About the Founder

As Chairman and President of RDH Worldwide LLC, Roger Hart is author of the ASQ book, Quality Handbook for the Architectural/ Engineering & Construction Community. He has been director at Fluor Daniel, one of the largest diversified design and construction services firms in the world, with Masters Degree in Mathematics and Physics with engineering-related emphasis, his expertise lies in project construction operations of several types and expertise in building and general contracting. His interest includes residential construction, construction management, general contracting, managing subcontractors, a practical knowledge of most disciplines/trades, and a strong engineering background. His general construction work includes an array of projects from large to small, from home building and mid rise building to large industrial projects, from design to full-scale site construction. As President of RDH Worldwide LLC, Mr. Hart has worked with general construction, and private clients in California building and real estate development including low, mid and high rise construction. He has also provided engineering services in construction involving home building and low, mid rise and high-rise construction. His construction and general contracting experience includes home building, apartments, condominiums, schools, hotels, medical buildings, mid and high rise buildings, transportation, and urban re-development including public works projects. Mr. Hart was the 1996 Vice President of ASQ and founded one of its fastest growing divisions (design and construction). In 2000, Mr Hart has been nominated by the U.S. Department of Commerce to actively serve on the Board of Examiners for the United States Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. A well-known construction management and general contracting expert, he has also served on the Boards of American Society for Quality (ASQ) (1992-96) and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a Senior Judge for the Secretary of the Air Force Unit Award (1993-97), and a Judge for the USA Today/RIT Cup. Mr. Hart has held numerous other posts and received many honors in the field of construction. He has recently authored a second construction-related book on urban city redevelopment by ASQ entitled, A Nation Reconstructed: Quest For The Cities That Can Be. released in October 1997. An important segment of his most recent book is devoted to the contracting and rebuilding of schools around the country. Mr. Hart was featured (authored) in the April 1998 issue of DESIGN-BUILD MAGAZINE on "Reconstructing the nation's distressed urban areas will require fresher ideas and more flexible contracting" with a focus on public works projects at the local level. In addition, his first book pertaining to architectural/engineering and construction is a text being used by several construction companies.

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Books

A Nation Reconstructed: A Quest for the Cities That Can Be

Quality Handbook for the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction Community