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Connor ChowMRAIC, AIA, P.GSC, AScT, PMP, LEED AP BD+C

Director, Surety

Connor is an award-winning Construction Executive and Registered Architect with international expertise in Surety, Construction Management, Project Management, Risk Management, and Building Design. He unites these skills to specialize in resolving complex construction defaults, insolvency, and disputes for high-value commercial construction projects across North America. Connor is the initiating, implementing, and driving force behind the management, procurement, and on site completion of projects that typically everyone else has given up on. Connor has played a pivotal lead role in hundreds of claims investigations and remediation for construction projects, and has led large scale claims teams to resolve some of North America’s largest construction defaults.

Connor is one of less than ten people with the Professional, Gold Seal Certification in Owner’s Construction Management (P.GSC-OCM) designation from the Canadian Construction Association. He is a Registered Architect, is a Member of the American Institute of Architects, and Member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. He holds a Professional Technologist license, is a PMP designation holder, and is a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction. As a design professional, he has contributed to large-scale commercial buildings projects in healthcare, education, retail, office and corporate work, holding positions on design teams for projects valued up to $1 billion.

Education & Certification

M.Arch, Master of Architecture, University of Calgary
BCM, Bachelor of Construction Management, Saskatchewan Polytechnic
A.A.T., Associate of Architectural Technologies, Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Minor Equivalent, Environmental Design, Montana State University
Certificate, Construction Law, York University – Osgoode Hall Law School
Certificate, Applied Project Management, Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Registered Architect, State of NC
Canadian Construction Association – Professional, Gold Seal Certification – Owner’s Construction Management
Project Management Professional (PMP)
LEED BD+C Accredited Professional
Technology Professionals Saskatchewan – Applied Science Technologist, State of SK
Canadian Architectural Certification Board – Educational Qualification Standard
Canadian Construction Association – Gold Seal Certification – Owner’s Construction Management
EM 385-1-1 (24 Hour) Health and & Safety Training – USACE
OSHA 30
OSHA 10

Associations

Member – American Institute of Architects
Member – Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Member – Project Management Institute
Member – Technology Professionals Saskatchewan
Reputation and Legislation Committees – Technology Professionals Saskatchewan
Technical Expert Board – Alternative Compliance Permitting for Large Construction Projects – Saskatchewan Government
Lead Auditor for Technical Construction Degree Programs – Technology Accreditation Canada

Expert Witness Services

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