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Dr Kenneth S Park (Sungho Park)

Dr Kenneth S Park
Kenneth, BSc, MSc, PhD, MCIOB, PMP, KCCM joined the academic staff at Aston University in 2009 from University of Reading, where he enjoyed undertaking a PhD and tutoring undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Having gained a BSc in Architectural Engineering, Kenneth has moved into industry working for construction and engineering companies internationally over 10 years. This allowed him to gain experience in different aspects of construction and project management from the inception to the post-completion of a construction project. Following this, Kenneth completed a PhD at the University of Reading looking at integrating whole life cost and performance into tender evaluation of design-build in 2009 and also holds an MSc in Architectural Engineering from Yonsei University in South Korea.

He is a chartered member of CIOB (Chartered institute of building, UK), associate member of SCQS (Society of Construction & Quantity Surveyors), a PMP (Project Management Professional, PMI, USA) and a member of PMI UK Chapter, and a KCCM (Korean Certified Construction Manager, Korean Construction Management Centre/CMAA, Korea). He is a reviewer for a number of leading international refereed journals in the areas of construction management such as Construction Management and Economics, Automation in Construction and Journal of Construction Engineering and Management ASCE.

Kenneth’s research interests include construction and engineering economics, integration of design and construction, process improvement and innovation, integrated procurement system, project management, whole life performance and sustainability.

Qualifications & Education

  • PhD in Construction Management, University of Reading, 2009
  • MSc in Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea, 2004
  • BSc in Architectural Engineering, Suwon University, Korea, 1998

Employment

  • 2009 – date: Lecturer, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University
  • 2007 – 2009: Tutor / Student Support Worker, University of Reading
  • 2005 – 2007: Project Manager, GS E&C.
  • 2004 – 2005: Procurement Manager, PoongLim Industrial Co., Ltd.,
  • 2000 – 2003: Project Manager / Foreign Business Coordinator, Orienbil Inc.
  • 1998 – 2000: Construction Manager, Coland Co., Ltd.
  • 1995 – 1997: Construction / Facilities Manager, SWN Co., Ltd.

Teaching activity

My teachings for BSc Construction Management,  BSc Construction Project Management and industrial practitioners including:
  • BSc Construction Technology (EC102C)
  • BSc Estimation, Measurement and Scheduling (EC211C)
  • BSc Value, Risk and Whole Life Cost Management (EC311C)
  • BSc Industrial Placement (ECP001)
  • BSc Research Project (EC310A)
  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses

Research interests

  • Challenge of whole life costing and sustainability
  • Sustainable Housing Refurbishment
  • Design and construction process improvement
  • Building information modeling application
  • Deliveries and relationships among key stages in whole life cost process map of Whole life cost planning and appraisal (WLCPA) stages for Design-Build
  • Framework of data flow on the WLCPA process map
  • Whole life performance tender evaluation using AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process).   

PhD Supervision

  • Mr. Vaji Javed Shaikh (PhD research) – Investigating and Implementing System Dynamics: A delay analysis technique in Indian Construction industry.
  • Mr. Ki Pyung Kim (PhD research) – Integrated time and cost management for housing refurbishment through its life cycle.

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Chartered Builder, Member of Chartered Institute of Building.
  • Project Management Professional, Member of Project Management Institute, USA and Member of PMI UK Chapter.
  • Member of GloNic (Global Network for International Construction).
  • Member of International Advisory Board, Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction.
  • Associate Member of SCQS (Society of Construction & Quantity Surveyors).
  • Korean Certified Construction Manager, Member of Korean Construction Management Centre/CMAA, Korea.
  • Academic Secretary of Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the UK.
  • Member of Scientific Committee, EU-Korea Conference on Science and Technology.

Selected publications

Journal Articles

  • S. Park (2009) Whole Life Performance Assessment: Critical Success Factors, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Volume 135, Issue 11, 1146-1161
  • S. Park (2009) Introduction of Whole life cost and BS ISO 15686-5: Buildings and constructed assets – Service life planning, Journal of Korea Project Management Association, Summer 2009, Volume 62, 45-54

Refereed conference papers

  • H.C. Lim and K.S. Park (2011) Cost Management Process Improvement through a Sustainable Business Process Management, 4th EU-Korea Conference on Science and Technology, 21-23 July 2011, OECD Conference Centre Paris, France, Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in France (ASCoF), IV-35.
  • Park, S.H. (2010) Whole Life Costing Bid Evaluation for Design-Build in Korea In: Khi, V. Thai. (Ed) Procs 4th International Public Procurement Conference, 26-28 August 2010, Seoul, Korea, The International Public Procurement Conference, PR03-6-3.
  • Park, S.H. and Flanagan, R. (2009) Integrating whole life cost into the evaluation of design-build in Korea. In: Dainty, A.R.J. (Ed) Procs 25th Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2009, Nottingham, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 227-237.
  • P. Mann, David T. W. Wong, Kenneth Sungho Park (2009). “Innovative use of Vodcast (video-podcast) to Enrich Learning Experience in Structures Laboratory” 4th International Conference on e-Learning, 16-17 July 2009, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.