Carla Lopez del Puerto Associate Professor Construction Engineering and Management Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Updated: 7 /2014 EDUCATION 2009 Ph.D., Higher Education Administration, Saint Louis University. 2003 M.S., Construction Administration, The University of Oklahoma. 2001 Diploma in Construction Management, ITESM 2000 B.S. with honors, Architecture, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla. Professional Certifications 2010, Design-Build Professional, Design-Build Institute of America 2009, OSHA Construction Outreach Trainer, U.S. Department of Labor 2009, LEED AP BD+C, U.S. Green Building Council 2008, Certificate in University Teaching Skills, St. Louis University 2006, Certified Cost Professional, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering 2001, Registered Architect in Mexico ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (2014-now) Associate Professor, Construction Engineering and Management, The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (2009-2014) Assistant Professor, Construction Management, Colorado State University (2006-2009) Instructor, Construction, Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville (2008 2009) Adjunct Faculty, Construction Science, The University of Oklahoma (2003, 2005 2006) Graduate Research Assistant, Construction Administration, The University of Oklahoma HONORS AND AWARDS 2014, ASCE 2014 Journal of Management in Engineering Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award, American Society of Civil Engineers 2014, Outstanding Woman in Project Controls, Association of the Advancement of Cost Engineering 2014, Regional Teaching Award, Associated Schools of Construction 2010, 2013, Academic Leader, Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico 2013, Tenure-track Scholarly Excellence Award, College of Applied Human Sciences, Colorado State University 2013, Best Conference Paper - Honorable Paper Award, Associated Schools of Construction Conference 2012, Distinguished Leadership National Award, Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) 2012, Teaching Fellow, The Institute of Learning and Teaching, Colorado State University
2008, ASCE 2008 Journal of Management in Engineering Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award, American Society of Civil Engineers 2006, Faculty Honorary Member, Sigma Lamda Chi Construction Honor Society 2003, Construction Science Leadership Award, The University of Oklahoma 2000, Magna Cum Laude for Bachelor s degree, Universidad de las Americas PUBLICATIONS Names of students who I mentored are underlined Books: Lopez del Puerto, C. and Gransberg, D.D., 2012, Editors, Life Cycle Cost Analysis Professional Practice Guide, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, ISBN: 1-885517-60-2, Morgantown, West Virginia, 462 pages Gransberg, D. and Lopez del Puerto, C., 2011, Editors, Construction Cost Estimating Professional Practice Guide, 3rd edition, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, ISBN: 1-885517-60-2, Morgantown, West Virginia, 920 pages Worth, R.D., Miller, K., Handley, S., Lopez del Puerto, C. and Gransberg, D.D., 2009, Design-Build Services: A Marketing and Business Development Handbook, ISBN: 9781557016546, Building News, 402 pages Refereed Journal Articles: 14. Elliott, J. and Lopez del Puerto, C., 201X, Development of an Attitudes and Intention Scale for Construction Skills Training Programs, Journal of Employment Counseling, Vol. XX (XXXX), pp. XX (accepted) 13. Lopez del Puerto, C., Clevenger, C., Boremann, K. and Gilkey, D., 2014, An Exploratory Study to Identify Perceptions of Safety Culture and Risk Among Residential Latino Construction Workers as Distinct from Commercial and Heavy Civil, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, pp. 040130481-040130487 12. Gilkey, D., Lopez del Puerto, C., Rosecrance, J. and Chen, P., 2013, Comparative Analysis of Safety Culture and Risk Perceptions Among Latino and Non-Latino Workers in the Construction Industry, Journal of Safety, Health and Environmental Research, Vol. 9 (2), pp. 94-104 11. Lopez del Puerto, C., and Strong, K., Miller, M., 2013, Analysis of Owners Safety Management Approaches in Design/Build Projects, International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Vol. 9 (4), pp. 307-316 10. Gransberg, D., Shane, J., Strong, K., and Lopez del Puerto, C., 2013, Project Complexity Mapping in Five Dimensions for Complex Transportation Projects, Journal of Management in Engineering, 29(4), 316 326 (Won ASCE Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award) 9. Lopez del Puerto, C. and Crowson, A., 2013, Green Construction and Energy Training Program for At-Risk Individuals: A Case Study, Journal of Employment Counseling, Vol. 50 (June), pp. 59-70 8b. Lopez del Puerto, C. and Shane, J., Claves del éxito en la gestión de megaproyectos en México y los Estados Unidos: un estudio de casos, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(4), B5013001
