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1. Central
Artery Boston - "The Big Dig" Project
Description: The largest
dollar value construction project in the US ever
undertaken. The highways in the city of Boston were
essentially routed underground rather than above
ground. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: The project had billion dollar cost
overruns. Was engaged by Kiewit to quantity and
present multi million dollar lost productivity claim Significance
of Assignment: Highly visible and publisized project with
landmark type claims and lawsuits. Specific engagement
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2. Getty Museum
Project
Description: A unique, awarding winning $1
billion dollar project funded by the Getty trust that sits on the
top of a mountain overlooking LA and Brentwood California.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by Harmon Contracting to
prepare and present a $26 million dollar change order to the Board
of Directors of the Getty Trust.
Significance
of Assignment: Using a detailed schedule analysis and
productivity analysis, the change order was prepared and presented
successfully. The Board of Directors approved the change
order for every dollar and the project was completed on time
and cost satisfaction of all parties
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3. China USA Best Practices
Project
Description: Forums between the two countries to exchange best practices in consturction and engineering to develop business between two conuntries
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Appointed by US State and Interior Departments to represent constructin and engineering education for US in talks with China
Significance
of Assignment: Developed education curriculum including construction management courses.
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4. Golden Gate Bridge
Retrofit
Project
Description: Phase II of a multi year
mutiple phase multiple million dollar project to retrofit the Golden Gate
Bridge to resist
earthquakes.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
the general contractor to assist in on-site analysis to
set out productivity improvement potential and to
implement cost and productivity improvement.
Significance
of Assignment: Unique construction
methods and productivity methods implemented that have
implications for retrofiting additonal bridges for seismic
concerns.
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5. Hamaca Refinery, Venezuela
Project
Description:
The project is a large refinery project that has the largest coker unit in
the world.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Owing to a
national strike, a force majeure event, there was
significant loss of productivity issues. My role was to
qunatity the impact. Significance
of Assignment: The construction client
agreed to a several hundred million dollar settlement
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6. London Undergroung (The Tube)
London, England
Project
Description:
The London Underground is the oldest underground transportation system in
the world. It has recently had a security and communciation system
installed throughout the entire system Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
the Fluor to assist with productivity
measurement and disruption
Significance
of Assignment: During the multi year
construction project, terrorists bumbed several statios that
resulted in deaths; this heightened the need to complete the
placement of cables to support the security and communciation
system being installed.
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7. St. Louis I-64 Reconstruct Granite Productivity Program
Project
Description:
The two year project is an reconstrction of roadway and briges on one of the busiest freeways in St. Louis, MO.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged Granite Construction to implement a productivity improvement program aimed at reducing possible productivity
defectsSignifi
cance
of Assignment: Implementation by one of the largest US constractors of "MORE" productivity program developed over years by Dr. Adrian
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8. National Class Action Cases- Insurance Industry
Project
Description:
Over five year period, class action suits against State Farm, Farmers, St John's Insurance Companies regarding payment of general contractor overhead and profit for
thousands of home repairs
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by State Farm, Farmers, others to successfully defent against overhead and profit claims resulting from
Katrina, tornados in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisana- precedent cases; my work cited favorably by judgesSignifi
cance
of Assignment: Testimoony regarding factors to consider as to if general contractor is needed became precedence for insurance company
repairs
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9. Hyperion Waste Water Treatment Plant (Los Angelos)
Project
Description:
The project represents one of the largest, most publized, and longest disputed (claim) project in US
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by City of Los Angelos Metropolitian District to defend against large loss of productivity claim
Signifi
cance
of Assignment: The complexity of the project and the disputes led to one of the most publized (ENR) projects- law suits spanned ten year
period
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10. City Hall, Gillette, Wyoming
Project
Description:
The building is the city hall project in Gillette that was burdenoned with unique lawsuits regarding equipment and labor issue and contract language
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
contractor to prepare and present equipment and labor cost damages
Signifi
cance
of Assignment: Jury awarded all requested equipment and labor damages to the contractor. Became a State Supreme Court case issue
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11. Rush Hospital, Chicago, IL
Project
Description:
The project entailed a multi million dollar complex hospital addition constructed in a highly visible congested work area
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Sucessfully prepared and won multi million dollar out of sequence productivity claim for a speciality
contractor
Signifi
cance
of Assignment: Complexity of project organizational project and visibility of project
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12. Michigan Univ. Cardio Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI
Project
Description:
The major new heart center hospital had claimed productivity losses owing to sequencing of trades; mechanical, HVAC, electrical)
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by owner (Michigan University) to defend against contractor productivity losses (photo shows me inspecting mechanical systems
Signficance
of Assignment: Precedent case regarding acceptable methods of proving lost productivity
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13. Northwestern University Hospital, Chicago, IL
Project
Description:
The major hospital addition was in the very crowded hospital area of Chicago and required high degree of coordination and scheduling
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
contractor to prepare complex scheduling and productivity loss claim
Significance of Assignment: Interface of construction acceleration and financial impact on contractor
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14. I-74 Upgrade, Peoria, IL
Project
Description:
The $400M plus project was to replace bridges, roadway, and ramps to provide an improved saftey system and a modern day highway.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
the general contractor to provide productivity and
scheduling expertise.
