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Resumes
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Education
M.S., Construction
Management, Florida
International University, 1996
MBA, Business
Administration, Instituto de
Alta Direccion Empresarial,
1993
B.S., Mechanical Engineering,
Universidad de los Andes,
1987
Certifications
Certified Project Management
Professional (PMP), #55782
Professional Affiliations
Project Management Institute
Diego J. Clavijo, PMP
Construction Oversight/Inspection/Cost Estimating/Scheduling
Mr. Clavijo has 23 years of experience in program management, project management, scheduling,
cost control, and claims. He has served as project manager on numerous contracts
involving providing technical support for capital improvement programs (CIP). Mr. Clavijo has
experience in, and a thorough understanding of, the processes and tools for CIPs including
work program scheduling and programming, program management, project controls, project
dashboard tools, funding allocation, databases integration, and web reporting. He has also
participated in several construction litigation cases as an expert consultant in the field of scheduling
and cost estimating.
His project experience includes:
Forensic Investigation, Seawall at Bicentennial Park, City of Miami, Florida. Mr. Clavijo
acted as the claims manager for the structural assessment of the seawall at Bicentennial Park.
This work involved the surface and underwater assessment of 1600 linear feet of seawall at two
different locations. This work involved marine structural engineering, geotechnical engineering,
and surface and underwater inspections. An assessment report was prepared delineating the
background of the project, observations, structural calculations, geotechnical calculations,
photos documenting surface and underwater conditions, conclusions, and recommendations.
Construction Scheduling/Claims Analysis, Concourse A Apron and Utility Corridor,
Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida. Mr. Clavijo was tasked with the review of the
construction schedule updates submitted by the contractor/surety. In addition to reviewing/
documenting the contractor/ surety weekly progress, Mr. Clavijo performed the review of
several delay claims. Of particular importance was bringing the contractor in compliance with
the scheduling specifications, as well as timely documentation of the project progress/status.
The Contractor/Surety sought legal action against the County for damages for delay, and
improper termination. The documentation (photos, scheduling analysis and daily observations
reports) prepared by Mr. Clavijo was used later by the owner’s legal team to defend against
the legal action brought by the contractor/surety. This case was settled prior to trial. Mr. Clavijo
worked closely with the owner’s outside counsel in the analysis of the delay report prepared by
the opposing party.
Construction Claims Analysis – Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority vs. Clancy and
Theys Construction, Pinellas County, Florida. Atkins was retained by PSTA to provide
mediation and litigation support in a case related to concrete pavement failure at their new bus
facility. Mr. Clavijo was retained to be the damages expert in this case. Mr. Clavijo has worked
with Atkins’ forensic team in establishing the cost/damages to remove and replace the existing
pavement. An important aspect of the damages calculation is accounting for the “betterment”
cost of the remedial work.
Construction Scheduling/Claims Analysis, Reina Beatrix International Airport –
Terminal Expansion, Aruba. In this airport expansion, Mr. Clavijo was tasked with the
preparation of a scheduling analysis of delays related to relocation of an existing electrical
ductbank and delivery of structural steel. This analysis was based on Critical Path Method (CPM)
using Primavera Project Planner software. In this analysis, Mr. Clavijo identified the impacted
analysis and prepared an impacted schedule to determine the impact of the individual events.
Of primary importance in this analysis was the identification and correction of logic errors in
the construction sequence encountered in the original baseline schedule to allow the correct
modeling of possible impacts for the studied events.
Construction Claims Analysis, Holmes Elementary, M-DCPS, Miami, Florida. This $15
million project included the construction of a new elementary school. Mr. Clavijo was tasked
with the review of the contractor’s Request for Equitable Adjustment for $7 million related
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