Expert Details
Site, Infrastructure, Building Construction and Development (all aspects including safety issues)
ID: 728341
California, USA
Expert has extensive experience in pre-construction estimating and management of construction for development projects. He is accomplished in representing developer-owners as manager of design and construction from concept to completion on turnkey projects. He is responsible for hiring all design consultants and contracting with general and subcontractors required for completed buildings, and development projects. He is extensively practiced in estimating, contract writing, trade specifications, and negotiating change orders. He is also seasoned in governmental relations, entitlements, permits, approvals, and public relitions, as well as working with environmental groups and public agencies. He has had liaison experience working with departments of State, Commerce and Transportation. Consulting assignments have included feasibility studies, conceptual estimates, detailed take-off and pricing of comercial site and building construction. He had an extensive 3 year assignment working as a senior overseeing surety engineer for Mountbatter Surety . He has been a consultant with attorneys and insurance companies on numerous cases investigating construction defects and construction accidents.and providing expert witness testimony.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1959 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Engineering | Institution: San Jose State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1993 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Principal - President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert formed this organization as a construction and consulting company to contract for building projects and provide estimating and management services to contractors and developers. Employer has since evolved into a consulting company and has provided full scope services for a variety of clients and projects. Expert is the primary consultant, he does call in associates as required. He assists clients engaged in a full range of general construction or land development issues by performing feasibility studies and evaluations, constructability reviews, developing pro-forma reports, and pre-construction services including detailed estimates. Expert had a three year assignment working for Mountbatten Surety. His assignment was to review contractors in all states west of Mississippi River requesting bonding . Bonding limit was fifteen million each project .He reviewed allicant's company management, safety program, individual project for which bonding had been request, final bid if contractor wa successful low bidder finances of company and management qualification. He submitted recommendations to bonding committee . After bonding, he reviewed monthly request for payments, and had responsibility of prevention of default. Upon default of a project he provided take-over management and eventually a replacment contractor obtained by competive bidding or by a negotited price. During his assignment with Mountbtten, he provided on-site assistance to pevent default on a major airport construction project in Southern California, and prevented 5 defaults on large public work project in the San Franisco area. Employer has consulted on offshore SE Asia projects, The Philippines, and Japanese on low cost replacement housing after the Kobe earthquake. He has provided services in about 15 U.S. States. He is presently working with a group devoted towards environmental ( green) products in construction and development mainly in the area of clean water and reuse of grey water . |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1992 | Employer: W.W. Dean and Associates | Title: Senior Project Manager & VP of Land Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Construction Manager for a 700-acre planned commercial development including enclaves of residential dwellings. Managed $65 million of hillside improvements including all site work for 240 residential units, construction of fire station, school play field, all underground storm and sanitary drainage, dry utilities, expressway and private street improvements, landscaping, major retaining walls, and other permanent site structures. Assisted with the estimating of ongoing design and approvals for site and building issues. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1982 to 1987 | Employer: Arroyo Development Corp. | Title: Manager of Design & Construction, and VP of Construction Operations | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for the planning and preconstruction, and assistance with acquisition of funding followed by the construction management of commercial buildings including tenant improvements, and infrastructure for a 180-acre business park dedicated to high technology research and development. Concurrently, Project manager for two other business parks. Managed and provided estimates for all tenant improvements required in buildings constructed or purchased by Arroyo Development. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1982 | Employer: Nicholson-Wilson | Title: Project Manager | Department: Business Development |
