Consultant Profile

Calin M. Popescu, Ph.D.

With more than 40 years experience in engineering, management, consulting and teaching in
various construction sectors including highways, power plants, industrial farm complexes,
hotels, restaurants, commercial buildings, and various other large industrial projects, Calin
Popescu is one of the world's premier consultants in project management and construction
claims analysis. His experience includes providing expert testimony, claims preparation and
defense, project management training, CPM schedule development, analysis and implemen-
tation, cost control, and contract development and negotiation on over 50 projects in various
construction disciplines worldwide.

Calin also taught for decades as a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and has
written numerous professional papers and published books in the field of construction project
management, including teaching over 60 short courses in project management and planning,
scheduling, cost control, and productivity.

Specific areas of expertise:

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REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Expert Opinion Commercial, Infrastructure, Power Projects: International & Domestic

Appeared as an expert witness in over 15 construction dispute cases in arbitration and litiga-
tion. Issues included scheduling analysis, productivity assessments, and cost control issues for
a number of industries including: commercial construction, infrastructure, and power plants.

Consulting Numerous Industries, International & Domestic

Retained by numerous small, medium, and large U.S. and international companies as a consul-
tant and expert in the area of project time and cost control. Taught over 60 short courses in
the area of project planning, scheduling, and control, having more than 2000 participants from
all over the world.

Project Management Numerous Industries, International

Over 15 years of international construction management and project engineering experience
managing large construction projects such as hotels, a paper mill, power plants, and low cost
multi-story housing projects.

Speaker / Publisher Project Management, International & Domestic

Renowned member of numerous professional and honorary societies and recognized as a very
active publisher and speaker. Presented, both nationally and internationally, and was published
in 20 refereed journals and in over 50 conference proceedings. Calin has also published eight
books in the area of project management.
 Blue Marble Consultant Profile: Calin M. Popescu

Recent Speaking Construction Equipment Management for Engineers, Estimators, and Owners
Engagements / CRC Press, USA, p 416, 2006.
Publications (With D. D. Gransberg and R. C. Ryan)

Parametric Cost Estimating Model for Buildings

Proc. 47th AACEI, Orlando, FL, June 2003.
(With K. Phaobunjong)

Work Breakdown Structure Concept and Cost Control

Project Management Institute-Romania, Bucharest, June 2003.

Estimating Building Costs

1st Ed., Marcel Deckker, USA., p. 743, 2003.
(With K. Phaobunjong and N. Ovararin)

Managing Hospital Design Using CPM

Proceedings, 46th AACEI, Portland, OR, June 2002.
(With A. Dominguez-Larrea)

Construction Cost Estimating Software Survey 2001

Cost Engineering, AACEI, pp. 36-37, Feb. 2002.
(With A. Hadjisimeon)

Selecting Planning and Scheduling Specifications

Proceedings, 45th AACEI, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2001.
(With L. A. Ballast)

Field Factors and Productivity Loss in Masonry Work

Masonry, Mason Contractors Association of America, pp. 10, 11, 29, May 2001.
(With J. Buczkiewicz and N. Ovararin)

Education Institute of Construction of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Management

Institute of Construction of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

M.S. Civil Engineering

Polytechnical Institute of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania

M.S. Management and Economics

Certifications Registered Professional Engineer in Texas

Project Management Institute (PMI); Founder of Austin, Texas Chapter and Bucharest,
Romania Chapter

J. Neils Thompson Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Civil Engineering, 1984-present