Education
Ph.D., Construction Engineering and Management, Purdue University,
1989
MBA, Management, University of Michigan, 1981
BS, Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University,
1975
Academic Appointments
1984-Present, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Associate Professor
Currently teach BCM 475, Construction Costs, and graduate courses.
Industry Experience
- Bechtel Corporation,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1981-1984. Senior Planning Engineer:
Scheduled the design and construction of a $1.6 billion coal power
plant. Supervised the development of a computerized integrated planning
and work-hour control system.
- Foster Wheeler Corporation,
Saudi Arabia and Turkey, 1978-1979. Chief Planning Engineer:
Managed the field planning department for the construction of a
lignite power plant consisting of four 300 MW units located at the
mine site in central Turkey between Afsin and Elbistan. Senior
Planning Engineer: Scheduled the construction of a natural
gas plant in Shedgum, Saudi Arabia.
- Badger, Inc., Ashland,
Kentucky, and Texas City, Texas, 1975-1978. Planning
Engineer: Scheduled the construction of a 600-ton/day coal liquefaction
plant in Kentucky. A consortium led by the US Department of Energy
funded this $250M H-Coal process pilot plant. Office/Field
Engineer: Implemented project control procedures for the
construction of a chemical plant in Texas.
- US Army, Viet Nam and Germany,1969-1972 .
Squad Leader: Supervised military construction crews.
Scholarly Activities
Selected Publications
- Orczyk, J. J. and Jenkins, J. L. (1999). Should We
Teach Interruptible or Continuous Activity Durations. Proceedings
of the 1999 Associated Schools of Construction Great Lakes Regional
Meeting, 47 - 57.
- Orczyk, J. J. (1999). Construction Labor Cost Reporting.
Skills and Knowledge Track Workbook of the 43rd Annual Meeting of
AACE International.
- Orczyk, J. J. (1999). Interruptible or Continuous
Activity Durations? Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of AACE
International, CDR.08.1 - CDR.08.4.
- Orczyk, J. J. (1998). Labor Cost Control. Skills
and Knowledge Track Workbook of the 42nd Annual Meeting of AACE
International.
- Orczyk, J. J. (1997). Controlling the Cost of Construction
Labor. Westney, Richard E. (Ed.), The Engineers Cost Handbook. New
York, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc.
- Orczyk, J. J. (1997). Labor Cost Control. Skills
and Knowledge Track Workbook of the 41st Annual Meeting of AACE
International.
- Muehlhausen, Frederick B., & Orczyk, J. J. (1996).
Progress and Cost Control. Skills and Knowledge Track Workbook of
the 40th Annual Meeting of AACE International.
- Orczyk, J. J. (1993). Subcontractor Management for
Public Buildings. Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of AACE
International, G.7.1-G.7.7.
- Orczyk, J. J., Neil, J. M., Hyvonen, T. L., &
Rahbar, F. (1992). Progress and Cost Control I, II, & III. McDonald,
D. F. & Neil, J. M (Eds.), Skills & Knowledge of Cost Engineering
(pp. 9.1-11.8). Morgantown, WV: American Association of Cost Engineers.
- Orczyk, J. J. and Chang, L.M. (1991). Parametric
Regression Model for Project Scheduling. Project Management Journal,
24(4), 41-47.
- Orczyk, J. J. (1991). Construction Management Reporting.
Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting of American Association of
Cost Engineers, SK.5.1-SK.5.6.
- Orczyk, J. J. and Chang, L.M. (1990) Parametric Project
Scheduling of Milestones. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting
of American Association of Cost Engineers, M.4.1-M.4.11.
- Orczyk, J. J. (1990). Parametric Construction Scheduling.
Dissertations Abstracts International, 50, 4132-B. (University Microfilms
No. 90-093, 939)
- Orczyk, J. J. (1989). Variance Analysis
Labor Cost Report, Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of American
Association of Cost Engineers, F.2.1.-F.2.4.
Professional Affiliations
AACE International
- 1996-present Member of the General Construction Committee
- 1987-present Make cost control presentations at the annual
meetings.
- 1993-1997 Section Director and charter member of the Hoosier
section.
- 1988-1995 Member of the Education Board
American Institute of Constructors (AIC)
- 1995-1998 Member the Exam Committee of the Construction Certification
Committee.
Associated General Contractors of Indiana (AGC)
- 1993-present Member of the committee for the annual Project
Management Conference.
- 1993-1998 Faculty advisor for the Purdue student chapter.
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
- 1992 Assisted in the development and editing of a new continuing
education course in construction scheduling.
- 1997 Taught "Scheduling" course for the Home Builders Association
of Greater St. Louis.
- 1988-1996 Taught "Scheduling" courses and "Estimating" courses
for the Home Builders Association of Kentucky.
- 1995-1998 Taught "Scheduling" courses and "Estimating" courses
for the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky.
National Association of Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors
(PHCC)
- 1996-1999 Teach six courses twice per year.
- 1996 Developed six courses for the two-week project management
program.
Independent Electrical Contractors Association (IEC)
- 1996-present Teach six courses twice per year.
- 1998 Developed six courses for the two-week project management
program.
Service
Consulting
1990 - present Shuck Corporation - Indianapolis, Indiana
- Project Manager and Estimator on a consultant basis: Prepare lump
sum bids, prepare design-build proposals, and manage the construction
of projects
1996 State of Indiana Department of Administration, Public Works Division-
Indianapolis, Indiana
- Developed plan and procedures to improve the monitoring of the
cost and scheduling performance of public projects.
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