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Mike D’Onofrio has over 30 years of experience in engineering, project management, project controls and dispute resolution for construction, manufacturing and defense contracts. Mike is an expert in advanced CPM scheduling techniques for time impact analysis on complex delay and disruption claims, and a highly sought-after, proven expert witness who specializes in the comprehensive evaluation of project facts. He has provided services to contractors, private owners, design professionals and government agencies. Mike lectures regularly on the subjects of scheduling and delay and disruption at seminars and professional conferences, nationwide. Mike is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Drexel University. E-mail Mike |
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Bruce Baynes has over 25 years of project management experience with an emphasis on the analysis of claims and project cost, and schedule control. He has provided claims consulting to various clients including owners, contractors, and design professionals on a variety of project types including construction, manufacturing and defense programs. Claims evaluated include delay, disruption, acceleration, changed conditions, lack of access, excessive changes, loss of productivity and design errors and omissions. Bruce utilizes CPM scheduling techniques to evaluate schedule performance and quantify time impacts. He also supports claims investigation assignments by performing assessments of merit on technical issues and evaluation of damages. Bruce earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from Hamilton College, and an MBA in Operations Management from Temple University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania and a certified Planning and Scheduling Professional. E-mail Bruce |
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Mark Boe is a licensed professional engineer with over 30 years of construction industry experience. For the last 20 years he has specialized in construction delay and disruption, loss of labor productivity, acceleration and termination disputes. Mark has provided expertise on significant public and private construction programs that range from residential and commercial buildings to shipbuilding, roadway construction and large defense programs. He has testified as an expert in the areas of CPM scheduling, delay analysis, lost productivity analysis and related damages before various courts, boards of contract appeal, and alternative dispute resolution panels, including the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Mark has lectured on project controls, scheduling, computer applications in construction, delay claims, and project management, among other construction management topics. He is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania and Washington State as well as a certified Planning and Scheduling Professional. Mark earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering/Construction Management from the University of Illinois. E-mail Mark |
Steve Weathers has over 20 years of experience in construction/project management, engineering, contract administration, planning, scheduling, claims analysis, damage assessment, change order negotiation, and contractor payment authorization for various public and federal agencies. His knowledge includes master planning, civil and structural design, critical path method (CPM) scheduling, interpretation of contract plans and specifications, and construction from project initiation to completion. Steve has provided technical support, engineering analysis and damage evaluation/assessment to support complex contract disputes and litigation efforts on multimillion- dollar lawsuits arising out of production, manufacturing and construction projects involving defective specifications, design errors, deficient contract administration, loss of productivity and delay. He has qualified and testified as an expert in construction scheduling, delay analysis and construction damages in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the General Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and various arbitrations. Steve earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware and is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania. E-mail Steve |
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Frank Brennan has a diverse background that includes experience in contracting, engineering and construction management. Frank was a founding shareholder of the firm. During his more than 35-year career, he has handled projects involving airports, buildings, commercial properties, correctional and environmental facilities, courthouses, medical and housing projects, dams, tunnels, power plants, transit systems, and highway construction. Frank has served as a mediator for the New York City School Construction Authority. He is a member of numerous dispute review boards and has served on the National Panel of Construction Arbitrators. A former adjunct professor of construction engineering at Rutgers University, Frank lectures on construction management and claims resolution and serves as a panelist at professional conferences nationwide. Frank earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. E-mail Frank |
James M. Connolly, P.E., PSP
Jim Connolly has over 20 years experience in construction/project management that includes implementation of project controls and systems such as cost, budgeting and scheduling, as well as quality assurance and construction claims analysis. His experience also encompasses construction supervision and onsite inspection, processing of contractor payment requests, project closeout and punch-list preparation, and development of computerized CPM scheduling and graphics to support analyses for construction management, delay claims and litigation. Jim's project experience includes airports and highways, heavy civil, medical facilities, schools, industrial, and water and wastewater treatment facilities. Jim earned a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Drexel University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania and a certified Planning and Scheduling Professional. E-mail Jim
Mark E. Crater, P.E.
