Michael Harris is a licensed civil engineer and attorney with over forty years of construction experience, including seventeen years in scheduling and construction management, and over twenty-five years specializing in construction delay, acceleration, disruption, loss of efficiency, and termination disputes. His prior construction management experience includes service as an inspector, scheduler, construction engineer, project manager, contracts manager, and scheduling/ estimating department manager. He has prepared detailed and master schedules, reviewed technical submittals, performed constructability reviews, developed cost studies, and managed construction of large projects. Since 1994 Mr. Harris has primarily focused on forensic analysis of schedule impacts to construction projects caused by various issues, including production inefficiencies, weather, design issues, change orders, manpower, differing site conditions, management, and material shortages. He is skilled in construction claims analysis and litigation support. Mr. Harris has assisted clients in numerous mediations and has testified as an expert in arbitrations and litigation.
Michael's Expertise
- Schedule Delay Analysis
- Construction Management
- Productivity Analysis
- Analysis and Preparation of Claims
- Mediation, Arbitration, and Trial Support
- Testimony
Education
Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Juris Doctorate, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
Professional Certifications
Professional Engineer – Virginia, 1985
Professional Engineer – California, 1990
Member of the Bar, North Carolina, 1994
Work Experience
Aperture, LLC, (formerly Sage Consulting Group), Denver, CO, January 2024 – Present, Managing Consultant
Secretariat International, Denver, CO, 2017 – 2023, Managing Director
Warner Construction Consultants, Inc., 2008 – 2017, Dispute Resolution Dept. Manager, Contracts Manager
Genoa Corporation, 2000 – 2008, President
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, 1997 – 2000, Consultant
Warner Construction Consultants, Inc., 1994 – 1997, Consultant
3D/International, Inc., 1991 – 1994, Controls Manager
DMJM-3D/1, 1988 – 1991, Construction Manager
CRSS + M&E JV, 1985 – 1987, Project Scheduler, Construction Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia, 1982 – 1983, Assistant Area Engineer
U.S. Army Engineer School – Fort Belvoir, VA, 1981 – 1982, Instructor
11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Belvoir, VA, 1979 – 1981, Platoon Leader
Memberships
North Carolina Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association
American Bar Association and Forum on Construction Law
Project Management College of Scheduling (Fellow)
Society of Construction Law, North America
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Capabilities
Schedule Delay Analysis
Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation Support
Testimony
Michael's Expertise
- Schedule Delay Analysis
- Construction Management
- Productivity Analysis
- Analysis and Preparation of Claims
- Mediation, Arbitration, and Trial Support
- Testimony
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