GEORGE T. MC LAUGHLIN, PMP, CCM
POSITION / TITLE: PRINCIPAL EDUCATION:
REGISTRATION and CERTIFICATION
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EXPERIENCE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- $900 Million Iron Purification Plant (HBI) – Project Management – Provided major prime contractor with on-site full-time project and construction management services over a 14 month construction duration period. Services resulted in resolution of major managerial issues between Owner and this prime contractor.
- World-Wide Data Center Program – Program Manager, managed initiation, strategic planning, alternative analysis and Front End Loading including site selection, facility and infrastructure design and EPC contractor selection. Coordinated information technology strategy consultants, concept design consultants and numerous owner entities for replacement of world-wide data centers for a global pharmaceutical company. Utilized structured capital Project Delivery Process consistent with corporate leadership expectations.
- Oil Sands Upgrader – Project Manager of Sulphur Recovery and Hydrogen Projects –Developed and issued Request for Proposal for both Sulphur and Hydrogen projects. Sulphur contracting strategy was lump sum engineer, procure, construct and Hydrogen was lump sum turnkey. Prepared cost estimate for Hydrogen project.
- Oil Sands Downstream – Program Management – Developed a comprehensive Program Management and Execution Plan and Manual. This program management manual documented current practices and established programmatic-level bases for areas where existing practices presented opportunities for upgrading.
- High Technology Office and Laboratory Complex – Project Manager – Managed conceptual design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, and startup phases of mechanical and controls / automation scope of work.
- Program Execution Planning –Program Management – Provided overall Program Management for development of master plans for roughly 100 Regulatory Consent Decree projects for a major international pharmaceutical company. Master Plans defined schedule, manpower and cost. Provided initial startup for an owner Project Management Office (PMO).
- $1.6 Billion Natural Gas Pipeline Project – Conducted extensive management review and assessment regarding the properness of all aspects of this major capital investment.
- $750 Million Pharmaceutical Launch Facility – Conducted review and analysis of alteration (changed work) orders (approximately 1000) to determine responsibility for overruns.
- $2 Billion Natural Gas Processing Plant – Conducted review of project schedule for the execution of this project which was nearing completion of the basic / conceptual design. The scheduled duration and sequencing of startup as well as other matters were in dispute.
PROJECTS MANAGED
See table at end of this resume.
POSITIONS HELD
- MCLAUGHLIN & MCLAUGHLIN, Austin Texas 1992 to present PRINCIPAL
- WEM, INC, Sacramento, California 1991 to 1992 PRESIDENT
- THE ATMOS GROUP, Kenilworth, New Jersey 1987 to 1991 PRESIDENT
- PATHFINDER, INC., Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- 1981 to 1986 VICE PRESIDENT
- (1984 to 1986) GENERAL MANAGER
- (1981 to 1983) PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE (1981)
- SELBY BATTERSBY & COMPANY, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1979 to 1980 MANAGER – MARINE CONSTRUCTION
- NUCLEAR INSTALLATION SERVICES COMPANY, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 1978 to 1979 PROJECT MANAGER / CONTROLLER
- UNITED STATES NAVY, 1965 to 1978 COMMANDER
REGISTRATION
- Certified Construction Manager (CCM) – No. 8600
- GENERAL CONTRACTOR, California “B” No. 776808 (2000-2013)
- Project Management Professional (PMPR) – No. 215340
- PM College of Scheduling Fellow – 2022
- American Bar Association (ABA) – Member (Sections – Litigation, Forum on Construction Law, International Law, Dispute Resolution)
- ABA Forum on Construction Law (Divisions – Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Contract Documents Division, General Contractors, Project Delivery & Construction Technology Division, International Construction Division)
- State of Texas Bar Association – Member, Construction Law Section – Member
