Kevin Terry

Midlands Regional Manager and Senior Consultant

David Gibson Associates (DGA UK Ltd.)

0(044)7956 253277

CAREER SUMMARY

I now have over 30 years of experience of all aspects of the construction industry and in that time have worked on claims production and management, dispute resolution , NEC contract and other commercial training and advise for a variety of clients , being Contractors , Subcontractors , Clients and Consultants.

I have also previously worked on many types of contracts ,  including road works , structures, motorway reconstruction , rail works , Heritage works  , major earthworks, contaminated land and reclamation, building , petrochemical related structures , pipelining and a variety of others, also as a Quantity Surveyor and Site Agent.

KEY SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Enthusiastic, proactive and dedicated approach to all aspects of work.
• Ability to bring accounts and claims to a conclusion from little previous knowledge.
• Broad knowledge and commercial understanding, gained from a variety of experience in contracts and employers, including consultants , main contractors and subcontractors.
• Extensive knowledge of most construction contracts, particularly “Civils” contracts including ICE 5th, ICE 6th and ECC ( NEC ) Contracts 2^nd and 3^rd editions and as a member of the ECC Users Group.
• Extensive practical knowledge of PFI contracts.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Date of Birth: 24/11/56

Home Base: Aldridge, West Midlands

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

DAVID GIBSON ASSOCIATES ( DGA UK Ltd. )

December 2007 to date

SL CONSULTING
February 2003 – December 2007 

Various claims, disputes,  pre contract , contractual advice and training

LAFARGE AGGREGATES
Chief Quantity Surveyor
2000 – January 2003

Commercial control of £80m per annum in the contracting division.

ALFRED MCALPINE
Managing Quantity Surveyor
1996 - 2000

Firstly, Managing Surveyor over a variety of contracts to the value of £10m, also acting as an internal auditor on a variety of contracts with a value up to £40m. Preparation of claims and final accounts for a variety of contracts to the value of £40m. Acting as first point of contact between the estimating and commercial departments, acting as a consultant to the Estimating Director on contractual matters reviewing contract documents, tender risks, opportunities etc.

FREELANCE QUANTITY SURVEYOR
1994 – 1996

During this period worked for various Contractors and Subcontractors as a freelance quantity surveyor mainly on claims and final account completion.

FREELANCE QUANTITY SURVEYOR
1993 – 1994

VHE Construction on the Leabrook Road land reclamation project in the Black Country. A 3.5 cubic metre earthworks contract of £20m in value.

FREELANCE SITE AGENT
1992 – 1993

Freelance site agent for Galliford Northwest on two projects, a motorway reconstruction and a petrochemical plant.

FREELANCE QUANTITY SURVEYOR
1988 – 1992

During this period worked for a variety of contractors and subcontractors.

GALLIFORD & SONS LTD
Quantity Surveyor/Site Agent
1979 – 1988

Quantity Surveyor and then Site Agent on various roadworks contracts.

TARMAC CONSTRUCTION
1974 – 1979
Junior Quantity Surveyor/Quantity Surveyor

Various roadworks contracts.