Signifi
cance
of Assignment: Ambitious milestone schedule dates were kept through partnering, productivity enhancement, and proactive resource scheduling.
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15. Trump Tower, Chicago, IL
Project
Description:
The building construction project is a highly visible project being
developed by Donald Trump on the Chicago River.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
the specialty contractor to provide productivity and
scheduling expertise.
Signifi
cance
of Assignment: Implement milestone
scheduling in a very tight logistically area to enable
productivity.
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16. Goreway Power Plant, Toronto, Canada
Project
Description:
Large power plant project in Toronto constructed in an accelerated project schedule and with unique labor conditions.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
General Electirc (power turbines) to critique and improvem project produictivity and schedule.
Signifi
cance
of Assignment: Implement milestone
scheduling in a very tight logistically area to enable
productivity.
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17. Oil Platforms, Dubei IL
Project
Description:
The massive offshore oil platforms are constructed in an accelerated construction schedule.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
McDermott as a productivity consultant to improve construction process.
Signifi
cance
of Assignment: Implement processes using measuement techniques and defect analysis for repetitive use processes.
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18. Dearborn Power Plant, Dearborn, MI
Project
Description:
The co-gen plant provides power and is constructed adjacent to Ford Motors
and
was visible nationally owing to several explosions and outages during
construction that
affected
project schedule and cost.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Quantify lost
productivity owing to safety issues
Signifi
cance
of Assignment: Signicance of the methods used to
quantify lost labor productivity owing to unique disruption issues.
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19. Millennium Park: Chicago, IL
Project Description:< :Chicago Landmark project that contains unique structures to include Pritzker Pavillion (Gehry), Cloud
Gate (Kapoor), and Crown Fountain.
Dr. Adrian Engagement: Engaged to for analysis of productivity, schedules, cost controls. Signficance of Assignment:Unique construction methods and productivity methods to construct project and parking deck in congested area over an
exisiting active transportation system.
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20. Staples Center
Project
Description: A unique, awarding
winning arena in Las Angelos where the LA Lakers play and various shows
to include the opening show by Bruce Springstein.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
national firm to quantify lost labor productivity owing
to changes related to concrete work and design. Significance
of Assignment: Methods used to
quantify lost productivity were considered uniquefor ths type
of project.
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21. US Antitrust Department / Illinois / Tennesee Federal Highways Project
Description: A significant number of
separate
federally/state funded highway projects. The US
Antitrust
prosecuted several firms for bid rigging on the projects. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by
the US Antitrust Department and FBI to quantify the financial loss
to the tax payer (both criminal and civil suits). Significance
of Assignment: Successfully
prepared cost method by which financial damages to government and
tax payers was determined. Based on the quantification of
costs, the US Antitrust Department recovered financial damages and
firms were prosecuted.
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District Description: The
City of
Wheaton, IL engaged a CM firm that in turn engaged several separate prime
contractors. Dr. Adrian
Engagement: Engaged by mechanical contractor to quantify lost
productivity. Had to use the total cost method to quantify lost
productivity owing to the inability to
use another method. Significance of Assignment:Courts to include
appeals courts approved cost method and calculated damages. Became a
precedent case as to what has to be done to use "total cost
method".
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23. Hyatt Regency - Kauai, Hawaii
Project
Description: A multimillion dollar
resort was
constructed, leveled by hurricane Inigna, and subsequently
rebuild. Project was owned by Mr. Takana of Japan; one of
the wealthiest individuals in the world.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement:
Engaged
by Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Co.(Dillingham), to prepare
a $20 million dollar change order for changes and lost
productivity. After the project was destroyed by hurricane,
Dr. Adrian was engaged by HDCC to assist in defending against
alleged
construction defects.
