Members of the Board of Trustees include international leaders of industry, government and academia who have been involved in and have experience in the application of value methodology within their organizations. This Board supports the objectives of the Foundation by:
- Serving as reference to those funding Foundation projects
- Furnishing advice on achieving goals and objectives
- Proposing projects
- Responding to queries concerning their experience with value methodology
| Trustees |
Distinguished VE Experience |
| The Honorable Leslie L. Byrne |
Former Congresswoman from Virginia who was pivotal in the mandating of VE at both State & Federal levels. |
Dr. Ichiro Ueno |
President of the SANNO Institute of Management, Tokyo, Japan; President of the Society of Japanese Value Engineering and Honorary Vice President, Society of American Value Engineers. |
Dr. Don J. Gerhardt, PE, CVS
|
Former Director of Value Engineering at Ingersoll Rand. Former Director of the Miles Value Foundation. President of Gerhardt Engineering. |
| Dr. Abdulaziz T. Al-Otaishan |
Former Brigadier General, General Directorate of Military Works, Ministry of Defense & Aviation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who successfully introduced VE to his organization. Currently - Chairman, Saudi Projects in Riyadh. |
Mr. James O'Brien,
CVS |
Vice Chairman of O'Brien-Kreitzberg & Associates, Inc.; Former Director, Miles Value Foundation and well known VE author. |
| Dr. Jamshed J. Irani |
Managing Director of Tata Iron & Steel Company, Ltd. in India, a leading steel company in the world with a solid VE program. Past president of the Indian Value Engineering Society. |
Dr. Rosemary A. Fraser,
FSAVE |
Professor, University of Miami-Ohio. Lecturer at numerous SAVE conventions; author of many papers on human relations, teamwork, creativity, and motivation. Past Director of the Miles Value Foundation. |
Mr. Michael N. Zabych,
PE, CVS, FSAVE |
Colonel (Ret), U.S. Army. Former Director of VE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Past Director of the Miles Value Foundation, Former Catholic University VE Instructor. VE Consultant. |
Mr. Walter L. Wichita,
CVS, FSAVE |
Retired Air Force Officer. Former Manager Bendix Corporation. The first Secretary and Director of the Miles Value Foundation. Past Director of Society of American Value Engineers. VE Consultant |
Mr. Harold G. Tufty
CVS, FSAVE |
Former Editor and Publisher of the Value Digest, founding member and former President of the Miles Value Foundation, Past President of SAVE International. |