Craig SELLARS

Craig SELLARS

Principal
Aliso Viejo, CA

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Craig SELLARS

Professional Licenses

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Expertise

Commercial Education Energy / Power Hospitality Industrial & Manufacturing Infrastructure Residential Change Order Analysis Claims Evaluation & Preparation CPM Schedule / Delay Analysis Damages Quantification Litigation Support Productivity Analysis Construction/Project Management Owner's Rep Risk Management / Claims Avoidance Scheduling & Project Controls Progress Analysis Project Management / Construction Consulting Project Management Professional (PMP) Project Planning/Project Controls Risk Management Schedule & Delay Analysis Schedule Preparation / Maintenance / Integration Scheduling / Critical Path (CPM)
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Services

CPM Schedule Delay Analysis Delay Causation Analysis Labor Productivity Analysis Litigation Support Change Order Analysis, Preparation & Negotiation Cost & Cash Flow Budgeting & Monitoring Independent Monitoring Reporting & Forecasting Planning & Scheduling Services Project Controls Project Cost Review & Analysis Project Risk Analysis Schedule & Contract Management
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About Craig SELLARS

Mr. Sellars is a Principal at SOCOTEC who specializes in providing project advisory, claims and dispute resolution, project controls and construction management services for large and complex projects.​

Mr. Sellars has represented General Contractors in preparing and supporting detailed claims and has contributed to the successful resolution of numerous troubled projects. In doing so, he has detailed experience in forensic analysis regarding schedule and cost impacts. Furthermore, he has experience providing project advisory services to Owners for purposes of monitoring scope, cost, schedule and risk.  In addition, Mr. Sellars has been responsible for implementing new controls processes on projects to monitor progress and financial status and to establish accurate productivity and efficiency metrics.

Mr. Sellars has project experience across a wide range of industries including education, healthcare, power generation and transmission, transportation, infrastructure, commercial construction and residential construction. He has been engaged to perform assignments both domestically and internationally.

 

Professional Experience

15+ YEARS WITH FIRM  |  15+ YEARS IN INDUSTRY

 

Craig SELLARS is a Principal at SOCOTEC and has held various other positions within the organization since 2007. Prior to his current position, Mr. SELLARS was a Director at C2G International, LLC which was acquired by SOCOTEC in 2019.  Mr. SELLARS was previously employed at Criterium Group, LLC, AECOM, and Tandis Homes, Inc. 

 

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts - University of British Columbia, Canada

 

 

Registrations

  • Project Management Professional Credential, Project Management Institute
  • Light Construction and Development Management Certificate, University of California at Irvine

Professional Affiliations

  • Project Management Institute
  • Construction Management Association of America

Publications, Presentations & Awards

  • “Managing the Claims Process” – Associated General Contractors of California; March 3, 2020.
  • “Managing Critical Project Challenges” – Caterpillar, Inc., Solar Turbines, Inc., and Solar TurbinesEurope, SA; San Diego, California; July 9 and 10, 2019.
  • “Why Do So Many Construction Projects Go ‘Over Budget’?! And What To Do About It” – CaliforniaLawyers Association; Los Angeles, California; January 17, 2018.
  • “Goodfellow Top Grade Construction Schedule Training” – Goodfellow Top Grade Construction, Livermore, California; March 3, 2016 and March 4, 2016.
  • “Managing Critical Project Challenges - Construction Management Best Practices” – AMECFoster/Wheeler; Irvine, California; February 26, 2016.

Practice Areas

  • Acceleration / Disruption Analysis​
  • Change Order Analysis, Preparation & Negotiation​
  • Change Management​
  • Construction & Project Management​
  • Cost & Cash Flow Budgeting & Monitoring​
  • CPM Schedule Delay Analysis​
  • Damages Calculation​
  • Delay Causation Analysis​
  • Dispute Resolution​
  • Earned Value Analysis​
  • Engineering / Procurement / Construction​
  • Productivity Analysis​
  • Project Advisory​
  • Preparation & Evaluation of Claims​
  • Project Controls​
  • Risk Analysis ​
  • Schedule & Contract Management​
  • Scheduling / Critical Path / Delay Analysis​
  • Time Analysis / Time Impact Analysis (TIA)

Professional Licenses

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Expertise

Commercial Education Energy / Power Hospitality Industrial & Manufacturing Infrastructure Residential Change Order Analysis Claims Evaluation & Preparation CPM Schedule / Delay Analysis Damages Quantification Litigation Support Productivity Analysis Construction/Project Management Owner's Rep Risk Management / Claims Avoidance Scheduling & Project Controls Progress Analysis Project Management / Construction Consulting Project Management Professional (PMP) Project Planning/Project Controls Risk Management Schedule & Delay Analysis Schedule Preparation / Maintenance / Integration Scheduling / Critical Path (CPM)
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Services

CPM Schedule Delay Analysis Delay Causation Analysis Labor Productivity Analysis Litigation Support Change Order Analysis, Preparation & Negotiation Cost & Cash Flow Budgeting & Monitoring Independent Monitoring Reporting & Forecasting Planning & Scheduling Services Project Controls Project Cost Review & Analysis Project Risk Analysis Schedule & Contract Management
+ See more