Mark F. Nagata, PSP
Cost Estimating & Scheduling/Delay Claims · Licensed: PA
Biography
Nagata holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, the PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional) credential, and is a Certified Construction Documents Technologist through the Construction Specifications Institute. He is a Director at Trauner Consulting Services, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA). His bio states his work covers "schedule delay analyses to inefficiency analyses and the calculation of damages," using critical path method (CPM) scheduling. He has qualified as an expert witness and testified on delay, cost, damages, and wrongful-termination issues, with litigation support work including expert reports, written testimony, interrogatory responses, and deposition preparation. Publications: co-author of "Construction Delays, Third Edition"; co-author of a chapter on alternate-project-delivery claims in "Construction Contract Claims, Changes, and Dispute Resolution"; and a contributing author to AACE International's Recommended Practice No. 29R-03 for Forensic Schedule Analysis, specifically on "Contemporaneous Period Analysis and Contemporaneous Schedule Analysis." He also writes technical articles for industry publications (titles/venues not specified on the bio page). He is a certified Federal Highway Administration instructor and the bio states he has "presented more than 100 seminars, webinars, and construction claims-related presentations," nationally and internationally. Project experience cited spans bridge, highway, transit, healthcare, high-rise, and energy projects ranging from small jobs to multi-billion-dollar scale. Years of experience / graduation year are not publicly stated.
Credentials & Certifications
- PSP
Fee Schedule
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