2001 to present.
Clients:
B. Gottardo Construction Ltd.
Current construction claim development.
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS)
Current construction claim litigation support. (Details available after resolution of claims).
Roberts Onsite (a mechanical & electrical contractor)
Construction claim entitlement analysis for mechanical subcontract work at a Canada Customs project.
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL)
Provided construction and insurance claims management, contract administration advice, root cause analysis and litigation support for nuclear reactor projects at Bruce Power Plant and Chalk River. (The structured presentation of varied and complex issues provided the means for a successful mediation.)
Investigated adverse events for lessons to be learned and corrective actions.
Reported on alignment and integration of company-wide and project-specific processes, procedures and training materials.
Heenan Blaikie LLP
Provided expert witness, construction claims advice and litigation support for the defense of a large claim on a nuclear reactor project.
Petro-Canada
Prepared requests for proposal and drafted, negotiated and resolved large EPC oil-sands contracts.
Detra Builders
Construction claim analysis and defense for a water treatment plant.
SNC-Lavalin Capital
Independent Lenders Engineer for the proposal to build a new courthouse.
AMEC
Contract administration advice, claims assessment and claims prevention strategies for a mining project in northern Ontario.
Walbridge Specialty Services (a Walbridge company)
Additional cost claims at a new wing of the University of Western Ontario and at the Toyota Plant in Cambridge.
Adam Clark (a Lockerbie & Hole company)
Contractual advice for a project at a car manufacturing plant in the USA.
Comstock Canada (an Emcor company)
Additional cost claims at Brighton Beach Power Plant in Windsor and Brockville General Hospital.
Premform/Verdi Construction
Additional cost claim for the Falls Casino, Niagara Falls.
Aecon
Additional cost claims for a pipeline project in southern Ontario and a customs facility.
St. Paul Guarantee Insurance Company (formerly London Guarantee Insurance Company)
Project Manager, assisting the Surety and Attorney in project completion monitoring, replacement contractor payment applications review and litigation support at the Detroit Airport project.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Company
Assessment of a contractor's additional cost claim.
FM Sylvan Industrial, Detroit, Michigan
Contract administration advice and claims review at a GM car manufacturing plant in Louisiana.
Dykema Gossett PLLC, Detroit, Michigan.
Expert witness on construction claims and accident investigation at a steel mill in Detroit.
2000 - 2001
Project Director
The State Group International, a Bracknell company
Management and control during the latter stages of a seriously distressed project at the Detroit Midfield Airport.
Manager Contracts and Commercial Risk
Bracknell Corporation
Contract review, claims preparation and risk assessment for various mechanical and electrical projects throughout the USA and Canada.
(Recipient of the President's Award - Honorable Mention of Excellence, 2000)
1995 - 2000
Senior Consultant
PinnacleOne Canada Ltd (formerly High-Point Rendel Canada Ltd)
Assignments for Sureties, Contractors and Law Firms included:
Project manager to ensure performance of the defaulted general contractor on a water treatment plant project in Illinois and various water treatment plants in Ontario.
Additional cost claims and defense of counterclaims for Aluma Systems at the Northumberland Straits Crossing bridge to PEI.
Claims preparation for Foundation Company on a major hydro-electric power project in India
Claims preparation for Canadian Highways International Corporation (CHIC).
Assessment of a mechanical contractors claims from construction of the underground Path in Toronto.
Claims preparation for a fertilizer plant in Saskatchewan.
Risk assessment for the bonding company of the new USA Embassy in Ottawa.
Contract administration advice and correspondence for The State Group at a steel mill in Detroit.
Assessment of costs to complete various defaulted commercial, industrial and municipal projects.
1993-1995
Project Manager
Matthews Construction Canada (formerly Matthews Contracting), Ontario, Canada
Responsible for the construction of water treatment plants and pumping stations.
General Manager (Acting)
Burloak Mechanical (a Matthews Group company)
Successfully managed completion of ongoing projects on time and within budget.
1989-1993
Project Coordinator
Landmark Contracting Ltd, Burlington, Ontario
Responsible for the construction of water treatment plants and pumping stations.
1984-1989
Site Engineer for contractors and consulting engineers in the UK
Projects included: Hotel and service station, Royal Navy power generating plant, Highway and bridge, Royal Air Force communications centre, Reservoir spillway.
1982-1984
Rural Development Engineer
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Nepal
Design and construction of rural water supply systems across the Himalayas.
REGISTRATIONS Professional Engineer, Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario.
EDUCATION B.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.
Continuing Education Courses in Construction Law, Arbitration, ISO 9000, Computer Aided Engineering Systems, Site Layout, Report Writing and Accident Prevention.
LANGUAGES English, spoken Nepali
* Thanks to Knowles Consultancy Services, Pearson Consulting and Rider Hunt International for client recommendations.