Gurney T.SR. COST RESEARCH ANALYST

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  ROLE & BACKGROUND

  Gurney has over 12 years of experience with cost estimating at PRICE®, where he leads the hardware research team.  He spends much of his time researching and designing costing solutions for emerging technologies, most recently for Common Elements, IT/electronic system deployment projects, additive manufacturing (3D printing), and future rotorcraft concepts and technologies.  He speaks frequently at conferences on subjects of new cost research and general cost estimating.  Gurney graduated with a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2007.

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  EXPERTISE

  Additive Manufacturing, Data Collection & Analysis, Electronics Estimating, IT Systems, Model Building, Total Ownership Cost

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  THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

  [Blog] Multiple Estimating Approaches with Common Elements

  [Paper] Additive Manufacturing in the DoD

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  ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  Team Achievement of the Year Award – 2016 ICEAA Workshop. Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) Cost Modeling.

  Best Paper Award – 2012 ISPA/SCEA Workshop. “Designing a Conceptual Framework for Estimation and Analysis of Total Ownership Cost”