DBIA Virtual Certification Workshop - May 3-5, 2021
- Registration Closed
A three-day intensive program including the three DBIA core courses required for certification plus access to the conde of conduct and exam prep webinars. We advise attendees to take the code of conduct webinar before the workshop.
Code of Conduct Webinar (Pre-Workshop)
Day 1: Principles of Design-Build Delivery & Procurement
Day 2: Post Award: Executing the Delivery of Design-Build Projects
Day 3: Contracts & Risk Management
Exam Prep Webinar (Post-Workshop)
Format: Virtual
The DBIA Virtual Training classroom is not an “online” experience, but instead a true “virtual” experience. It allows remote attendees a real-time participant experience, fully engaged with their instructor and others in the classroom.In the case of DBIA Certification Workshops in particular, this full engagement is critical. Full attendance at the workshop is a requirement for those seeking certification. As such, the following is required for those joining the classroom virtually:
- You MUST have video/camera capability on the computer you will be using;
- You MUST keep your video/camera on during the entirety of the training (you may turn it off during breaks and lunch). Each participant is expected to be visible as a class participant throughout the training, just as it would be if you were physically in the classroom;
- Please find a quiet location that will have minimal distractions/disturbances;
- Please Mute your microphone when you are not speaking; and
- Remain in the virtual classroom during class activities as they, too, will take place virtually and you are expected to participate.
DBIA instructors and staff will actively monitor your attendance and reserve to right to decline issuance of a certificate of completion should virtual attendees not actively participate based on the rules above.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Education@dbia.org.
Bruce W. Husselbee, PE, DBIA
Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Bruce W. Husselbee is the Director of Engineering for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD). He has worked for HRSD for twenty-two (22) years. Prior to HRSD, he worked in the consulting engineering field for twelve (12) years. His responsibilities include the management of the Asset Management, Design & Construction and Planning & Analysis Divisions. A major role for his department includes implementing HRSD’s $2.5B, 10 Year Capital Improvement Program. Mr. Husselbee has been active with many of the professional organizations in the local area including the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Engineers Club of Hampton Roads and is the current Chair of the ODU Civil and Environmental Engineering Visiting Council. He is also active in the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) and is a DBIA Certified Professional. Mr. Husselbee is the past chair of the Water Environment Federation Utility Management Committee and a member of the VWEA Utility Management Committee.
Craig H. Unger, FDBIA
Principal
Unger Security Solutions, LLC
Craig Unger is Principal and CEO of Unger Security Solutions, LLC, providing consulting services for acquisition management; project delivery; and advisory services for the security and detention environment. Mr. Unger founded the business upon his retirement from the federal government in 2003.
Mr. Unger was appointed by the Attorney General of the United States in August 2001, to serve as the Justice Department's Federal Detention Trustee. As a career civil servant with over 26 years of service, Mr. Unger achieved the highest leadership role (Senior Executive Service) before retiring as a Federal Law Enforcement Officer with the Justice Department.
Additionally, Mr. Unger served as President of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA 2003 – 2004) and is regarded as a leader of the integrated project delivery design-build movement in the public sector.
Mr. Unger has an extensive background in various alternative disputes resolution (ADR) techniques to include Facilitating numerous Partnering Workshops, Mediation Services, and a former member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority Disputes Resolution Board.
Mr. Unger is a nationally recognized lecturer throughout the industry and has authored numerous articles and publications, including US Congressional reports and testimony. He received a BA in Accounting from Bloomsburg University; a MBA from West Virginia University; and attended Harvard University for post graduate work. He is also a Veteran of the US Marine Corps.
Craig is also the winner of DBIA’s Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor DBIA bestows.
James (Jim) Ropelewski, JD, DBIA
JD, DBIA
DBIA
Jim is a former member of the Senior Executive Service with over 30 years of broad experience leading Federal organizations in the areas of law, procurement, budget, and design and construction programs. He served as a Deputy General Counsel, Senior Procurement Executive, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and an Assistant Inspector General. He is an advisor to the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) in matters involving curriculum and resource development, as well as serving as an instructor for several of their training courses. He served on DBIA’s Universal Best Practices Subcommittee and led the Federal Sector Best Practices Working Group. He is currently a member of DBIA’s Core Curriculum and Exam Update Committee. As Principal for ROPE Strategies, LLC, Jim provides advisory services in design-build integrated project delivery and serves as a facilitator for structured partnering workshops.
Key:
What is the Credential?
The Designated Design-Build Professional© certification program is the premier credential for design-build professionals.
Through a combination of education, experience and testing, the DBIA certification program sets a recognized standard for design-build knowledge and expertise.
DBIA offers 2 types of certification
• DBIA©
The DBIA© certification requires from two to six years of hands-on experience of pre and post-award design-build.
• Assoc. DBIA©
The Assoc. DBIA© certification does not require hands-on field experience, however it requires a different type of experience:
Pre-award professionals (business development and acquisition/procurement)
Seasoned professionals new to design-build project delivery; and
Emerging professionals (AEC industry college graduates)
What are the Requirements?
Associate DBIA©
• Approved application
• Bachelor’s Degree in an approved field of study.
Degree not in an approved field of study? No degree? Candidates may qualify through additional experience.
• Three to six years of experience in design and construction industry.
• Completion of DBIA core courses
• Pass certification examination.
DBIA©
• Approved application
• Bachelor’s Degree in an approved field of study.
Degree not in an approved field of study? No degree? Candidates may qualify through additional experience.
• Three to six years of experience in integrated project delivery (67% must be design-build experience).
• Completion of DBIA core courses and Code of Conduct Webinar
• 18 hours of approved elective credit
• Three references (one must be an owner)
• Pass certification examination.