Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

We're thrilled to announce that Intellex has acquired Expert by Big Village, effective March 22, 2024. This strategic move enhances our capabilities and strengthens our commitment to delivering exceptional solutions to our customers.

Stay tuned for more updates on how this acquisition will benefit our clients and experts.

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Expert Details

Highway Construction, Construction Claims, Civil Engineering Contracts, Asphalts

ID: 729252 United Kingdom

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Expert has extensive experience in the design and maintenance of major highways and construction contracts.

Expert is an acknowledged expert in pavement design, the performance of asphalts, highway defects, construction claims and dispute resolution. He has edited and contributed to a number of relevant leading texts including Bituminous Mixtures In Road Construction, Claims On Highway Contracts, Asphalts In Road Construction, The Shell Bitumen Handbook, The ICE Manual Of Construction Materials and the ICE Manual Of Highway Design & Construction. Expert has written a number of technical papers and delivered many such papers to a wide range of professional audiences.

Expert is a registered adjudicator with the Institution of Civil Engineers (registered 1998) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (registered 2002). He has undertaken a number of adjudications with values up to £4m. He has a keen interest in all matters associated with construction contracts and regularly advises clients (Employers, Engineer's/Project Manager's staff, Contractors, Subcontractors and materials producers) on contentious construction issues including liability for defects, preparing, pursuing or repudiating claims, adjudication etc.

Expert is part of a small team that produced Pavement, the only computer program that designs road pavements in compliance with the standard UK design method.

Expert was a Member of the Council of the Institute Of Asphalt Technology for many years. For a substantial proportion of that period he was Chair of the Institute's Tecnical Committee.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1988 Degree: PhD Subject: Civil Engineering Institution: Heriot-Watt University
Year: 1983 Degree: MSc Subject: Civil Engineering Institution: Heriot-Watt University
Year: 1970 Degree: BSc Subject: Civil Engineering Institution: Heriot-Watt University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Senior Partner Department: .
Responsibilities:
Responsible for all activities of the partnership.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to 2001 Employer: Consortium of Local Authorities Title: General Manager Department: .
Responsibilities:
Responsible for a consortium of eight local authorities contractual commitments related to the management and maintenance of a 500 carriageway km major highway unit in east and central Scotland.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 2009 to 2009 Country / Region: Dubai Summary: Forensic examination of serious asphalt failure in extensive highway network.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Although he has provided many technical rports none has ended in formal litigation.
Training / Seminars
Expert has delivered many training courses on a wide range of subjects including pavement design, highways method of measurement, ICE 5/6/7, NEC2, NEC3, highway defects, European and UK asphalt Standards, maintenance of highways, Design Manual for Roads & Bridges, the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works, adjudication, claims, key aspects of asphalt laying etc.

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