- Prof & Head (2007-Present) Construction Engrg and Mgmt, Purdue Univ.

- Prof of Civil Engrg at Purdue Univ.

- 30+ years work experience in the construction industry conducting research, teaching, and consulting.

- Research funded by National, State, and Industry sources

- Graduated 18 PhD and 40+ MS students as the Major Prof.

- Regularly teach Professional construction courses

- Offered 40+ invited lectures and keynotes around the world

- Professional Engineer (PE) + Certified Cost Professional (CCP) + 30-Hour OSHA + Const Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS)

- Author and co-author of over 200 publications including journal and peer-reviewed conference papers, book chapters, and several other publications

- Co-authored a popular book on Infrastructure Planning, Engineering, and Economics through McGraw-Hill (2015, 2nd Ed.)

- Served on the Education Board of the Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering (2004-2016)

- Edited two books for AACE the 6th edition of the Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering (2015) and the 2nd Edition of the CCP Certification Study Guide (2016)

- Chair of the National Consortium of Housing Research Centers (2008-2010) + Scholar-in-Residence, NAHB Research Center (2006)

- Editor-in-Chief of the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering (2009-2015)

- One of the founders and the past chair of the Global Leadership Forum for Construction Engineering and Management programs (GLF-CEM)

- Chair, ASCE Construction Research Congress (2012)

- Fellow of the American Council on Education (cohort of 2013-14); worked closely with the senior leadership at Cornell Univ.

- Vice President, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB)-(2020-22)

Academic Advisor, Construction Industry Institute (CII) Downstream and Chemicals Committee (2020 - )

- Served on the faculty at Georgia Tech, NYU-Tandon School of Engineering, Univ. of Cincinnati, and now at Purdue Univ.

- Expert Witness: 21 cases (2017-22); deposition: 7

Specialties

• Construction
• Civil Engineering

Subpecialties

• Construction Engineering
• Construction Management
• Cost Overruns
• Schedule Delays
• Construction Safety
• Modular Construction
• Factory Built Construction
• Infrastructure Planning
• Data Center Construction
• project risk management
• Disaster Recovery
• Disaster Mitigation
• Trade Secret Misappropriation