Vita

David W. Carns

Hogue Technology Room 204

(509) 963-1762

Carnsd@cwu.edu

Rank: Professor, Industrial and Engineering Department, College of Education and Professional Studies

Education: 1986 Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Major: Structural Mechanics. GPA: 4.00

Minor: Construction Engineering Management

1974 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, GPA: 3.99

Professional Experience: 1985 Engineer, Weyerhaeuser Co., Paperboard Division, Springfield OR. Project design and contract administration.

1984 Engineer, Weyerhaeuser Co. Lumber Products Division, Raymond, WA. Project design and contract administration.

1976-1984 Licensed general contractor, Corvallis, OR. Residential and small commercial projects. 1975-76 Civil Engineer, U.S. Forest Service, Corvallis, OR. Building and facilities design and contract administration.

1974-75 Project Engineer, Weyerhaeuser Co., Pulp and Paperboard Division, Longview, WA. Project design, estimating, scheduling and contract supervision.

Courses Taught and Quarter Credits:

Winter 1999

CMGT 265 Blueprint Reading and Construction Graphics

CMGT 346 Construction Materials and Methods (4cr)

CMGT 441 Wood and Steel Construction (4cr)

CMGT 499 Exit Exam Review (1 cr)

IET 498 Competition

Spring 1999

CMGT 267 Plane Surveying (4 cr)

CMGT 499 Contemporary

Construction Topics (2 cr)

CMGT 460 Concrete

Construction (4 cr)

Fall 1999

CMGT 265 Blueprint Reading and Construction Graphics (4 cr)

CMGT 447 Construction Planning, Scheduling and Control (3 cr)

CMGT 450 Soils and Foundations (4 cr)

Preparation (1 cr)

Scholarship:

Publications:

ASeismic Response of an Elevated Steel Water Pipe@, p. 574-579, Vol 116, No. 4 Jul/Aug, 1990. Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers.

AFoundation Layout By Transit@, p. 16-18, Vol. 9, No. 6, March, 1991. The Journal of Light Construction.

AIntroduction to Critical Path Scheduling@, p. 38-41, Vol. 9, No. 12, September, 1991. The Journal of Light Construction.

AThe Critical Path Method of Scheduling@, p. 137-142, August 1992, Managing the Small Construction Business. The Builderburg Group, Inc., Richmond, VT.

AConcrete Curing@, P. 19-22, Vol. II, No. 6, March 1993. The Journal of Light Construction.

Grants Received

$3,826 in 1989 from Associated General Contractors of Washington for microcomputers used in the Construction Management program

$70,000 committed in 1990 from the Associated General Contractors of Washington to assist in hiring a new tenure track faculty for the Construction Management program

$12, 500 in September 1992 from the AGC of Washington Education Foundation for computer workstations and digitizers

$15,000 in 1995 from the AGC of Washington Education Foundation for the microcomputer lab for the Construction Management program

$5,000 in 1994 from the AGC Education Foundation for operating funding for the Construction Management program

$11,970 July 1996 from Microsoft Corporation in the form of a software license and support for Microsoft Project for use in the microcomputer lab for the Construction Management program

$7,182 June 1997 from Associated General Contractors of Washington Education Foundation for computers for microcomputer lab for Construction Management students.

$8860 September 1998 from the Associated General Contractors of Washington Education Foundation. Funds to supplement the 1999 fiscal year budget of the CMGT Advisory Council.

$10,350 from the Associated General Contractors of Washington Education Foundation to supplement the 2000 fiscal year budget of the CMGT Advisory Council.

Text Reviews

February 1993. Construction Materials by William P. Spence (21 chapter text), West Education Publishing, Highland Park, IL.

December 1995. Construction Contract Administration and Jobsite Management, Delmar Publishers, Albany, NY

August 1997. Managing Waste at the Home Construction Site, Delmar Publishers, Albany, N.Y.

September 1997. Reading Building Plans, Delmar Publishers, Albany, N.Y.

June 1999. "Wall and Roof Details", International Thompson Publishing.

Seminars and Presentations:

Coordinated AConstruction Risk Management - Minimizing Your Exposure@, Nov. 3, 1990 on Central Washington University campus.

Delivered AJob Planning, A CPM Approach@, March 16-17, 1990, CWU Campus.

Coordinated two seminars: AA Practical Approach to Concrete Pumping@, May 11, 1993, May 10, 1994, on CWU Campus

Delivered a presentation to Foushee and Associates, a Seattle area general contractor on AConstruction Scheduling@, February 21, 1995.

Service, Internal:

Member Leonard Thayer Small Grants Committee, 1999-present

Member Academic Appeals, Academic Standing Committee, 1999-present

Member of the IET Department Personnel Committee, 1996-present.

Chairman Construction Management Search Committee, fall 1997-spring 1998.

Member Flight Technology Search Committee, 1998.

Past Faculty Senate Representative for the IET Department.

Past member Faculty Senate Executive Committee.

Advisor to the AGC Student Chapter.

Service, External:

Member American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)

Member of the ACCE Development Committee

Member of the Associated General Contractors of Washington Education Foundation

Chairman of the Building Appeals Board, City of Ellensburg

Member of the Building Appeals Board, Kittitas County

Registered Professional Engineer in Oregon and Washington