Peter van der Schans, ICC, a project consultant for Interface Consulting, specializes in arbitration and litigation consulting, management consulting, claims preparation, and electronic discovery. His responsibilities include the analysis of cost overruns, schedule delays, and other project management issues for the preparation of construction claims and quantification of damages. In addition, his expertise includes performing contract analysis; assisting with negotiations relating to contracts and license agreements; analyzing and quantifying schedule delay, disruption, acceleration, labor productivity and inefficiency issues; and performing change order and RFI analyses. His prior experience includes work as an arbitration specialist for a prominent legal firm and as a project engineer for an EPC firm and an industrial sector plant. Mr. van der Schans holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting from Regis University.
Interface Consulting International, Inc.
Project Consultant
- Prepares and evaluates construction claims for building, civil/infrastructure, industrial, pipeline, and offshore/marine construction projects
- Quantifies and analyzes claims involving schedule acceleration, delay and disruption, deficient drawings and specifications, and differing site conditions
- Performs schedule analysis utilizing CPM methodology and industry accepted techniques such as impacted as-planned, collapsed as-built, windows, and time-impact
- Provides comprehensive litigation discovery assistance and document research
- Manages electronic production
- Administers electronic document database systems
- Provides e-discovery litigation support services
- Quantifies project damages using total cost, modified total cost, specific issue pricing, and measured mile methodologies
- Performs contract review and analysis
- Evaluates project management issues
- Develops graphics and demonstrative evidence for use in presentations, dispute resolution forums, and litigation
Previous Work History
Law Offices of Richard B. Geiger
Technical Consultant
Raytheon Engineers and Constructors
Project Engineer
Solutia
Process Engineer
Previous Publications
“Hurricane Aftermath Leaves Short Supply,” Tools of the Trade, Volume 4, Issue 5.
“Increasing Material Prices Gouge Construction Industry,” Construction Executive, January 2005.
“The Cost of Doing Business – Is Your Company Suffering from Increasing Material Prices?,” Tools of the Trade, Volume 3, Issue 5.
Education
Master of Business Administration – Finance and Accounting
Regis University – Denver, Colorado
Bachelor of Science – Chemical Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin – Austin, Texas
Professional Affiliations
Interim Cost Consultant – Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI)
Founding Member – The Professional Institute of Pipeline Engineers (PIPE)
Member – Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI)
Member – American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Associate Member – Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)
