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At the Virginia Department of Transportation, Shailendra Patel provides technical support for the Public-Private Transportation Act program, which predominately consists of design-build projects. Shailendra has served as an active member of the DBIA Transportation Markets Committee since 2009 and has also served on a number of different subcommittees. Through his involvement with DBIA, he serves […]

Brian Aske has been engaging in and advocating for design-build for almost his entire construction career. He learned how to make a design-build project successful through open and honest communication, trust and respect, and leveraging collaboration for the most innovative solutions. Brian was DBIA certified in 2006 and has been a presenter and guest lecturer […]

Over the span of John Bale’s career, he has been involved with more than 50 design-build projects, served on DBIA’s Transportation Markets Committee as well as the National Board of Directors, and has been a certified instructor for DBIA for many years teaching across the country. Through his work with the American Council of Engineering […]

Scott Churilla is responsible for growing CDM Smith’s business line of owner advisor services for collaborative delivery projects with a focus on the water market. Over the years, he has been heavily involved at the regional level with both the Mid-America Region and Florida Region. Scott remarks that one of the single greatest experiences of […]

Patrick Crosby is founder of the Crosby Group and has been involved in design-build since 1986. Since then, his structural engineering firm has completed over $6 billion in design-build projects. One of Patrick’s greatest privileges in his career is serving 7 years on the DBIA National Board of Directors. He has continued to stay involved […]

Throughout his career, Tim Graybeal has been a tireless advocate for design-build and has worked directly with multiple local agencies to assist in the transition to design-build. He was instrumental in leading the first regional government agency, the Spokane Public Facilities District in Washington state, to use design-build. Tim is the founder of the Inland […]

Doug Herbst has been a design-build subject matter expert championing the merits of design-build with Owners, engineers, contractors and clients. One of the most satisfying parts of his job has been answering Owner questions and addressing their concerns to ensure a more complete understanding of design-build. He has a long history of involvement with DBIA, […]

Darlene Septelka joined DBIA 24 years ago and was in the first class certified in 2002 as a charter elected Designated Design-Build Professional. Over her career, she has been a trainer, speaker and author on design-build best practices. After retiring from industry, she returned to academia and continues to teach design-build best practices to our […]

Bill Kent started his career with Mortenson in 1987 and he currently serves as a Construction Executive with Mortenson’s operations in the Pacific Northwest. During his tenure with Mortenson, Mr. Kent has served in the roles of estimator, field engineer, project manager, and senior project manager on a variety of projects including education, justice and […]

Chris Hornbeck is the Director of Construction Management and Project Controls as the University of California, San Francisco. He supports and advanced the goals of the University’s $10 billion capital program providing leadership and expertise in design, construction, procurement, contracts, training, and legislative efforts for the eclectic University campus projects of academic research facilities, offices, […]