Mike Vorster

Mike Vorster is the David H Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering at Virginia Tech where he has taught in the Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program in since 1986.

Prior to coming to Virginia Tech, Mike worked in industry and academia in South and Central Africa. In industry, he was directly involved in the field construction of heavy Civil Engineering projects at various levels of responsibility from 1965 to 1975. In academia, he was Chairman of the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Cape Town where he established an executive level construction management program which provided inspiration and input for similar operations at Stanford and Texas A&M and Virginia Tech.

His teaching and research interests focus on construction equipment, contract administration, and contract dispute resolution. He is a consultant to various companies in these areas and is the academic advisor to the Association of Construction Equipment Managers for whom he has presented a number of seminars and short courses focusing on the management aspects of Construction Equipment.

He holds a BS in Civil Engineering and an MBA from the University of Cape Town and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Stellenbosch. Mike is a member of the National Academy of Construction and the Virginia Tech Academy of Teaching Excellence. He is a recipient of the South African Institution of Civil Engineers Basil Reid Gold Medal for contributions to construction, author of the "Equipment Executive" series and author of "Construction Equipment Economics" Mike leads in the design and presentation of the Construction Equipment Management Program.

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