Management

Principals

	Bonnie R. James President/CEO Biography Resume	Dr. Bonnie James knows what he’s talking about. He spent an entire career — his first career — sitting on the “other side of the table.” The breadth of his experience in education stretches from the classroom to the boardroom and from human resources to financial planning and management. Early on, teachers shaped him and awakened in him a desire to “give back.” He has been and still is both a student and a teacher.

	Mark Edwards, AIA Vice President/ COO Biography Resume	Mark Edwards possesses a deep understanding of the complex interplay of creativity and practicality. After more than 30 years working with architects, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, fabricators, and construction management firms, he meets the challenges of project management head on. Mark is diligent in his pursuit of accuracy on behalf of the client. “If you don’t know enough, ask questions, do the research, find the expert.”

Senior Management

	Bruce McDonald Senior Project Manager	Bruce McDonald is the Senior Project Manager at the San Bernardino Community College District. Bruce is assigned as the Program Manager at Crafton Hills College. His services include construction phase management, program mobilization, controls and schedules, master planning, design review, and bid & award project phases. Bruce’s 30 year career reflects a unique combination of executive management, engineering, procurement, new design build, and renovation expertise. He has been recognized for his skillful integration and management of large-scale construction projects. He is bottom-line driven with a keen ability to develop strategic alliances with clients, business partners, subcontractors, regulatory agencies and on-site construction personnel. Diverse in his business and technological acumen, Bruce’s particular areas of expertise include program management, project management, educational, residential and commercial construction, cost and schedule control, profit and loss authority, multi-site operations, regulatory agency compliance, contract negotiations and site development. Bruce received his Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering degree from American Western Universtiy.

	Michael Vollebregt Senior Project Manager	Michael Vollebregt is the Senior Project Manager at the Alhambra Unified School District responsible for managing the High School Bond Program. Michael’s services to the District include coordinating design teams, reviewing constructability studies, managing budgets, assembling bid packages and vendor contracts, supervising construction operations and overseeing project commissioning. With over 28 years of expertise in design, design/build, institutional, commercial and industrial projects, Michael is seasoned in all aspects of the construction process. He is recognized for his ability to deliver large complex projects with unparalleled quality and Client satisfaction. Michael received his Bachelor of Science, Engineering: Construction Engineering degree from California State Polytechnic University.

	Charles R. Glave Senior Project Manager	Charles (Chuck) Glave is a Senior Project Manager at San Bernardino Community College District, Valley College. Chuck has a successful 20+ year career with five major companies serving higher education, government agencies, large corporations, non-profits, and community organizations as a Senior Project/Construction Manager. Chuck provides innovative, results-driven leadership which balances operating, financial, and staffing demands. He is characterized as a mentor, leader, and executive advisor. He employs hands-on organizational involvement and innovative change management procedures while successfully managing multiple projects. Chuck’s initiatives have resulted in the improvement of business processes that have increased operational efficiency by 20%, substantially reducing costs. Charles received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Management, and an Associate of Science in Public Works Inspection. Charles holds a strong variety of licenses and registrations: Certified Construction Manager, #A1288 (CMAA); LEED Accredited Professional; Certified Building Official, #3724; Journeyman Wireman, #D5557644; Class A – OSHPD Construction Inspector, #A10618 (Inactive).

	Brooke Duncan Project Manager	Brooke Duncan is a Project Manager for the Alhambra Unified School District Bond Program at Mark Keppel High School. Brooke is an experienced professional with an extensive background in the construction industry. She has excellent communication and problem resolution skills, consistently meets and exceeds goals, has an exceptional ability to face challenges, manage projects to successful completion, is highly organized, efficient and detail oriented. In addition, Brooke possess a broad range of expertise in financial management, risk management, contractor bonding, office management, coordination of permits and all pertinent aspects of construction management while fostering client relations for retention and growth. Brooke holds various licenses and registrations: State of California Contractors License B, active; Mold Inspector Certification for California; National Association of Surety Bond Producers, Washington, DC; Underwriter training level 1, 2 and 3; American Surety Association, Washington, DC; Underwriter training; Notary Public, active; Bilingual: Croatian

	Nania Demerdjian Director Administrative Services	Nania Demerdjian is the Director of Administrative Services providing leadership and support for business and financial management activities. She is directly responsible for administrative activities of the company’s corporate office, preparation/analysis of annual operations budget, financial forecasting and cost reporting and overall management of human resource activities. Prior to joining the organization, Nania was an Administrative Director for a multination telecommunication corporation headquartered in Australia responsible for managing and directing the financial and business development activities in support of corporate growth. Nania received her Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration and Business Management.

Energy Project Technical Team Leadership

	Geoffrey D. Wells	Mr. Wells is an Engineer with over 13 years experience at seven nuclear plants with expertise in project cost/scheduling, construction management, Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) contract administration, problem solving and technical writing. At Wolf Creek Nuclear Station, he was a key member of the Owner's on-site team for 50 months overseeing the successful construction of an 1150 megawatt Westinghouse plant. After Wolf Creek, Geoffrey became a founding Partner of Challenge Consultants – a company that assisted the Owners of nuclear power plants in rate case and litigation matters. He served as the Challenge Project Manager on four different nuclear plants and was responsible for managing teams that assessed the cost and schedule impacts of complex design changes which delayed construction of the primary containment buildings. His nuclear construction experience as on on-site Owner representative, combined with his knowledge of the Westinghouse NSSS, project cost/scheduling and the impacts of design changes on construction are assets that can be very beneficial to clients planning, designing, and construction nuclear power plants.

	Stephen Kinder, PE	Mr. Kinder is an Engineer with over 30 years of experience in the construction, startup and operation of steam power plants including coal, nuclear, heat recovery steam generators, and gas fired power plants. He was responsible for the preparation and control of expenditures of large project budgets and successfully managed resources necessary to meet project objectives. Studies performed include baseline design/estimate reviews, cost, schedule and management evaluations of design, construction and startup of nuclear, steam electric stations, and gas turbines. The emphasis of the work performed since 1985 has been to understand, describe and quantify the primary factors contributing to project management deficiencies in baseline planning, budgeting, design, procurement, and installation processes.