Significance
of Assignment:
Successfully
prepared change order which was unexpectedly funded by
owner. Because of knowledge of construction methods used,
was successful in defending client against allegations of
defective construction methods that were alleged to be cause of
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24. Malaysia Twin Towners-Kuala
Lumpur
Project
Description: Tallest building in World
(452 meters was completed in 1996 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement:
Engaged to provide
productivity program for project and productivity
training at site. Significance
of Assignment:
New productivity systems
were implemented for the construction of the project that
focused on productivity improvement and quick
identification of cost and/or productivity problems such
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25. US Umatilla Weapons Depot /
Washington Group Project
Description: In Oregon, this large
incinerator structure was constructed to destroy U.S. chemical
weapons as per agreement in a US treaty. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Initially
contacted by Raytheon to quantify lost productivity claim owing to
changes (primarily piping). Did not conduct the
engagement. Subsequently after the Washington Group
purchased Raytheon, was engaged by Washington Group to
quantify
lost productivity for submittal of a change order to US government
(claim approximately $25M). Project was one of a half-dozen that
led to bankruptcy filing by the Washington Group. Significance
of Assignment: Difficult
engagement of preparing claim against government at the same time
that Washington Group was suing Raytheon for overstating claim at
time of purchase. Based in part on the work I conducted,
Washington Group and Raytheon were able to reach a
settlement. Many of these events were featured in weekly
articles in Engineering News Record and the Wall Street
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26. Boston Deer Island Outfall
Tunnel /
Metropolitan
Water District
Project
Description:
A monumental difficult engineering project that had significant cost overruns. My
engagement was on the Outfall Tunnel that extends nine miles out
and 300 feet under the Atlantic Ocean.
Dr.
Adrian Engagement:
Engaged
to assist in the preparation of a $50Million dollar plus change
order owing to unexpected excess water flowing into tunnel which
required workers to work in mud and water.
Significance
of Assignment:
Engineering,
human factor type analysis conducted to determine added worker
effort required in order to substantiate the claim amount.
Industrial engineering type data and research used to quantify
lost productivity. My work was in part conducted in the
tunnel that was extended nine miles into the ocean.
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27. The Earth-EPCOT
Center Walt Disney World
Project
Description:
A unique amusement type project that was the center of the new EPCOT
center in Disney World. The project was constructed by a general
contractor and coordinated by a national firm acting as a CM for the
Disney Corp.
Significance
of Assignment:
Based on construction
accounting expertise and productiivty expertise, engaged
to assist in the quantification and negotiation of chnage
orders for the project between contractor and project
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28. GM Van Plant Project
Description: New plant in Indiana
where
General Motors built vans. Plant included significant
painting equipment and processes. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: GM and
subcontractor had $4+ million dollar dispute regarding added costs
during construction. Dr. Adrian engaged by both parties to
serve as an independent arbitrator for a "binding
baseball" type arbitration. After hearing each case, both
parties submitted a sealed envelope with a dollar amount they were
willing to settle for and Dr. Adrian had to select one of the two
numbers. Significance
of Assignment: A
four million dollar decision that could not be appealed. The
process used, referred to as "baseball arbitration"
represented a rare form of resolving a significant dollar value
dispute. |
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29. Mass Transit System of Los
Angeles
Project Description: Red
Line of Mass Transit System in Los Angeles. Owing to
difficulty of project and cost overruns, project gained national
attention. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged
by the County and City of Los Angeles to critique
multi-million
dollar claim filed by contractor team against project owner. Significance
of Assignment: Initial
work found areas of duplication in claim. Subsequently, the
contractor was convicted of filing false construction claims on
the project. National attention to include ENR coverage was
given to the project and the false claim. |
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30. New Orleans Exhibition Center Project
Description: Construction of a major
convention and exhibition center in New Orleans. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged
by board set up for project to author request for proposals for
Construction Manager and to develop selection criteria matrix for
engaging the CM firm. Significance
of Assignment: This was
the first of several engagements Dr. Adrian had to assist major
owners of new construction projects in identifying the optimal
project delivery system for the construction of their projects and
to assist the firm/organization in engaging the firms to construct
the projects.
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31. Phoenix Science Museum and City of
Phoenix Project
Description: An award winning concrete
design project constructed by
large general contractor. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Owing
to the unique wall designs, the concrete forming was unique and
caused significant productivity problems and cost overruns.
