Patrick has more than twenty years’ experience related to construction, construction management, contracting, and project controls. In his career, Patrick has been a Navy Civil Engineer Corps Officer, a contract & construction manager, a scheduler & project controls manager, and a construction claims analyst. Patrick is an expert in project controls, Critical Path Method scheduling, earned value analysis, and forensic schedule analysis for delay and disruption. He has extensive experience in transportation & infrastructure, shipbuilding and ship repair, hotels and condominiums, and government and public facilities. Patrick has worked for both contractors and owners, internationally and within the U.S. on both small projects as well as projects with values in billions of dollars. Patrick is well-published and lectures frequently on topics including construction management, project controls best practices, and forensic schedule analysis. He is a professional engineer and is certified as a Planning and Scheduling Professional. He has qualified and testified as an expert on CPM scheduling and forensic delay analysis in the U.S. and