Automated Machine Guidance (AMG) is a digging and grading technology that increases productivity and reduces labor requirements. Basic 2D AMG is very much like installing a full time grade checker on your machine. Advanced 3D AMG eliminates stringlines on pavers and curb and gutter machines. Stakeout is reduced, but is still needed for things like utilities and concrete forms for hand work. This discussion is on different types of AMG and ways to coordinate AMG and stakeout to increase your profit.

Presenter:
Dan Galbraith
Gulf Surveyors Group, Inc. is a consulting firm that provides construction support, digital terrain modeling, stakeout training and surveying services in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. The firm is represented by Daniel E. (Dan) Galbraith who has a total of 34 years of experience. 28 years have included working for the Mobile District Corps of Engineers, Florida's Turnpike District FDOT and 2 major engineering firms where he was a regional survey manager. He has also worked as a highway designer and has been producing digital terrain models since 1978. The last 6 years Gulf Surveyors Group has pioneered one man survey applications specializing in Robotic Total Stations, Real Time Kinematic GPS and the integration of both technologies at the project level.

Ron DeHays
Ron is presently the East Region Sales Manager for Leica Geosystems machine control business. He manages this region for both company owned and independently operated distribution outlets. He also is acting OEM manager for key Leica accounts. In the past he worked for Spectra-Physics, Spectra-Precision, and Trimble working in the United States and all of Latin America. Ron has been involved with machine control for over 25 years.

With close to 200 years of pioneering solutions to measure the world, Leica Geosystems products and services are trusted by professionals worldwide to help them capture, analyze, and present spatial information. Leica Geosystems is best known for its broad array of products that capture accurately, model quickly, analyze easily, and visualize and present spatial information.

FDOT Cross Slope Specifications Updates:
The recent changes to Specifications Section 327 (Milling of Existing Asphalt pavement) and Section 330-12.3 (Cross Slope) will be discussed including the requirements of quality control, construction tolerances for tangent section and super-elevation section, verification and correction work in milling and asphalt paving operations.

Presenter:
David Wang
         Currently FDOT State Construction Pavement Engineer in the State Construction Office
         Graduate of University of National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC-BSCE Degree
         Graduate of AIT-Master of Engineering
         A licensed Professional Engineer in Maryland and Florida
         37 years of working experience in civil engineering
         Career highlights include:
(1)Construction Engineer, Project Manager, Assistant General Manager for RSEA International Construction Co. -Overseas  Construction  projects in Thailand, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Jordan including highway, high pier bridges, tunnels, rock slope protection, culverts, retaining walls, etc. (2) Project Manager for HSC Co. - Underground electrical ductbank construction of Baltimore Region Rapid Transit System, Maryland DOT, Bridge inspections for Pennsylvania DOT. (3) Bridge Maintenance and Planning Engineer, State Maintenance Office, FDOT- led the BMS Development Committee and various technical committees for development of FDOT bridge inspection/maintenance manuals.(4) Area Construction Engineer and State Construction Pavement Engineer, State Construction Office FDOT- led the Asphalt Smoothness Committee, Asphalt Warranty Committee, Specification Work Group, etc.

This session will discuss several topics related to the design and construction of concrete pavements in Florida.  The topics included the status of implementation of the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide, a summary of alternative pavement bidding, an update on the Pavement Type Selection process, a summary of recent and future concrete jobs, and and a presentation on ensuring quality and avoiding pitfalls in pavement construction projects. Title:  District Five Concrete Pavement Update – I-95 recent Concrete Pavement Construction, Upcoming US 92 Highways for Life Project and A New Look at the 21 year Performance of US – 1 “Florida’s First Whitetopping Pavement”.

Description:  The I-95 Brevard County Concrete Pavement Project was recently completed.  There were several concrete construction problems that will be indentified and measures taken to improve the construction of future projects.  US – 92 in Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Project is the recipient of a Highways for Life Grant.  Project details will be discussed with a sneak preview of the Precast Concrete Panel Design.  US -1,Florida’s First Whitetopping Project was construct in 1989.  This year marks the 21st year of performance monitoring and a look back at lessons learned and a look back at the actual costs to construct the Whitetopping pavement.

