Chris Sullivan, principal consultant for Interface Consulting, has extensive engineering and project management experience in the US and abroad, including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and Asia. As a specialist in the commercial and technical aspects of project management, Mr. Sullivan has worked on many high-profile engineering and construction projects involving oil and gas refineries, chemical plants, petrochemical and industrial facilities, as well as commercial buildings. He is experienced in all aspects of contract execution, including project development, engineering and design, and project controls. Mr. Sullivan holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and a Master of Business Administration from Temple University.
Industry Focus
Refinery, Petrochemical, & Chemical
Pipelines
Oil & Gas
Industrial & Commercial Buildings
LNG & NGL
Power Plants
Interface Consulting International, Inc.
Vice President - Operations & Principal Consultant
- Provides contract risk, change order, cost, schedule, and damage analysis
- Manages construction claims for owners, engineers, and contractors
- Provides litigation support as a consultant and testifying expert for issues involving project management, project controls, damage quantification including loss of productivity analysis, sequencing and acceleration, schedule analysis, and construction schedule review
- Provides labor productivity analysis and loss of productivity damage quantification
- Provides schedule delay analysis and delay damages quantification
Previous Work History
Foster Wheeler USA
Project Manager & Manager of Proposal Department
Senior Process Engineer
Process Engineer
Foster Wheeler France and Foster Wheeler Continental Europe
Business Manager
Director of LSTK Proposals
Deputy Director of Commercial Operations
Proposal Manager
Previous Publications
“Construction Claims in Louisiana”, Lorman Education Services, February 8, 2008.
“Survive the Next Disaster: Lessons Learned,” Construction Superconference, San Francisco, California, December 2006.
“Managing, Minimizing, and Controlling Changes,” Associated Owners & Developers National Seminars, October 23, 2006.
“Change Management Strategies - 4 Perspectives,” Construction Superconference, San Francisco, California, December 2005.
"Liquidated Damages for Delay – No Harm No Foul," Construction Executive, September 2005: 10-12.
“How Design Documents Can Prevent or Cause Construction Claims in Texas”, Lorman Education Services, April 20, 2005.
“The Advantages and Pitfalls of Design-Build Contracts,” Construction Superconference, San Francisco, California, December 2004.
“An Ounce of Prevention: Creative Solutions for Change Orders to Avoid Costly Litigation,” Construction Executive, August 2003: 22-24.
Previous Speaking Engagements
“Survive the Next Disaster: Lessons Learned,” Construction Superconference, San Francisco, California, December 2006.
“Change Management Strategies – 3 Perspectives,” Associated Owners & Developers (AOD) 2006 National Conference, Washington, DC, October 2006.
“Change Management Strategies - 4 Perspectives,” Construction Superconference, San Francisco, California, December 2005.
“How Design Documents Can Prevent or Cause Construction Claims in Texas, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, April 2005.
“Project Management and Contract Administration: Coordination, Change Orders & Crisis Management,” State Bar of Texas – International Law Section – First Annual International Project Development Conference, Houston, Texas, September 2004.
Education
Master of Business Administration
Temple University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science – Chemical Engineering
Northeastern University – Boston, Massachusetts
Professional Affiliations
Associate Member – Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)
Associate Member – Associated General Contractors (AGC)
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