Mark Crater has over 20 years experience in planning, design, field construction, construction management, project control, and claims analysis. He has served as project engineer, construction supervisor and project manager on various civil engineering projects including buildings, highway projects, rail yards, rail maintenance facilities, site utilities, pier pile repairs, concrete foundation repairs, septic system installations, and fuel tank excavations and disposals. Mark earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the United States Coast Guard Academy. He is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania. E-mail Mark
Joseph Hellenbrand, P.E., PSP
Joseph Hellenbrand is a licensed professional engineer and has 20 years of experience in construction and project management, planning, scheduling, engineering, and claims analysis. He is knowledgeable in critical path method (CPM) scheduling, damages assessment, project controls, site logistics and construction from project initiation to completion. Joe performs schedule, productivity, and cost quantification analyses on large commercial and government projects involved in litigation and has performed claims evaluation and preparation on commercial and industrial projects both defending and supporting construction claims. He is involved in a number of organizations and was recently named to the ASCE Construction Institute Claims Avoidance and Resolution Committee. Mr. Hellenbrand has a Bachelors of Civil Engineering from Catholic University of America and is a certified Planning and Scheduling Professional.E-mail Joseph
Joseph J. McFadden, P.E., PSP
Joe McFadden has over 20 years of construction industry experience in the fields of project management, CPM scheduling and construction claims analysis. He has performed schedule, productivity and cost quantification analyses on large commercial projects involved in litigation, as well claims evaluation and preparation on commercial, industrial and manufacturing projects for both facility owners and contractors. Joe's experience in project management for a heavy and highway general construction company on large civil projects included responsibilities for estimating, CPM scheduling, material procurement, subcontractor coordination and resolution of design issues. Joe has also lectured on topics including scheduling, estimating, cost control and project controls. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Drexel University. E-mail Joe
Jeffrey Pakrul
Jeffrey Pakrul has over 17 years of project management experience with an emphasis on construction cost analysis, pre-construction activities, value engineering and construction management. His experience with leading teams and improving construction processes offers added value in the analysis of disrupted or delayed projects and claims. Jeffrey supports claims investigation assignments by performing assessments of merit on technical issues and evaluation of damages. Mr. Pakrul has claims and construction experience with residential, commercial, laboratory, industrial and school projects. Mr. Pakrul has an Associate’s in Architectural Engineering Technology and also a Bachelor’s of Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology. He also has a Master of Science in Construction Management from Stevens Institute of Technology. E-mail Jeffrey
Andrew P. Roeser, P.E., PSP
Andy Roeser has 17 years of experience in construction and project management, engineering, planning, scheduling, and delay and impact related claims analysis, in the private and public sectors. He is knowledgeable in critical path method (CPM) scheduling, project controls, MEPS coordination, architectural engineering and design issues, building code requirements, and construction from project initiation to closeout. Andy's past experience includes 10 years planning and managing commercial construction projects with one of the largest general contractors in the Philadelphia region. His project experience includes claims and delay/disruption analysis pertaining to significant private and government projects in the healthcare, education, environmental, industrial and transportation industries. Andy has also provided CPM scheduling services for over $2 billion in construction projects. Andy has presented to a number of professional industry and trade authorities on scheduling best practices. He earned a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree from Pennsylvania State University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania and a certified Planning and Scheduling Professional. E-mail Andy
Patrick Spare, P.E.
Patrick Spare has more than 10 years of experience in project management, construction claims analysis, CPM scheduling and construction management. His responsibilities include document review and issue analysis, forensic CPM scheduling analysis, project cost and efficiency analysis, and development of graphics and reports as part of analyses for construction management disputes, delay / inefficiency claims, and litigation. His project experience includes commercial development, hotel, condominium, housing, power, heavy civil, and industrial projects both within and outside of the United States. In addition, Patrick has worked on a number of stadiums, museums, hospital facilities and government buildings. Patrick's past experience includes performing value engineering, budgeting and cost estimating, scheduling, project management, and contract administration for commercial development projects for several general contractors. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Cornell University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania. E-mail Patrick
John B. Stetson IV, AIA, FCMAA
John Stetson has over 40 years of experience including both technical and managerial skills in program and construction management, contract administration, scheduling, cost estimating, value engineering, claims analysis and expert services for contract disputes. Projects include but are not limited to commercial, residential and educational facilities, prisons, airports, mass transportation, power, industrial, shipbuilding and other major government military systems procurement as well as hospitals, universities and government centers. John has lectured extensively on claims avoidance practices and is a published authority in the field. He was also a founding Governor and Governor Emeritus of the Construction Manager Certification Institute's CM Certification Program and is a member of the CMAA College of Fellows. John earned Bachelor of Arts and Master degrees in Architecture from Yale University and is a registered architect in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. E-mail John
George J. Strickler,
P.E.
George Strickler has over 35 years of experience in the engineering/construction industry with extensive experience in engineering, construction management and claims analysis on civil, environmental, public works, institutional buildings, industrial and power projects. George has worked on a wide variety of projects spanning different industries. He is skilled in engineering and technical design, contract development and administration, operation and administration, quality assurance/quality control, scheduling and research, plant start-up and evaluation, preparing operating and maintenance manuals, developing training programs, regulatory inspections, safety standards, cost/benefit analyses, waste management analyses, energy conservation and management analyses, among others. He is a proven expert witness on issues related to scheduling, delay and impact with a meticulous understanding of the facts of the case. George is a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Drexel University. E-mail George
William M. Wolf
Jr., P.E.
Bill Wolf has more than 35 years of experience in construction contract administration, construction claims evaluation, and project management. He represents owners, contractors and design professionals. Bill was a founding shareholder of the firm. His experience includes commercial, educational, power, mass transit, and industrial projects with disputes related to delay, disruption, acceleration, constructive acceleration, wrongful termination, loss of productivity, abnormal weather, and defective plans and specifications. Bill has prepared delay and disruption-related damage evaluations involving direct costs, acceleration costs, cost escalations, loss of productivity, and extended overheads. As construction contract administrator and on-site representative for both owners and contractors, Bill has prepared and reviewed CPM schedules, negotiated change orders, and prepared bid and project documentation. Bill earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Texas A&M University and is a licensed professional engineer in Texas. E-mail Bill
