Construction Delay & Disruption Archives – Page 7 of 9

Scott Hollingsworth

Scott Hollingsworth is a delay and quantum expert with more than 25 years of experience in the litigation consulting industry. Scott specializes in the investigation and resolution of business disputes related to the construction industry.

Scott is able to get to the heart of the issues quickly. He is extremely detail-oriented and his final work product is reflective of that attention. He also possesses a great demeanor in hearings and presents in a confident manner.

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Scott has testified as an expert in arbitration and court proceedings and has presented schedule delay and damage analysis during settlement negotiations.

Scott has experience working in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North America and Central America. He has worked with clients from sectors including buildings, defense, industrial, infrastructure, industrial, power and utilities, and technology. He also has further experience in waste remediation projects, education, hospitals and hotels.

Scott has consulted on behalf of construction contractors, project owners, insurance companies, and government contractors. Scott has led teams analyzing critical path method (CPM) schedules to determine causes and durations of project delays. He has also led financial analyses to quantify project cost growth including those related to delay, disruption, acceleration, and productivity. Scott has performed forensic investigations of construction costs incurred including review and analysis of invoices, payment applications, bank records, and other documentation.

Scott holds a BS Engineering and is consistently recognized in Lexology Index (formally Who’s Who Legal) in its Construction Expert Witness publication. He is a member and fellow of the Project Management College of Scheduling (PMCOS) and has undertaken an Executive Education Finance course. He is a member of the Association of the Advancement of Cost Engineers (AACE), a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), and a member of the Chicago Building Congress (CBC).

Scott Hollingsworth is “amazingly knowledgeable in delay matters”, according to peers who highlight his “responsiveness and ease of communication”.

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Kimberly R. Reome

Kim Reome is a financial professional with over 30 years of experience in the construction industry. She has undertaken more than 40 expert commissions in matters relating to construction damages and delay, quantum, forensic accounting, and commercial damages.

Kim Reome commands a stellar reputation in the commercial litigation community as a damages expert, specialising in construction, electric utilities and government contracts. She is recognised for her “comprehensive strategy”.

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Kim has provided testimony and authored expert reports at the US Court of Federal Claims, US District Court, and a range of civil courts and regulatory commissions, as well as domestic and international arbitrations. She has served as a damages expert for construction contractors, construction owners, electric utilities, manufacturing companies and others on damages matters in excess of US$8 billion.

Kim has supported clients from a broad range of sectors including, but not limited to, nuclear and other electric power plants, renewable energy, government contractors, residential and commercial real estate, airports, oil refineries, mining facilities and wastewater treatment plants. She also has experience calculating damages for intellectual property, environmental, financial institutions and other commercial litigation.

Kim specializes in providing damages analyses involving accounting, financial and economic issues in the construction and electric utility industries. She has significant experience with disputes regarding analysis of increased costs, critical path schedule (CPS) analysis, productivity analysis, and lost profits.

Kim is a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional and Certified Fraud Examiner. She has a master’s in business administration and a bachelors in finance. She is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEi), Women Construction Owners & Executives (WCOE), the American Bar Association (ABA), and US Women in Nuclear (US WIN). She is on the Board of Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana.

Kimberly is very thorough in her analysis and gives numerous suggestions on how to solve various difficult issues. She is extremely precise and always well prepared during discussions.

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Tom Kapapa

Tom Kapapa is a surveyor with over 20 years of construction industry experience. He acts as both a delay and quantum expert and has been appointed on eight occasions.

Tom is very likeable, hard-working, and easy to work with. He possesses the ability to read the room and provide practical views. Tom is a commercially-minded expert who offers quality work and attention to detail.

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Tom has acted as expert for disputed sums up to US$600 million and for projects values in excess of US$5 billion. He has been cross-examined in international arbitration twice, including giving concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing), and has been praised by both counsel and tribunals for his testimony. Tom also acts as both an arbitrator and mediator and has taken the lead on a dispute adjudication board (DAB), as well as leading numerous claims negotiations.

