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AACE International Certification Program: Growing in Recognition and Strength Globally

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AACE International’s Certification program continues to grow in recognition and strength globally. While challenging to achieve, the industry recognition that comes to those who have achieved our certifications continues at a very robust pace. During the June 2022 Annual AACE International Conference and Exposition, the Certification Board participated with the Technical and Education Associate Boards to provide conference attendees insights into the activities by the AACE headquarters liaisons and the volunteers comprising these three essential bodies within the overall AACE organization. This article is based on that presentation…

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How Christian Heller Found Empowerment through AACE

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I have always been interested in applied science and mathematics, especially in bridging the gap between fields that may normally seem unrelated. For instance, my studies were mainly related to electrical engineering, but I found that many of the principles used could also be applied in other fields, like econometrics, or cost engineering. Getting the opportunity to be in a position to learn more about cost engineering while helping promote development and dissemination of technical content seemed really appealing to me…

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Daniel P. Gilmour: Bringing a New Perspective to our Planning & Scheduling Subcommittee

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Dan has over 15 years of professional experience in the construction industry and has managed construction projects totaling nearly four billion dollars in contract value. He is currently a regional manager of planning and scheduling. In this role, he is tasked with preparing, monitoring, and analyzing CPM schedules on a wide range of projects. He also has extensive experience in preparing time impact analysis reports and providing support for time related construction disputes…

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AACE Claims & Dispute Resolutions Subcommittee Gains the Expertise of Mark F. Nagata

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Mark directs and performs all types of analyses from schedule delay analyses to inefficiency analyses and the calculation of damages. Mark has been qualified as an expert witness and has testified on the issues of delay, cost and damages, and wrongful termination. Mark has also presented at mediation and has extensive experience authoring expert reports, written testimony, interrogatories, discovery requests, questions for deposition and cross-examination; and developing demonstrative trial exhibits…

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AACE Welcomes Michael F. Marcell as New Chair of the Earned Value Management Subcommittee

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Michael is President of K2’s Government Operating Solutions and Construction Consulting Group divisions. He has 20 years of experience in project management and controls, program scheduling, risk management, and Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions, and has led projects for a wide range of clients that include government agencies, Lockheed Martin, General Electric, General Dynamics and Westinghouse.
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Tracy Leung is on a Mission to Achieve Gender Equality in the Workplace

Women in Project Controls /

Hello AACE members! I am Tracy Leung, and I am deeply honored to take on the role of chair of the Women in Project Controls (WIPC) initiative! A big thank you goes to Cindy Whitmill, who has built a strong foundation in the establishment of the WIPC vision. Cindy has rallied so many of you to join this important cause! I look forward to working with you, so let’s start off by telling you a bit about myself…

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Getting Back to Basics: Update Schedule Review by the Numbers

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Performing an update schedule review, submitted by a 3rd party, requires a vastly different skill sets than that of creating a schedule. The scheduler who creates a schedule works with a large number of construction professionals who will provide feedback and guidance. Typically, the scheduler who reviews a 3rd party’s schedule submittal works alone. This process can be quite daunting for the first-time reviewer…

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Let Your Voice Be Heard

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It’s amazing how short a year can feel, and how quickly things evolve and change in the world today. As I look back on my year as President, I think how quickly it has passed yet how much was accomplished by our amazing members and tireless staff. I treasure the opportunity I had to encourage, coordinate, communicate, and, frankly, stay out of the way…

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Spotlight on Josh Chittick

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Josh Chittick is a Director in the Global Construction Group of Ankura Consulting and is based in New York, NY. He has over four years of experience working as a claims consultant in the construction industry. Josh’s work has centered around assisting clients in analyzing construction schedule delays, cost overruns, losses of productivity, and other project issues in support of disputes and litigation on large-scale capital projects. His industry experience, coupled with an educational background in civil engineering and engineering project management, allows him to provide key support on client engagements quantifying both delays and damages…

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