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For the past 20 years, Hamid Tabassian has served in various capacities at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) with responsibilities for the development and implementation of the Authority’s Bond and The Better Jacksonville Plan (BJP) roadway/bridge programs and transit capital programs. He is currently responsible for the Design & Engineering Department functions in the Construction […]

Ray Moran, P.E., DBIA, CCM has been serving as Owner’s advisor and Project Manager on DB projects since 1999 both overseas and around the country for clients including NYSDOT, MTA-Metro North Railroad, MTA — Bridges & Tunnels, SCDOT, PANYNJ, and MTA — Long Island Railroad. He also had the privilege to serve as project manager […]

Steve Reams is of counsel in the Atlanta office of Stites & Harbison PLLC, a Kentucky based law firm with approximately 250 attorneys and offices throughout the southeast. Mr. Reams concentrates his practice on construction law and commercial litigation. He represents Owners, developers, general contractors, and subcontractors in state and federal courts and in alternative […]

Rich Benton is a consultant to the engineering and construction industry providing consultant services and training to Owners, design professionals and contractors focusing on design-build best practices, acquisition strategy, proposal development, contracting for public works projects and leadership development programs. Previously he was a Senior Vice President for the Pernix Group (formerly Telesource International, Inc.), […]

Richard J. Formella is the President of Design-Build Strategic Solutions, LLC, a design & construction contracting process consulting firm. He recently retired from federal service as Chief of the Bio-Containment Procurement Branch for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He has over 32 years of federal acquisition/contracting experience and joined DHS in 2006 serving as […]

Mark has over 40 years of national design and construction experience from being a field laborer, engineer, project manager, estimator, CEO, and Chairman of a 2000 employee $600 million national specialty design builder (which is the largest of our type in United States). He currently has 10 national best of the best award winning projects, […]

Greg Gidez is a licensed Architect and the Corporate Director for Preconstruction and Design Management Services for HENSEL PHELPS. Prior to joining HENSEL PHELPS, Mr. Gidez was a Principal with the Denver firm of Fentress Architects. He has been involved with the design and construction of over $7.5 billion of projects including airports, stadiums, museums, courthouses, […]

Dick Cowan is a veteran construction manager from a family of craftsmen and contractors. He holds degrees from Cornell University and the University of California, Berkeley. After college, Dick entered the U.S. Navy and was commissioned in the Civil Engineer Corps. His active duty took him to Vietnam and Germany, and he held a commission […]

Dan Rawlins is a Principal and Project Manager with InterDesign, and architectural and planning firm located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm specializes in educational facilities, long-term healthcare and public libraries.  Dan, an architect with over three decades of experience in planning educational facilities, has developed an expertise as Owner’s representative and Design Criteria Developer for […]

Craig Unger is Principal and CEO of Unger Security Solutions, LLC, providing consulting services for acquisition management, project delivery and advisory services for the security and detention environment. Mr. Unger founded the business upon his retirement from the federal government in 2003. Mr. Unger was appointed by the Attorney General of the United States in […]