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Academia Panamericana de Ingeniería

Academia Pan-Americana de Engenharia

Pan American Academy of Engineering

PATRICIA DENESE GALLOWAY

B.S. Civil Engineering, (double major in Structures and Construction Management), Purdue University, 1978. M.B.A. magna cum laude, New York Institute of Technology 1984. Ph.D. Candidate (Infrastructure Systems Engineering) Kochi University of Technology 2003–present. Certified Project Management Professional.

Chief Executive Officer of The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc. Has been President of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Arbitrator on numerous construction cases and member of dispute review boards. Expert witness in arbitrations and court presentations; facilitator for partnering workshops and instructor in several forums such as seminars. She has traveled to more than 80 countries and has worked on numerous domestic and international engagements.

Membership in Professional Societies: American Society of Civil Engineers; Institution of Engineers, Australia; Academy of Experts, United Kingdom; American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators (Philadelphia, New York and International); American Association of Engineering Societies; American Nuclear Society; Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering; Chi Epsilon (National Civil Engineering Honor Society); Construction Specifications Institute; Dispute Review Board Foundation; Inter-Pacific Bar Association; National Association for Female Executives; National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying; National Society of Professional Engineers; Project Management Institute, College of Scheduling; Professional Women in Construction; Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; Society of Women Engineers; Toastmasters International; Honorary Member of Tau Beta Phi. Guest professor at the University of Wisconsin and Kochi University, Japan.

Author of over 50 technical papers such as: “Basic Project Execution Risk Management“; “Innovative Benefits In a Small Consulting Firm”; “Leadership: Women’s Role in Engineering”. Has presented over 100 presentations on topics such as: “CPM Scheduling”; “Risk Assessment & Management”; “Managing the Unknowns in Restarting Projects”.

Received YWCA Tribute to Women Honoree; Society of Women Engineers’ Upward Mobility Award; Kentucky Governor Award – Kentucky Colonel; Who’s Who in Science and Engineering; Lafayette High School Hall of Fame; National Academy of Engineering: Celebration of Women; Purdue University Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award.