Responsibilities:Expert's primary assignment was to manage business development. He was given additional supervision of an unusually difficult hillside condominium project in San Francisco. He was assigned to manage the rehabilitation of historic structures on campus of The University of Santa Clara and worked directly with the University President. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1981 | Employer: R.W. Taylor Construct Co. | Title: Project Manager and Estimator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for estimating quantity take-off, pricing, and project management during construction. During these years, he also particiapated in business development. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1973 to 1979 | Employer: Nicholson-Brown Construct Co. | Title: Project Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:This general engineering and building contractor company recruited Expert to manage negotiated and competitive projects. He prepared quantity estimates and negotiated final subcontracts for all trades. He established detailed codes for costs accounting used for weekly progress and cost reviews. Reviewed all change orders and invoices, and was responsible for supervision of project superintendents and for profit and loss. Reported directly to the president / owner. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Agency: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary | Role: Division Commander and Head of Education Department National Level ( Captain) | Description: Elected Division Commander of seven (7) Coastal Flotillas ( 2 of which he formed ( chartered). He was appointed to National Staff to prepare texts and instructor information used by instructors of safe boating classes presented nation-wide.Presently engaged in augmenting Auxiliary activity and advisory on safe boating programs |
| Years: to Present | Agency: Department of Homeland Security | Role: Member of Coast Guard Auxiliary | Description: Volunteer member ( officer) of U.S. Coast Guard via the Auxiliary. 44 years |
| Years: 1966 to Present | Agency: | Role: | Description: |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| His company is an associate member of the California Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Expert is a regular member of the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA). |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Licenses in the State of California: General Engineering Contractor (A), and General Building Contractor (B). |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert is also a Vice President and board member of a dedicated innovative preschool in the San Jose area of California that has been in operation for 34 years. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Various awards from Coast Guard Auxiliary for administrative and organizational achievements. An award from Commandant of Coast Guard for Administrative achievement and a special award from Michelob Co. called the Michelob Scooner award for efforts and success in promolgating Nationwide classes and texts on safety sailing safety . Only three such awards were made each year over a period of 30 years. Other Schooner awards given to Outgoing Commandant of Coast Guard, President of Boat U.S, editor of Yachting Magazine, and other distinguished members of the proponents for safe boating. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Many publications on Navigation and boating safety. Several articles published in Wall Street Journals and other publications regarding causes of and the formation of real estate bubbles, particularely California. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has been selected as a consultant and expert on many cases involving construction defects and accidents. Four of the accident cases involved fatal accidents, two on highway construction, and two in building construction. He has consulted on many other accident cases, and cost of delay and partitioning of financial values in the separation of partnerships-ownership on development projects and buildings. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Continued education in courses relating to general business management, project management, engineering, architecture, computer science and programs, computerized scheduling, estimating, interactive cost accounting. Spreadsheets, other computer programs applicable to construction lending. Expert has received extensive Real Estate studies including subjects pertaining to appraisals and evaluations, with emphasis on project funding. Additional studies included legal courses, particularly in litigation avoidance, preparation of plans and specifications, CCRs and Design Guidelines, contract writing, and courses from surety companies. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| General construction pertaining to site, infrastructure, building, home construction, land development and planning, paving, asphalt and concrete. Green trends in all areas of construction, pre-planning and conceptual and detailed estimating. He has strived to review specifications and contracts in detail to provide litigation avoidance and to assure clients complete scope of coverate of subtraces in all plans, specifications and in particular all subtraces. His work as a consultant in the legal field has prepared him to make thorough review of plans and specification during constructability reviews and preparation of subcontract. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Detailed work with surety and insurance companies in qualification for surety placement placement based upon experience of management and personal review of applicant's financials. Review of monthly payments request against approved schedule of values. Provides hands-on management for contractor to prevent defaults, and upon default arranges for take-over or completion management, or contactor. Works closely with insurance companies for transition of replacement, or arrangements of replacement contractor. |
Fields of Expertise
building architecture, building construction, construction, construction cost, construction cost estimation, construction defect, construction planning, construction project management, construction service, expert testimony, land development, building fabric defect, hospital design, infrastructure, industrial building, land mapping, expert witness, construction deficiency, project execution planning, construction industry, project assessment, proposal writing, building safety, project cost management, land planning, building design, residential housing, wallboard, project scheduling, project planning, project management