Construction Quantum Archives – Page 2 of 10

Fabian Lim

Fabian Lim is a quantity surveyor with over 10 years of experience. He has been appointed as a quantum expert on three occasions and has supported the named expert 29 times.

Fabian has provided oral testimony under the HKIAC and has been appointed as an expert on SIAC and VIAC arbitrations. He regularly leads teams to assist testifying experts on complex litigation and arbitration disputes under various jurisdictions. Fabian has prepared numerous expert reports on disputes with values of over $300 million.

Fabian has provided commercial advice to various clients spanning the building, oil and gas, energy, and infrastructure sectors. His project experience covers Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Sudan, Oman, Qatar, Dubai, and Jordan.

Fabian specialises in contract management, construction claims, and dispute management. His expert appointments include providing contractual and quantum opinion on prolongation costs, overheads and profit and various other cost claims arising out of a delay in the construction of a railway project in Vietnam; a residential development in Singapore; and a residential and hospitality development in Thailand.

Fabian is dual qualified with a master’s in oil, gas and renewable energy law and a degree in quantity surveying. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Society of Construction Law Singapore and an associate member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, and the Energy Institute. Fabian currently serves as CPD committee for the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.

Nurul Sabri

Nurul Sabri is a quantity surveyor with over 15 years of experience. She has assisted the named quantum expert on seven occasions.

Nurul has acted as lead assistant and assistant to the named experts on international arbitration and adjudication proceedings across various sectors throughout the Middle East and Africa. She has produced expert reports on disputes with values of up to $100 million. 

Nurul has experience in a wide range of projects employing various forms of contract, particularly the FIDIC suite and bespoke forms. She has been involved in many large-scale and complex projects across various sectors throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. 

Nurul specialises in quantum assessments in complex building and infrastructure, and power plant disputes. Her expertise involves assessing final accounts, quantifying prolongation, disruption and acceleration costs, variations, head office overheads, loss of profits, finance charges, interest charges and loss of opportunity costs. 

Nurul holds multiple degrees in quantity surveying, bachelor of laws, and a master’s in construction law and arbitration. She is a RICS registered expert witness and a Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre accredited tribunal secretary. Nurul is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an associate member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and a member of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

David Michaelis

David Michaelis is a civil engineer with over 40 years of experience. He has been appointed as a quantum and construction expert.

David has delivered expert reports for commercial litigation and alternate dispute resolution. He has supported legal counsels regarding a variety of construction disputes with project values of up to $3 billion.

David has a broad range of construction experience in change management, project controls, estimating, project management, and engineering with an emphasis on self-perform, lump sum, and design-build projects. He has on-site experience (having delivered schemes involving bridges, specialist buildings, and a hydroelectric powerhouse) and has provided estimating services on civil, industrial, and oil and gas projects.

David specializes in the review of project management and cost of changes on construction projects. He has supported a range of clients on disputes for a bridge across the Hudson River, a US Embassy in Africa, and a residential development in California.

David holds a master’s in civil engineering and is a Professional Engineer (Oregon). He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Project Management Institute.

Corrinne McLeish

Corrinne McLeish is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 20 years of experience, including the last eight years spent in dispute resolution. She has been appointed as a quantum expert six times and has assisted the named expert on over 30 occasions.

Corrinne has been involved in arbitration, adjudication, litigation, and mediation proceedings. She has acted as lead assistant on projects with disputed values of up to £197 million.

Corrinne has live project experience in all aspects of commercial and contract management, which includes internal and external reporting of progress against contract, preparation of fully substantiated interim and final account submissions, reporting of site delays incurred, procurement of subcontractors, and valuation of variations. She has worked with building contractors, main contractors, and rail infrastructure providers across the buildings, transportation infrastructure, and power and utilities sectors.

Corrinne specialises in construction quantum expert witness services and is widely experienced in UK statutory adjudication. She has expertise in commercial and contract management, including internal and external progress reporting, preparation of substantiated interim and final account submissions, site delay reporting, subcontractor procurement, and valuation of variations and compensation events.

