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A Biographies of Committee Members and Consultant
Pages 35-38

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... His principal research and teaching activities are in the area of construction project planning, focusing especially on risk analysis and management of large-scale, complex projects. His work within this field has brought him recognition as a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator, the Construction Management Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, and an honorary doctorate from Chalmers University in Sweden.
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From page 36...
... Admiral Estes directed execution of a $2 billion military construction program and a $3 billion facilities management program while serving as deputy commander for facilities acquisition and deputy commander for public works, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. He served on the committee that produced the recent NRC report Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy, and has served on a number of other NRC committees.
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... His research, teaching, and consulting are in the general area of engineering planning and management, including design for the environment, system performance, project management, finance, and computer applications. He has coauthored two textbooks, Project Management for Construction and Transportation Investment and Pricing Principles and two monographs, "Knowledge Based Process Planning for Construction and Manufacturing" and "Concurrent Computer Integrated Building Design." Dr.
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... Duscha was an engineering and management consultant to various private sector clients, national and foreign government agencies, and the World Bank. He was principal investigator for the NRC report Assessing the Need for Independent Project Review in the Department of Energy, was a member of the committee that produced the NRC report Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy, and served on the succeeding committees on oversight and assessment of DOE project management.
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