Gerry W Devine

Background

About Gerry W Devine

Consulting engineer and management consultant with strong business acumen. Serial intrapreneur. Founder of 4 AEC business units. Creator of AEC Project Value Chain BLOG. Enjoys strategic thinking and developing capital projects to support business growth. Proven innovation track record in the AEC industry bringing new business initiatives to life. Founder of management consulting, civil, structural engineering, and building science consulting services as new ventures in existing consulting firms. Provides advisory services including program & project development strategy (acquire, lease, build new, modernize, expand, repurpose, sale/disposition), alternate business models (public ownership, share capital corp, joint-venture, special purpose company, essential service corp, public-public & public-private partnerships, co-operative, not for profit), real estate analysis, alternatives analysis, sources and uses of funding & financing, business case and project viability for proposed capital projects in higher education, health care, K to 12, telecom, recreation, affordable housing, and student housing. Structures projects for success based on understanding client needs. Provides guidance on what clients need to do, how to do it, and by aligning stakeholder interests. Prepared Business Cases for over $10 billion in capital projects that include a needs assessment, alternatives analysis, a viable funding and financing model, risk assessment, and implementation plan while managing risks. Prepared a Capital Asset Reference Guide for the BC Ministry of Advanced Education for higher education institutions to improve decision quality for high priority capital projects. Project Executive for PMO Office for $1 billion capital program at the UofA. Program Monitor for $530 million Knowledge Infrastructure Program in B.C. Directly prepared or provided oversight on feasibility studies and business plans for over $2 billion in higher education capital projects to demonstrate sector demand, alignment with government priorities, selection of a viable alternative, funding and financing sources, risk profile, and how to implement. Extensive public speaking at conferences, courses and special events on capital planning best practices, developing capital projects, public private partnerships, project economics, and strategic project management. Strong program and project management professional with engineering and business degrees.