From 1998 to 2005, John managed the downstream Cost Engineering Committee (CEC) and cost and schedule metrics programs of Independent Project Analysis, Inc. (IPA). John initiated IPA's Upstream CEC and managed their Procurement Committee as well. IPA is the preeminent organization for quantitative analysis of capital project effectiveness worldwide. At IPA, John worked with leading industry professionals from many of the world's largest process industry companies. John led IPA's research of Project Control best practices, developed new cost analysis products and tools, and conducted many project performance and risk evaluations and special cost studies (often for projects or programs with significant cost performance and analysis challenges).

Before IPA, John was a senior estimator with Eastman Kodak where he helped lead their development of cost estimating processes, systems, tools and data. Prior to that, John was a Senior Project Control Engineer with Fluor Daniel, Inc. working on projects in the industrial, refining, and pipeline sectors. John found his calling in the cost engineering profession in the 1980's, when he transitioned from principal mining engineer to cost engineer at Battelle Institute which was integrating nuclear waste projects for the DOE. In all these diverse experiences, John has been recognized for his unique conceptual ability to design workable, integrative corporate and department level processes, systems and tools while at the same time enjoying the hands-on performance of everyday cost engineering tasks.

John has learned from experience, and through research, that Cost Engineering is a vital core competency for owner company capital asset and project system success. As such, John devotes much of his personal time supporting the efforts of AACE International (the preeminent association for the cost engineering profession) to develop industry standards and best practices. In particular John led a ten-year AACE International effort to develop a cost engineering/project control process model called the Total Cost Management (TCM) Framework. The TCM Framework, released by AACE in 2006, is the first business process model to tie together product and project cost management, as well as portfolios, programs and project management, while linking them all back to business strategy.

In recognition of his efforts, John received AACE's Award of Merit in 2008, its highest honor. John is currently a Fellow and Technical Director at AACE International, and is co-chair of AACE's task force to develop a Decision and Risk Management Professional (DRMP) Certification program. John has published many papers and articles on cost engineering topics, and he was a contributing author to the Engineer's Cost Handbook published by Marcel Dekker and AACE’s Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering, 5th Edition.

John is a registered professional mining engineer, a certified estimating professional, and a certified cost engineer. He has a bachelor of sciences degree in Mining Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a masters of business administration degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.