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About Johnny HOLSTEAD
John Holstead has over 30 years of construction industry experience with specialization in scheduling, estimating, and project controls. His focus relies heavily on construction management, critical path method (CPM) scheduling, schedule maintenance/integration, project cost reporting, and cost impact and earned value analysis on complex and large-scale projects. Mr. Holstead’s experience includes numerous nationwide assignments in the commercial, transportation, infrastructure, heavy civil, and residential sectors. Mr. Holstead’s experience also includes negotiation of contracts, zoning and entitlement, and the design process of facilities.
Mr. Holstead has provided expert testimony on numerous construction-related matters. He has served in numerous leadership roles as Managing Director, Vice President, Senior Project Manager, Senior Scheduler managing day-to-day operations, and numerous staff members for companies such as Austin Commercial, JPI, Erickson Retirement Communities, Landis Construction, and Flex. Mr. Holstead holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction from the University of Louisiana-Monroe, and a Master of Science in construction management from Texas A&M University.
Professional Experience
3 YEARS WITH FIRM | 30+ YEARS IN INDUSTRY
Johnny HOLSTEAD is a Managing Director at SOCOTEC and has been with the organization since 2019. Prior to his current position, Mr. HOLSTEAD was a Managing Director at Synergen Consulting International which was acquired by SOCOTEC in 2019. Mr. HOLSTEAD was previously employed at McCullough & Associates, Erickson Retirement Communities, Austin Commercial, Inc., Flextronics Network Services, JPI, and Northlake Community College.
Qualifications
Education
- Master of Science in Construction Management – Texas A&M University -1986
- Bachelor of Science in Construction Science – University of Louisiana-Monroe – 1983
Professional Affiliations
- State of Florida – Certified General Contractor (Expired)
- State of Arizona – Certified General Contractor (Expired)
- State of Oregon – Certified General Contractor (Expired)
Seminars & Papers Presented
CEF Supervisory Training Program – 1994-1996
- ABC
Construction Cost Accounting – 1998-2001
- JPI University
Construction Cost Control – 1998-2001
- JPI University
Construction Scheduling – 1998-2001
- JPI University
Managing Project Schedules and Delays – 2009
- ASPE
- DBIA
P6 Scheduling – USACE Mods & Delay Analysis Requirements – 2011
- Harrison, Walker & Harper
Maintaining Schedules – Identifying & Documenting Delays – 2014
- Dallas Builders Association
- BBL Builders
Maintaining Schedules – Identifying & Documenting Delays – 2015
- KWA Construction
Maintaining Schedules – 2015
- Lennar Multifamily
Lunch & Learn – 2016
- Gerstle, Minissale & Snelson
CPM Scheduling Techniques & Practices – 2018
- Core Construction
- Structure Tone Southwest
- Shreveland Constructors
CPM Scheduling Techniques & Practices – 2019
- Osburn Construction
P6 Training – Logic & Cost Loading – 2019
- Howard W. Pence
LMC Corporate Scheduling Protocol – 2019
- Lennar Multifamily
Practice Areas
- Dispute Resolution
- Project Advisory
- Expert Witness Testimony
- Preparation & Evaluation of Claims
- Claim Management
- Construction & Project Management
- Contract Administration
- Project Controls
- Schedule Preparation & Maintenance
- Scheduling & Delay Analysis
- Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis
- Schedule Preparation & Maintenance
- Acceleration / Disruption Analysis
- Productivity Analysis
- Cost Analysis and Reporting
- Cost Estimation / Cost Impact / Earned Value
- Change Management
- Engineering / Procurement / Construction
- Damages Quantification
- Expert Report Writing
Testimony Forums & Venues
- State Courts
- American Arbitration Association (AAA)