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ALM EXPERTS: National Engineering Edition 2024 NON-MEDICAL RESUMES

Hastak Consulting Services, LLC

8639 Bay Colony Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46234, USA
Ph: 765-430-1981; Email: [email protected]

Prof. Makarand (Mark) Hastak, PhD, PE, CCP, CRIS, Principal Consultant
Dr. Hastak is Professor and Dernlan Family Head of Construction Engineering and Management as well as Professor of Civil
Engineering at Purdue University. He has been involved with the construction industry for the past 33 years where he has conducted
research, taught, and assisted industry in construction engineering and management including process improvement, disaster risk
reduction, infrastructure management, cost control, project management decision-making, risk management, and strategic
planning. He is a Professional Engineer (PE), a Certified Cost Professional (CCP), and a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist
(CRIS). As an academic, he has worked on numerous Construction Industry Institute (CII) projects over the past 30 years.
Dr. Hastak has authored and co-authored over 200 publications related to process improvement, project controls, capital
rehabilitation planning, strategic planning and decision-making based on his work. He has co-authored a widely used book on NON-MEDICAL RESUMES
Infrastructure Planning, Engineering, and Economics published by McGraw-Hill (2006 and 2015). He served on the Education Board
of the Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) for twelve years (2004-16) where he edited two books, the 6 Ed
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of the Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering (2015) and the 2 Ed of the CCP Certification Study Guide (2016). He is the
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current Vice President of the International Council for Research & Innovation in Building & Const (CIB).
Litigation Support - Dr. Hastak offers expert witness services and has given expert deposition several times in the last years.
His services include case reviews, written reports, depositions, and trial testimony as needed.
Areas of Service:
 Construction Engineering  Modular Construction  Project Risk Management
 Construction Management  Patent Infringement  Disaster Recovery
 Cost Overruns  Factory Built Construction  Disaster Mitigation
 Schedule Delays  Infrastructure Planning  Trade Secret Misappropriation
 Construction Safety/OSHA  Data Center Construction  Contracts & Warranties
Representative Examples of Engagement Experience
• Zane D. Smith & Associates, Ltd (2021-). In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois – Road Safety (Expert Report for
Plaintiff; Attorney: Boris Samovalov)
• Williams Barrett & Wilkowski, LLP (2020- ). In Delaware Circuit Court, No. 1, IN – Const Safety (Expert for Defendant;
Attorney: Danny Paul)
• Moore & Portelli (2020- ). In the Circuit Court of Lake County, IN–Const Safety (Expert for Defendant; Attorney: Jim Portelli)
• Joseph Wade Law (2020). Infrastructure damage claim-GDOT (Expert for Defendant; Attorney: Joseph Wade)
• Joseph Wade Law (2020). Infrastructure damage claim-MNDOT (Expert for Defendant; Attorney: Joseph Wade)
• Watkins Calcara, Chtd. (2020). Infrastructure damage claim-KDOT (Expert for Defendant; Attorney: Allen Glendenning)
• Eminent Domain Services, LLC, Madison, WI (2020- ): 3-Cases on Road construction special assessment
challenge/appeal (Expert for Plaintiff; Deposed on one case; Attorney: Erik Olsen).
• Fort Wayne MHC, LLC, Indiana (2019- ) – Water usage (Consultant/Expert)
• Clendening, Johnson, & Bohrer (2019). In the Jackson Superior Court 1, Indiana – Construction Safety (Expert
Consultation for Defendant; Attorney: Belinda Johnson-Hurtado)
• Norris Choplin Schroeder LLP (2019), Indiana Commercial Court, Marion Superior Court 12, State of Indiana – Project
Controls (Expert Report for Defendant, Deposition; Attorney: Scott Harkness)
• Palmieri, Tyler, Wiener, Wilhelm & Waldron LLP (2019- 2021), Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of
Riverside– Construction Safety (Expert for Defendant; Attorney: Doug Robinson).
• Clendening, Johnson, & Bohrer (2019). In the Monroe Circuit Court, Indiana – Construction Safety (Expert Report for
Defendant; Attorney: Belinda Johnson-Hurtado)
• Attorney Corbin Fowler (2019), Lindskog v. NIPSCO, IN – Road Safety (Expert Report for Plaintiff)
• Chief Quality Reviewer, Cambridge Innovation Consulting Ltd (2018) – Innovation Practices of E. Asian Infra Companies.
• Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP (2017-18), Bladeroom v. Emerson, United States District Court, Northern
District of California, San Jose Division – Modular Construction/Trade secret misappropriation (Expert Report for
Defendant, Deposition; Attorneys: Chris Jaczko, Robert Sloss and, Mindy Morton)
• Sudekum, Cassidy & Shulruff, Chtd (2017-18), Hedrick v. TJ Materials, Lake Superior Court, Gary, Indiana – Construction
Safety (Expert for Defendant, Deposition, Evidence Deposition; Attorney: Mark Sickles)
• Performance Assessment for P.T. Tripatra Engineers and Constructors, Jakarta, Indonesia through Purdue Enterprise
Company (PEC) LLC and the EPCOM Consortium at Purdue University, July-Aug, 2016.
Education and Certifications
▪ PhD Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management, Purdue University (Indiana)
▪ Advanced Certificates in (1) Strategic HR Management, (2) Financial Management, and (3) Exec Leadership – 2014 –
Cornell Univ (NY); (4) 30-Hour OSHA Hazard Recognition Training for the Construction Industry (2019)
▪ MS Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management, University of Cincinnati (Ohio)
▪ BE Civil Engineering, Nagpur University (India)

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