Shawn Williams

Shawn Williams

Shawn Williams Senior Analyst Google+LinkedIn Shawn Williams is a Senior Analyst at ASQ Consulting and a Project Engineer for Price Gregory International in Houston, Texas, one of the largest and oldest pipeline contractors in North America. Mr. Williams has a unique perspective from over twenty years in the construction industry, including oil & gas, residential, industrial, and heavy civil projects.  His wide range of experience includes construction management, project controls, labor relations, and environmental regulatory compliance.  Mr. Williams has managed field crew activities, monitored and analyzed performance and progress, evaluated financial implications of change, ensured contract compliance, generated and tracked invoicing, facilitated claims resolutions, procured materials and subcontractor services for numerous $200 million dollar projects.  Mr. Williams is experienced in quantifying damages and implementing cost-saving strategies to mitigate project budget overruns. Mr. Williams earned a B.A. in English from Hamilton College. B.A. – English T 928 300 0390 E shawn.williams@asqconsulting.com  ...
Marvia Watt

Marvia Watt

Marvia Watt Associate Google+LinkedIn Marvia Watt is an Associate at ASQ Consulting.  She has more than 30 years of business management experience in the oil & gas and healthcare industries.  Previously, Ms. Watt held the positions of Principal Project Manager, Project Execution – PMO  and Manager of Contract Conformance, Project Execution at Spectra Energy/Enbridge Inc.  Ms. Watt also held the position of Consulting Director with LECG, Lumin Expert Group and Duff & Phelps, LLC, and Vice President of Operations for U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. Ms. Watt is experienced in contract formation, interpretation, execution and conformance including forensic data analysis, claims management, breach of contract determination and negotiation of final dispute resolutions. Ms. Watt managed a multi-billion-dollar annual portfolio of project execution services agreements for Enbridge. She also managed the consulting engagement for a billion-dollar natural gas pipeline construction project to ensure the efficacy of contractors’ financial internal controls,  monitored contractual compliance, performed final reconciliation and negotiated close-out settlement. Ms. Watt earned an MBA in Finance from Houston Baptist University, Master’s Certifications in Commercial Contracting and Project Management from The George Washington University School of Business in Washington, DC and a Bachelor of Science from Simmons University, Boston, MA. M.B.A. – Finance T 713 789 5978 E...
Nicholas Benedict

Nicholas Benedict

Nicholas Benedict Affiliate Expert Google+LinkedIn Nicholas Benedict is an Affiliate Expert at ASQ Consulting.  He also serves as a Board Director and Board Chair for several private companies and non-profits, and serves as a Managing Director of King, Edward, First, LLC, where he specializes in marketing, corporate strategy, and finance.  Nicholas is a serial entrepreneur and CEO with multiple successful exits and has recently served as interim Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer for various companies. Nicholas has particular expertise helping organizations navigate through disruption stemming from regulatory, competitive, and/or technological changes.  As CEO of a social resource company, Nicholas repeatedly redefined the company, anticipating and addresses waves of disruption in both the dating industry and in e-commerce. He has also advised and led companies facing disruption in the deregulating US electricity industry in the 1990s, in the opening up of Eastern Europe to foreign commercial airlines in the early 2000s, and in the transformation of the state-owned South African railroad to a viable commercial operation. Most recently, Nicholas helped a pharmaceutical company increase its direct (digital) sales by over 400% and create new revenue streams from previously untapped opportunities. With broad industry and geographic exposure, Mr. Benedict has the ability to quickly make a strategic impact for clients, often with “out of the box” thinking inspired by solutions from seemingly unrelated businesses. He has lived and worked in the United States, Canada, Germany, Slovakia, the United Arab Emirates, and South Africa; and has worked in industries including banking, railroads, airlines, chemicals, dating, executive protection, pharmaceuticals, pediatric medicine, law, consumer automotive finance, and agriculture. Nicholas holds an MBA...
Sheri Rock

Sheri Rock

Sheri Rock Director Google+LinkedIn Sheri Rock is a Director in the Houston office of ASQ Consulting. Sheri has a unique blend of experience consulting on financial, economic and technology-related issues in both the context of litigation, as well as non-litigation licensing and valuation advisory services. Sheri has performed business and asset valuations, economic and financial analyses, and provided licensing-related consulting services in a wide range of settings, including licensing negotiations, business strategy, financial reporting, Federal Court, State Court, Bankruptcy Court, and the International Trade Commission.   Sheri has served as a consultant through trial and jury verdict in a number of high-profile intellectual property cases involving patent infringement and theft of trade secrets. She has extensive experience analyzing lost profits, reasonable royalties, and unjust enrichment damages. Sheri has also valued privately-held interests and has served in a variety of commercial litigation matters involving breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, securities and corporate fraud. Her experience spans multiple industries and sectors, across domestic and international markets. B.B.A. – Finance, CLP T 214 497 2685 E...
Matthew Schoenhardt

Matthew Schoenhardt

Matthew Schoenhardt Managing Advisor Google+LinkedIn Matthew Schoenhardt is a Managing Advisor at ASQ Consulting and an Engineer, Project Management Professional and Risk Management Professional at MS Consulting in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Matthew’s focus is the intersection of business, engineering, and project controls. Approaching capital infrastructure from a financial and business objectives perspective, Matthew brings fundamental critical thinking and formidable quantitative skills to the table. His ability to quickly identify, understand, and articulate the salient issues allows Matthew to help clients help solve real world problems, structure their projects, and enable success. As a Risk Management Professional, Matthew brings together business, engineering, project management and controls together into a single coherent package to deliver risk planning, identification, evaluation, and risk response planning to clients. He is familiar with all aspects of risk management and can facilitate a variety of risk management strategies tailored to the client’s needs. Matthew has completed risk and contingency work for hundreds of projects totaling well over $65B. Matthew has a broad background in the private sector including light manufacturing, heavy industry, food processing, and distribution. He has performed both in staff and direct management roles. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from Queens University, Ontario and an MBA from McMaster University, Ontario. P.Eng., MBA; PMP, RMP T 587 988 2305 E...