Bio:  Roger C. Schmitt is the District Five Materials and Research Engineer, a 1975 Graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelors in Structural Engineering and a Masters in Materials Engineering.  Roger started his career as an Engineering Technician and his first concrete paving project was 22nd Street just North of the Yorktown Shopping Center in Lombard, Illinois in 1968.  In the winter of 1970, Roger was heavily involved in the first post tensioned concrete roadway in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.  Before starting work with the Department in 1986, Roger worked for Harza Engineering Company specializing in Earth and Rock fill Dams, Concrete Gravity Dams and Pumped Storage Projects in Jordan, Venezuela, Utah and Virginia.  The first Department experimental project Roger was responsible for was not in concrete, but was the study and adoption of using Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement  (RAP) for shoulder base for roadway construction.  Later, Roger was involved with two concrete paving experimental projects: the US -1 Whitetopping Project and the US - 50 and US – 19 Intersection Project in Groveland, Florida.  The newest project is the US 92 Highways for Life Project in Volusia County.

Presenters:
Greg Schiess
Greg served the Federal Highway Administration for more than 33 years, 30 of those years in Florida, in the areas of highway design, construction, materials and innovative alternative project delivery methods before retiring and beginning a new career with the Florida Department of Transportation in November of 2007. 

While with FHWA, Greg also participated in the review of the Quality Assurance Programs of many states that utilized the contractor's data in the acceptance decision.  He was also a member of the team investigating the Construction Management practices in Canada and Europe.

Greg is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a licensed professional engineer in Wisconsin and Florida.  As the Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Greg is the primary contact on Public Private Partnerships (longer term concessions) from the engineering side in establishing the Department's Policies as they relate to Design, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance of the facilities.  He is presently also the project manager for the Alligator Alley Project.

Presenter:
Terry V. Watson
Terry serves as the DBE Program Specialist in the Equal Opportunity Office of the Florida Department of Transportation.  In this role Mr. Watson is primarily responsible for working with the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program in helping the Department and the construction industry achieve the states federal DBE goal.  He also promotes the Departments DBE Program by marketing and communicating the Program to prime contractors and consultants throughout the state.

Mr. Watson moved to Florida in 2000, and previously served as the Bond Specialist for the Departments Construction Management Development and Bond Guarantee Programs (CMDP-BGP) administered by the Florida A&M University Small Business Development Center.  He joined the Department of Transportation in 2002 in his current position.

Terry serves on the Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers (FICE) DBE subcommittee of the FICE Transportation Committee and also served on the Florida Transportation Builders Associations (FTBA) DBE subcommittee.

Presenter:
David A. Sadler
David began his career with the Florida Department of Transportation in 1988 as a Professional Engineer Trainee working in the Jacksonville Construction Office.  While in Jacksonville, David was promoted to Project Engineer where he spent the major of his career working on major bridge projects.  In 1996 David was promoted to Resident Engineer.  As Resident Engineer, he lead a staff of engineers and technicians in the contract administration of a variety of roadway and bridge projects.  In 2002, David accepted the position of State Construction Engineer where he lead a staff of Engineering Specialists in assuring that the Department's district construction personnel administered the construction contracts in compliance with the contracts and with policies and procedures.  In 2008, David was promoted to Director, Office of Construction where he now manages a staff of Engineers and Specialists in the development of policies and procedures necessary for proper contract administration.

Presenter:
Matthew Coglianese
Matt Coglianese specializes in environmental law and employment law. As part of his environmental law practice, Mr. Coglianese has broad experience with a wide range of federal and state enforcement matters, focusing on CERCLA, RCRA, the CWA and the CAA, as well as state and local environmental matters, including mold and toxic tort litigation. Additionally, Mr. Coglianese has substantial experience in construction defect and environmental litigation at the federal, state and local levels before state and federal tribunals. His practice also includes green building counseling, environmental and corporate counseling, permitting and corporate due diligence.

Presenters:
W. Robert Vezina, III, is the managing shareholder of Vezina, Lawrence & Piscitelli, P.A., and resident in the firm's Tallahassee office where he practices in the fields of construction and public contracts law.  He received his law degree from Duke University in 1981.  Mr. Vezina also is an adjunct professor at the Florida State University College of Law, where he teaches construction law.

Drilled Shaft specifications clarifications, slurry testing requirements, concrete placement, Cross-Hole Sonic Logging (CSL) implementation
Specifications will be clarified regarding the differences between drilled shafts for bridge structures, and drilled shafts supporting miscellaneous structures. Slurry testing and reporting requirements for mineral and polymer slurries will be discussed. The presentation also includes concrete placement requirements and CSL tubes installation and testing requirements and problems with installed shafts if specifications are not complied with.