Engaged to prepare multi million dollar productivity analysis and
present results to a Contracts Dispute Board. Significance
of Assignment: Prepared
detailed analysis of lost productivity per worker per impact issue
per time period. Was used successfully to have Contracts
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32. Class Action (Public Schools vs
Grace Chemical, etc) Project
Description: Schools were combined into
class actions against major chemical projects for financial
damages related to the removal and replacement of asbestos tile in
the floors and schools throughout the country. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged
by national chemical companies to develop a formula that reflected
prior benefits of flooring systems as an offset against removal
and replacement costs. Significance
of Assignment: Formula
proposed was used in court as a means of settlement between
claimants and defendants. |
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33. TQM for Federal and Illinois Department of
Transportation Project
Description: Two year program of designing a
program of continuous improvement and defect elimination to
improve material certification process and other processes within
the State of Illinois Department of Transportation. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged
to design, train, and implement Total Quality Management for
the entire Illinois Department of Transportation to include
all nine districts. Significance
of Assignment: The
TQM program designed and implemented by Dr. Adrian is given credit
for enabling the Illinois Department of Transportation offset
decreased budgets and a smaller staff with increased productivity.
The implemented program was a precedence for how state government
can improve efficiency. |
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34. Nutecilli Water Pipe Line Project
Description: A five plus mile pipeline for
the private water company in Springfield, Missouri constructed by
Journagon Construction. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged
to prepare a detailed expert analysis of lost productivity owing
to changes and unknown site conditions. Significance
of Assignment: In
a jury trial in Springfield, Missouri, a jury awarded each and
every dollar presented in the prepared claim. However, the
judge took the unusual step to staying the jury decision.
The judges position is being challenged in the courts.
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35. Belleville Dam (Guy F. Atkinson) Project
Description: Project dam be constructed by
a contractor that was in business for many years and had
national reputation. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged
to prepare multimillion dollar change order to be submitted
to MetropolitianWater District. Significance
of Assignment: While at
the project performing work, with key management personnel of the
firm, national news announced bankruptcy of the publically traded
Guy F. Atkinson firm. Illustrates how contractor failure can be
sudden and unpredicted regardless of the longevity of the firm. |
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36. Valuation of Construction Firm
-Highway Firm Project
Description: A large heavy and highway
contracting firm. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Determine
the value of the large heavy and highway firm to include
appraising a large equipment fleet and valuing the personnel and
backlog of construction work. Significance
of Assignment: Financial
valuation used for purposes of bonding and the basis for
settlement of a divorce proceeding. Valuation was
significant in that it provided a model for valuing construction
equipment. |
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37. Oceanside Waste Water Treatment
Plant- San Francisco Project
Description: The new wastewater treatment
plant won national design awards. The high tech plant was
constructed adjacent and under the San Francisco zoo. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged
by the city and county of San Francisco to evaluate construction
claims filed by two electrical contractors on the project. Significance
of Assignment: Based
on claims filed against the owner, the claims were judged to
be inappropriate. Based on analysis performed, the
electrical
contractors withdrew their claim requests.
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38. Washington Public Service Power
Plant(WPPSS) Project
Description: Nuclear power plant in state of
Washington that was not completed owing to massive cost overruns;
the largest municipal bond fund default in the history of the US. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged
by PDM to quantify financial loss owing to non-completion of the
WPPSS nuclear project. Significance
of Assignment: PDM
and claim prevailed in court but was unpaid owing to the
fact that
project and project owner declared bankruptcy prior to completion
of project.
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39. Cordova
Power Plant Project
Description: Power Plant and constructed by
large industrial contractor. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged
to analyze the lost productivity incurred during the project owing
to acceleration and schedule slippage into winter construction
time period. Significance
of Assignment: Stone
& Contractor filed bankruptcy during the construction of
the
project. Another national firm pruchased failed
contractor and project during the project. The claim to
include the productivity claim was presented to an arbitration
panel.
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40. Symons Forms Corporation Project
Description: On-site analysis of numerous
building and industrial projects on which Symons forms were used.