Tom specialises in delay and quantum issues for civil and building infrastructure and industrial works. He quickly unravels complex situations, by simplifying the key elements necessary to solve issues, before reaching a formal dispute process.

Tom has a broad construction background, working as both a site manager and surveyor on a variety of projects across the Africa, the Middle East and the UK. His diverse sectoral experience ranges from major city developments (including high-rise tower buildings and leisure developments), road and motorway construction, rail and station construction, and major structural steelwork to water, wastewater and infrastructure drainage, power station construction, oil and gas development, LNG complex development, and mechanical and electrical infrastructure.

Tom is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors (RICS) and an Academy of Experts certified quantum expert. He acts as an assessor for RICS in the Middle East and provides training and mentoring for quantity surveyors and contact administrators in Qatar.

Tom Kapapa is a highly skilled expert with over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. He is praised for his “deep understanding of complex technical concepts,” particularly in delay and quantum issues. His extensive involvement in projects across Africa, the Middle East, and the UK enhances his reputation as a leading expert.

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Dimitrios Tousiakis

Dimitrios Tousiakis is a Chartered Civil Engineer with over 15 years of construction industry experience. He has acted as delay expert more than 10 times and has provided independent advice on programming matters to clients on numerous occasions.

Dimitrios is thorough, accurate and impartial. He is very experienced at dealing with complex delay disputes. He is a rising star.

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Dimitrios is an RICS-accredited expert witness and has been cross-examined by KC during international arbitrations. He has been appointed as an independent delay expert for ICC, INCITRAL, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, and ADCCAC arbitrations with project values of up to USD$1.4B. He also has provided independent expert opinion to contractors and employers on multiple occasions.

Dimitrios has worked as an engineer for contractors and consultants in both on-site and back-office environments. He is experienced across all stage of the project life cycle from tendering, design, construction and supervision through to certification and dispute resolution for construction and structural projects across the Middle East, UK and Greece.

Dimitrios has led complex delay and disruption forensic analysis for both live projects and throughout the dispute resolution process. His expertise includes the design and construction of steel structures and the simplification of complex matters utilising intuitive visual representation to support his clear methodology. He has also acted as a conciliator, drafted expert reports and assisted the named delay expert on a range of projects including high-rise buildings, airports, healthcare, rail and oil and gas.

Dimitrios holds a master’s in both civil engineering and structural steel design and business management. He is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a member of the Academy of Experts and is fluent in both English and Greek. Clients commend his “professional manner” and “detailed analysis” as well as his ability to deliver “robust analysis” that can be “easily understood”.

Dimitrios possesses a high level of expertise. He understands tight timelines and adheres to them. Dimitrios is a technically sound delay analysis expert”

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Colin Russell

Colin Russell is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. He has extensive experience in quantum and delay analysis and has been appointed as an expert witness on four occasions.

Colin is a responsive and dedicated expert. He has the ability to take a step back to assess the situation and find alternative solutions. He can convey and explain technical topics to counsel and arbitral tribunals.

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Colin has acted a quantum expert regarding infrastructure and buildings disputes in the Middle East, on projects valued up to US$150 million. He has also acted as assistant to the party appointed quantum and delay expert for a claimant in an ICC arbitration.

Colin has worked on a variety of projects, including building construction, wastewater treatment, oil and gas fired power stations, airports and highways throughout the Middle East and Europe. His experience as a quantity surveyor and commercial director informs his dependable quantum and delay analysis.

Colin is experienced in leading teams in the preparation of delay, disruption and variation claims for clients. He works efficiently with legal teams, providing clear and concise analyses for even the most complex issues.

Colin is recognised as a Construction Thought Leader by Lexology Index, is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Association of Project Management. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying, an MSc in Construction Law & Dispute Resolution, and has completed the Pearson SRF BTEC Level 7 Professional Award in Expert Witness Evidence.

Colin is a very good consultant with in-depth knowledge of his cases. We worked with him on a complicated matter and he was of great assistance to the legal counsels and the client.

