Ron G. Prichard, P.E., Ph.D.

Dr. Prichard is the speaker for Workshop T2, "Protecting the Public," on Tuesday. He has over 30 years of involvement with the construction industry at various levels, starting out as a laborer for a home builder, and rising to be a construction manager and owners representative. The focus of the last 15 years has been risk management, safety, and loss control.

Dr. Prichard received a Bachelor's of Science (United States Military Academy) in Civil Engineering, and Master's of Science degree (U of Missouri-Rolla) in Civil Engineering, his Doctorate of Philosophy in Engineering (Kennedy-Western), and is a Professional Engineer (Civil). He successfully built projects in both the public sector (while serving as an officer on Active Duty and in the Army Reserve with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) and in the private sector (as a Construction Project Manager with a General Contractor operating in New Jersey and Delaware, and as a Construction Administrator with PSI Energy). Additionally, he served as a consultant and educator in scheduling, program management, and contract dispute resolution.

In addition to his construction management experience, Dr. Prichard has extensive field experience in construction safety. He managed the national Construction and Engineering Services Group of CIGNA Property & Casualty Companies, administered the construction safety for a $1 billion owner construction program and has assisted dozens of owners and contractors with safety performance improvement. Dr. Prichard currently assists owners with owner controlled insurance programs, construction safety program structure, construction pre-qualification process, safety program effectiveness, and other loss control services. Dr. Prichard has had extensive involvement with all segments of the electric utility industry. He has participated in 18 OCIPs since 1995, including 9 for one owner. Dr. Prichard also supports contractors with resolution of property, casualty, and surety issues. He is the coauthor of the Associated General Contractors of America fundamentals publication: Risk Management, Insurance, and Bonding for The Construction Industry, and is the Construction Safety Advisor writing for the International Risk Management Institute Web site: www.irmi.com.

Dr. Prichard frequently speaks throughout the United States on numerous construction and construction safety topics and has authored dozens of papers. He is the Safety Advisor to The Construction User Roundtable (CURT). In this role, Dr. Prichard chairs the annual Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Awards program. As the CURT representative to ANSI A10, Construction and Safety Standards, Dr. Prichard is active in development of U.S. standards and their incorporation and relationship to international safety standards. In addition, he is an active subcommittee member on two key standards workgroups: A10.38, Key Elements of A Safety & Health Program, and A10.33, Construction Safety Programs for Multi-Employer Worksites. He has also served as a Strategic Planning Facilitator and Advisor for AGC of America, CURT, and various owners, contractors, and others.

Dr. Prichard is a professional member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Safety Engineers, and the Society of American Military Engineers. He retired in 1999 from the U.S. Army Reserve as a Major, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.