Presenter: Don Rauch

Don has wide construction experience in private and public sectors including the Army Corps of Engineers. Don started with the Florida Department of Transportation as a Resident Engineer in Gainesville, Florida in 1993. In 1997 he became the District Construction Quality Assurance Engineer. Don has provided training for in-house as well as Consultant CEI to have contractors install drilled shafts in the proper way. Don has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio and received has PE License in Ohio and in Florida.

Update on Embedded Data Collector (EDC) technology for pile driving monitoring 455 Specifications update on the EDC implementation in test piles and production piles. Comparison of EDC and PDA data acquired for the piles thus far.

Presenter: Sastry Putcha

Sastry started with Florida Department of Transportation in 1988 as the District Geotechnical Engineer and was promoted in 1993 as the State Construction Geotechnical Engineer. Sastry has been a member of Transportation Research Board (TRB) committee on emerging technologies, a panel member of NCHRP Intelligent Soil Compaction Systems and served as FHWA Technical Working Group member in the development of several NHI courses. Sastry is a Professional Engineer in Florida and Texas.

Earthwork Specifications Updates
Recent changes to specification to 120, 125, 160, 200, 285 & 548 including pipe backfill, embankment construction and the use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) material. Changes to earthwork documentation, including Sample Testing and Reporting Guide.

Presenter: Ben Watson

Ben Watson is currently an Earthwork Engineer in the Geotechnical Materials Section of the State Materials Office. He is responsible for the Earthwork Specifications from a materials perspective, the Earthwork Record System, the Earthwork section of the materials manual and Radiation Safety. Ben previously worked in the State Materials Office Soils and Foundation Laboratory, District 2 Geotechnical Office and District 2 Roadway Design. , State Construction Office).

Employment Laws and Federal Government Contracting: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Contracting or subcontracting with the federal government requires transportation contractors to comply with a wide range of increasingly complex employment laws and regulations that do not otherwise apply to private businesses.  Prevailing wages under the Davis-Bacon Act, the Obama Administration's Executive Orders, E-Verify, and Affirmative Action Plans are jus some of the requirements facing federal contractors or subcontractors.  If your business is doing direct or indirect work for the federal government, by taking money related to "stimulus projects" for example, you should understand the consequences of doing so. The U.S. Department of Labor has made it clear that recipients of stimulus funds are federal contractors and subcontractors, and they must comply with the laws that ensure equal employment opportunity and/or affirmative action based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and protected veterans' status. The OFCCP has announced that it will ensure compliance and enforcement of these laws by conducting compliance evaluations and will place special emphasis on the construction industry, as the majority of funds under ARRA are marked for construction projects. The OFCCP plans to conduct at least 360 construction reviews and 90 supply and service reviews of companies receiving ARRA funds, targeting first-time federal contractors and subcontractors. This initiative began July 1, 2009. Labor and employment lawyer Phillip B. Russell will guide seminar participants through the maze of challenges facing federal contractors and subcontractors.  Make sure your business is prepared before you bid!

Speaker: Phillip B. Russell, Esq. of Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
Phillip is a labor and employment lawyer that represents contractors throughout Florida.  He is an equity partner in the national labor and employment law boutique firm, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP.  Mr. Russell is a member of the Florida Transportation Builders' Association and also serves as its labor and employment counsel.  He is a frequent speaker at construction industry seminars, meetings, and conventions and delivers high-quality and cost-effective advice and counseling to his clients.  Mr. Russell has been recognized by his peers as an AV Rated Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating given to attorneys for quality and ethics.  He can be reached at prussell@constangy.com or (813) 222-1354.  For more information on Mr. Russell or his firm, please visit www.constangy.com.

Presenters:
Stefanie Maxwell
Stefanie is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.  Stefanie began her career 16 years ago with the Florida Department of Transportation as a Professional Engineer Trainee.  She has worked as a Project Engineer in Construction and a Permits Engineer in Maintenance, for a total of ten years in Jacksonville, Florida.  Stefanie is currently a Specialty Engineer who works in the State Construction Office.  One of her specialty areas is Maintenance of Traffic, and she serves as a member of the FDOT Maintenance of Traffic Committee. 

