Purdue University

Education

Academic Employment History

Industry Employment/Consultant Activities

• Creative Construction Publishing - Owner/President of company that that “Publishes Practical Books for Construction” as well as presents “Practical Seminars” and “Practical Training” for the construction industry. Seminars and book publishing as well as interactive web-based training are products of this company which began operation in 1995 and is based in West Lafayette, IN. Information can be obtained at www.CreativeConstruction.com.

• Hensel Phelps Construction Company, Greeley CO, from 1984 to the present, including year-long sabbaticals in 1986-87 and 1998-99 and continuing with training activities each year. Worked in planning the field engineering methods and training the field engineers for the following projects for Hensel Phelps Construction Company: a $600 million people mover at DFW Airport, TX, a $160 million Base Realignment project at Fort Leonardwood Missouri, a $50 million naval pier and wharf in Corpus Christi, TX; the $44 million Loop 1 & 183 intersection in Austin, TX; a $5 million highway bridge in Austin, TX, and the Shamu Exhibit at Sea World in San Antonio, TX. He conducted productivity studies on the $42 million water treatment plant for the Central Arizona Project in Tucson, AZ, and on the $65 million 32-story Tabor Center and shops in Denver, CO.

• Professional License: Registered Surveyor, #24335-E, State of Pennsylvania, 1977

Presentations, Workshops, and Seminars (2006 only)

• Professional Education Systems Institute (PESI) – Seminars scheduled in 2006 included one day in Honolulu, Denver, San Diego, Irvine, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland
• Hensel Phelps Construction Company – In the summer of 2006, two day seminars in Greeley, CO, Austin, TX, Miami, FL, Washington, DC, Visalia, CA, Los Angeles, CA
• Yates Construction Company – 2006 - Two Day seminar in Jackson, MS
• New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors – One-day seminars at their 2006 annual meeting in Atlantic City, NJ.
• Maryland Land Surveyors - One-day seminar at their 2006 annual meeting in Ocean City, MD
• Aristeo Construction – One-day seminar in Detroit, MI.

Awards and Honors

• National Outstanding Educator, 1995, Associated Schools of Construction with over 100 member schools and 500 faculty members. (1st time this award was given)
• Outstanding Tenured Faculty Award, Recipient 1994, 1997, Department of Building Construction and Contracting
• D. Dorsey Moss Excellence in Teaching, Recipient 1982, Department of Building Construction and Contracting
• Best Teacher Award, Recipient 1981, Department of Building Construction and Contracting

Publications

Non-refereed / Trade Publications / Reports: (2006 -2007 only)

• Crawford, W.G, 2007, January. Prism Pole mistakes and errors. Point of Beginning, Business News Publishing, not yet published
• Crawford, W.G, 2006, November. What are your tolerances. Point of Beginning, Business News Publishing, not yet published
• Crawford, W.G, 2006, Sept. Checking a tribrach. Point of Beginning, Business News Publishing, p?
• Crawford, W.G, 2006, May. Rules of thumb. Point of Beginning, Business News Publishing, p. ?
• Crawford, W.G, 2006, January. Mistakes and errors from the field, Part 2. Point of Beginning, Business News Publishing, p 84-85

Books:

• Crawford, W. G. (2003). Construction surveying and layout. 3rd ed., West Lafayette, IN, Creative Construction Publishing, 840 pp. 25,000+ copies in print.
  
  This innovative, illustrated instructional text is designed for construction students and for professionals in industry, and contains over fourteen hundred detailed illustrations in over seven hundred pages.
  
  The text is unique in its ample use of illustrated step-by-step procedures which not only instruct the reader in performing the measurements; they assist the reader in communicating during the measuring process.
  
  An objective while creating this book was to include attributes which would encourage students to delve into the readings with interest. It is hoped the highly illustrated nature of this book has accomplished this objective.
  

• Crawford, W. G. (2003), Construction surveying and layout. Chinese Version, 1st Ed. Taipai, Taiwan, New Wun Ching Developmental Publishing Co. Ltd. 704 pages.
  
  The second edition of the English version of this text has been translated into simple Chinese and is being marketed in China and Taiwan.
  

• Crawford, W. G., & Johnson, S. (2003). Plane surveying. In W. F. Chen (Ed. in Chief), Civil Engineering Handbook. Boca Raton FL: CRC Publishing Company.
  
  Professor Crawford’s expertise in plane surveying has been recognized by the Editor’s invitation to provide a chapter on “Plane Surveying” in this handbook.
  

• Crawford, W. G. (1995). Construction surveying. In S. M. Levy (Ed.), Field Inspection Handbook. New York NY: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
  
  Professor Crawford’s expertise in construction surveying and field engineering has been recognized by the Editor’s invitation to provide a chapter in this inspection book.

Publications Reviewer Activity:

• Associated Schools of Construction various times

Professional Association Activities

• Sigma Lambda Chi, International Honor Society for Leaders in Construction
• International Executive Director, 2004 – present
• National President, 1985-89
• National Director, 1989 - 2001
• National Secretary, 1983-85
• Associated Schools of Construction (Organization of 100 member schools with over 500 construction faculty.)
• National President, 1998-2000
• National Vice-President 1996-98
• National Secretary, 1987-89
• American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
  Member since 1974
• National Society of Professional Surveyors
  Member since 1981

Service/Engagement Activities: 2006

• Chairman of the Department Search Committee.
  Department Head Search Committee
• In Charge of Spring Fest activity for the BCM Department
  “Do it" program, "Total Camp" Program, etc., others as asked