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Sanford C Loy CCM BArch MSCE
Education
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Bachelor of Architecture, with Honors –Univ of Tenn. Knoxville, 1976
Master of Science in Civil Engineering –Univ of Tenn. Knoxville, 1982
Certification/Licenses
Certified Construction Manager #1432
TN License General Contractor #27768-Unlimited-Reciprocated in most states
Experience
2009-Pres Construction Strategies, Knoxville, TN
Founder and President
1988-Pres Construction Plus Inc., Knoxville, TN,
Founder and President
1986-1988 Belz Enterprises, Memphis, TN,
Dir of New Const. and Dev.
1985-1986 Christman Construction, Memphis, TN,
Project Manager
1984-1985 American Institute of Steel Construction, Regional Engineer
1976-1984 TN Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN,
Director of Engineering Serv.
Memberships and Associations
Construction Management Association of America
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Institute of Architects
Credits
¤ Author, School cost investigated (multi​-week series), Knoxville Focus
¤ 2010 National Blue Ribbon Award from US COC for Business excellence
¤ Author, Mold: the Insidious Invader, published in Knoxville News Sentinel
¤ 2005 Pinnacle Award for Business Excellence
¤ 1998 EXCEL Award for 25 fastest growing companies in East Tennessee
¤ 1996 Enterpriser Award from Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership
¤ Lecturer at Pellissippi State Community College; Land Use and Development
¤ Lecturer for the AISC, Steel Design Current Practice Lecture Series at numerous college and university sites throughout the Southeast
¤ Lecturer for Tennessee Association of Building
Inspectors; Steel Framing Inspection Techniques
Expert witness experience summaries
¤ Provided expert analysis and testimony of wrongful termination of subcontractor by general contractor. AIA Standard Contract dispute over undisclosed language used to terminate.
¤ Provided expert analysis, reporting and testimony in dispute over responsibility for settlement issues of large commercial project.
¤ Provided expert inspections and reporting of code violations in public stairway including dimensional violations creating fall hazard.
¤ Provided expert inspections and reporting of code violations in public housing project including corrective measures and cost estimates for claims by owner against builder.
¤ Provided expert inspections, reporting and testimony of construction inadequacies including corrective measures and cost estimates for claims by owner against designers.
¤ Provided expert inspections and testimony including cost estimates for completion of projects abandoned by a defaulting contractor
¤ Provided expert analysis and testimony including cost estimates for corrective work as determined by third party engineering firm for claim by owners.
¤ Provided expert report and testimony in litigation against a defaulting general contractor.
¤ Provided expert testimony in performance bond default/claim/arbitration involving dispute between subcontractors.
¤ Provided expert analysis and testimony for defendant in job site access dispute where construction delays were claimed including damages to stored pre-engineered metal building components.
Continuing Education
Below is a representative list showing a cross-section of the courses and seminars pertinent to my technical, business and consulting skills.
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- Missile design for concrete slabs and walls,
- CPM scheduling for engineering and construction,
- Marketing construction services,
- Design of structural bolted connections, AISC,
- Professional Practice Lecture Series on AISC design,
- ACI Slab design specification review,
- Design of welded connections, AISC,
- Earthquake design of concrete structures, UTK Series,
- Risk management for construction projects, ASCE,
- Estimating for commercial construction projects,
- Construction Management Methodology, CMAA,
- CM Professional Practice Standards, CMAA,
- Bonding construction projects in the 21 Century,
- The Construction Manager Cost Accounting System,
- Business law for construction,
- Motivating today’s professional workforce