF?

A question that sparks innovation and creates the next big thing.

Videos & Webinars

Interviews

Who is Billy Holder?

15 Minutes of Fame β€” Vidcast

IFMA IT Community β€” FM Tech Week Interview

Webinar interview

Edge AI Partners

April 2026

Panels

IFMA / CoreNet Dallas Technology Webinar

Panel, January 2026

No video recordings are available for these additional panel appearances yet β€” see the full list in Speaking Engagements below.

  • IFMA Atlanta Chapter Meetings β€” AI, Operations, and Culture (2 panels), 2024–2025
  • IFMA Silicon Valley Chapter Mosh Pit β€” AI in FM and the Built Environment, June 2025
  • IFMA Facility Fusion β€” Practical AI Workshop, April 2026, San Francisco CA

Presentations

IFMA IT Community β€” FM Tech Week 2026

Demonstration presentation

Evolution of Asset Management

Streamline Conferences, February 2026

What If β€” Gwinnett County Science, Innovation & Technology Fair

February 2026

Practical AI for Facilities Management

SCAPPA Tri-Association Conference for FMs, March 9, 2026

Additional recording β€” IFMA Public Council webinar presentation: view on GoToWebinar (requires registration/login, not embeddable).

Podcasts

Modern Facilities Management Podcast

EdUp Campus Planning β€” AI & the Efficiency of Campus Operations

Asset Champion Podcast β€” Ep. 164: Keep It Human, Advancing Technology

Speaking Engagements

Previous Events

  • 2024–2025IFMA Atlanta Chapter Meetings β€” AI, Operations, and Culture (2 panels, 1 presentation)
  • Jun 2025IFMA IT FM Tech Week (Webinar)
  • Jun 2025IFMA Silicon Valley Chapter Mosh Pit β€” AI in FM and the Built Environment (Panel)
  • Nov 2025IFMA Public Sector Council β€” Practical AI for the Public Sector (Webinar)
  • Jan 2026IFMA / CoreNet Dallas Technology Webinar (Panel)
  • Feb 2026Streamline Conferences, Greenville SC β€” The Evolution of Asset Management
  • Feb 2026Gwinnett County Science, Innovation and Technology Fair β€” What If!
  • Mar 2026SCAPPA Tri-Association Conference for FMs β€” Practical AI for Facilities Management
  • Apr 2026IFMA Facility Fusion, San Francisco CA β€” Practical AI Workshop (Panel)
  • Apr 2026ConnexFM, Orlando FL β€” Practical AI for FM
  • Apr 2026ConnexFM, Orlando FL β€” Hands-On Learning Lab: AI for FM
  • Jun 2026IFMA / CoreNet Dallas Technology Symposium β€” From the Slab to the C-Suite
  • Jun 2026Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Commerce β€” Leveraging Technology for Smarter FM Performance
  • Jun 2026IFMA IT Tech Week (Virtual) β€” Building Intelligence from Visual Data: A New Way to Inspect
  • Jun 2026IFMA Silicon Valley Chapter Meeting Mosh Pit, Milpitas CA
  • Aug 2026Florida Facilities Summit, Orlando FL

Upcoming Events

  • Sep 14, 2026Nashville IFMA Chapter Education Event
  • Nov 13–18, 2026IFMA World Workplace
  • Mar 2027Atlanta Workplace (Co-Chair), Atlanta GA

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