About
Dr. Hastak is Professor at the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue University. He recently completed his term as the Associate Dean of Engineering for Facilities and Planning in Indianapolis as well as the Dernlan Family Head of Construction Engineering and Management at Purdue University. He has been involved with the construction industry for the past 37 years where he has conducted research, taught, and assisted industry in construction engineering and management including process improvement, disaster risk reduction, infrastructure management, cost control, project management decision-making, risk management, and strategic planning. Dr. Hastak is a Professional Engineer (PE) and a Certified Cost Professional (CCP), and a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS). As an academic, he has worked on numerous Construction Industry Institute (CII) projects over the past 34 years.
Dr. Hastak has authored and co-authored over 235 publications related to process improvement, project controls, capital rehabilitation planning, strategic planning and decision-making based on his work. He has co-authored a widely used book on Infrastructure Planning, Engineering, and Economics published by McGraw-Hill (2006 and 2015). He served on the Education Board of the Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) for twelve years (2004-16) where he edited two books, the 6th edition of the Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering (2015) and the 2nd Edition of the CCP Certification Study Guide (2016).
Dr. Hastak received a Master of Science in Law (MSL) from the Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern Univ with a focus on Intellectual Property and Contracts. holds Advanced Certificates in (1) Strategic Human Resource Management, (2) Financial Management, and (3) Executive Leadership – 2014 – Cornell University (New York); (4) 30-Hour OSHA Hazard Recognition Training for the Construction Industry (2019)