Expert profile
Highlights
- Highly experienced professional engineer
- Appointed as a delay and quantum expert
- Proven as a credible witness under cross-examination and during concurrent testimony (hot tubbing)
- Specializes in critical path method schedule, productivity, cost increase and contract issues
- Vast knowledge across a broad range of industry sectors
- LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited
Industries
Buildings | Industrial & Manufacturing | Transportation Infrastructure | Aerospace & Defense | Marine & Shipping | Mining & Metals | Oil & Gas | Power & Utilities | Real Estate & Tourism | Sports & Entertainment
Mark’s work is thorough and prompt. His assessments are candid and I can rely on his reports.
Lexology Index - Construction
Expertise
Mark Gentry is a professional engineer and project manager with 20 years of experience in the construction and engineering industry. He is widely experienced in the investigation and resolution of business disputes, primarily relating to quantum and delay matters.
Mark has analyzed manufacturing and termination issues for government contracts and has led teams analyzing critical path method schedules, productivity, cost increases and contract issues.
Mark has testified as an expert in arbitration and court proceedings as well as presented damage and schedule delay analysis during settlement negotiations. He has also consulted with, and presented to, companies on scheduling methods and procedures, costs tracking and means to track the impact of project issues.
Professional recognition
Lexology Index
Construction
USA Thought Leader – Construction
Mark Gentry has built an outstanding delay and quantum practice, earning widespread recognition for his strong expertise and extensive experience providing expert testimony across global engineering and construction disputes.
Lexology Index - USA Thought Leaders - Construction - Quantum, Delay, and Technical
Background
Mark has experience working in North America and the Middle East. He has worked with clients on a variety of projects including airports, distribution centers, schools, highways, hotels, resorts, light rail lines, tunnels, military barracks, power plants, sports venues, and water treatment facilities.
Prior to joining HKA, Mark was a Vice President with The Kenrich Group, and before that, he worked as a project manager for JE Dunn Construction, an Engineering News Record top 25 contractor. His project management experience at JE Dunn included condominiums, retail facilities, office buildings, parking lots and casinos. In addition, Mark has provided pre-construction services for hotels and recreational facilities.
Mark Gentry received a BS in Civil Engineering and is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) accredited. He is a member American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA), and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
Qualifications
BS, Civil Engineering
LEED AP
OSHA 10 and 30
PE
Professional Memberships
ASCE, MSBA, NSPE
Contact Mark
Email: markgentry@hka.com
Tel: +1 612 492-2176
Location:
7201 Metro Boulevard
Suite 220
Edina, MN 55439