Expert Details
Construction Industry: Engineer, Expert Witness, General Contractor, Subcontractor, and Owner's Representative
ID: 740204
Arizona, USA
Expert has worked on complex projects and programs, including residential, infrastructure, education (K-12, community college, university), correctional facilities, technology, and healthcare. He has provided scheduling, cost estimating and engineering, change/claims management, and project controls, expert testimony for over 170 construction projects totaling over $14 billion. His experience with project delivery methods includes design-bid-build, CMAR/CMGC, design-build, lease-leaseback, and more.
He is also an expert in construction claims and time extension requests across various markets and sectors. Expert has provided these services for a full spectrum of clients, including construction owners, attorneys, and contractors. These services include estimating cost to repair, damage quantum and forensic analysis of time extension requests. Expert has testimony experience in depositions, hearings, and mediations.
Expert is a contributing author on the ongoing update of AACE International Recommended Practice 29R-03 “Forensic Schedule Analysis” and served as a Regional Director for AACE. He was also the lead researcher and primary author of the technical paper Assessing Accuracy of Estimated Activity Durations in Construction CPM Schedules, which was published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (“ASCE”) Construction Research Congress.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2007 | Degree: BS | Subject: Construction Engineering | Institution: Purdue University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2020 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Princiapl | Department: |
Responsibilities:Construction management and dispute resolution consulting services, supporting the construction industry across the nation for all types of projects and in all phases of construction. Core services include CPM Scheduling, Claims Analysis and Preparation, Delay Analysis, Litigation Support, and Cost Evaluation Services.Manages business line and services offered in Arizona. These responsibilities include providing services to clients, hiring and managing personnel, business development, and operations management. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2020 | Employer: Rider Levett Bucknall RLB | Title: Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for operations, sales and marketing of scheduling and project controls services for the North American RLB practice. Managed a team of schedulers and other project control professionals, which included recruitment, development, and assigning of short term and long term roles, responsibilities, and assignments. Assisted Directors with technical development of projects and programs, client relations and business development, and identified research and development of scheduling and project control technical areas. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2018 | Employer: Kitchell | Title: Corporate Project Controls Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Supported controls for all projects by assisting project teams with systems setup, training, maintenance and support for the subjects of cost management and engineering, scheduling and planning, and change and contract management. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2015 | Employer: J. Banicki Construction, Inc. | Title: Engineering Manager & CPM/P6 Scheduling Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for overseeing, developing and implementing procedures for project controls, risk management, scheduling, client relations management and contract/change management as well as managing, training and recruiting field and project engineers. Responsible for participating in day-to-day job pursuit and business development efforts. Regularly assisted executive management team in long-term strategic planning. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2014 | Employer: Kiewit | Title: District Contract Administration Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for updating and creating District Contract Administration standards, assisted projects in identifying and developing mitigation measures for schedule and contract risks, ensured project and district level compliance relating to proper progress payment and claims procedures, reviewed and prepared baseline, monthly updates and Time Impact Analysis schedules, trained district personnel in matters relating to scheduling and contract administration, and supported projects in preparing unique or complex requests for equitable adjustment.Oversaw and managed the contract administration efforts on at least twelve different projects in five different states and provinces. Day-to-day efforts included tracking the progress of projects’ contract administration efforts and assisting in assigning project personnel to address potential contract adjustments. Assisted project teams in interpreting contract language, identifying potential high risk contract items, and developing and implementing the measures necessary to address those high risk items. The Kiewit Southwest District regularly completes $300 million+ worth of work in a year in more than 5 states and provinces throughout the United States and Canada. The District's typical projects include passenger rail, freight rail, oil and gas projects, aviation, federal, power plants, water treatment, Amtrak, mining, DOT/transportation, United States Army Corps of Engineers, and environmental restoration. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI) • Certified Construction Manager (CCM), Construction Managers Association of America (CMAA) • Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP), AACE International • Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP), PMI |
| Professional Appointments |
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| • AACE International, Arizona Chapter. Section Secretary (1 year) • AACE International, Arizona Chapter. Section Secretary (1 year) • AACE International, Arizona Chapter. Section President (1 year) • AACE International, Region 5 (Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah), Regional Director (3 years) |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Detailed project listing available upon request. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Presentations: 20 Publications: 2 |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert has provided testimony for over 170 construction projects totaling over $14 billion. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has taken several continuing education and training courses from Arizona Builders Alliance, AACE International, Western Council of Construction Consumers, CPM Construction, and Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). |
Fields of Expertise
construction engineering, construction expert witness, certified general contractor, program controls, claims avoidance, claims preparation, construction risk management, schedule auditing, cost estimating, enterprise-level planning, schedule development, construction contract management, change management, residential construction, infrastructure construction, education facility construction, correctional facilities, technology construction, healthcare building, CMAR/CMGC, design-build, lease-leaseback, design bid build, construction claims, time extension, repair costs, damage quantum, forensic analysis