Ken Baker

Current

Construction Expert | Senior Vice President at Hill International

Past

Principal at Exponent
Vice President at Trauner Consulting Services
Vice President at Snyder Langston

3 more...

Education

University of Denver - Daniels College of Business
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Industry

Construction

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Ken Baker’s Summary

Professional Profile

Kenneth R. Baker, P.E. is a Senior Vice President of Hill International's Construction Consulting and Claims practice. His work is in the areas of contract dispute resolution and construction claims, expert testimony, litigation and ADR support services, construction management, construction advisory and claims avoidance services, CPM scheduling, innovative procurement procedures and document development, and training seminars.

Mr. Baker’s specific expertise includes the identification and evaluation of construction claims related to scope changes, schedule delay impacts and extended performance, lost productivity and disruptive impacts, and construction manager professional practice issues. Mr. Baker has prepared and evaluated as-planned and as-built schedules, contemporaneous and retrospective delay analyses, productivity-impact analyses, issue merit and responsibility analyses, and cost and damages claims. In support of his extensive expert testimony experience, Mr. Baker has composed graphs, charts, and schedules for use as trial exhibits and in expert presentations. Mr. Baker has also provided construction management and general contracting services to owner-clients during programming, design, and construction phases.

Mr. Baker’s project experience includes power and industrial process plants; waste water treatment plants; pipelines and underground utilities; hospitals and health-care facilities; educational facilities; hotels; apartments; high-rise office and condominiums; R&D and laboratory buildings; luxury residences; casinos; restaurants; airports; highways and bridges; parking structures; and correctional facilities.

Mr. Baker has developed and given presentations in negotiation and mediation venues and provided expert testimony in arbitration and litigation settings for complex construction claims. A comprehensive listing of expert testimony assignments and areas of testimony is available upon request.

Ken Baker’s Specialties:

MBA-Highest Honors, Univ. of Denver; BS Civil Engineering, Honors, Univ. of Massachusetts; Registered Professional Engineer, CO #14267; Licensed General Contractor, CA #B693646; Published 9 professional practice construction industry articles; Instructor for 40+ technical training engagements for the construction industry professionals; Project Experience: 400+ construction project and consulting assignments exceeding $6 billion in aggregate.

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Ken Baker’s Groups:

Co-Founder of the Western Pacific Chapter of the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), past President, 7-year member of the Board of Directors; Construction Management Association of America (CMAA); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Associated General Contractors (AGC);