®ENPROMAC
ENGINEERING & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, INC.
"Choreographers for the Construction Industry"
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Benson Manor #117
Attorney at Law
Land Surveyor
Real Estate Broker
PA#32429 NJ#16522 FL#327441
PA#1418
PA#48099
J.D. Law
MSCE Construction Management
BSCE Soils/Foundations
1980 Widener University
1977 Drexel University
1975 Drexel University
Civil Engineering & Engineering Management Departments
Graduate, Day & Evening
Adjunct
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adjunct
Systems Engineering
Adjunct
Computer Applications - Cost Engineering
Legal Aspects of Project Management - Claims
Engineering & Property Management Consultants, Inc.
- providing project controls and claims resolution services to the engineering and construction industry
Fuller Company (GATX) of Bethlehem, PA
- case preparation for six multi-million dollar disputes located domestically and overseas
IU Conversion Systems of Horsham, PA
- creation and management of a new department of planning, scheduling and cost engineering to manage design and nationwide construction of $10mm to $20mm process plant projects
Hill International of Willingboro, NJ
- liaison between Hill's subsidiary CPM consultant and Hill's claims group during assimilation period, providing CPM analysis and claims for various projects
Bechtel Power Corporation at Pottstown, PA
- reviewing productivity and methods for improvement on the Limerick Nuclear Generating Station
- First chair jury trial and bench trial experience
- Medical Malpractice, Contract, Landlord/Tenant Disputes
- Commercial and residential real estate settlements
- Guest lecturer Widnerer Law School on A/E liability
A selected list of representative clients and projects include:
- Author of Guide Specifications on Scheduling and Payment
- Speaker at Northern Division Conference on Claims Prevention
- Review and Defense of Claims Made by Contractors
- Review and Defense of Claims Made by Subcontractors
- Keynote Speaker at Annual Meetings
- Review and Preparation/Defense of Claims
- $84MM US 17 Wilmington NC Bypass Bridge
- Custom Training Courses
-Scheduling for Heavy Highway Projects in TX
-Assisted Effort to Earn $4MM Early Completion Bonus
-In-House Training
-Scheduling for Heavy Highway Projects in PA
- Review and Preparation/Defense of Claims
- Review and Preparation/Defense of Claims
- Author of Guide Specifications on Scheduling and Payment
- Technical Advice on CPM Preparation for $120MM International Claim
- Acceleration Scheduling for up to $30,000/day bonus/penalty PennDOT Highway Projects
- $300MM in various Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants in PA and NJ
- Renovation of Existing Plants with Hazardous Site Considerations
- Claims Resolution & Avoidance on Various Projects
- In-house Training
- Electrical Modernization at Philadelphia Navy Yard
- Renovation of SEPTA Frankford Elevated Train System
- Terminal "A" Philadelphia International Airport Electrical Contract
- Terminal "A" Philadelphia International Airport Mechanical Contract
- Recovery Acceleration Scheduling of First Union Center Mechanical Subcontract
- Social Security Administration Building (Philadelphia)
- Belmont Pumping Station (Philadelphia)
- Bid Team Assistance & Representation
- Preparation and Presentation of In-house Seminar on Scheduling
- Recovery Acceleration Scheduling of Graduate Hospital Diagnostic Building
- Design/Construction CPM's for Environmental Projects
- Presentation CPM's for Regulatory Agencies
- Panelist
Publications, Patents, Papers and Presentations:
CPM in Construction Management, 6th Edition, James J. O'Brien and Fredric L. Plotnick, McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0-07-145769-0
CPM in Construction Management, 5th Edition, James J. O'Brien and Fredric L. Plotnick, McGraw-Hill, 1999. ISBN 0-07-048269-1
Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects, 7th edition, Joseph T. Bockrath and Fredric L. Plotnick, McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978–0–07–339784–9
Update on RDM, The Measurable News, Summer 2008, Issue 3, Published by the PMI College of Performance Measurement, p 1 et. seq.
Understanding and Proving Construction Delay Claims, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, Vol. 2 No. 4 JULY 1986, Published by The American Law Institute -American Bar Association Committee On Professional Education, pp 67 - 77.
System and Method for Handling NP-Complete Problems
U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/793,416
Multi-Hierarchical Reporting Methodology
U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/793,743
Numerous Presentations for Legal and Technical Societies and in Private
and Trade Group Forums, including:
- PrimaveraTM User Conferences
- Andrews' Contractor's Construction Superconference
- Project Management Institute (PMI)
- College of Scheduling
- College of Performance Management
- Delaware Valley Chapter
- Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering International
- American Society of Professional Estimators
- Engineers Club of Philadelphia - Professional Courses
- Montgomery County Bar Association Construction Committee CLE
- Philadelphia Bar Association Construction Subcommittee CLE
Professional Associations:
- President of the Philadelphia Chapter 1989-90, 1998-99, 2009-10
- Past State Director for the Philadelphia Chapter
- Editor of Newsletter - The Philadelphia Engineer
- Chair High School Scholarship Awards - Philadelphia Chapter
- Chair Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award Competition
American Society of Civil Engineers
- Past Chair of the Philadelphia Chapter Construction Group
- Past Chair of the Philadelphia Chapter Audit Committee
- "In-house Counsel" for Revision of Constitution
Delaware Valley Engineers Week Council
- Past Chair Technical Society Liaison
- Past Chair Publications Subcommittee
Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineers
- Liaison at Drexel University
- Speaker at Delaware Valley Section
- Speaker at National Conferences
- Text
CPM in Construction Management as primary reference for PSP
certification
Project Management Institute
- College of Scheduling
-- Director of University Relations
-- Chair
Technical Papers of Annual Conferences
- College of Performance Management
-- Speaker at Annual International Integrated Program Management Conference
- Delaware Valley Chapter
-- Speaker
Bar Associations of PA,
NJ, FL, Philadelphia and Montgomery County
- Forum Committee on the
Construction Industry of the ABA
- Disciplinary Study Group of the Pennsylvania Bar
- Health Care Study Group of the Pennsylvania Bar
- Construction Contracts Committee of the Montgomery County Bar
- Past V.P. Construction
Contracts Subcommittee of the Philadelphia Bar