Cheryl Adams
Cheryl has been with the Florida Department of Transportation for 32 years with the majority of her experience in Roadway Design. She is currently responsible for developing and maintaining statewide procedures, criteria and guidelines related to Maintenance of Traffic and Traffic Control Plans. This includes developing, updating and coordination of Maintenance of Traffic Standard Index Drawings, Specifications and the Plans Preparation Manual in the area related to Maintenance of Traffic and Traffic Control Plans. She served as Maintenance of Traffic Committee Chairperson from 1999 to 2006. She also teaches the Advanced Maintenance of Traffic Course and represents the Department on various industry committees.

What is Performance Contracting for Construction
Performance contracting is an approach where a private contractor is responsible for achieving a defined set of goals and where performance goals, rather than methods, are specified.  This approach has been successfully used in several related industries, including highway rehabilitation and maintenance, where project outcomes are clear and mutually understood.  Performance contracting saves time and money and improves contract management.

What are the Potential Benefits
. State and local D0Ts benefit from the opportunity to clearly describe the desired outcomes the contractor must deliver.
. Contractors benefit from the flexibility to determine how best to accomplish the desired outcome in an innovative and competitive manner. Contractors also benefit from sharing the rewards from a project well done.
. Everyone benefits from innovations introduced by the contractor that may lead to improved safety and mobility, reduced costs, and faster project completion at equal or better quality.

What is Performance Contracting for Construction for Florida DOT
We will present an overview of the Goals and Measures for Pilot Projects in Florida.

Moving to Florida in 1968 to study to be an oceanographer, life took an abrupt change, which led to the FDOT. Tom started his career with the Department in 1971 at the Miami Testing Laboratory drafting soils and foundation surveys. After several positions in geotechnical and materials engineering, in 1997 Tom was appointed to the position of State Materials Engineer.   As State Materials Engineer, Tom's major accomplishments include an expansion of the State's research program into areas including performance and sustainability of construction materials, the completion of a new State Materials Research Park, and achievement as the first State laboratory to be acknowledged under ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.

Tom has been an active member of SETFTTQ (Southeast Task Force on Technician Training and Qualification), the AASHTO Subcommittee on Materials representative,  the TCCC (Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council) and a member of the Board of Directors for the American Concrete Institute and the Construction Materials Engineering Council and the Hinkley Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management.  Tom is especially dedicated to promoting the quality of service in the transportation industry through training and certification.

Tom and his wife Marjorie reside in a partially renovated 60 year old concrete house in Gainesville.

David A. Sadler
David began his career with the Florida Department of Transportation in 1988 as a Professional Engineer Trainee working in the Jacksonville Construction Office.  While in Jacksonville, David was promoted to Project Engineer where he spent the major of his career working on major bridge projects.  In 1996 David was promoted to Resident Engineer.  As Resident Engineer, he lead a staff of engineers and technicians in the contract administration of a variety of roadway and bridge projects.  In 2002, David accepted the position of State Construction Engineer where he lead a staff of Engineering Specialists in assuring that the Department's district construction personnel administered the construction contracts in compliance with the contracts and with policies and procedures.  In 2008, David was promoted to Director, Office of Construction where he now manages a staff of Engineers and Specialists in the development of policies and procedures necessary for proper contract administration.

This session will discuss the development of the Department's Pipe Repair Matrix and provide updates on specification revisions for pipe inspection reporting requirements.  We will also discuss proposed changes to the Department's laser profiling calibration criteria, and the development of equipment standards for laser profilers used on FDOT construction projects.

Presenter:
Larry Ritchie
Larry has worked in the Florida Department of Transportation's State Construction Office as an Environmental Specialist for the past two years.  His main areas of concentration include pipe inspection and rehabilitation and environmental issues associated with construction projects.  He currently reviews pipe inspections and repair procedures for the Department and is working on Specifications, standards, and guidance documents associated with pipe inspection, laser profiling, and rehabilitation.   Before coming to Construction, Larry worked in the Central Environmental Management Office for FDOT and spent time with the Tennessee Department of Transportation as Region II's Assistant Environmental Coordinator.  He holds a B.S. degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern Mississippi.