At the time, Symons was the largest concrete forming company in
the world. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Productivity
studies of Symons Steel-Ply Forming systems to determine their
competitiveness and cost advantage versus wood forms; aluminum
forms, and various competing steel-ply systems. Significance
of Assignment: Became
national productivity spokesperson for Symons forms. As a
result of work Symons Forms Corporation switched their marketing
program from twenty year effort of marketing reuse of forms
to productivity of forms; i.e. they are cheaper to erect. |
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41. Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Washington, DC Project
Description: Staged construction scheduling of highly transported bridge in Washington DC vicinity Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by contractor to quantify complex loss of productivity and schedule impact due
to delays Significance
of Assignment: Complex legal (judge) and arbitration process owing to multiple issues on case to include
project owner and contractor issues |
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42. Las Vegas Car Rental Facility Project
Description: New rental car facility off site from McCarten airport in Las Vegas to serve multiple car rental companies Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by lareg general contractor (PCL) to quantify loss of productivity owing to
concrete forming sequence changes Significance
of Assignment: Use of earned value method to quantify loss of productivity owing to defective design of
concrete deck forming system that caused sequence changes |
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43. Trident Tech College Project
Description: Large project in Charleston SC entailing numerous precedent setting legal issues Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged to quantify all financial damages related to multiple issues on extremely
complex and long duration legal issues Significance
of Assignment: At the time (late 70's, early 80's) this was a highly visible, complex legal issue
involving humdreds of lawyers, and experts. The length and complexity led to legal and expert fees that were greater than the initial construction dollar
budget (just to resolve the construction issues on the project) |
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44. St Louis De Pares Waste Water Treatment Plant Project
Description: New water treatment plant in St Louis area requiring difficult forming methods Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Management and operational audit (with recommendations for improvement) for general
contractor to enable improved productivity and financial results. Significance
of Assignment: Prime example of how an independent review and report can aid project restructuring to
enable favorable results. |
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45. Six Flags Theme Parks Project
Description: This engagment entailed all Six Flags Theme Parks; at the time of the engagement, nine separate theme parks
were owned by Six Flags (owned by Bally Industries at the time) Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by Bally Industries (Six Flags) to review construction operations at all theme
parks with the objective of setting out procedures for independent parks to use that were centralized and consistent throughout the firm. Significance
of Assignment: Prime example of how the use of well defined procedures (example of TQM and Six Sigma) can
be used for continuous improvement and improved quality and profitability |
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46. Boone Bridge, St Charles MO Project
Description: New bridge to connect St Charles MO to Chesterfield, MO on Rte 64/40 Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by general contractor (Massman) to quantify productivity and cost impact of
change order on equipment costs Significance
of Assignment: Precedent legal case regarding equipment costs and productivity as to ownership and
operating costs of equipment. |
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47. Ft. Lauderdale Causeway Bridge, Ft Lauderdale, FL Project
Description: Major new causeway bridge in Ft Lauderdale that was constructed to carry large traffic flow into and out of Ft
Lauderdale Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Engaged by large general contractor (Traylor Brothers) to quantify lost productivity
owing to scheduling changes related to opening date and national boat show Significance
of Assignment: Large financial damages related to interconnection between schedule impact and
productivity losses. |
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48. Given over 3,000 Seminars World Wide on Productivity, Estimating Project
Description: Have given over 3,000 seminars/presentations world wide at national conventions, conferences, and in-house for
construction firms, designers, and project owners. Have given in-house seminar for 268 of the largest (ENR list) general contractors in world. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Majority of the seminars/presentations have been on Dr Adrian's international expert
known topic of Construction Productivity Improvement. Other seminars/presentations have been on Construction Estimating, Scheduling, Claims Management, TQM,
and Accounting and Financial Management. Have spoken 36 consecutive years at World of Concrete and have given seminar/presentation of Construction Productivity
at each and every AGC annual project manager and advanced management program Significance
of Assignment: Given aprroximately 100 days of seminars/presentations a year since 1974. It is fair to
say, that no single individual has been asked to speak and teach industry practitioners more during Dr Adrian |
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49. Aribtrated and Mediated over 200 National Construction Disputes for American Arbitration Association Project
Description: Either a single individual or as team of three, have arbitrated or mediated 200 construction disputes/law
issues as both a local and national arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Cases cannot be listed owing to confidential arbitration agreement. Cases have ranged
from multi million complex construction cases to relatively small ($50,000) real estate and construction industry cases. No award given by Dr. Adrian has ever
been overturned in the court system. Significance
of Assignment: One of the most experienced AAA arbitrators and mediators in regard to longevity- have
served for more than 30 years. |
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50. 45 Years Teaching University Students to be Constructors and Engineers Project
Description: Have been a full time Civil Engineering and Construction professor at a university each and every year since
1968. Dr.
Adrian Engagement: Have taught thousands of students Construction Productivity, Construction Estimating,
Construction Scheduling, Construction Changes, and Construction Accounting and Financial Management at three universities; University of Wisconsin (1968-1970).
University of Illinois (1970-1972), Bradley University (1972 to present) Significance
of Assignment: One of the first individuals to teach Construction Management courses at a university;
likely their is no individual world wide that has more longevity teaching Construction Management courses to college level students |