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Ed Federico

Ed Federico is a delay and quantum expert with over 20 years of experience in the construction and engineering industries.

Edward Federico is a first-rate quantum and delay expert with extensive experience navigating high-value construction project and damages disputes arising from the transport, infrastructure and energy sectors.

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Ed has testified in federal court, delivered sworn depositions and presented in mediation proceedings. He has been engaged as an expert on damages matters in excess of US$13 million.

Ed’s experience includes clients or projects based in Europe and North America. He has worked on a variety of project types within the construction and engineering industries, including airports, buildings, industrial, infrastructure, transportation and oil and gas. He also has experience working on government contracts, as well as projects relating to the medical, sports and entertainment industries.

Ed is proficient in claims analysis, delay impact analysis and cost analysis. He has also provided project monitoring and management services for clients, as well as financial and contractual due diligence, intellectual property damages calculations and insurance claim support for policies including errors and omissions, and Subguard®. Further to this, he has performed civil and structural design for malls, airport terminals, train stations, churches and residential homes, and has worked with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) performing inspection of damaged structures and retrofit design.

Ed Federico holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Fundamental Engineer (FE). Some of the organizations that he is a member of include the American Bar Association (ABA), the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), the New York Building Congress (NYBC) and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Edward is hard working, detail-oriented and flexible on difficult tasks. He is a true professional who is very knowledgeable.

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Larry Smith

Larry Smith is a registered Professional Engineer with 40 years’ experience in construction and engineering industries. He has been appointed as a technical or quantum expert on 38 occasions and cross-examined on 17 occasions.

Larry Smith is a highly regarded practitioner with a wealth of experience in high-stakes construction disputes. His background includes managing complex technical issues and assisting clients in high-value damages claims for effective dispute resolution.

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Larry has provided litigation support and expert testimony in matters relating to technical aspects of complex megaprojects, including HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning), process piping, plumbing, and electrical and automation issues on values in excess of US$50m. He is also a skilful quantum analyst, assisting clients in claims for damages up to the value of US$400m.

Larry is widely-experienced in claims consulting, construction management, programming and scheduling, and project controls, management and monitoring. He specialises in decoding complex technical and quantum matters for clients, helping them resolve disputes and reclaim costs.

Larry has earned professional engineering licences in five states and HVAC and plumbing licences in seven states and multiple municipalities. He is a previous owner of a mechanical contracting firm, providing design and build services for commercial, municipal, institutional and industrial clients. He is a skilled facilitator, having conducted many successful value management studies and partnering sessions. He has assembled and managed task teams consisting of personnel from general contractors, speciality contractors, building operations and management.

Larry Smith is a highly-qualified professional, holding a BS Mechanical Engineering and is a certified Mechanical, Plumbing and Boiler contractor. He is a member of the The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and is a qualified AP Leader in Energy and Environmental Design awarded by the US Green Building Council (LEED AP USGBC). He has contributed to Planning and Designing Research Animal Facilities – 1st Edition, Chapter 8 – Cost, and his expertise is often called upon for speaking engagements concerning cost management, building commissioning, and indoor air quality.

Larry Smith is lauded for his extensive experience advising clients on complex technical and quantum matters arising from high-value construction projects.

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Peter J Wallace

Peter J Wallace is a highly-regarded construction professional with over 35 years of industry experience. His background has a particular emphasis on process review and improvement, performance audits, cost assessments, risk reviews, litigation and expert witness services, lender advisory and due diligence reviews, and project management oversight services.

Peter Wallace is an esteemed quantum expert, bringing over 38 years of experience in the construction industry. He is “excellent” and “very knowledgeable,” particularly in areas such as performance audits and risk reviews, making him a trusted advisor for complex projects.

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Peter has provided management consulting, claims management and expert services on some of the largest public infrastructure projects in the world. These include the Channel Tunnel, Central Artery Tunnel “Big Dig”, Oakland Bay Bridge replacement, Tacoma Narrows Bridge replacement, and Sound Transit light rail system.

