EXCELL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• General Counsel / Government Contracts and Commercial Construction Attorney With Focus on Claims Avoidance and Administrative Remedies

While Mr. Benson's primary focus is on the resolution of disputes through negotiation, he has successfully represented clients in a variety of forums including federal and state courts, before the boards of contract appeals, and in arbitrations and mediations. He maximizes recovery of contractors' costs, to include recovery of consultant's and attorney's fees.

Job Titles:

• CEO
• CEO, CPCM
• Certified Professional Contract Manager, Has over 40 Years of Business Operational Experience

Mr. Balch has also provided clients of Excell with support during audits by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), as well as support of litigation team(s) in various government litigation and alternative dispute resolution forums. As the CEO of Excell, Mr. Balch has been involved in all ranges of negotiated disputes ultimately resolving in positive profitability ranges from as small as $10,000 to as large as $100 million (i.e., Contel vs. U.S. Air Force). Mr. Balch has been involved in numerous mock negotiation scenarios and Red Team reviews for some of the largest corporations in the United States, including RCA and ITT. The matters at hand were both domestic and international in nature and were in the millions of dollars range. John G. Balch, a Certified Professional Contract Manager, has over 40 years of business operational experience in: Requests for Equitable Adjustment - Maximizing Recovery Contract Administration Contract Disputes Arbitration Proceedings and Settlements Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) Expert Witness Testimony Negotiations VECP - Value Engineering Change Proposals Business Development and Strategy In addition to Contract Administration experience, Mr. Balch started and successfully ran a construction company for one of the largest Danish conglomerates in the world (Monberg-Thorsen). Mr. Balch has been involved in guiding business strategy and Risk Management for a number of companies experiencing issues related to Federal Government contracts (including disputes) as well as providing consulting services related to contracts across the construction industry. Mr. Balch is a unique, multifaceted individual and has diverse experience with contracts. Prior to entering the private sector, Mr. Balch served as a Warranted Contracting Officer for the United States Air Force and was responsible for the preparation, solicitation, negotiation, contract award and administration of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of major projects and critical system acquisitions, involving both domestic and international contracts.