The PPP project finance model is gaining traction with state and federal governments, which see it as a way to accelerate implementation of important infrastructure improvements for which public financing is not available.  This presentation focuses on novel issues presented by the PPP and other similar project finance models and their effect on traditional construction financing and delivery concepts including:

1.    the effect on the payment rights of Prime Contractors and Sub-Contractors on PPP projects;
2.    Flow Down provisions; and
3.    "Pay If/When Paid" Clauses

Presenter:
Jerry Brodsky
Jerry is a bilingual (English/Spanish) experienced trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in the areas of construction, real estate, transportation and commercial litigation. His client base is diverse and includes the representation of general contractors, owners, sureties, insurers, subcontractors, homeowners' associations, manufacturers, suppliers, and entities engaged in international commerce. Mr. Brodsky is the Director of the Firm's Latin American Practice Group.

Mr. Brodsky handles a wide range of matters for clients and has experience dealing with cases involving construction defects, delay claims, lien and surety claims, bid protests and international disputes.

Mr. Brodsky is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Florida as well as the courts of the State of Florida. He also handles cases in the District Court of Puerto Rico.

He is a member of the Florida Bar, the Broward County Bar and is the former Secretary and Director of the Broward County Chapter of the Latin Builders Association.

Mr. Brodsky has a Bachelor of Sciences in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University and his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law.

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Construction Quality Index

A pavement Construction Quality Index (CQI) is a rational measure of the overall quality of a constructed facility.  This CQI is formulated based upon quality characteristics that are explicitly addressed in the construction specifications and directly within the control of the contractor.   In essence, this index is an indication or a measure of contractor specification compliance. It is calculated by determining the quality of the individual components and linking them together to obtain a composite quality index for the entire project.

Presenter: James Greene
James is a pavement research engineer at the State Materials Office and manages the Accelerated Pavement Testing program.  He has more than 12 years of broad experience related to research, analysis, design and management of pavement structures.  Mr. Greene began his career conducting and managing research projects related to asphalt mixture design at the National Center for Asphalt Technology.   While employed with Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), he provided expertise as an on-site consultant to the State Materials Office and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Tyndall Air Force Base. 

Development of Improved Information Management Processes for FDOT Dispute Review Board (DRB) System
A web-based application to efficiently facilitate information retrieval, integrate with related documents (such as FDOT specifications, Standard Indices, CPAM), streamline data to easily review qualified DRB members, and capture lessons learned. This DRB report management system developed (based on Oracle technologies) will be run on FDOT server.

Presenter: Dr. Yimin Zhu
Dr.Zhu is an assistant professor in the Department of Construction Management at Florida International University (FIU). He teaches cost estimation, scheduling, value engineering and construction information systems and performs research in infrastructure systems and management, information technology and sustainable construction. Dr. Zhu has published over 40 technical articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a Certified Cost Engineer.

Bituminous Materials Research Update
This presentation will focus on in-house asphalt research (including the Accelerated Pavement Test facility), University research and sponsored research at the National Center for Asphalt Technology related to asphalt pavements and materials.

Presenter: Greg Sholar
Greg is a bituminous research engineer at the FDOT Materials Research Park in Gainesville, FL.  He has worked in this capacity for thirteen years.  He is a University of Florida graduate and registered PE. )

From the Florida Department of Transportation's Perspective Brian Blanchard, FL DOT (20 minutes)         History of Segmental Bridges in Florida
FL DOT Policies and Procedures
Trends and Experience

From the Contractor's Perspective - Rick Espino, Condotte America, and Jim Schneiderman, PCL,
(40 minutes)
Types of Segmental Bridges and Characteristics
Precasting Segments (superstructure and substructure)
Erecting Precast Segments (superstructure and substructure)
Cast in Place with Form Travelers  

From the Design and Construction Engineers Perspective Craig Finley, Finley Engineering Group,
(15 minutes)
What the Designer Does and Should Know
What the Construction Engineer Does
Geometry Control

Future Perspective Rick Espino (5 minutes)
What's Next
Resources and Information 

Round Table Q & A ALL (10 minutes)

A brief overview of the newly re-formed Smoothness Committee will be given.  The key points of the committee's charter and expected way-ahead will be presented.  In addition, an overview of how the high speed laser profilers work will be presented.  This will lead into a description of test sections that will be established near the conference site with an offer for any interested Contractor to ride along with the operator while the sections are profiled.

Presenters:
Tom Byron
Tom is currently the State Pavement Evaluation Engineer.  He has held this position since 2008 and is responsible for the Department's Pavement Condition Survey Program and its fleet of high speed laser profilers.  In addition, he is responsible for the high speed laser profile testing used as part of the ride acceptance process for high speed roadways.

