Glass 210, 836-5270, richardgebken@missouristate.edu

 

EDUCATION

2006     Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, Civil Engineering

Dissertation Research: Transactional Dispute Resolution Cost Quantification in the U.S. Construction Industry

2001     M.S., Virginia Tech, Architecture

Thesis Research: Process and Information Mapping in the Construction Industry: A Residential Construction Case Study

1999     B.S., Virginia Tech, Building Construction

1999     B.S., Virginia Tech, Civil Engineering

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006 to present            Assistant Professor, Missouri State University

2004-present                Construction Claims Consultant, Allensworth & Porter, L.L.P., Austin, Texas

2006                             Teaching Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin

2006                             Grader, The University of Texas at Austin

2004-2005                     Guest Lecturer, The University of Texas at Austin

2002-2006                     Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin

2001-2002                     Project Manager, TECH, Inc., Arlington, Virginia

1999-2000                     Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin

1998-1999                     Field Engineer, Turner Construction Company, Arlington, Virginia

1997-1999                     Draftsman, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

1994-1997                     Engineering Field Technician, Schnabel Engineering Associates, Baltimore, Maryland (Co-op)

 

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

            Gibson, G. Edward, and Gebken, Richard J., Decision Making, Transactional Costs, and Dispute Resolution: Is There a Better Way?, Accepted and presented at the Sloan Industry Center Annual Meeting, Cambridge, MA, 14-16 December 2005, Sloan Foundation.

            Gebken, Richard J., Gibson, G. Edward, and Groton, James P., Dispute Resolution Transactional Cost Quantification: What Does Resolving a Dispute Really Cost?, Construction Research Congress 2005, San Diego, CA, 5-7 April 2005, ASCE.

Gibson, G. Edward, and Gebken, Richard J., Planning Charrettes Using the Project Definition Rating Index.  Proceedings of Architectural Engineering 2003 – Building Integration Solutions, Austin, Texas, September 17-20, 2003, ASCE.

 

PUBLICATIONS

            Gebken, Richard J., and Gibson, G. Edward (2006), “Quantification of Costs for Dispute Resolution Procedures in the Construction Industry,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practices, 132(3), 264-271.

            Gibson, G. Edward, and Gebken, Richard J. (2003), “Design Quality in Planning: Applications of the Project Definition Rating Index,” Building Research and Information, 31(5), 346-356.

             Gibson, G. E., O’Connor, J. T., Gebken, R. J., Mays, J. B., Pappas, M. P., and Lyons, W. A.., Economic, Financial, and Dispute Resolution Thrust: Research Workshop, Center for Construction Industry Studies, Report No. 33, the University of Texas at Austin, 2003.   Wakefield, R.R., O’Brien, M. J. and Beliveau, Y., Industrializing the Residential Construction Site – Phase II Information Mapping. Prepared for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, Washington, DC, 2001.  Contributed to Chapter 3, 4, and 5.

            O’Brien, M. J., Wakefield, R.R. and Beliveau, Y., Industrializing the Residential Construction Site. Prepared for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, Washington, DC, 2000.  Principle Editor and contributed to Chapter 2 sections on industrialization in other sectors.