Gary Bates

Gary D. Bates, PE, F.ASCE, Partner


Gary D. Bates, PE, *Partner* *Roenker Bates Group*	Gary Bates has over twenty-five years experience in the management of design and construction projects and organizations on work valued over $1 billion for domestic and international markets. This includes the general management of a five office, 700 employee architectural / engineering operation and development of a new engineering market in Europe and Africa. The last sixteen years have involved a wide variety of consultation, facilitation and training programs for numerous service organizations, mostly in the design and construction industry. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE: The following are specific programs and systems that Mr. Bates has implemented:
		Strategic and Long Range Planning
		Partnering Workshops
		Annual Operating Plans and Budgets
		Project Management Systems
		Performance Evaluation Systems
		Construction Management Operations
		Formal Business Plans
		Ownership Transition Plans
		Education and Training Programs
		Team Building and Conflict Management
		Total Quality Programs
		Organizational Effectiveness Programs
		Mediation and Arbitration
	ORGANIZATIONS:
		Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
		Former Editor of ASCE's Journal of Management in Engineering
		Founder of ASCE Engineering Management Group, Cincinnati
		Former Chairman of ASCE Executive Committee, Engineering Management Division
		American Arbitration Association
		Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
		Leadership Cincinnati, Chamber of Commerce
		Former Member, Board of Zoning Appeals, Anderson Township, Ohio
		Former Member, Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Cincinnati
		Toastmasters International
	EDUCATION:
		BS, Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1964
		MS, Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, 1967
		Post-Graduate Work, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Technical College, Real Estate and Management Courses
		Instructor, University of Kentucky 1964-1967, and University of Cincinnati in Construction and Engineering Management 1975-1982 and 1991-1992
	REGISTRATION:
		Licensed Professional Engineer, States of Ohio and Kentucky
	SEMINAR LEADER: Seminars and Training Sessions for the following topics have been created and led by Mr. Bates. These sessions can range from as brief as a thirty-minute overview to a week-long program:
		General Management / Supervisory Skills
		Principles of Partnering and Team Building
		Project Management
		Sales / Marketing Techniques
		Time Management
		Creative Thinking / Problem Solving
		Developing A Positive Attitude
		Effective Negotiations
		Effective Interpersonal Communications Skills
		Conflict Management
		Assertive Communication
		Negotiating Higher Professional Service Fees
		Writing Skills for Managers
		Total Quality Management
		Creative Leadership
		Diversity / Sensitivity
	PUBLICATIONS:
		Win-Win Negotiating: A Professional's Playbook, 1993, ASCE Press, Reston, VA (www.asce.org)
		"Upgrading Written Communications: Your Firm's and Your Own," Vol. 109, No. 1, Jan. 1983, ASCE, Issues in Engineering
		"New Matrix Organization for a Design Firm," Vol. 107, No. E14, Oct. 1981, ASCE, Issues in Engineering
		Numerous articles, editors letters, discussions, and book reviews as Editor-in-Chief of ASCE's Journal of Management in Engineering

"After attending many Management seminars, Mr. Bates is the only one who made me think about certain aspects of my daily routine." --Vance Hohn, VP, Denham-Blythe Co. Inc., Goodlettsville, TN