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Expert in Construction - Commercial and Residential New, Renovation and Remodeling, Cost Estimating
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert is a leader in construction cost estimating and development of award winning proposals for construction projects. Also, for total project development of all type of projects from industrial to commercial and including upscale residential. He has completed over $180,000,000 in construction projects that have included new construction, renovation, restoration and adaptive reuse projects. He can develop a very detailed CSI Division estimate from very basic concept designs.
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Expert has 33 years of construction cost estimating. He can develop a detailed cost estimate from a sketch in a very short time frame and within a 5% accuracy range.
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Expert is skilled at cost engineering of all type of projects including industrial, upscale residential, municipal and commercial.
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Expert understands design and costs associated with the design. He is able to develp a good cost evaluation of a project and recommend cost effective alternates.
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Expert is an expert in developing cost models for all types of projects. Cost models are developed from simple sketches.
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Dominc is an expert in developing project cost enginering for all types of projects. Cost models are developed from simple sketches.
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Expert has worked as a construciton expert witness reviwing projects and claims. Furthermore he has worked with hundreds of owners and architects in a project review for cost, scheduling and planning.
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Expert has extensive proproposal writing skills. He has won hundreds of projects with his profession, well written proposals.
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Expert has written a book on quality. He has driven his family owned company on one word - quality. He coined the phrase "After the dust settles....all that remains is the Quality."
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Detroit, Michigan;
Grand Rapids, Michigan;
Warren, Michigan;
Flint, Michigan;
Sterling Heights, Michigan;
Lansing, Michigan;
Ann Arbor, Michigan;
Livonia, Michigan;
Dearborn, Michigan;
and Westland, Michigan.
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1974
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Associate
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Construction Technology
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HHFC
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2002 to 2008
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D.J. Expert Consulting LLC
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Owner
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Total company operations, sales, marketing, estimating, overall project management, consulting and design
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1975 to 2002
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D.J. Expert Co., Inc.
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President
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Total company operations, sales, marketing, estimating, overall project management, consulting and design
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Associations/Societies
American Society of Professional Estimators
(1994) Detroit Chapter President 1994-1995-1996);
Executive Board of the AGC, and Past
(1999) President - Detroit Chapter,
(1992-2001) ;
Membership Chairman, AGC, Detroit
Chapter (1989-90);
Member, Associated General Contractors of
America (AGC), Detroit Chapter (1979);
Member, Construction Association of
Michigan (1976);
Professional Affiliate, American Institute of
America (1988);
Past Officer, Dearborn Chamber of
Commerce (1976);
Building Industry Association of Southeastern
Michigan, Michigan Association of Home Builders and National Association of Home
Builders (1996);
Professional Master Builder & Professional
Master Remodeler (1996);
Building Industry Association of Southeastern
Michigan - Professional Master Builder (1996)
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Licenses/Certifications
State of Michigan Builder;
Snowmass, Colorado Builder;
ASPE Certified Professional Estimator
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Professional Appointments
Past President of AGC - Detroit;
Past President of ASPE - Detroit
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Publications and Patents Summary
Has been published in American Society of Profession Estimators and Design, Building, Data numerous times.
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He has worked with the top architects in the Detroit area and other states as a construction cost consultant on very large and complex projects.
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He as worked with many large corporations as a project manager to develop, design and build facilities.
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He has worked with several legal firms as an Expert Witness in the construction field.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your expert consulting needs.
Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Worked with and currently working with several legal firms on various cases as a construction expert witness and consultant.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Commercial construction expert testimony in michigan for consulting on commercial construction litigation.
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Activity based costing expert for construction for consulting on non payment over accounting dispute, 1.9 M.
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Click the green button above to contact
Expert for a free initial screening call regarding expert testimony,
litigation consulting and support, forensic services, or any related expert witness services.
A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
(patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), and insurance matters. Remember, your initial screening
call to speak with
Expert is free.
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He is a Certified Professional Estimator (since 1996) with the American Society of Professional estimators. A licensed builder in the State of Michigan (since 1975). A licensed builder in Snowmass, Colorado (since 2007.) Past President (1999) of the Association of General Contactors - Detroit Chapter. In 33 years he has placed over $185,000,000 in construction in the Detroit area including all types of projects - commercial, residential and industrial - new construction, adaptive reuse, renovations, additions and restoration.
Click the green button above to contact
Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your marketing research, industry research, and company
research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
and more cost effective alternative to doing this work yourself or hiring a boutique consultancy.
Remember, your initial screening call to speak with
Expert is free.
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Training/Seminars
On the job training for 33 years. Has recently applied to be an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Has contracted with over 800 vendors, trades and suppliers in his career.
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Other Skills and Services
He has advanced skills in marketing, sales, building design and space planning, construction means and methods and conceptual estimating.
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