Edward Brophy, III
Areas of Expertise
Claims Analysis
Perform delay, disruption, loss of efficiency, acceleration and termination claims analyses employing CPM schedule evaluations, bid validation, productivity studies, and cash flow and progress curve assessments. Evaluate compliance with prescribed contract requirements to establish entitlement. Quantify damages in accordance with the contract. Issue expert reports detailing findings.
CPM Scheduling/Project Management
Develop and maintain CPM schedules for projects of various scopes and types. Design cost effective recovery schedules designed to mitigate prior delays while limiting inefficiency and/or premium time costs. Provide seminars on schedule development, emphasizing the CPM’s ability to manage and coordinate the work, document the contractor’s intent, and chronicle and quantify changes.
Claims Prevention
Implement claims prevention programs stressing contract compliance and contemporaneous negotiation of delay, disruption, loss of efficiency and acceleration claims. Train clients on the importance of notification compliance, methods to use when identifying both direct and indirect costs associated with the claim, and the use of project records such as updated resource loaded CPM schedules, certified payrolls, daily reports and pay requisitions to establish baseline costs, measured mile cost, and quantify damages.
Professional Licenses
Licensed General Contractor – Florida (inactive)
Education
B.S. in Construction Science
Kansas State University, Dept. of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science, College of Engineering, 1977
Employment History
Project Management Consultant (April 2004 to Present)
Principal in the firm The Lefler Brophy Group, LLC
Duties: Provide Claims and Litigation Support, as well as Critical Path Method Scheduling expertise to a variety of clients, including sureties, owners and contractors.
Project Management Consultant (January 1993 to March 2004)
Located in the Wilmington, North Carolina office of R.V. Buric Construction Consultants
Duties: Provide Project Management Services, Claims and Litigation Support, as well as Critical Path Method scheduling expertise to a variety of clients, both owners and contractors. Projects involved in include: CoGeneration Power Plant Facilities, Gas Pipe Line, Hospitals, Waste Water Treatment Plants, Highways and Commercial buildings with involvement ranging from participation in project execution to dispute resolution assistance.
Project Controls Manager(August 1992 to December 1992)
Located at Brunswick Nuclear Power Station, Southport, North Carolina under short-term personal service contract to supply Project Management Services to Carolina Power & Light
Duties: Reported to CP&L Project Manager. Developed initial construction and procurement schedules and budgets for a $28 Million upgrade to the site AC Power Supply and Emergency Diesel Generator system. Integrated implementation schedules into planned outage cycles. Initiated computer reporting systems to insure timely project tracking.
Project Controls Manager(April 1989 to May 1992)
Located in Wellington, New Zealand under direct personal service contract with Trans Power New Zealand Ltd.
Duties: Provided Project Management Services during Design and Construction phases of a $US350 Million project to upgrade the High Voltage Direct Current Link between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Project included Transmission Lines, Subsea cables and Converter Stations. Reported directly to Project Director.
Scheduling Consultant/Outage Coordinator(Aug 1987 to April 1989)
Located at Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station, Oak Harbor, Ohio under direct personal service contract with Toledo Edison
Duties: Supply Project Management Services to Toledo Edison during a refueling and modification outage. Responsible for design and production of computer reporting systems as well as maintenance, updating, and analysis of the Outage Schedule. Additionally; responsible to coordinate implementation, testing and startup activities on assigned plant systems to insure support of Outage Schedule.
Outage Controls Supervisor(Nov 1986 to Aug 1987)
On site at Florida Power Corporation's Units 4 and 5, Crystal River, Florida
(Two 670 MW Coal Fired Power Plants)
Duties: Develop and coordinate scope, plans, schedules, budgets and reports for scheduled annual outages. Implement and maintain management control systems to provide accurate and timely cost and schedule information to insure outage completions as planned and budgeted.
Construction Consultant(June 1985 to Nov 1986)
Located in the Tampa Florida Office of Wagner Hohns Inglis
Duties: Provide Project Management Services, Claims and Litigation Support, as well as Critical Path Method scheduling expertise to clients throughout the Southeast.
Senior Project Engineer(March 1984 to June 1985)
Located in the Tampa Office of Davis International
Duties: Develop and monitor General Contractor and Subcontractor Construction Schedules on a variety of Commercial Developments for Owner/Developers in the Tampa area. Run weekly Job Coordination Meetings with Contractors, Design Team and Owner.
Scheduling Department Supervisor(October 1982 To March 1984)
Lead Construction Planner(July 1979 To October 1982)
Black & Veatch Engineers Architect
Onsite at Florida Power Corporation's Units 4 and 5, Crystal River, Florida
(Two 670 MW Coal Fired Power Plants $900 Million Project)
Duties: Supervise and coordinate activities of Construction Scheduling staff. Monitor and evaluate progress of construction, testing and startup functions for Florida Power Corporation management.
Scheduling Engineer(March 1978 to July 1979)
Gilbert/Commonwealth Associates, Jackson, Michigan
Duties: CPM logic network implementation for engineering and construction of precipitator and waste water retrofit jobs.
