Past Meeting Presentations

Past Presentations 

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Jan 09, 2025  

US & International Productivity Issues: How they Impact Construction Costs &  Schedules / Slides / Recording

John G. McConville, CCP

Owner and Operations Director, Compass International 

Nov 14, 2024  

Earth Retention: Coping with Rising Sea Level and Urban Congestion / Slides / Recording

Rafael Garcia, M.S., PE 

Vice President, ASAP Installations 

Oct 17, 2024  

How Work Management Tools Can Elevate Your Team's Performance / Slides / Recording

Bjorg M. Olafs, PE 

Senior Project Engineer, HNTB Corporation / In House Consultant for FDOT D5 TSM&O

Sep 12, 2024  

The AACE Guide to Quantitative Risk Analysis; PGD-02, the QRA Toolbox / Slides / Recording

John K. Hollmann, CCP, CEP, DRMP, FAACE, Hon. Life AACE 

May 09, 2024  

Simplifying and Optimizing your CPM Schedule / Slides / Recording

Dr. Saleh Mubarak, Professor, Author, Consultant

Apr 18, 2024 

(EST‐4304) Evolution of Cost Estimating from the 1950s until now. / Slides / Recording

Hetali D.N. Doshi

Douglas W. Leo, CCP CEP FAACE Hon. Life

Mar 14, 2024 

Application of Linear Schedules in Project Validation and Forensic Analysis / Slides / Recording

Aldo D. Mattos, CCP PSP FAACE

Aldo Mattos Consulting

Feb 08, 2024 

Common Mistakes Owners Make That Cause Claims & Disputes / Slides / Recording

James G. Zack, Jr., CCFC, CCM, ECCCS, ECCDA, PMP, FAACE, FGPC, FRICS, FSCCSI

Principal, James Zack Consulting, LLC

Jan 11, 2024 

Applying Design-to-Cost Methodology for Project Success / Slides / Recording

William "Bill" Hunt, CCP VMA, PSP, CEP
Director of Cost Management for O'Connor Construction Management, Inc. (OCMI)

Nov 16, 2023  

Proactive Cost Engineering Techniques to Avoid Common Project Failures / Slides / Recording

Christopher W. Carson, CEP DRMP PSP FAACE

Enterprise Director of Program & Project Controls and Vice President for ARCADIS U.S. 

Oct 12, 2023  

Cost and Carbon Estimating There is no “do nothing” option / Slides / Recording

 Andrew Langridge

Director Business Development / Sterling DCS 

Sep 21, 2023  

 Advanced CPM Milestone Schedule Review / Slides / Recording

Ronald M. Winter, PSP FAACE

President, Ron Winter Consulting LLC 

May 18, 2023  

Integrating the Last Planner System® into the Critical Path Method Schedule / Slides / Recording

Hannah Schumacher, PSP, PMI-SP, LEED AP, CM-Lean 

Scheduling Manager, Building Group / Sundt Construction, Inc. 

Apr 11, 2023  

Planning & Scheduling For Workplace Safety / N/A / N/A

Daniel P. Gilmour, PSP / Group Director of Planning & Scheduling / Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC

Mark David Smith        / Assistant Planner/Scheduler                        / Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC

Mar 09, 2023  

Inflation Revisited: 

Understanding Material and Labor Costs in a Time of Possible Recession. / Slides / Recording

 Alex Carrick, Chief Economist / ConstructConnect

Feb16, 2023  

FDOT Re Focus on Safety / Slides / Recording

Loreen Bobo, PE, District 5 Safety Administrator,
Office of Safety, Florida Department of Transporation

Jan 12, 2023  

Determining Activities' Duration in the Construction Schedule / Slides / Recording

Dr. Saleh Mubarak, Professor, Author, Consultant

Nov 10, 2022  

Spotlight on Recommended Practice [55R-09] - Analyzing S-Curves / Slides /Recording

John P. Orr, PSP FAACE 

Senior Scheduling Engineer, AECOM Technical Services

Oct 14-1, 2022  

Implementing Qualitative Project Risk Management / Slides  / Recording

Jessica M. Colbert, PRMP PSP

Director of Project Risk at Allan Myers

Kim Forbes, PSP 

Service Executive at MBP

Sep 15, 2022  

Connecting Some Dots … v 0.2 Open Source, OpenBIM, IFC,
and Your Role in the Construction Industry                                               / LINK 

 Rey F. Diaz, PE

 Senior Associate at PMA Consultants

May 12, 2022  

Early Completion Schedule Contingency Ownership Considerations / Slides  /  Recording

Michelle L. McMillan, P.Eng.

Director – Driver Trett Canada

April 14, 2022  

Where & Why Value Engineering Goes Wrong with Capital Projects / Slides  /  Recording

Dr. Neil Opfer, CCP CEP PSP FAACE

UNLV College of Engineering

March 10, 2022  

Paper or Plastic? MS Project versus Primavera P6  / Slides  /  Recording

Hannah Schumacher, PSP, FAACE, PMI-SP, LEED AP, CM-Lean

Scheduling Manager, Building Group / Sundt Construction, Inc. 

Charlie Jackson, PSP

Senior Consultant / Project Life Span, LLC

February 10, 2022  

The Top Ten Mistakes Made In Forensic Analysis / Slides  / Recording

Glen R. Palmer, CFCC PSP FAACE / Owner of GR Palmer Consulting Services, LLC

Christopher W. Carson, CEP DRMP PSP FAACE

Enterprise Director of Program & Project Controls and Vice President for ARCADIS U.S.

January 13, 2022  

Timing Your Time Extensions and General Conditions Costs / Slides

Brian J. Furniss, PE, PSP, CFCC

Principal / Point Construction Advisory Group

November 11, 2021  

Better Project Control Through Better Project Execution / Slides

Richard P. Helper, PSP

President / RPH Consulting, Ltd. 

October 14, 2021  

Owner Validation of Contractors’ Cost Forecasts / Slides

Paul G Williams, PE, PMP

Senior Vice President of Pathfinder, LLC 

September 30, 2021  

Material Escalation and Market Volatility  / Slides / Recording (Note: first few minutes were not recorded) 

Pete Bredehoeft, CEP

Cost Estimating Business Class Lead - Water / HDR                     

May 13, 2021  

Engaging Younger Members: The Role of the Rising Professionals Committee  / Slides

Avi Sharma 

Chair – AACE International Rising Professionals Committee                     

April 8, 2021  

Decision & Risk Management 101: Preview of the AACE PRMP Certification / Video 

David Norfleet, CCP CFCC DRMP                                 

March 11, 2021

Building the Department’s Tentative Work Program - one project’s journey / Slides

Kathy Alexander

February 11, 2021

Estimate Quality Observations from Independent Reviews of Owner's Estimates /  Paper / Slides

Shoshanna Fraizinger, CCP, PMP

January 14, 2021

Suspend work – “Remain on Standby” – 3 Key words /  Paper / Slides

James G. Zack, Jr., CCM, CFCC, ECCCS, ECCDA, PMP, FAACE,   FGPC, FRICS, FSCCSI

October 8, 2020 

Contingency Cage Match, Range vs. Parametric Estimating, / Slides 

Matthew Schoenhardt, P.Eng, MBA, PMP, RMP