With more than 45 years in the construction industry, he specializes in public sector construction management, capital improvement programs, and K-12 school construction projects. His experience includes construction planning, scheduling, cost estimating, constructability reviews, facility assessments, bond program planning, and oversight of large-scale public works projects involving school districts, community colleges, municipalities, and other public agencies. He also has more than 10 years of expert witness experience involving consultations, depositions, mediation, and arbitration related to construction disputes and project conflicts.

Throughout his leadership career, he directed construction management operations responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing large-scale public construction and modernization programs. His responsibilities included project phasing analysis, procurement oversight, competitive bidding, construction administration, warranty coordination, budget development, negotiations with owners and architects, and implementation of customized project management programs for educational and civic facilities. His background additionally includes extensive work involving Public Contract Code, Education Code, Labor Code compliance, and standards of care applicable to public works construction projects.

Beyond project management responsibilities, he has assisted school districts and legal counsel with analysis of construction-related claims, troubled projects, delay issues, contractual disputes, construction management practices, and industry-specific roles and responsibilities. He has participated in public hearings, board meetings, dispute resolution proceedings, and presentations involving public construction initiatives, while also providing oversight for numerous bond-funded school construction and capital improvement programs. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a teaching credential, has completed advanced training in construction arbitration, mediation, dispute resolution, and the legal aspects of construction, and maintains a California General Contractor ("B") License. He is actively involved with professional organizations including the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH), the Association of California Construction Managers (ACCM), and the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE).