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Bryan BYRD

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Commercial Cultural & Entertainment Education Energy / Power Government Healthcare Hospitality Industrial & Manufacturing Infrastructure Mixed Use Oil & Gas Residential Transportation Change Order Analysis Claims Evaluation & Preparation Construction Defects Cost and Estimation Analysis CPM Schedule / Delay Analysis Damages Quantification Expert Witness Testimony International Arbitration Litigation Support Productivity Analysis Below Grade Bid-Prep Concrete Panels Construction/Project Management Cost Estimation Curtain Wall & Window Wall Demolition Masonry Metal Panel Owner's Rep Precast Risk Management / Claims Avoidance Scheduling & Project Controls Stucco Troubled Project Turnaround Tunneling Unitized / Pre-Fabricated Building Assemblies Fabrication & Installation Food Service Industrial Plants Industry Standards / Compliance Large Expansion Projects Maintenance Manufacturing Piping Pulp and Paper Steam and Gas Turbine Chemical & Processing Plants FPSO / Submersibles Gas Processing Marine / Maritime / Offshore Marine/Offshore Natural Gas (LNG, NGL, GTL) Oil and Gas Petrochemical Pipeline (O&G Midstream) Operations, Transmission, Design Refinery / Refining Electrical Defects and Delays Nuclear Power / Energy Wind Farm / Solar Power Progress Analysis Project Management / Construction Consulting Project Planning/Project Controls Risk Management Schedule & Delay Analysis Schedule Preparation / Maintenance / Integration Scheduling / Critical Path (CPM) Troubled Project Management & Turnaround
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Services

Alternative Dispute Resolution Commercial Disputes CPM Schedule Delay Analysis Delay Causation Analysis Expert Witness Testimony Forensic Accounting Labor Productivity Analysis Litigation Support Quantification of Damages Change Order Analysis, Preparation & Negotiation Contract Audit Services Planning & Scheduling Services Project Cost Review & Analysis Project Risk Analysis Schedule & Contract Management
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About Bryan BYRD

Bryan Byrd has over 25 years of project and construction management experience. Mr. Byrd has provided construction management services, performed cost and schedule analyses on numerous domestic and international projects, including engineering, procurement, construction, design-bid-build, EPC/EPIC, and design-build work scopes.

Mr. Byrd is knowledgeable of common practices in the construction industry such as estimating, contracting, risk analysis, project management, coordination, change management, project administration, safety, schedule preparation and analysis, project controls, cost control, completion, and project close-out. Mr. Byrd’s experience includes numerous domestic projects with work scopes ranging from approximately $1million USD to international projects with work scopes in excess of $8 billion. Mr. Byrd has successfully assisted clients with the resolution of several hundred complex constructions and engineering disputes in over 30 countries around the world.

Mr. Byrd has served as a construction management, scheduling, and construction cost expert and testified on project and construction management issues as well as construction practices, critical path delay, acceleration, schedule compression, disruption, construction costs and damages on domestic matters in arbitration and State and Federal courts as well as numerous International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitrations in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, and Asia.

Professional Experience

15+ YEARS WITH FIRM | 25+ YEARS IN INDUSTRY

 

Bryan BYRD is a Senior Principal at SOCOTEC and has held various other positions within the organization since 2005. Prior to his current position, Mr. BYRD was a President at Synergen Consulting International which was acquired by SOCOTEC in 2019.  Mr. BYRD was previously employed at TIC International, LLC, Interface Consulting International, LLC, LTB Constructors, Inc, and McCord Engineering, Inc. 

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Construction Science - Texas A&M University -1993

Professional Affiliations

  • Texas A&M Construction Advisory Council
  • Associated General Contractors (AGC)
  • Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Legislative Affairs Committee (Past Chair)
  • Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI)
  • Marine Technology Society
  • Design Build Institute of America

