Prof Andrew Gale (BSc (Hons), PhD, CEng, FICE, MCIOB, MACostE) - personal details

Graduate of Brunel University and the University of Bath. Spent 13 years in industry, in the UK and Middle East, prior to beginning an academic career in 1985. Chartered civil engineer with significant experience in collaborating with Russian higher education institutions and industry in the development of masters education for Russian engineers and project managers. Member of the Senate of the British University in Dubai (BUiD) and leads an academic collaboration with the Faculties of Engineering and Business at BUiD. Leader of the Management of Projects Research Expert Group in MACE and Programme Director for the MSc Project Management Professional Development Programme (PMPDP), a flexible modular programme led by an industrial consortium comprising: Rolls-Royce, AMEC, Goodrich, EDS, Sellafield and E.on. Undertakes research on people, organisation and culture aspects of project management and has published over 100 articles and papers. Since joining UMIST (now The University of Manchester) in 1990 has secured and managed over 2 million worth of research and consultancy grants. Research focus is on the application of project management in engineering, infrastructure, construction and aerospace sectors covering design, manufacture, construction and services. Examples of the issues currently being investigated include: project complexity, project risk management, design change support tools and project managing carbon footprints. Co-vice-chair of the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center Board in the United States and Visiting Professor to the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University.