Expert Details
Highway Construction, Construction Claims, Civil Engineering Contracts, Asphalts
ID: 729252
United Kingdom
Expert is an acknowledged expert in pavement design, the performance of asphalts, highway defects, construction claims and dispute resolution. He has edited and contributed to a number of relevant leading texts including Bituminous Mixtures In Road Construction, Claims On Highway Contracts, Asphalts In Road Construction, The Shell Bitumen Handbook, The ICE Manual Of Construction Materials and the ICE Manual Of Highway Design & Construction. Expert has written a number of technical papers and delivered many such papers to a wide range of professional audiences.
Expert is a registered adjudicator with the Institution of Civil Engineers (registered 1998) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (registered 2002). He has undertaken a number of adjudications with values up to £4m. He has a keen interest in all matters associated with construction contracts and regularly advises clients (Employers, Engineer's/Project Manager's staff, Contractors, Subcontractors and materials producers) on contentious construction issues including liability for defects, preparing, pursuing or repudiating claims, adjudication etc.
Expert is part of a small team that produced Pavement, the only computer program that designs road pavements in compliance with the standard UK design method.
Expert was a Member of the Council of the Institute Of Asphalt Technology for many years. For a substantial proportion of that period he was Chair of the Institute's Tecnical Committee.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1988 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Civil Engineering | Institution: Heriot-Watt University |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: MSc | Subject: Civil Engineering | Institution: Heriot-Watt University |
| Year: 1970 | Degree: BSc | Subject: Civil Engineering | Institution: Heriot-Watt University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1997 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Partner | Department: . |
Responsibilities:Responsible for all activities of the partnership. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2001 | Employer: Consortium of Local Authorities | Title: General Manager | Department: . |
Responsibilities:Responsible for a consortium of eight local authorities contractual commitments related to the management and maintenance of a 500 carriageway km major highway unit in east and central Scotland. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2009 to 2009 | Country / Region: Dubai | Summary: Forensic examination of serious asphalt failure in extensive highway network. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Although he has provided many technical rports none has ended in formal litigation. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has delivered many training courses on a wide range of subjects including pavement design, highways method of measurement, ICE 5/6/7, NEC2, NEC3, highway defects, European and UK asphalt Standards, maintenance of highways, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, adjudication, claims, key aspects of asphalt laying etc. |
Fields of Expertise
bituminous coating material, civil engineering, heavy highway construction, highway, highway construction, highway design, highway engineering, highway maintenance, road construction, quantity surveying, construction deficiency, construction material deficiency, construction design deficiency, construction defect, construction industry, construction equipment, construction engineering, construction insurance claim, construction inspection, construction cost estimation, construction project management, construction planning, construction material, construction cost