Construction Management 101: A Narrative & Practical Guide to Bringing New Production On-Line on Time and on Budget

· iUniverse
Ebook
280
Pages

About this ebook

A practical approach full of real life experiences, sprinkled with humor, and recommended to any construction manager seeking to improve their knowledge. A welcome approach that deviates from the theoretical books on construction management

Carl Lyons, MS Engr, PE.

Lead for Engineering & Construction FAA ASR-11 Radar Program

His book investigates the critical elements of construction management in a clear and concise manner. The book in its entirety honors the three basic components of good writing: clarity, logical continuity and thoroughness Construction Management 101 offers a treatise which is full of gems that will help clarify the issues of construction management even for novice designers, planners and constructors working in a variety of industrial settings. The author shares these gems with his audience in an unselfish, unassuming and in an easy-reading style

Turgay Ertekin

Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Penn State University

Very Intuitive, right on the money, a must for any construction professional regardless of experience

Charles M. Myers, Master Millwright

About the author

Dave Glass gained his first appreciation for construction while building model airplanes and Estes rockets as a young boy. Later, he gained an appreciation for labor carrying the Centre Daily Times newspaper to some 400 apartments every day for 5 years. His academic studies culminated in degrees in Engineering at Penn State and Business at Carnegie Mellon. In professional life he started as a field engineer for Schlumberger, and moved on to manage the construction of production plants spanning the automotive, glass, plastic, rubber, energy, electronics, and carbon fiber industries. He also worked in the federal sector as an independent contractor for the departments of Defense, Energy, and the Federal Aviation Administration. This is his first book. For information on lectures, seminars, dispute resolution or one on one management consulting, go to DavidEGlass.com

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