Paul Gogulski, BSCE, PE


Professional Experience

Gogulski & Associates, Inc., Las Vegas, NV

1999 to Present

President
Consulting and forensic engineering services for attorneys, contractors and insurance companies. Assignments utilize the discipline of civil engineering, construction management and general contracting. Focus is on the proper execution of contractor-owner-architect-engineer responsibilities, quality control, accident investigations, OSHA compliance, dispute resolution and claims. Provided expert testimony on personal injury, workplace safety, and evaluation of existing construction for contract compliance. Testified at trial, and wrote numerous reports which led to settlement. Assigned as expert to testify in the World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation following the 9/11 attack. Defended an architect in litigation by a Nevada public agency. Wrote a report which led to settlement regarding a prison construction project in Alaska.

Consulting assignments include: (1) Project Manager for a civil engineering firm in Las Vegas; (2) Quality Control Manager for two general contractors on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, (3) Consultant for general contractor on an apartment project in Carson City, Nevada, (4) Consultant to an Oregon based general contractor on a historic restoration project, (5) Material witness during construction of the Venetian Casino Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, (6) Delay analysis and dispute resolution as a team member of experts hired by the insurance company regarding the Las Vegas Monorail construction. (7) Prepared claims for a Las Vegas earthmoving contractor.

 
New York City School Construction Authority, New York

1997 to 1999
Project Officer  
Oversaw the design, construction and close out of 22 school construction and renovation programs. Supervised engineers, construction managers and contractors, achieving overall objectives for quality, time and budget. Promoted to the corporate office for administrative improvements in cost control for this agency which was overseeing one billion dollars in expenditures per year.

 
New York City Transit, New York

1994 to 1997
Project Manager  
Oversee construction, administered change orders, supervised engineers, progress reporting, and customer satisfaction for: (1) a two mile subway tunnel rehabilitation; (2) Column and roof replacement over an active subway station, (3) Construction of a new underground fan chamber, replacing existing equipment with four 78,000 CFM fans, installing electrical distribution equipment and communication equipment, and relocating utilities in the street.

 
Gogulski & Co. – Princeton, NJ

1991 - 1994
Principal  
Supervised a landmark restoration as consultant to the general contractor for the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House in New York City. Prepared a Request for Proposal for a $14 million museum renovation and made the presentation to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Completed a quality control consultant assignment to a general contractor for construction of a Navy facility in Staten Island, New York. Consulting in forensic engineering and project management included the preparation of claims and testimony as expert witness on a diverse range of construction and design issues.

 
NICO Construction Co. - New York

1988 -1991
Project Manager  
Overall supervision for Class A office building renovations in New York City, including biding, estimating, permitting, subcontracting and field supervision.

 
Drexel Properties - Dallas to DKM Properties - Princeton

1983- 1986
Vice President and CEO  
Profit and loss responsibility for four-state general contracting business. Hired and trained staff of 150 Project Managers, Estimators, Superintendents and Craft personnel. Completed large scale residential projects, including site development, 3000 units and valued at $60 million.

 
Ralph M. Parsons, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

1983- 1983
Resident Construction Manager  
Completed a short term contract in infrastructure construction; completing a seriously delayed project, and starting up a new 1 square mile development.

 
George A. Fuller Co. - Boston

1983 - 1983
Project Manager  
Assume control of landmark ten-story office building renovation following failed efforts by multiple previous contractors. Completed project on schedule and within budget.

 
Teradyne Inc. - Boston

1979 - 1983
Director of Facilities  
Reporting to the CEO, assumed responsibility for turn-around of a 75 person department. Responsibilities included construction, planning, maintenance, leasing, plant operations, security, transportation and telecommunications. Responsible for design and construction of new manufacturing facilities throughout country, including new 12-story corporate headquarters.

 
Kaiser Engineers - Boston, MA

1977 - 1979
Director of Development  
Supervised four architectural firms and two consultants for Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority's $750 million Southeast Corridor Project. Included are: seven subway stations, two Amtrak and four transit lines, five miles of park land, 36 bridge renovations, and five miles of roads. This project won the President's award by the National Endowment of Arts, and was listed as Outstanding Engineering Achievement of the Year in 1988 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

 
Lanning Corporation – Boston, MA

1972 - 1977
Director of Construction  
Built six K-Mart Shopping Centers in three state areas.

 
WED Enterprises (Disney) – Orlando, FL

1969 - 1972
Owner’s Representative  
Oversee design and construction of this $100 million award winning project: The Contemporary Resort Hotel.

Additional professional experience:

Starting with Bechtel Corporation in San Francisco, I grew in progressively more responsible assignments to Project Manger for general contractors. Assignments included renovation of a Navy base into a missile facility on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands.

As Project Superintendent for the State of Michigan’s Building Department I oversaw construction of a college expansion program at Northern Michigan University which included a boiler plant, a science building, and a utility distribution system. Also completed a hospital addition and a laundry building at Newberry State Hospital.

As Resident Construction Manager for General Electric’s Real Estate and Construction Operation in Schenectady New York, I was assigned six (6) industrial construction and capital improvement projects in the east coast, all completed on time within budget.

Managed over one billion in new construction nationwide. . Earned outstanding reputation for the ability to take charge of poorly-managed and behind-schedule projects, reorganizing them to achieve and surpass all objectives.

 

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