Expert Details
Project Management: Planning, Procurement, and Delivery of Major Infrastructure Projects
ID: 736420
Hawaii, USA
Licensed professional engineer (PE), MBA grad, Certified Public Private Partnership Professional (CP3P), Construction Document Technologist (CDT) and LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP).
Top Skills:
Civil Engineering
Construction
Highways
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2011 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Management | Institution: University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Year: 2005 | Degree: BS Engineering | Subject: Systems Engineering & Design | Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2018 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: P3 Project Manager | Department: Program Management / Construction Management |
Responsibilities:Project Manager for active design-build-finance-operate-maintain (i.e. DBFOM or "P3") rail transit procurement including over $1.5 billion in capital works and 30 years of operations and maintenance of a 20-mile, 21-station, electrified rail transit system. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2018 | Employer: HDR, Inc. | Title: Deputy Area Manager, East | Department: Program Management / Construction Management |
Responsibilities:Deputy Area Manager overseeing the construction of the eastern half of rail program, including the Airport Guideway & Stations DB project and City Center utility relocations. Prepared solicitation for P3 procurement. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2018 | Employer: HDR, Inc. | Title: City Center Project Manager | Department: Program Management / Construction Management |
Responsibilities:Dual role in addition to Assistant Deputy Director of Engineering. Project Manager for the City Center section of the HART project including 150,000 linear feet of utility relocations in Honolulu's urban core. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2018 | Employer: HDR, Inc. | Title: Assistant Deputy Director of Engineering | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Oversaw technical interfaces between 12 heavy infrastructure projects ranging from $50 million to $875 million. Managed all technical aspects of $2.3 billion in DB and DBB construction procurements. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2014 | Employer: URS Corporation | Title: PM/CM Unit Manager | Department: Program Management / Construction Management |
Responsibilities:Dual role as URS' Hawaii Program Management and Construction Management unit leader and HART's Deputy Construction Manager for the eastern half of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project until URS relinquished its role upon acquisition by AECOM. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2014 | Employer: Parsons Brinckerhoff | Title: Lead Engineer | Department: Construction Management |
Responsibilities:Lead Engineer for $372 million Kamehameha Highway Guideway DB project which constructed 4 miles of elevated guideway for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2011 | Employer: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin | Title: Lead Project Engineer & Project Coordinator | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Served in various leading roles for design and construction of 29-mile commuter rail service, $50 million maintenance and storage facility expansion, $1.3 billion light rail extension with 7 new stations, 60-mile commuter rail service extension, and various other rail transit and land development projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2008 | Employer: Graef USA | Title: Project Engineer | Department: Design |
Responsibilities:Designed and administered construction of $1.1 billion in land developments including $250 million hospital expansion, US Navy facilities, LEED certified elementary school template for City of Chicago, commercial marina, and multi-use harbor-front development. Represented owners and contractors in DB and DBB delivery methods. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2006 | Employer: Mackie Consultants, LLC | Title: Civil Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Performed design for over $750 million in residential developments and highway improvements, coordinated construction permits, and developed storm water pollution prevention plans. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2005 | Employer: A.D. Carradus & Associates | Title: Surveyor and CAD Supervisor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for production scheduling and quality control of all deliverables, expanded office network to support 400% growth of CAD department, and trained six long-term surveyors and drafters. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Financing and Investing in Infrastructure (Universita Bocconi) - 2020 Construction Finance (Columbia University) - 2020 Negotiation Mastery Certificate (Harvard Business School) - 2020 Certified Public-Private Partnership Professional (CP3P) (APMG International) - 2019 Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) (State of Hawaii)- 2011 LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) (USGBC- National Capital Region Chapter)- 2008 Construction Documents Technologist (Construction Specifications Institute) - 2008 |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Pathfinder’s Award for Leadership Pathfinder’s Award for Leadership |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Construction Rail Operation Rule Book Training (Hitachi) - 2020 Courses: Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control (Columbia) Construction Finance (Columbia) Control Systems (University of Illinois) Machine Learning (Stanford) Negotiation Mastery (Harvard) |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Chinese | Elementary |
Fields of Expertise
infrastructure, Building Construction Project Management, construction project management, construction procedure, construction schedule, change order cost estimation, capital cost estimates, advanced public transportation system, public transportation, public utility, public sector personnel management, advanced vehicle control system, automated guided vehicle, construction vehicle, rapid transit vehicle, rapid transit system, transit testing, rapid transit, high-speed rail transportation, light-rail transit system, rail passenger vehicle electrical system, rail passenger vehicle maintenance, railroad, railroad engineering, railroad operations, railroad safety, railroad transportation, railroad track crossing, Federal Contract Program Management, value analysis program management, program management, construction delivery methods, Contract Management, construction contract management, construction contract, engineering change order, construction claims, construction claim, Driverless Simulation, driverless transit system, electric power utility, Electrical Utilities, utility, utility construction, wood utility pole, utility scheduling, utility cost analysis, Artificial Intellignece, machine learning