Christi Banks
BioChristi Banks is an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Construction Management in the Lyles College of Engineering at California State University, Fresno. Christi holds a Master of Science from Creighton University School of Law in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution and a Bachelor of Science from California State University, Fresno in Civil Engineering with a Construction Management Emphasis. Christi currently teaches courses in Contracts and Construction Planning, Construction Scheduling, and Construction Project Controls. In addition to work in academia, Christi is the principal owner of a project controls and dispute resolution practice in the construction industry, since 2002.
Christi has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry as a project controls consultant and claims consultant, on both private and public works projects, throughout the Western Region. Christi's industry experience has involved numerous entities in the construction industry including attorneys, owners, construction managers and high-end contractors providing engineering and project controls services. Christi's expertise lies in project scheduling and job site management working on multi-million and billion dollar projects in both the private and public works sectors. Her public works experience includes heavy and light rail projects, bus and rail maintenance facilities, transportation and highway capital projects, prisons, and public / private schools. Her private experience includes high-rise commercial office buildings, university educational and research facilities, bio-pharmaceutical facilities, semiconductor facilities, churches and high-end residential homes. Christi specializes in the following software applications: Procore, MS Project and Oracle P6. Christi has served as a trainer and speaker in the areas of baseline development, schedule maintenance, document control and jobsite management, and claims prevention for contractors, schedulers, owners and architects. Contact InformationDepartment of Construction Management |