Peter specialises in project risk and complex transactions. He has conducted due diligence and risk reviews on numerous multi-billion-dollar oil and gas projects for financial investors and project developers; acted as the independent monitor on large nuclear retro fit projects; advised the bankruptcy trustee on billion-dollar troubled project liquidations; and conducted financial analysis of construction companies as part of post closure adjustments and acquisition disputes.

Peter has project experience that includes oil and gas, power, industrial, pharmaceutical and life sciences, commercial buildings and public infrastructure. He has worked with clients at the federal, state and local levels of government across the USA, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Peter J Wallace possesses significant experience of the preparation, arbitration and litigation of complex engineering and constructions claims. He serves as an expert witness in matters of scheduling and critical path delay analysis. Peter’s varied assignments have included providing the vendors of nuclear facilities with claims management services on several major litigations, involving complex engineering, regulatory, scheduling and damages issues. He has also provided both owners and contractors with litigation support services on pipelines, refineries and process facilities that had incurred substantial cost and schedule overruns.

Peter is very experienced and knowledgeable. He is an excellent and thorough practitioner. He is a top-notch expert.

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David Atkinson

David Atkinson is a civil engineer with over 25 years of experience of large scale and complex construction projects. His experience has been gained whilst working for both leading design consultants and construction contractors.

David is one of the best. He is an effective communicator with a firm grasp of technical details. David brings considerable experience in delay analysis in construction projects. He excels at navigating complex projects.

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David regularly advises on planning and programming issues on major projects throughout the Middle East and Africa. He has been appointed as a planning expert as well as assisting in the production of expert reports in the capacity of lead delay analyst. David has provided expert witness testimony in arbitration.

David has worked within the construction industry designing, planning and supervising the construction of major civil engineering works. He has worked across Europe, Middle East, and Africa and has worked on a number of high profile oil and gas, infrastructure and building disputes.

David has a thorough knowledge of the construction process having worked on traditional, design and build and partnering contracts and having represented both the employer and the contractor. He has extensive experience in construction management and programming, with over ten years of experience in performing cause and effect analyses of major delay and disruption claims.

David is a highly-qualified professional with a degree in civil engineering, a master’s in construction law and arbitration, a master’s in maritime civil engineering and an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence (LETAPAEWE). He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Society of Construction Law and a member of the Chartered Institute of Building.

David Atkinson is acclaimed as a go-to expert with “a significant following” in the construction sector, with peers stating, “He is hugely respected.”

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Frank Giunta

Frank Giunta is a registered Professional Engineer with more than 35 years of experience in engineering and construction consulting. He has been actively involved in project management oversight, the evaluation, presentation, resolution and management of construction claims and has acted as expert witness on more than 65 occasions.

Frank Giunta is celebrated for his vast experience and expertise advising clients on construction defects, schedule delays and financial analysis.

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Frank has provided expert testimony in various legal forums on issues including differing site conditions, defective contract documents, adequacy of design, construction defects, schedule delays, productivity evaluations, and cost analysis. He has extensive experience in various alternative dispute resolution formats.

Frank’s expertise has been utilized in the evaluation of the adequacy of design issues, professional performance, differing site conditions, defective specifications, contract terminations, cost and financial analysis, productivity and delay analysis. He has been responsible for the evaluation of cost and time impacts resulting from construction problems.

Frank has managed complex consulting assignments on behalf of public and private owners, engineers, contractors, insurance and financial institutions. These assignments have involved a wide range of projects which include highways and bridges, dams, power related facilities, water and wastewater treatment, landfills and building construction. He has been engaged in the design of civil structures, including roads, highways, railroads, hydraulic structures, and underground piping systems. He has also prepared engineer’s estimates and technical specifications.

Frank lectures extensively throughout North and South America on matters pertaining to project delivery systems, risk management and dispute avoidance and resolution. He is a former adjunct faculty member of Drexel University and Widener University, teaching in the construction management program, and a fellow of the Project Management College of Scheduling.

Frank Giunta earns widespread praise for his top-tier quantum and delay analysis in major construction disputes arising from projects in the energy, infrastructure and utilities industries.

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