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CAREER HISTORY

• Claims Analyst 

• Regional Construction     Manager

• Project Manager

• Joint Venture Financial Manager

• Field Accounting Manager

• Business Manager

CAREER OVERVIEW

Mr. DeFriese works with clients as a Claims Analyst, using his diverse background to prepare and defend against various types of construction claims and litigation. Using his project management experience Mr. DeFriese works with a forensic mindset to analyze projects, schedules, quantity tracking, and forecasts in an effort to better understand the root causes of critical project delays and increased costs.

Mr. DeFriese has spent the bulk of his career working in the heavy industrial construction sector where he started out in accounting and project controls, eventually working his way up to project management before joining the firm. Mr. DeFriese has worked on a variety of construction projects including combined cycle power plants, cement plants, river expansions, heavy highways, industrial warehouses, and commercial buildings all totaling in excess of $2 billion dollars’ worth of varied types of construction contracts.

Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Mr. DeFriese earned his Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University before entering the construction industry. His career has moved him around the United States throughout the years, eventually working at some point in every major region of the country.

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS

Oracle Primavera Project Planner Certified

NCCER Field Safety Certified

Safety Trained Supervisor - Construction