IFMA Austin

Austin Chapter Invites you to a presentation by

James Broaddus, David Bowlin

Broaddus and Associates

Broaddus@BroaddusAssociates.com

Our Years at the Presidential Retreat at

Camp David, Maryland

Cost $ 25.00 members

$30.00 non-members

Lunch will be provided

February 8, 2007, Thursday
11:30 AM

at our regularly scheduled meeting at the Embassy Suites Hotel I-35N

RSVP rsvpifma@yahoo.com

James Broaddus, Ph.D.PE

Dr. James A. Broaddus, President of Broaddus & Associates, Inc., has 30 years of experience in project management from the owner’s perspective. He is the founding principal of the firm that provides innovative project management, planning and consulting for owners with capital construction programs. Broaddus and Associates has 60 employees and is currently managing $1.5 b in projects and has 7 offices in Texas, Nevada, and Mississippi. Throughout his career, Dr. Broaddus has emphasized improving the project process through innovation, and has conducted extensive research on the effect of pre-project planning on ultimate project success. As the Director of Facilities Planning and Construction for the 15-campus statewide University of Texas System from 1994-1998, he completed $1.4 billion of a wide variety of projects for health research, academic, athletics, utilities and infrastructure. From 1970-1990, Dr. Broaddus served in 11 different assignments with the U. S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps and the Seabees (the Navy’s military construction forces), which included project management responsibilities on a wide variety of major contract design and construction work. Key positions included: (1) responsibility for the $500 million per year engineering and construction program in the Navy’s 11-state southern region, (2) major project planning and budgeting for the Chief of Naval Operations in the Pentagon, and (3) a unique assignment as Commanding Officer of the Presidential Retreat at Camp David, Maryland. In the Seabees, he directed a 700-man construction work force overseas in the Pacific and Europe, accomplishing a wide variety of projects. While in the Navy, he conducted research for his graduate degrees that provided innovative options to the Navy to improve project delivery and pre-project planning. During his 20-year Navy career, he received seven personal decorations, including the Legion of Merit, and retired at the rank of Commander. Dr. Broaddus holds a Ph.D. in Project Management, a Masters in Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.

David J. Bowlin
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer David J. Bowlin, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with Broaddus & Associates, brings over 20 years of diverse experience from the perspective of both the Owner and Design/Builder. In addition to his operations role, Mr. Bowlin leads the firm’s constructability review process, utilizing his extensive background in construction implementation and best practices. Early in his career he served in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps, including a special assignment for the White House Military Office at Camp David during President Reagan’s second term. He has additional Owner experience with the University of Texas System, where he managed a $300 million program for the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Mr. Bowlin holds a BS in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Masters Degree in Construction Engineering and Management from Stanford University.