Continuing Education Courses

  • OSHA Health and Safety Training
    • College Station, Texas
    • Houston, Texas
  • AGC Supervisory Training Program – Contract Documents and Construction Law
    • Houston, Texas
  • AGC Supervisory Training Program – Managing the Project – The Supervisor’s Role
    • Houston, Texas
  • ABA Forum in Construction Law
    • 1997 – New Orleans, Louisiana
    • 2001 – New Orleans, Louisiana
    • 2005 – New Orleans, Louisiana
    • 2008 – Palm Springs, California
    • 2011 – Atlanta, Georgia
    • 2012 – Las Vegas, Nevada
    • 2016 – San Francisco, California
  • Construction SuperConference
    • 1998 - 2006 – San Francisco, California
  • International Construction SuperConference
    • 2004 – London, England
    • 2007 – London, England
  • Houston Marine Insurance Seminar
    • 1999-2000 – Houston, Texas
  • Primavera Users Conference
    • 2004 – New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Design-Build Institute of America National Conference
    • 2005 – Las Vegas, Nevada
  • State Bar of Texas – Construction Law Forum
    • 2005-2021 – San Antonio, Texas
    • 2021 – Virtual Option
  • Engineering and Construction Contracting Association
    • 2011 – Phoenix, Arizona

Seminars & Papers Presented

  • Managing Change
    • AACE International
  • Construction Law: Risk Management, Resolution, and Sources of Payment for Claims in Texas
    • Lorman Education Services
  • Construction Damages Analysis and the Use of Experts
    • Austin Bar Association
    • Las Vegas CLE
  • The Construction Process from Start to Finish
    • Lorman Education Services
  • Construction Law from Contract to Closeout
    • Lorman Education Services
  • Project Management and Construction Documentation
    • Lucia, Inc.
  • An Insider’s Perspective to Productivity Damages
    • Dallas Bar Association

Practice Areas

  • Dispute Resolution
  • Project Advisory
  • Expert Witness Testimony
  • International Arbitration
  • Preparation & Evaluation of Claims
  • Construction & Project Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Project Controls
  • Scheduling / Critical Path / Delay Analysis
  • Acceleration / Disruption Analysis
  • Productivity Analysis
  • Cost Analysis
  • Change Management
  • Engineering / Procurement / Construction
  • Damages Calculation
  • Construction Practices & Safety
  • Technical Report Writing

Testimony Forums & Venues

  • State & Federal Courts
  • American Arbitration Association (AAA)
  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
  • International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
  • London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA)
  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
  • United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

Expertise

Commercial Cultural & Entertainment Education Energy / Power Government Healthcare Hospitality Industrial & Manufacturing Infrastructure Mixed Use Oil & Gas Residential Transportation Change Order Analysis Claims Evaluation & Preparation Construction Defects Cost and Estimation Analysis CPM Schedule / Delay Analysis Damages Quantification Expert Witness Testimony International Arbitration Litigation Support Productivity Analysis Below Grade Bid-Prep Concrete Panels Construction/Project Management Cost Estimation Curtain Wall & Window Wall Demolition Masonry Metal Panel Owner's Rep Precast Risk Management / Claims Avoidance Scheduling & Project Controls Stucco Troubled Project Turnaround Tunneling Unitized / Pre-Fabricated Building Assemblies Fabrication & Installation Food Service Industrial Plants Industry Standards / Compliance Large Expansion Projects Maintenance Manufacturing Piping Pulp and Paper Steam and Gas Turbine Chemical & Processing Plants FPSO / Submersibles Gas Processing Marine / Maritime / Offshore Marine/Offshore Natural Gas (LNG, NGL, GTL) Oil and Gas Petrochemical Pipeline (O&G Midstream) Operations, Transmission, Design Refinery / Refining Electrical Defects and Delays Nuclear Power / Energy Wind Farm / Solar Power Progress Analysis Project Management / Construction Consulting Project Planning/Project Controls Risk Management Schedule & Delay Analysis Schedule Preparation / Maintenance / Integration Scheduling / Critical Path (CPM) Troubled Project Management & Turnaround
+ See more

Services

Alternative Dispute Resolution Commercial Disputes CPM Schedule Delay Analysis Delay Causation Analysis Expert Witness Testimony Forensic Accounting Labor Productivity Analysis Litigation Support Quantification of Damages Change Order Analysis, Preparation & Negotiation Contract Audit Services Planning & Scheduling Services Project Cost Review & Analysis Project Risk Analysis Schedule & Contract Management
+ See more