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Lyles College of Engineering

Christi Banks

Lecturer

Construction Management

chbanks@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

  • M.Sc., Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, NE (2016)
  • Masters Coursework, Pastoral Ministries – Spirituality Emphasis (Non-Degree). Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA (2004-2006)
  • B.S., Construction Management.  California State University Fresno, Lyles College of Engineering, Fresno, CA (1993)

Courses Taught

B.S. Construction Management (Core) :

  • CM 20 Construction Documents
  • CM 110 Estimating and Bidding
  • CM 116 Construction Scheduling
  • CM 170 Construction Project Controls
B.S. Construction Management (Elective) :
  • CM 98 Commercial Construction Team
  • CM 124  Contract Labor Relations

Professor Banks (Christi) is a lecturer in the Construction Management Department in the Lyles College of Engineering.   Christi is also the faculty advisor of the Lyles College of Engineering Bluebeam User Group (BUG) and the Commercial Construction Team for the ASC and ABC Competitions.   She is a department alumni and has been teaching for over six years.  She has over 30 years of combined experience as a professor, industry expert/trainer and small business owner in the construction Industry.  

Christi was awarded the Exceptional Service to Students Award in 2021 for her student’s development of the “Bluebeam User Group Speaker Series” which provides industry speakers to the Lyles College of Engineering throughout the academic year.   Christi, also, supported her students in obtaining the “Bluebeam Standout BUG of the Year in 2022” and “ABC National Building Team Awards of 2nd Place Overall, 2nd Place in Project Management and 3rd Place in Estimating in 2023”.

In addition to her academic focus, Christi is the principal owner of Creative Planning Solutions (DBE / WBE / SBE in California) with expertise in the areas of master scheduling (including proposal development, baseline development, schedule monitoring and control, and time impact analyses), claims avoidance and analysis, dispute resolution, project engineering and management, and document control.  She has collaborated with private contractors, owners, attorneys and public agencies throughout the United States in the areas of heavy building construction, heavy civil construction, high-end residential and commercial projects.
  • Construction Project Controls
  • Construction Master Scheduling / Project Scheduling / Schedule Development, Monitoring and Control
  • Construction Claims Mitigation
  • Construction Partnering
  • Public and Private Construction – Corrections, K-12 Schools, Universities, Bio-Pharmaceutical Facilities, Light Rail and Heavy Rail Construction, Commercial and Skyscrapers Construction, High-End Residential, Sustainable Construction, Religious Construction
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  • Corporate Claims and Project Controls Training
  • Active and Inclusive Learning

Construction Industry Presentations:

  • Banks, Christi C.; Dessau, Peter ; Hersey, Christopher J.; Sturts, Carrie S.  “Construction Delay Claims in California”, San Jose, CA, February 2005.
  • Banks, Christi C.; Brockhage, Steven F.; Olson, Christopher J.; Zovickian, Stephen. “Construction Delay Claims in California, Oakland, CA, April 2006.