Industrial Engineer Expert Witness

Expert Witness No. 1589

Georgia

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PROFILE

Expert 1589 is an industrial engineer and construction consultant, and an expert in project planning and scheduling and construction claims. He began his career in the construction industry in 1969, and his experience includes industrial, commercial, health care, criminal justice, transportation, environmental, power generation, and military/special use projects.

Expert 1589 has experience in planning, scheduling, and managing complex design and construction projects, and in the analysis, presentation, and defense of claims for delay, acceleration, disruption, and lost productivity. He has consulted for owners, contractors, and government agencies, and has presented his analyses and findings as an expert in court, arbitrations, mediations, and settlement negotiations. He has frequently served as an arbitrator in the resolution of construction disputes.

Expert 1589 is skilled in the use of Primavera and Microsoft Project scheduling packages, and in Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Summation software. He has conducted seminars on practical project management topics and techniques and on construction claims for private companies, law firms, government agencies, and industry and trade associations, and has been a guest lecturer at Southern Polytechnic State University.

Expert 1589 graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering and from Georgia State University with a Masters in Business Administration. He is an appointed panelist of the American Arbitration Association, an associate member of the American Bar Association's Forum on the Construction Industry, and is a member of the American Association of Cost Engineers. He is also certified as a Construction Inspector by the Association of Construction Inspectors.

EDUCATION

1972, B.I.E., Georgia Institute of Technology

1981, M.B.A., Georgia State University

EXPERIENCE

Construction Consultant - Responsible for planning, scheduling, cost estimating, and management consulting of design and construction projects. Develops and implements schedules and conducts updates to resolve problems and document progress, action items, commitments, and trends. Evaluates actual work-in-place compared to planned and scheduled, approves progress payment requisitions, and forecasts completion.

Forensic Consultant - Analyzes completed projects to determine liability for and quantum of damages resulting from delays and detrimental impacts. Assists legal counsel with discovery and documentation coding and indexing. Presents findings and conclusions as expert testimony in court and arbitration, and as a participant in settlement negotiations and mediations.

Arbitrator - Serves as an arbitrator to resolve disputes.

Management Consultant - Provides assistance with project management systems and software selection and implementation. Conducts training, seminars, workshops, and technical briefings on construction management topics, methods, techniques, and software for private companies, law firms, government agencies, and industry and trade associations.

Vice President of construction management firm - Responsibilities included marketing and providing project management services, claims consulting, and litigation assistance. Managed consultants, engineers, and analysts performing these services. Performed extensive schedule, cost, and productivity analyses, and presented the results as expert testimony.

Project Manager with construction management firm - Responsibilities included planning, estimating, scheduling, and controlling construction projects from concept through occupancy. Measured, assessed, evaluated, and improved contractor performance and productivity.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

IRS Consolidated Computing Facility, West Virginia, Provided consulting services to the US GSA concerning claims in excess of $17 million that were brought by the contractor after construction of this $100 million facility was completed a year later than the original contract required. Presented analyses and findings in a mediation before a Board of Contract Appeals Judge that resulted in a settlement and avoided protracted litigation.

Concert Hall Renovation & Additions, Ohio, Provided project planning and scheduling services to both the owner and the general contractor to ensure timely completion of the renovation and addition to this complex, state of the art concert hall.

Contracting Corporation, Georgia, Assists this general contractor with project planning and scheduling. Develops detailed schedules depicting construction of buildings, custom units, clubhouses, amenities, and sitework. Monitors and updates progress to ensure timely completion.

Commissaries Renovation, Georgia, Assisted the general contractor with claims for delay and disruption due to unforeseen site conditions and due to changed and added work on the additions and alterations to these two commissaries renovations. Presented analyses and supported the contractor in settlement negotiations with the Government which resolved the claims.

Power Corporation, Hydro Project, Turbine-Generator Erection, Georgia, Assisted the Turbine/Generator erector with schedule and cost analyses. Prepared the change order request for lost productivity compensation from directed acceleration to overcome delays due to late delivery of fabricated parts. Presented analyses and participated in negotiations with the Owner and general contractor that facilitated settlement and avoided litigation.

Convention Center, Florida, Provided claim schedule, productivity, and cost analyses to County concerning several trade contractor claims for delay, acceleration, and impact arising from the phased construction. Supported and participated in settlement negotiations which successfully resolved the claims and avoided litigation.

