With my dad taking on various assignments with the Army Corps of Engineers worldwide, I lived in many places, so I can’t call a specific place home. I’ve lived in South Korea, Japan, New York (where I was born), Los Angeles, and San Francisco (where I completed high school). I completed my BS in Physics at San Francisco State University and my MS in Engineering Physics at George Mason University…
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I grew up in an engineering family. My father and an older brother are civil engineers, and another older brother is an architect. The family owns and operates an engineering contractor business in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. I have always been intrigued by their conversations about engineering problems and construction issues. As the younger daughter of the family, I wanted to be included in those conversations and contribute to their problem-solving. That’s why I decided to study engineering at the university…
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In 1976, AACE International launched its first professional certification, and today, that certification is the Certified Cost Professional (CCP). Over the past 47 years, the certification examination format for the CCP has evolved from a 2,500-word technical paper accompanied by a paper and pencil exam to the current computer-based examination coupled with a technical paper…
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My name is Rick Baus, and I was born and raised in the suburbs, approximately 20 minutes north of the City of Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. I attended the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania for my undergraduate degree in Construction Management with a minor in Business Administration. In 2021, I obtained my Master of Business Administration with a specialization in finance from Holy Family University, located in Northeast Philadelphia…
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The 12th Russia Section Workshop on Sept. 15 brought together project management professionals and experts in cost engineering. Traditionally, the workshop takes place next to a large PMSOFT project management conference, where large companies from Russia, Kazakhstan, and the Caspian Region gather to discuss practical cases and key global trends in implementing large capital projects. Workshop 2023 gathered more than 100 participants…
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I’m from Carlsbad, NM, where I was born and raised. After graduating high school, I got my real estate license, as well as a license for property and casualty insurance. I worked in that industry for 10 years, and although I enjoyed it, I decided to go to college to get a degree and expand into a new career path. I attended New Mexico State University, where I received my bachelor’s degree in business administration…
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I am from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and I began my studies in political science at the University of Calgary with plans of becoming a diplomat. At that time, there was a recession, and they weren’t hiring diplomats. So, before finishing my degree, I transferred to engineering and found that I enjoyed it! I am a civil engineer, and it turns out that project control is a significant part of being a civil engineer. Many tools used in project management, including scheduling, planning, and overseeing a site, also fall under civil engineering, so it is not a far jump from a career in civil engineering to project controls…
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Andrew Leavitt is an Ankura Consulting director based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has more than five years of experience in CPM scheduling, change order management, forensic cost analysis, and standard-of-care analysis across various fields and industries in construction and manufacturing. He uses this experience to resolve construction disputes and manage construction risks…
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I am from Monroe City, Missouri, and I went to school for Construction Management at University of Central Missouri. I now work at McCownGordon Construction in Kansas City. You may not know that Kansas City has the best BBQ in the country!
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On the evening of Thursday, May 18, 2023, members of the AACE International community gathered at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Montreal for a special dinner event organized by the Montreal Section. During the event, the section took the opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge its 52nd anniversary as a section, the first Canadian Section, established in 1961…
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