Bachelor of Building Construction with Honors
University of Florida School of Building Construction - Gainesville, Florida

Certified General Contractor, State of Florida

Panel of Construction Industry Arbitrators, AAA,
Education Committee, Georgia Branch - Associated General Contractors
Continuing Education Committee, Associated Builders & Contractors of Georgia,
Sigma Lambda Chi Construction Honorary Fraternity (Past President, University of Florida Chapter)

Mr. Patton has over thirty years experience in the construction industry. This experience ranges from home office estimating and engineering support, to on site project management, to claims management on a broad spectrum of industrial, commercial, and government projects. His project experience includes Sewage Treatment Plants, Highway and Bridge Projects, an Engine Parts Manufacturing Facility, a Cigarette Manufacturing Plant, Hospitals, Rapid Transit Work, Pharmaceutical Plants, Army Barracks, an Aqueduct, Correctional Facilities, Major Postal Service Facilities, and various Pulp and Paper Projects.

Mr. Patton has successfully:

• Established and maintained cost monitoring and control procedures, management information reporting procedures, and scheduling/planning procedures on numerous projects.
• Assisted clients in avoiding and/or minimizing project difficulties through proper documentation. Established proven documentation guidelines, making the task of monitoring and documenting project progress more manageable.
• Implemented and managed the document control and issue development on a $40 million claim involving 25,000 documents and a 100,000 activity as-built schedule.
• Analyzed and presented numerous claims and counterclaims for delay, disruption, acceleration, and extra work for Contractors, Subcontractors, and Owners.
• Given expert testimony before courts and arbitration panels on matters involving Delay Impacts and Damage Calculations, Change Order Entitlement and Value, and Schedule Analysis and Claim Entitlement.