IRS Service Center, Tennessee, Provided assistance to the owner, the US GSA, and to the user, the IRS, concerning the construction and the contract close-out of this massive and complex computing center. Reviewed and critiqued the general contractor's schedule submittals, and measured and quantified additional contract time extensions due to weather and changed and added work. Participated in and supported negotiations with the general contractor and principal subcontractors to resolve claims for time and related cost issues.

Convention Center, Florida, Assisted the City with scheduling, project management, and claims avoidance services during the construction of this $70 million project. Analyzed and addressed delays and changed and added work items as they occurred, and supported the City's negotiations with the general contractor, avoiding litigation.

EXPERIENCE

Program Management

1996 Atlanta Olympics Athletes' Village

Georgia Tech Campus Fiber Optic Cable Network

Georgia Tech Residence Halls RenovationProgram

Special Use Facilities

Research & Administration Facility

Concert Hall Renovation & Addition

Concert Hall Renovation

Center for the Performing Arts

Convention Center

Arts Center Arena Theater

Consolidated Military Intelligence Training Facility

National Security Agency Operations Facility

Industrial & Commercial Facilities

IRS Consolidated Computing Facility

IRS Computing Center

Toyota Transmissions Assembly Plant

Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Plant Additions

Globe-Union Battery Manufacturing Plant

Duke University Steam Plant Addition

Foods Plant

Dart Industries Polypropylene Plant

Dekalb Co. Water & Sewer Facility

Phillips 66 Natural Gas Facility

IBM Facilities

Hammermill Paper Company Boiler Plant

Hechinger's Warehouse & Distribution Center

Hecht's Department Store

FAA ARTCC Control Complex

Naval Shipyard Stiffleg Derrick

Federal Paper Board Facility Design

Champion International Deinking Facility Design

Mitsubishi/Caterpillar Manufacturing Facility

Criminal Justice Facilities & Correctional Institutions

Three US Courthouses

Three Correctional Institutions

Youth Development Center

Office Buildings

IBM Office Building

General Motors Regional Office Building

Sixth Avenue Building

Kodak Southeast Marketing Center

Wachovia Banking Center

Transportation Projects

Airport Midfield Terminal Expansion

Republic Airways Maintenance Hangar

Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority

FAA Control Tower

Airport Terminal Expansion

American Airlines Federal Inspection Station

Health Care Facilities

 

Physicians Center

Hospital Surgery Addition

Georgia Regional Hospital

University Medical Center

Two Hospital Additions

Hospital in Georgia

Memorial Hospital

Medical Center

Two V.A. Hospitals

Baptist Hospital Additions

Physicians & Surgeons Hospital Additions

Medical Center Hospital

Educational Facilities

Stamp Student Union Renovation

University College of Dentistry

Sustainable Education Building

University PE Facility

University Library

University Additions & Renovation

College Science & Classroom Buildings

Student Athletic Complex

College Living/Learning Center

County High School

County Middle School

Northern Area High School

Hotels

Omni International Hotel

Days Inns of America

Inn & Conference Center

Civil & Environmental Projects

AECC Dam No. 2 Hydro Plant

Rocky Mountain Hydro Plant

Three Rivers Water Quality Mgmt Program

Water Plant

Winder Wastewater Treatment Plant

Reservoir & Pumping Station

Resource Recovery Facility

Two Lock & Dam Projects

Electrical & Communications Additions

Residential & Multi-Family Construction

Famous Boxer Residence

Sierra Apartments & Condominiums Projects

Mutiny on the Bay Condominium

Centennial Place Apartment Homes

Kings Manor Apartments

Old Mill Apartments

Overlook II Apartments

Housing Authority Allen Homes Modernization

Campbell Stone Apartments for the Elderly

Lemoyne Gardens Apartments Rehabilitation

309-313 Meeting Street Apartments

Bellefield Place Condominium

Parking Garages

Coca Cola USA

University of Tennessee

University of North Carolina

St. Francis Xavier Hospital

Duke University Medical Center

Georgia Tech

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Arbitration Association Appointed Panelist

Associate Member of the Forum on the Construction Industry of the American Bar Association

American Association of Cost Engineers

Association of Construction Inspectors - Certified Inspector

Dispute Resolution Board

APPEARANCES

Available upon request

KEYWORDS

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