Howard Ellegant 

Howard Ellegant, CVS, is a veteran Value Engineering practitioner who has spent his career helping organizations align project, product and process design, quality and cost with customer requirements through Value Engineering. He has functioned as an internal VE program manager and an external Value Engineering consultant conducting over 250 VE studies and presenting forty SAVE approved 40-hour Value Engineering training workshops in the United States and abroad.

Value Engineering Program Management

Chicago Transit Authority as part of URS Corporation's Program Management Team for the CTA's $2.5 billion Capital Improvement Program

Chicago District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and simultaneous assignment to teach VE workshops for Corps' employees around the USA as part of the Chief of Engineers Value Engineering instructional team

Consultancy

Principal, Howard Ellegant Associates providing Value Engineering, Strategic Planning and Partnering services

Project Experience

Howard has organized and facilitated Value studies for design and construction, manufactured products and business processes. The largest project a $750 million light rail system; the smallest a $2.59 electrical switch. He pioneered using Value methodology to program/brief design projects; conduct strategic planning workshops; and, improve departmental work functions and business processes.

Credentials

Certified Value Specialist (CVS-Life) by SAVE International

Licensed Architect and NCARB Certificate holder

Bachelor of Architecture University of Illinois

MA Loyola University of Chicago

Fellow SAVE International

Former Chair SAVE Certification Board

Past President Metropolitan Chicago Chapter SAVE