Project Manager Engineer

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Kenneth E. Fusch, P.E.

Objective: To serve as a member of a Disputes Review Board (DRB) on various

highway and bridge projects for the Florida Department of Transportation and

Contractors

Education:

Master of Science in Civil Engineering 1968

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Science 1964

U. S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, Maryland

Professional Registrations:

Professional Engineer License, Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 009966

Professional Engineer License, State of Florida No. 43689

Memberships:

Disputes Resolution Board Foundation, Seattle, Washington

American Society of Highway Engineers, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Experience:

Summary: Registered professional engineer with 47 years experience in

engineering, construction, and management in positions of increasing responsibility,

authority, and technical complexity. Significant accomplishments in construction/design

management, project management, facilities planning, physical plant

maintenance/operations, contract negotiations and claims analysis, and dispute

resolution proceedings. Experience includes 3 years teaching engineering at the

college level.

Marine/Waterfront Construction:

Navy Construction - Managed design and construction program for the U.S. Navy s

$1.3 billion TRIDENT submarine base at Kings Bay, Georgia. Achieved on-time results

in completing major ten year program for state-of-the-art naval submarine base,

including dredging of 21-mile ocean channel. Facilities completed within budget in

1989 and met all operational requirements.

Port/Harbor Construction - Managed construction of major container shipping terminal at Port

Everglades, Florida. New terminal was constructed on 150-acre site with 4,500 ft of shipping

wharf, channel and turning basin dredging, landside support facilities, and utilities. Project

completed within budget of $75 million in 1993.

Waterfront/Industrial Construction - Served as Resident Officer-in-Charge of all Navy

construction work in Long Beach, California to include dry dock renovations and

modernization, pier repairs, fender pile replacement on piers/wharves, and heavy industrial

buildings.

R&D Facility - Project manager for planning, budget development, and concept design for

new research & development facility for the Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC) of

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Duck, North Carolina. Principal structure was 1,840 ft

concrete/steel pier in Atlantic Ocean.

Highway/Bridge Construction:

Highway/Bridge Construction - Served as Resident Engineer for construction of the Southern

Connector Extension for Florida DOT in Orlando, Florida. Project included 2.1 miles of

four-lane, divided highway with six concrete bridges near Disney World.

Roadway Reconstruction - Senior project manager for 3 major urban roadway construction

projects in Jacksonville, Florida over period of five years. Work involved reconstruction &

widening of high-traffic-volume commuter roadways, as well as new underground water and

sewer distribution systems.

Facilities/Physical Plant Maintenance & Operations:

Public Works Maintenance & Operations - Managed public works programs at various US

naval bases overseas and in the United States, for example;

Strategic US Military Base on Island of Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean

Navy Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Navy R&D Facility/Laboratories, Panama City, Florida

Contract Administration/Negotiations & Claims Analysis:

Public Sector Contracts - Actively managed over 300 construction contracts, A/E design contracts,

and maintenance service contracts for various public agencies with over 15 years of hands-on

experience, including 3 years in policy-making position. Experienced in negotiating change orders

and supplemental agreements for various types of contracts and cost.

Claims Analysis - Supervised claims analysis teams, negotiated settlements, and prepared and

made oral presentations before various dispute resolution boards.

Dispute Resolution:

Dispute Resolution Boards - Served on 19 Dispute Resolution Boards (DRBs) since

2005, dealing with standard low-bid type construction contracts and design/build

contracts. Some experience with public-private partnerships (PPP) contracts. Served

as board member and as chairman. Training in dispute resolution procedures and

administration has been provided by the DRB Foundation of Seattle, Washington.

College Teaching:

Engineering Faculty Member - Served on faculty of U.S. Naval Academy teaching

various engineering courses over 3 year period. Nominated as Outstanding Military

Faculty Member from engineering department. Revised curriculum for senior-level

course in coastal engineering and design.

Personal Information:

Excellent health. Married, three adult children and seven grandchildren.

Retired after 25 years commissioned service in Navy Civil Engineer Corps with rank of

Captain, then employed for 13 years in private sector as Associate Vice President of

international A/E and CM consulting firm (Frederic R. Harris, Inc.)

Address: 4431 Titleist Drive

Amelia Island, Florida 32034

Telephone: 904-***-**** (home phone)

904-***-**** (cell phone)

E-mail: *******@*********.***

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