Corrinne holds a master’s in construction law, arbitration, and adjudication, along with a legal experience training advanced professional award in expert witness evidence. She is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the Adjudication Society, and a senior associate of the Academy of Experts. Corrinne is an active committee member of the CIArb Scotland Branch and an ambassador for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and RICS Inspire initiatives.

Kirsteen Cacchioli

Kirsteen Cacchioli has over 20 years of experience in construction and engineering disputes. She has assisted the named quantum expert on more than ten occasions.

Kirsteen has acted as the lead assistant to the expert regarding quantum matters in adjudication, arbitration, and litigation. She has drafted expert reports and joint statements, including Scott Schedules to show areas of agreement and disagreement, attended meetings, and liaised with clients and legal teams.

Kirsteen is experienced in analysing documentation, preparing and understanding the contractual and legal matrix, and preparing reports and submissions in both claims and expert work. She gets quickly to the core of the relevant issue and provides focused and proactive assistance to the appointed expert. She effectively liaises between internal, client and legal teams to deliver a multi-disciplinary approach and utilises her drafting skills to present opinion in a clear and understandable way.

Kirsteen specialises in quantum expert support and the preparation and defence of claims and counterclaims. This includes the analysis and assessment of contractual obligations and requirements, contract and commercial reviews, and analysing costs. The expert appointments on which Kirsteen has assisted have included a major highways project in Europe, several cladding remediation schemes, a hospital project, a pier remediation scheme, and failed glazing on a commercial mixed-use development in Europe.

Kirsteen holds a degree in law. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Chartered Institute of Building, and the Society of Construction Law.

Mark Boehm

Mark Boehm is a construction professional with over 20 years of experience. He has assisted the named expert on ten occasions.

Mark has assisted in quantum and delay matters at litigation, arbitration and adjudication. He has prepared expert reports on disputed projects with values of up to $18.5 billion.

Mark has hands-on site experience in delivering projects. He has delivered major projects across various industries, including power generation, mining and resources, and commercial and luxury residential construction.

Mark’s expertise includes actual cost reconciliation, assessment of reasonable costs, measured mile analysis, and forensic delay analysis. He has supported clients by providing opinion on entitlement and valuation of associated damages.

Mark holds a degree in construction management and is working towards a master’s in construction law. He is a registered building practitioner with the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety in Western Australia.

Iryna Akulenka

Iryna Akulenka is a registered expert witness with nearly 20 years of experience. She has assisted the named experts on numerous occasions.

Iryna is diligent, focused, proficient and technically astute in quantum matters. Iryna thinks outside of the box. She considers issues from first principles and builds the case logically and professionally.

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Iryna has acted as lead assistant and led a team of assistants on quantum matters in litigation, adjudication, arbitration, and dispute boards across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Oman, South Africa, Tanzania, and CIS countries.

Iryna has a background in electrical engineering with project management and dispute experience across various international projects, including buildings, medical facilities, power (hydro, geothermal, gas-fired, combined-cycle gas turbine), transport infrastructure, oil and gas, refining plants, and manufacturing facilities. She teaches international arbitration with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has been nominated for a prestigious Middle East Consultant Award in the category ‘Women in Construction – Professional of the Year’.

Iryna specializes in complex contracts, quantum, and contract administration disputes involving assessing final accounts, quantifying variations, prolongation and disruption, damages due to termination, cost escalation and idle time claims, and other types of financial damages, losses, and expenses. She has been involved in several disputes across the energy sector, including wind farms, hydropower plants, and other types of power plants.

Iryna is dual-qualified with a degree in electrical engineering and a master’s in construction law and dispute resolution. She is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and sits as an arbitrator in construction and property disputes. Iryna is a panel member of the UK Adjudicators, a member of the steering committee for ICC UAE (Commission on Arbitration and ADR) and sits on advisory boards for the American University and British University in Dubai. She is also a member of the Society of Construction Law, the International Chamber of Commerce (UAE), the Arbitrator Intelligence, the Caspian Arbitration Society, Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge (ERA Pledge) Middle East Sub-Committee, and Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses Pledge (ERE Pledge) Middle East Committee.

