Dispute Resolution Advisor List
Advisor List
| Name | Brief Summary of Experience | Job Locations willing to Travel to: | Telephone No. | Resume | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen, Lowell | 10 years of experience on Dispute Review Boards more than qualify me to be a DRA Specialist for CALTRANS construction projects. | Districts 1 through 4 and 10 | (707) 443-3893 | lcaeng@sbcglobal.net | Yes |
| Anderson, Norman | DRB member or project neutral on over 80 projects in the western USA. Also, served as either the Contractor's or Agency's representative in dispute resolution. | Anywhere in California | (360) 754-3819 | normananderson@msn.com | Yes |
| Baker, Bill | Civil Engineer: Arbitrator/Mediator in construction industry for nearly 40 years. DRB Member on more that 40 projects, over 20 as Chair on Caltrans projects. | Anywhere in California | (707) 942-5886 | wbbaker@napanet.net | Yes |
| Bauer, Carl F. | 50 years of experience in the Construction Industry, including 30 in executive positions. Served on 26 DRBs, 6 as Chairman. | Anywhere in California | (916) 944-2843 | c.bauer@sbcglobal.net | Yes |
| Biffel, Bob | 37 years with Caltrans. Registered Civil Engineer. Ex-Division of Construction District Coordinator for districts 3, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11. | Anywhere in California | (209) 369-1819 | bjbiffel@sbcglobal.net | Yes |
| Bullock, Warren | (707) 824-1874 | WMLM@aol.com | Yes | ||
| Clough, Russell G. | See web site | Within 100 miles of Palo Alto, unless it is a unique job | (650) 814-0266 (cell) (650) 723-3926 (Stanford) |
www.russellclough.com | Yes |
| Feller, Jack | Over 50 year in construction industry. Arbitrator, Expert Witness, DRBs on Highways, Bridges, Buildings, Tunnels, Water Treatment Plants and Seismic Retrofit Projects. | Anywhere in California | (530) 273-6503 | jlfeller14@att.net | Yes |
| Foley, James W. | 25 years+ experience: arbitrations, mediations, Dispute Review Boards, and Project Neutral (DRA). Licensed Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, Engineer; General Contractor (A&B). 38 years+ experience: engineering/construction. | Anywhere in California | (408) 777-9917 | jim@jimfoley.com | Yes |
| Graebe, Fred | Engineer,Attorney: Caltrans - 20 years construction engineer, 29 years attorney in construction claims resolution. Was certified Arbitrator. DRB member/chairman on 44 projects (34 Caltrans). | Northern California | (916) 443-7219 | Fgraebe@aol.com | Yes |
| Graham, Bob | 42 years experience in design, construction, traffic engineering, and building construction, 37 years with Caltrans, 5 years with Bechtel . Service on 7 DRB's | Anywhere in California | (650) 967-9115 | grahamre@comcast.net | Yes |
| Hartman, Wendell | Experienced in construction management, as well as highway and bridge design. 7 years Deputy Director of Design and Construction for the Transportation Corridor Agency in Orange County. Served on three Caltrans DRBs as Chair. | Anywhere in California | (714)772-4639 | wlh-ce@sbcglobal.net | Yes |
| Holt, Ernie | Specializing in Bridge Construction Projects including segmental construction; Member DRBF; Current with Caltrans DRB Training as of April 2006; proficient in Caltrans Contract Administration procedures. | Anywhere in California | (925) 798-5592 | eeholt@earthlink.net | Yes |
| Hughes, Ed | 40 years of construction experience, Dillingham, Kasler, Washington Construction and Morrison Knudsen. Construction Consultant 1998-2007. Participant in 15 DRB's, 2 as chairman BSCE | Southern California and Sacramento | (480) 986-1759 | EDHUGHES4@msn.com | Yes |
| Merle Larrabee | 41+ total years with Caltrans. 28+ in Hwy. Const. (Surveys to Div. Chief). Participant in numerous DRBF Workshops. Served or serving on 31 DRB’s - Chairman of 9 - Numerous hearings. | Districts 1 through 6, 9 and 10 | (916) 685-5825 | larrabee@surewest.net | Yes |