8a. Lopez del Puerto, C. and Shane, J., Keys to Success in Mega-Project Management in Mexico and the United States: A Case Study, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 140(4), B5013001 7. Gilkey, D., Lopez del Puerto, C., Keefe, T., Bigelow, P., Herron, R., Rosecrance, J. Chen, P., 2012, Comparative Analysis of Safety Culture Perceptions Among HomeSafe Managers and Workers in Residential Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 138 (9), pp. 1044-1052 6. Shane, J., Lopez del Puerto, C., Strong, K., Mauro, M., and Wiley-Jones, R., 2012, Retaining Women Undergraduate Students in a Construction Engineering Undergraduate Program by Balancing Integration and Identity in Student Communities, International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Vol. 8 (3), pp. 171-185 5. Clevenger, C., Glick, S., and Lopez del Puerto, C., 2012, Interoperable Learning Leveraging Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education, International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Vol. 8 (2), pp. 101-118 4. Lopez del Puerto, C., 2011, The influence of the Built Environment on Graduate Student Perceptions of Graduate School Experience, The Journal for Education in the Built Environment, Vol. 6 (2), pp. 79-92 3. Lopez del Puerto, C., 2011, Currency Fluctuation and Inflation Impact on International Mega Projects: A Mexican Case Study, Cost Engineering Journal, Vol. 53(12), pp.11-16 2. Lopez del Puerto, C., Gransberg, D.D. and Shane, J.S., 2008, Comparative Analysis of Owner Goals for Design/Build Projects, Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 24 (1), pp. 32-39 (Won ASCE Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award) 1. Gransberg, D.D., Lopez del Puerto, C. and D. Humphrey, 2007, Relating Cost Growth from the Initial Estimate Versus Design Fee for Transportation Projects, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 133 (6), pp. 404-408 Refereed Proceedings/Transactions (Peer-Reviewed Full Papers) 32. Elliott, J. and Lopez del Puerto, C.., 2014, Gender Differences in Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and Locus of Control, Among Construction Management Students, In: Transactions, American Society of Engineering Education, Indianapolis, IN 31. Miller, M., Lopez del Puerto, C. and Valdes-Vasquez, R., and Strong, K., 2014, Comparative Analysis between AIA and DBIA Contract Documents: AIA Document A295 and DBIA Document No. 535, In: 2014 Transactions, American Society of Engineering Education, Indianapolis, IN 30. Lopez del Puerto, C. and Gilkey, D., 2014, Injuries Among Construction Workers: An Exploratory Study, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 48th Annual Conference, Washington, DC, 29. Lopez del Puerto, C. Miller, M. and Gilkey, D., 2014, Developing a Tailored Fall Prevention Training Program for Latino Roofers, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 48th Annual Conference, Washington, DC,
28. Elliott, J. and Lopez del Puerto, C., 2014, Lessons Learned from Developing and Implementing a Green Construction Training Program in Tijuana, Mexico, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 48th Annual Conference, Washington, DC 27. Clevenger, C., Lopez del Puerto, C., and Glick, S., 2014, Developing a BIM-enabled Bilingual Safety Training Module for the Construction Industry, Construction Research Congress 26. Lopez del Puerto, C., and Gransberg, D., Managing Geotechnical Uncertainty Using Design Build Methodology: A Case Study, Proceedings of the 2014 Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, DC 25. Annis, I, Strong, K., Lopez del Puerto, C., and Atadero, R., 2013, Using Complexity Footprints to Manage Complexity in Construction Projects. In: Transactions, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, Washington, DC, pp. 1229.1-1229.14 (14 pages) 24. Strong, K. and Lopez del Puerto, C., 2013, Improving Communication Skills of Construction Students by Linking English Courses in an Integrated First-Year Curriculum, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 48th Annual Conference, San Luis Obispo, CA 23. Bormann, K., Clevenger, C., Lopez del Puerto, C. and Gilkey, D., 2013, Risk Perception and Cultural Differences of Latinos across Residential, Commercial, and Heavy Civil Construction, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 48th Annual Conference, San Luis Obispo, CA, pp. xxxx (Best Conference Paper Honorable Mention Award) 22. Lopez del Puerto, C., Gransberg, D. and Shane, J., 2013, A Case Study in Complex Project Management: T-REX, In: 2013 Transactions, International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Honolulu, HI, pp. 1293-1297 21. Lopez del Puerto, C., Chenhall, E., 2013, Exploring Construction Management Students Preferences Regarding Employer Organizational Culture, In: 2013 Transactions, International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Honolulu, HI, pp. 1305-1310 20. Lopez del Puerto, C. and Senior, B., 2013, A Case Study of an International Partnership to Increase Opportunities among Youth-at-Risk, American Society of Engineering Education Rocky Mountain Section Conference, Pueblo, CO 19. Senior, B. and Lopez del Puerto, C., 2013, Learning by Competing: Challenges and Rewards for Construction Management Students, American Society of Engineering Education Rocky Mountain Section Conference, Pueblo, CO 18. Ozbek, M., Lopez del Puerto, C. and Gransberg, D., 2013, Experiences of Two Colorado Transportation Agencies with their First CMGC Projects, Proceedings of the 2013 Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington, DC (14 pages) 17. Lopez del Puerto, C., Elliott, J., 2012, Cost-Benefit Analysis of Construction Safety Incentive Programs, In: 2012 Transactions, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, San Antonio, TX, pp. PM.869.1-11 (11 pages) 16. Strong, K., Lopez del Puerto, C., Shane, J. and Miller, M. 2012, Designing to Budget: New Mississippi River Bridge Case Study. In: Transactions, Association