Previous FDOT positions include Pavement Research Engineer (2000-2008) in charge of the Accelerated Pavement Testing Program and its associated Heavy Vehicle Simulator; District 2 Concrete Engineer (1998-2000); and Corrosion Engineer (1995-1998).
 

• The Latest Updates on Structures Related CPAM Sections, Specifications and Training Requirements 
  Steven Plotkin, Construction Structures Engineer, FDOT State Construction Office  [20 min.]
   
• Critical Structures Construction Issues 
  Steven Plotkin, Construction Structures Engineer, State Construction Office  [70 min.]

Presenter:
BIO Steven Plotkin

• Currently FDOT Construction Structures Engineer in the State Construction Office
• Graduate of University of Florida - BSCE Degree
• 38 years as a bridge engineer
• Experience in bridge design, bridge construction, bridge maintenance and bridge value engineering
• Career highlights include:

        -- Formerly the FDOT State Structures Maintenance Engineer 
        --  Served as the Construction Project Manager for the Acosta Bridge Replacement Project in Jacksonville -
                 a 90 million dollar cast-in- place concrete segmental bridge with 630 foot main span
        -- Formerly the FDOT Gainesville Resident Engineer  
        -- Served as the FDOT State Construction Structures Engineer for 8 years

This session will address two extremely important elements of the FDOT specifications that deal with time extension requests from a contractor on an FDOT project.  The first issue is the use of the term float to define a controlling item of work and thus an item that is a required element for a time extension.  The second issue is how to present, analyze, and calculate a request for a time extension.

As Critical Path Method scheduling software has become more powerful and sophisticated, the usefulness of float has changed.  Because of this change, we can no longer assume that float correctly defines the critical path.  As a consequence, the total float values of activities may not have a relationship to the correct controlling items of work.  This subtle but important nuance of modern scheduling will be explained along with how to accurately determine the critical path of a project, and the controlling item of work, according to the FDOT Specifications.

The second topic of importance deals with the method to prepare and submit a request for a time extension. 
Since the FDOT specifications are silent concerning the precise approach, several alternatives may occur. 
Most appropriately, only two approaches should be considered but the two may yield significantly different results.

Presenters:
Theodore Trauner
Chief executive officer of Trauner Consulting Services, Inc.  He received a B.S. degree in general engineering from the U.S. Military Academy, a Master of Engineering degree in structural engineering and structural mechanics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. degree from Long Island University.  Mr. Trauner is a registered professional engineer in 18 different states and Puerto Rico, and is a registered professional planner in New Jersey.  He is a nationally recognized expert in scheduling, construction management, and delay and inefficiency analysis.  Mr. Trauner has evaluated problems encountered on virtually every type of project, in many states including Florida, project types include educational, transportation, water and wastewater treatment, power, process and manufacturing, medical, educational, commercial, correctional, hotels, condominiums, and athletic facilities.
He is the author of five highly regarded construction texts, including Construction Delays, Managing the Construction Project, Construction Estimates from Take-Off to Bid, Construction on Contaminated Sites, and Bidding and Managing Government Construction.

John Crane
Employed as a Director with Trauner Consulting Services, Inc., in Orlando, FL, and has been with Trauner since 2001.  He received his B.S. in Civil/Environmental Engineering from West Virginia University in 1995.  John's experience includes scheduling, project management, and estimating while working for general contractors and as an independent construction manager. As a Consultant with Trauner, John is responsible for claims avoidance, scheduling, and claims resolution work for private, municipal, and federal construction projects and clients.  John is a certified instructor for the National Highways Institute and has presented seminars on CPM Scheduling and Claims Handling and Avoidance.  In addition, John is a certified Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP).

Brian Furniss
Employed as a Director with Trauner Consulting Services, Inc., in Orlando, FL, and has been with Trauner since 2001.  He received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, in 2003, and also attended the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York from 1998-2000.  As a Consultant at Trauner, Brian has been responsible for claims avoidance, scheduling, and claims resolution work for private, municipal, and federal construction projects and clients.  Brian has also presented seminars for the National Business Institute on Construction Scheduling, for Lorman Education Services on Construction Project Management, and for the National Highway Institute (NHI) on Critical Path Method Scheduling and Claims Avoidance. Brian is a Licensed Engineer Intern, Florida and is a Certified Instructor through NHI.