EDUCATION

Auburn University B.S. Mechanical Engineering 
Business Administration Minor
Summa cum laude
justin_ovson_blueprint_law.png

JUSTIN OVSON

SENIOR CLAIMS ANALYST

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Construction Industry Institute

Board of Certified Safety Professionals

Station Houston

CAREER OVERVIEW

Justin Ovson is a Senior Claims Analyst for Blueprint Construction Counsel based out of Driftwood, TX. Mr. Ovson’s expertise is Loss of Productivity Analysis, Delay Impact Assessment, Project Forensics, and Construction Contracts. He focuses on providing project participants involved in the construction and design of public and private projects throughout the United States with a wide variety of transactional, consulting, and dispute-related services. He has served as lead analyst on multiple legal teams to produce deliverables and represent clients in connection with a range of projects that span all sectors of the construction industry including but not limited to power plants, petrochemical facilities, data centers, commercial developments, and infrastructure projects.

Mr. Ovson has over fifteen years of leadership, management, commercial, and technical experience in global Construction, Engineering, Project Management, Operations, and Manufacturing organizations. He has worked on and supported over $50B in construction project work including capital greenfield, brownfield revamp, turnarounds, and facility maintenance. Mr. Ovson has a unique perspective having worked as an employee on both sides of the negotiation table. Prior to his construction claims work, Mr. Ovson was a project management professional for ExxonMobil’s international growth ventures group, a Project Director at PCL Construction, a Senior Project Manager for DPR Construction, and a Facilities Lead for Occidental Petroleum. He has a career in the field construction experience of increasing responsibility in every major role, function, and department within a project organization.

Mr. Ovson has proficiency in formal dispute proceedings, having served as an analyst and expert for clients in negotiations, mediations, depositions, and arbitrations related to large construction and design disputes throughout North America. As an experienced project professional and claims analyst, Mr. Ovson brings a detailed and disciplined approach to dispute resolution and problem-solving for firm clients.

SKILLS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Computer Literacy: PC and Apple

Software and Programming Proficiency: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera 6, SAP, AutoDesk REVIT & BIM 360, Bluebeam, MySQL, CSS, Java, Matlab, Minitab, Solid Works, AutoCAD, CAESAR, PV Elite, Pi Processbook, PipeSim, Power BI, EcoSys

Hardware: Substantial experience with the construction and maintenance of high-end personal and business computers