Calif-legal.com: California Expert Witness, Jeff Werner, Construction, Construction Claims, Construction Management Expert Witness

Areas of Expertise:
Construction claims consulting, preparing claims for contractors and sureties and providing defense to claims for owners, CPM scheduling expert. Primavera Expert.

Credentials:
MBA, Masters Certificate in Project Management,
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP),
Certified Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP, Juris Doctor)

Summary of Experience:

Mr. Werner founded Werner Consulting, LLC in 2002 as a construction consulting services company, specializing in project scheduling and dispute resolution. Since 1974 his construction experience has included project management, construction management, program management and dispute resolution services on a wide variety of construction program and projects. He has held positions as Quality Control Inspector/Manager, Project Safety Representative, Contract Administrator, Resident Engineer, Project Scheduler, Project Controls Manager, Director of Project Planning and Scheduling, Assistant Vice President of Claims, Program Claims Manager, and Claims Consultant. Mr. Werner has prepared and defended against a variety of construction claims for owners, contractors and surety insurance companies on private and municipal projects such as academic facilities, commercial and retail buildings, power plants, industrial facilities, water and wastewater plants, prisons, airports, hotels and resorts, hospitals, light rail and transit facilities, highways and bridges. He has performed cost and schedule analysis demonstrating delay, disruption, acceleration, as well as performing damage and loss of productivity calculations, as-built schedule reconstruction, issue and entitlement identification and analysis, document control and organization during claims development and discovery process. Mr. Werner has provided expert witness support services for negotiation, mediation, arbitration and state and federal court regarding construction dispute matters. Mr. Werner is experienced in claims presentations during the dispute resolution process including preparation of courtroom exhibits.