Harald von Fischer-Benzon

Vice President, Construction Services

EDUCATION & REGISTRATION(S)

M.S., Engineering Management, University of Florida
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Washington
Engineer in Training, Georgia

Harald von Fischer-Benzon is a Vice President with Draper & Associates’ (Draper) Construction Services Division. Within this position, he oversees a team of more than 15 scheduling consultants based out of offices in Atlanta and Houston. The services offered by these consultants includes scheduling, construction project management and scheduling, claims technical support and analysis, program management, and computer-aided project planning.

EXPERIENCE

Mr. von Fischer-Benzon’s career of more than 30 years includes a wide range of project and program management, private and public works construction, facility, and management responsibilities. He has managed projects under constrained budgets, with competing priorities and firmly fixed completion dates. On numerous occasions, he has been called on to manage the completion of projects that are behind schedule or over budget.

Specific relevant experience includes work on:

Hotel/Banquet/Retail Complex-$500 Million
Office Building – $9 Million
Tenant Build-Out – Office Complexes various size and cost
Hospital Addition/Renovation-$25 Million
Repair/Renovation Condominium Complex
Military Construction and facilities management throughout the U.S. and Europe
Dormitory and Office Campus-$54 Million

Rivers, harbors and lakes construction/maintenance and operations
Construction of multiple Grocery/Shopping centers – $10 Million each
Reinvention Renovation of Marriot Courtyard – $2 Million
$100M Hospital Complex with Central Energy Plant
304 Unit Mid-Rise Condominium with Parking Deck
20,000 seat Amphitheater with a 95,000 sq foot roof-$23 Million

Mr. von Fischer-Benzon has extensive experience in new construction and the renovation of a wide range of facilities, including hospitals, single and multiple family housing, resort condominiums, dormitories, office and industrial facilities. He is skilled in the integration of the needs of owners, occupants and suppliers to insure project success while minimizing impacts to all project stakeholders. In addition, Mr. Von Fischer-Benzon has worked the entire spectrum of program/project development and management from concept/design, through construction and into operation of both large and small projects in all sizes of organizations on both a national and regional basis. He has been instrumental in the development of organizational and project plans and procedures for successful operations and project implementation.

Mr. von Fischer-Benzon is experienced in reviewing plans and specifications to determine contractual requirements, reviewing submittals/shop drawings and insuring compliance during the construction phase. He has 28 years experience with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is thoroughly familiar with all requirements of the required submittal, quality control requirements and the integration of the contractor’s information into the automated Corps of Engineers reporting and accounting systems.

He is skilled in the use and training of both Primavera Project Planner 3.1 and SureTrak Project Scheduling and Management software. Mr. von Fischer-Benzon has more than five years experience in Construction Claims analysis and Claims avoidance, he has participated in all types of claims resolution including trial, mediation and negotiating favorable settlements.

Mr. von Fischer-Benzon is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers.

Clients’ Testimonials

“Draper has been an invaluable asset to our organization, assisting Kast with its preconstruction service needs, project strategy, scheduling services and other aspects of our business. Frankly, I’m not sure what we would have done in the absence of having Draper serve as a member of our team. Clearly I would recommend Draper to any firm who is seeking high caliber professional scheduling services.”

Mike NealCEO, Kast Construction Company, LLC

“The value add that Draper & Associates provided on our replacement hospital project was well worth the money. While we did not have in-house scheduling resources, the Draper process proved to be flexible and functional for our project team and subcontractors. The scheduling experience, ability to adjust “on the fly” with our changes, projections through the OPS, and detail provided by the NTS format, proved to be an asset to the project. I would highly recommend Draper’s services, and consider engaging with them for another project.”

Matt WellerSenior Project Manager, Tonn & Blank Construction

“Every project that the Draper system was fully implemented on was delivered on time or early. Every project they were not on or fully implemented those projects did not deliver on time. Financially it is a no brainer when you measure the cost of their services versus the costs of delivering one day late.”

Scott JeraldVice President, W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co.

“I’ve been using Draper on all of my projects for the last 3 years. They work with our in-house teams to set up the OPS and then work throughout the project with our team and our Subcontractors to make sure everyone is working efficiently towards meeting the project’s goals. Draper’s scheduling makes it very easy for me to look at a monthly report to quickly know the status of every project I have under construction, and the look-ahead schedules are very easy for everyone in the field to know where they are and where they need to be at any given time.”

Matt ChesserPresident of Construction, Trammell Crow Residential

“Draper has been an integral part of our team for the last few years. Their schedules are very easy to read and make the field team’s job much easier when scheduling the subs. The bi-weekly meetings are a great tool to use for keeping the subcontractors engaged with the flow of the job. I firmly believe that Draper is one of the most important tools we use in keeping the jobs on schedule.”

Doug KuykendallGeneral Superintendent, Trammell Crow Residential

A project that is scheduled with Draper affords the user the flexibility to present the data to the Subcontractor’s and the Development Team in multiple formats (both overall and near term projections). The schedules are logic-based like primavera and other predecessors, however, they are much more visually appealing and easy to decipher for field personnel. Draper’s hands-on tailored approach lends itself to production in the field, reduces the opportunities for miscommunication, and ensures your project has a strong administrative base to support all functions of the construction process.

Lee HornerSenior Project Manager, Gables Construction- Atlanta

Harald von Fischer-Benzon

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