| Lewis, Richard (Dick) | I have been an advocate of DRB's and Partnering since their inception. Have served on 23 DRB's, 16 on Caltrans contracts, 12 as chairman. | Southern California | (760) 839-6197; CELL (760) 212-2252 | dicklewis1@cox.net | Yes |
| Maasberg, Ron | I have participated on 16 DRB's to date. | Northern California |
(408) 253-3626 | rmaasberg@sbcglobal.net | Yes |
| Mace, Louis | Experienced being a sole arbitrator on several construction projects. 15 years of serving on a variety of DRB projects. My construction background gives me experience in a variety of construction projects. | Southern California | 760 328-8933 | loumace@aol.com | Yes |
| Martin, Jerry | Forty-two years with Caltrans. Registered Civil Engineer. Construction Division Chief Headquarters’ Construction Coordinator. Construction Engineer. Chaired many Caltrans’ Boards of Review. Member several DRBs. | Anywhere in California, except remote areas of Districts 8 and 11 | (916) 988-9243 | j_m_martin@sbcglobal.net | Yes |
| Martin, Jimmie | Started in DRB process in 1995. To date have served on over 100 DRB or DRA boards, State and Federal. Currently chairman on four boards. | San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial and Kern Counties | (760) 345-0072 | jdmartin29@verizon.net | Yes |
| McCracken, David L | Forty five years construction experience, from laborer to company president. Served on 34 DRB’s, seven as chairman. Currently work as consultant, nationally, to DOT’s and design engineers on project constructability and costs. | Anywhere in California | (707) 253-8707 | mccnapa@comcast.net | Yes |
| McGowan, Matthew (Tim) | Has served on over 24 DRBs, including the Carquinez Suspension Bridge, new Benicia Segmental Bridge, Devil's Slide Bridge and Highway 205 Widening, near Tracy. Life Member - American Society of Civil Engineers. | Northern California | (415) 453-8013 | phmmbm@comcast.net | Yes |
| Mehtlan, Jon | 40 years with Caltrans, 6 years in surveys and 36 years with Structure Construction. 6 years as a construction management consultant and member of 40 plus DRBs | Anywhere in California | (760) 471-6254 (760) 744-5988 |
jmehtlan@sbcglobal.net | Yes |
| Murphy, Jay | Anywhere in California | (510) 655-4911 | jp.murphy@sbcglobal.net | Yes | |
| Orav, Heigo | Engineer with Caltrans for 38 years. Last position as Chief of Construction for Central Region. Member of Dispute Boards for past 6 years. | Anywhere in California, except for Los Angeles, San Diego & San Francisco. | (775) 475-0504 | heigoorav@earthlink.net | Yes |
| Peterson, Dan | 10 years, State of California, Division of Highways; 18 years, General Engineering Contractor, highway projects; and 22 years, Construction Consultant - highway projects and Dispute Review Boards. | All of central and southern California from San Luis Obispo to Mono County - south to San Diego County | (626) 446-3117 | djpco@earthlink.net | Yes |
| Reading, Ron | 40 years of progressive experience in heavy civil engineering construction with an extensive background in project management. | Anywhere in California | (925) 820-9131 | r-mreading@msn.com | Yes |
| Steele, Jay | I have served on 50 Dispute Review Boards, 20 as the Chairman and 30 as a DRB member. | Anywhere in California | (760) 347-9209; (760) 831-2727 (cell) | jay_steele@hotmail.com | Yes |
| Suszko, Gus | I am on or have been a member of over 30 Dispute Review. Boards in which the disputes were for entitlement or remuneration | Los Angeles and San Diego | (858) 748-4629 | asuszko@cox.net | Yes |
| Thomas, Hugh | I have been involved with construction contract dispute resolution since 1977. I have served on 55 DRBs and was chairperson for 20 of those DRBs. | Anywhere in California | (530) 673-9788 | thomashu@comcast.net | Yes |
| Weidler, Frank | 39 years of varied Caltrans experience. Retired as Principal Transportation Engineer as District 12 Construction Division Chief. 7 years extensive DRB experience. | Districts 7, 8, 11 and 12 (where I reside) | (714) 528-4467 | fjwsr777@aol.com | Yes |