Construction Site Planning and Logistical Operations

Randy R. Rapp, D.Mgt, PE, CCP, is a retired Army Engineer and was a tenured professor at Purdue University. He has taught a wide range of construction courses to thousands of students over the past forty years. Formerly the Construction Management Program Director at Milwaukee School of Engineering and Graduate Chair at Purdue, he draws from management experiences in industry, government, and the military. A retired Named Professor for Disaster Restoration and Reconstruction, he devoted twenty-one intense months as logistics manager to repair hurricane damage in the United States, and then served as project controls manager and deputy program general manager for the Restore Iraqi Oil program. As the principal for Construction Cost and Management Advisors, Rapp has long consulted in construction management and civil engineering cases.

Bradley L. Benhart has been a mainstay in the construction industry for over thirty years. His industry experience includes work in the field, project management, and executive leadership with top Engineering News Record (ENR) firms. Benhart continues his mentoring passion as a professor of practice at Purdue University’s School of Construction Management. He focuses on strategic planning, construction supervision, and health care construction. He has been honored by both Associated General Contractors and Associated Schools of Construction as an Outstanding Educator. He is the owner of Integrated Construction Resources, a construction consulting company that focuses on strategic planning and peer group facilitation.