Duane is an experienced project manager/executive with 28 years of success as a key decision maker, project planner, team builder, owner’s representative and business leader. He is excellent at swiftly ramping up projects in close coordination with Engineers, Design teams, Consultants, Contractors, Owners, Tenants and Local Building Authorities. Duane possesses a high level of skill navigating politically sensitive issues and can be relied upon to maintain excellent community relations throughout a project. A proven track record in consistently leading his teams to success year after year and completing projects on time and under budget is his greatest contribution for project delivery.

Duane grew up in Salt Lake City Utah, where he graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1991 Duane went to work for the Department of Veterans Affairs immediately after graduation. During a one year Engineering training program with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Duane developed a passion for Project Management. At the completion of this training program he moved to Washington to work for the VA Hospital located in Lakewood. He spent the next 13 years modernizing the majority of the healthcare buildings located on the American Lake VA campus.

In 2005 Duane moved on to the U.S. General Services Administration as a Senior Project manager. While with the GSA, he was fortunate enough to manage several large prospectus projects, that included the modernization of a Federal Courthouse in Seattle, Construction of a new Headquarters for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, and Construction of a New Federal Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. These projects set new standards within GSA for sustainability and Design Excellence using the Design Build Delivery Method.

Duane appreciates the unique challenges each new project brings and understands that innovation, collaboration and effective communication are the keys to successful project delivery.

Education
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering