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Senior Construction Consultant, O'Connell & Lawrence Inc., Clarksburg Fire Station Montgomery County Maryland

START Date: 
February, 2018

O'Connell and Lawrence, Inc. is a civil engineering firm that works for Government and Private owners, legal firms, and contractors throughout the United States.  We provide construction scheduling review services to Government owners, primarily.  We also provide claim preparation and claim defense services to owners, lawyers, and contractors.

As a Senior Construction Consultant, I perform schedule analysis of baseline and monthly update schedules for highway, bridge and other infrastructure projects, and make recomendations to the client for acceptance or rejection.  I also highlight changes to the schedule and their impacts upon the schedule and ultimate completion.  We must remeber that the schedule is a management tool for completing a project on time and to highlight the potential impact of issues that arise during the project duration.

I  also perform reviews of Time Impact Analysis and claim defense for infrastructure claims and make recommendations to the client for settlement positions and supportable negotiating ranges.

I have prepared standardized baseline schedule and monthly update schedule review documents for company-wide use.

My clients have included the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration and the Maryland Transportation Authority, Montgomery County, Maryland, and the City of Baltimore.

I am certified as a Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) through AACE International (No. 386) since 11 January 2008 and until 11 January 2023.

I am, certified as a Scheduling Professional (SP) through PMI (No. 1241722) since 07 March 2009 and until 06 March 2024.

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
5000
Experience Hours (Forensic Analysis): 
3000