- Society of Construction Law (UK) – Member
- Society of Construction Law NA – Member
- PM College of Scheduling – Member and Speaker; Co-Director Marketing
- College of Performance Management – Member and Speaker
- Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI) – Member and Speaker
- Project Management Institute (PMI) – Member and Speaker
- Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) – Member
- The Associated General Contractors of Austin
OTHER/REMARKS – SEMINARS PREPARED AND PRESENTED (3 to 21+ day duration)
- Project Management (many clients, levels and industries)
- Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI)
- Changes, Claims and Pricing
- Geothermal Power Plant Startup
- Cost Engineering, Management, Estimating, & Control
- Strategic Planning of Capital Ventures
- Contracting (development and administration)
- Contracting Pitfalls
- Planning and Scheduling
- Independent Project Reviews (diagnostic techniques)
- Project Management for Environmental Projects
- Claims and Disputes – Contract Baselines, Time & Progress Management, Schedule and Delay Analyses
- PMI Project Management Professional – Examination Preparation
- CMAA Certified Construction Manager – Examination Preparation
PROJECT ADVISORY ENGAGEMENTS
Project | Location | Role | Owner/Contractor | Scope |
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Glaxo Smith Kline World‐Wide Data Center Program | King of Prussia, PA | PgM | Owner | Program Management Business Case through EPCM Contractor selection |
Canadian Natural Resources Limited Hydrogen Generation ‐ Horizon 1 | Calgary, Canada | PM | Owner | Project Manager Business Case through LSTK Contractor selection |
Canadian Natural Resources Limited Sulphur Recovery ‐ Horizon 1 | Calgary, Canada | PM | Owner | Project Manager Business Case through EPC Contractor solicitation |
Glaxo Smith Kline Regulatory Consent Decree Program | Cidra, Puerto Rico | PgM | Owner | Program Management Business Case through Projects (75+) Front End Loading |
Lurgi PSI, Inc. NEB Ethanol Conversion Plant | Fulton, New York | PM | Contractor | Project Management Construction (in progress) through Close Out |
Lurgi PSI, Inc. Panda Hereford Ethanol Plant | Hereford, Texas | PM | Contractor | Project Management Construction (in progress) through Close Out |
Triad Construction of California Three Peaks Satellite Control Station | Napa, California | CM | Contractor | Construction Management Construction through Close Out |
SIPCHEM Carbon Monoxide Plant | Frankfurt, FRG: Saudi Arabia | PM | Contractor | Construction Management Construction (in progress) through Close Out |
Consumers Union Headquarters | Yonkers, New York | PM | Contractor | Project Management Mechanical (conceptual) design through Close Out |
Merrill Lynch Data Center ‐ grassroots | Staten Island, New York | PM | Contractor | Project Management Mechanical procurement & construction through Close Out |
Voestalpine Iron Purification Plant (HBI) | Portland, Texas | PM | Contractor | Project Management Construction (in progress) through Close Out |
Tenaris Bay City Pipe Fabrication Plant | Bay City, Texas | PM | Contractor | Project Management Construction (in progress) through Close Out |
SOCAR STAR Refinery Project | Aliga ‐ Izmir, Turkey | PM | Owner | Project Management Construction (in progress) |
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Turnaround Planning | Beaumont, Texas | PM | Owner | Project Management FEL 3 Execution Planning |
Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceutical Plant Upgrade | Aiken, South Carolina | PgM | Owner | Project Management FEL 3 Execution Planning |
Tampa Electrical Chesapeake Peaker Plant | Delmarva Peninsula, Virginia | PM | Owner | Project Management Construction (in progress) through Close Out |
Wakefern Foods Refrigerated Warehouse | Northern New Jersey | PM | Contractor | Project Management ‐ Mechanical procurement & construction through Close Out |
Multiple Owners Commercial Buildings | Northern New Jersey | PM | Contractor | Project Management ‐ Mechanical design, procurement & construction through Close Out |
Multiple Owners Data Centers | Greater New York, Northern New Jersey | PM | Contractor | Project Management Mechanical procurement & construction through Close Out |