Ricardo M. Tapia, PhD, PMP
Founder, Consultant
TNA Consulting, Corp.
Panama City, Panama
+507 68672207
[email protected]
Areas of Expertise:
Construction Management
Contract Management
Scheduling
Risk Analysis
Claim Analysis
Dispute Resolution
Data Mining and Visualization
Credentials:
2015 – 2017 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
UNITED STATES
Ph.D. IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT)
2015 – 2017 | UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PANAMÁ – PANAMA
MASTER’S DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
2011 | ADEN BUSINESS SCHOOL – PANAMA EXECUTIVE DEGREE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
2003 – 2008 | UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PANAMÁ
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Certifications:
Project Management Professional (PMI), #1624358
Publications:
Gransberg, D. D., Loulakis, M., Touran, A., McLain, K., Sweitzer, S., Pittenger, D., Tapia, R. (2018). Guidelines for managing geotechnical risks in design-build
projects. Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board.
Gransberg, D. D., & Tapia Pereira, R. M. (2016). Alternative technical concepts: a geotechnical risk management tool. Journal of Structural Integrity and
Maintenance, 1(1), 43-49.
Tapia, R.M & Gransberg, D.D. (2016). Forensic Linear Scheduling for Delay Claim Analysis: Panama Canal Borinquen Dam Case Study. TRB Annual Meeting, Compendium of Papers, 16-055.
Tapia, R., D.D. Gransberg, A. Touran (2017). Managing Scheduling Risk Due to Geotechnical Uncertainty Using Linear Scheduling, TRB Annual Meeting, Compendium of Papers, 17-01389.
Tapia, R.M & Gransberg, D.D. (2018). Case Studies in Managing Geotechnical Risks During Procurement for Design-Build Projects. TRB Annual Meeting (2018), Compendium of Papers, 18-03515.
Professional Experience:
TNA CONSULTING, CORP – FOUNDER, CONSULTANT
JUN-2017 TO PRESENT
PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY – PROJECT ENGINEER / CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE
SEP-2017 TO SEP-2018
PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY – CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR
MAY-2017 TO SEP-2017
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY – DOCTORAL GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
AUG-2015 TO MAY-2017
PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY – PROJECT MANAGER /CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE
AUG-2014 TO AUG-2015
PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY – CIVIL ENGINEER
OCT-2008 TO AUG-2014