Corporate Vision September 2017

8 CORPORATE VISION / September 2017 , Since its inception in 1996, Long International, Inc. has served clients and projects located in over 45 countries spanning six continents. As the winner of the 2017 US Small Cap CEO of the Year award, we spoke to the company’s founder and Chief Executive Officer, Richard J. Long, P.E. to find out about his approach to senior leadership. Freedom and Responsibility Based in the Denver, Colorado area, Long International provides engineering and construction claims analysis and expert testimony, project management consulting and insurance claims analysis to the engineering and construction industry worldwide. Andrew Avalon, P.E., PSP, President of Long International, who has more than 30 years of engineering, construction management and claims consulting experience, praises Long for his leadership. “I have the highest respect and admiration for Richard Long,” he says. “He has been an excellent CEO and a good friend and business partner of mine. “He has tremendous integrity and caring for the quality of our work,” Avalon says. “I think Long International has the excellent reputation that it does - because of the exceptional amount of care Richard puts into the work he performs - and the high standards he has established for the quality of our work products.” Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Long International, Richard J. Long, starts the interview by introducing the company’s work, including their work on insurance claims, as well as their mission. “When it comes to construction claims, we focus on schedule delay analyses, time extension determinations and assessment of responsibility for delay to the schedule of a project compared to the planned or contractual deadlines. Also, we perform calculations to determine damages or quantum aspects of a claim, including costs associated with disputed change orders, delays, loss of productivity, cumulative impacts and other types of cost overruns. As for project management, the company analyses project management performance and standard of care by engineers, contractors and owners in their roles and responsibilities on a project. “Concerning insurance claims, we concentrate on business interruption, advance loss of profits, delayed start-up and property loss claims. This is either for the insurance company or for the owner of a project that has been damaged by fire, an explosion, delayed delivery of essential equipment, or another covered event. We also evaluate the recoverability of cost/schedule impacts of code upgrades and betterments made by the owner, following an insurance event. “The mission of the company is twofold. Firstly, it is to evaluate responsibility for engineering and construction or insurance claims. Secondly, it is to provide project management consulting services that, through the application of sound project management and project controls practices, aim to prevent and resolve problems that negatively affect the success of engineering and construction projects.” Richard then explains how it feels to have won the US Small Cap CEO of the Year award. “Winning the award means a great deal to myself and Long International. Winning not only represents recognition for the dedication and hard work that went into growing the company to where it is today, but also it is a tribute to the core team of professionals who have consistently produced high- quality work and given Long International an excellent reputation in the industries we serve. “I am humbled by the recognition that the largest companies in the world come to Long International - to provide construction claims and project management consulting services - on multi- billion-dollar engineering and construction projects.” Richard reveals how long he has been a CEO and how the company has performed since. “I have been CEO of Long International for over 20 years. When I started the company, I was its sole employee. Today, Long International employs a staff of 55 who are stationed in U.S. locations such as Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, Massachusetts, Kansas, Nevada, Tennessee, Utah, Oregon and Washington. Internationally, Long International has consultants located in Canada, as well as Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and the UK, and we keep adding to the organisation each year. “Along with growing the size of our staff, Long International has grown the size of the customer base. Today, our clients include such companies as Chevron, TOTAL, Shell, Saudi Aramco, Petrotrin, Ameron Corporation, Apache Corporation, Vale, Saulsbury Industries, Manitoba Hydro, Lower Churchill Management Corporation, SNC Lavalin, Technip, Tecnicas 1706CV11