Michael Ross is an adjunct professor of Construction Management and Methods and Materials at NYU, where he has lectured for over 25 years. Mr. Ross has 45 years of experience in the construction industry, where he began as a draftsman with trade contractors and became project manager with a NY architectural firm.. He then worked for 37 years as a senior project manager and vice president for Tishman Realty & Construction and Bovis Lend Lease, two of the largest NY construction management firms. He managed projects including the alteration of Carnegie Hall and construction of courthouses, apartment buildings, hotels and schools. While focusing on the New York market, Mr. Ross has also managed construction in London, San Francisco and Miami.