Iryna Akulenka’s ability to “think out of the box” and provide accurate analyses makes her a highly sought-after expert in construction claims and disputes.

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Victor Ageev

Victor Ageev is a project management professional with over ten years of experience. He has been appointed as both a quantum and a delay expert and has assisted the named expert on many occasions.

Victor has prepared evidence for use in adjudication proceedings in Australia under the security of payment legislation. He has led analysis and drafting in support of the named expert in domestic litigation in State Supreme Courts (VIC and WA), domestic arbitration (under ACICA), and international arbitration (ICC and SIAC) on matters with disputed values of up to $500 million.

Victor has a background working with major contractors on large engineering projects, including providing claims support and commercial advice. He has a proven track record as a project controls manager with experience developing and maintaining project management procedures and automated reporting. Victor has experience across multiple jurisdictions, including Australia, the Philippines, and the Republic of Korea. His project experience includes commercial buildings, mining infrastructure, civil infrastructure, oil and gas processing facilities, offshore drilling and processing facilities, power generation, rail infrastructure, and rolling stock manufacture.

Victor specialises in forensic delay analysis, assessing prolongation costs and disruption (including measured mile and earned value analysis), and evaluating variations. He has also performed quantum assessments of rectification of pipework and steelwork, rectification of coating and insulation, and the cost impact of alternative contractual arrangements. 

Victor holds bachelor’s degrees in geotechnical engineering, law, and information technology. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Society of Construction Law. Victor has collaborated on multiple occasions with the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, performing research on the use of expert evidence in international arbitration. He frequently appears on industry panels and presents on topics including disruption, delay analysis methodologies and delay costs, and concurrency.

Jess Chong

Jess Chong is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with nearly 20 years of experience. She has assisted the named expert on 24 occasions.

Jess has assisted in the quantum assessment of disputes for international arbitration, adjudication, mediation, and litigation proceedings. She has produced expert witness reports, attended evidentiary hearing with the named expert, and conducted cross-examination preparation.

Jess has project experience in pre-contract and post-contract management, tendering, project estimates, and Approved-for-Construction (AFC) measurement for both onshore and offshore facilities, including civils and building works, mechanical and piping, and steelwork. She has worked on many projects in the petrochemical, oil and gas, and LNG industries involving major clients, including Shell, BP, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Sonatrach, and Arkema.

Jess has expertise in the appraisal, forensic investigation, and analysis of project data and market price index for the quantum of costs. She specialises in disputes in the oil and gas, petrochemical, shipbuilding, power and process plants, infrastructure, building, mixed-development sectors and cladding remediation works.

Jess holds an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence and is multilingual in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. She is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the Society of Construction Law.

Joshua Koh

Joshua Koh is a Certified Fraud Examiner approaching 15 years of experience. He has assisted the named expert on numerous occasions.

Joshua has determined economic damages in various matters related to commercial litigation, government contracts, construction, class actions, and bankruptcy. He has experience across numerous large complex litigations, including multiple disputes with over $1 billion at issue.

Joshua has assisted clients across a variety of industries, including construction, education, energy, financial institutions, healthcare, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Within the construction industry, he has analyzed cost accounting issues for a variety of projects, including light rail, freeway, subway, liquefied natural gas, and nuclear waste treatment.

Joshua specializes in complex data analysis and has constructed, managed, and analyzed large intricate databases for financial models and damages analyses. These include cost and labor substantiation, cost overruns, compliance with government regulations, and funds tracing. His expertise also includes analyzing delay and disruption, lost profits, increased costs, financial condition, loss of business value, and other damages issues. He has also investigated and analyzed compliance issues and fraud allegations, including those under the False Claims Act.

Joshua has a degree in economics and business. He is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the American Bar Association (Section of Litigation).

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