Brian Celeste

Background

About Brian Celeste

As a Managing Director in Ankura's Construction Disputes and Advisory practice, I provide expertise in the evaluation and development of construction claims; retrospective delay, disruption, cumulative impact and cost analyses; critical path method (CPM) scheduling and schedule review; project advisory and risk analyses; dispute resolution; and mediation, arbitration, and litigation support. I have authored expert reports and testified as a schedule delay expert. I'm experienced in a broad range of domestic and international infrastructure, power, process, industrial, residential, commercial, shipbuilding, detention, and healthcare projects ranging in value from several million to several billion dollars. I have AACE certifications in forensic claims, scheduling and cost. I have also authored technical papers and presented in training sessions and conferences relating to project scheduling, forensic schedule analysis, and dispute resolution. I graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The College of New Jersey and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University.