for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, San Antonio, TX, pp. CSC.889.1-10 (10 pages) 15. Lopez del Puerto, C., Elliott, J. and Torres Gongora, M. J., 2012, Addressing Global Development Challenges Through Construction Education, In: 2012 Transactions, American Society of Engineering Education, San Antonio, TX 14. McCuen, T., and Lopez del Puerto, C., 2011, Cost Savings Through Changing Processes in Cost Estimating in BIM, In: 2011 Transactions, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, Anaheim, CA 13. Lopez del Puerto, C., 2011, Examining Construction Management Students Experiences with Construction Accidents, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 46nd Annual Conference, Omaha, NE, pp. 61-66 12. Lopez del Puerto, C., Guggemos, A., Shane, J., 2011, Exploration of Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Female Construction Management Students, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 46nd Annual Conference, Omaha, NE, pp. 187-194 11. Clevenger, C., Lopez del Puerto, C., 2011, Using 3D visualization to Train Hispanic Construction Workers, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 46nd Annual Conference, Omaha, NE, pp. 311-316 10. Lopez del Puerto, C., Clevenger, C., (2010) Enhancing Safety throughout Construction using BIM/VDC, EcoBuild Conference Proceedings, ECOBuild 2010 BIM Academic Forum, Washington D.C. Translated into Chinese and republished (2012) in Archicreation Special Issue of BIM: American Experience Sharing 161(10) 72-79. 9. Lopez del Puerto, C., and Gransberg, D., 2010, Quantifying Schedule Risk for Residential Construction with Linear Schedule Simulations, In: Architecture, Engineering and Construction Innovation Conference, State College, PA, pp. 950-959 8. Lopez del Puerto, C., and Gransberg, D., 2010, Linear Sch eduling for Production Home Building, In: 2010 Transactions, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, Atlanta, GA, pp. PS05.01-PS.05.08 (8 pages) 7. Lopez del Puerto, C., and Gordon, C., 2010, Internationalizing the Construction Management Curriculum through a Travel-Study Experience: A Case Study, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 45nd Annual Conference, Boston, MA, pp. 81-86 6. Senior, B. Glick, S., and Lopez del Puerto, C., 2010, Correlation between Exam Completion Sequence and Resulting Scores in a Construction Management Program, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 45nd Annual Conference, Boston, MA, pp. 17-24 5. Lopez del Puerto, C., 2009, Comparative Analysis of Construction Spanish Class Format Results, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 44nd Annual Conference, Gainesville, FL. pp. 27-32 4. Slattery, D., and Lopez del Puerto, C., 2009, Adding a Land Surveying Specialization to an Existing Construction Management Program Part II: Implementation, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 44nd Annual Conference, Gainesville, FL., pp. 1-8
3. Lopez del Puerto, C., and Gransberg, D.D., 2008, Fundamentals of Linear Scheduling for Cost Engineers, In: 2008 Transactions, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, pp PS.05.01-PS.05.08 (8 pages) 2. Lopez del Puerto, C. and Slattery, D.K., 2007, Teaching Spanish for Construction Managers, In: International Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 42nd Annual Conference, Flagstaff, AZ, (9 pages) 1. Gransberg, D.D., Lopez del Puerto C., and Robson K., 2006, Estimating Design Costs for Design-Build Transportation Projects, In: 2006 Proceedings, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Calgary, Alberta, pp.ct019-1-ct019-10 (11 pages) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE Memberships in professional societies: Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI) 2003- Now Design-Build Institute of America, 2010- Now Office in professional societies: Co-Chair, Women in Project Controls, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACEI), 2014 now Chair, AACE Construction Special Interest Group (a technical committee within AACE Technical Board), 2007 Now Committee member, Women in Project Controls, AACEI, 2013-2014 Education Board Member, AACE Treasurer, AACE St. Louis Chapter, 2006-2007 Education Committee Member, Design-Build Institute of America, 2010- now Other Service: Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Panel 44-09 on "Alternative Technical Concepts for Design-Build and Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) Projects, National Academy of Sciences, 2012-2013. Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Associated Schools of Construction International Conference Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Construction Research Counsel Faculty Advisor, DBIA Student Club and DBIA Student competition coach, CSU, 2010-2014