Diales Compendium Issue 3 - Flipbook - Page 30
Diales news
Michelle McMillan is promoted to
Director for Canada
Michelle McMillan is a Delay, Quantum and Project
Management Expert at Diales, and we are delighted to share
that she has recently been promoted to Director for Canada.
We caught up with her in this Q&A to get to know her better.
collaboration and communicating knowledge. The company’s
ethos, “Worldwide Expertise, Delivered Locally”, means that
we combine our industry knowledge with a real understanding
for the intricacies of our local markets. This enables us to
give our clients the best possible service and outcomes.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO SPECIALISE IN THE
RESOLUTION OF CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES?
YOUR PROMOTION TO CANADIAN DIRECTOR, WHAT ARE
YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO?
I am a Civil Engineer by education. One of my first assignments
was working on the Owner’s team for the Petronas Towers
in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, at the time the tallest buildings
in the world. I just naturally fell into the role of negotiating
disputes on the project and my project manager suggested
this might be a career path for me. I have now been loving
working in the dispute resolution area of construction for
over 25 years, so I guess it was good advice.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO JOIN THE DRIVER GROUP?
There are so many reasons as to why I decided to join in 2020,
but on the top of my list was the people I would be working
with, underpinned by the company values and ethos. The
Driver Group genuinely has some of the most talented people
I have worked with to date. They are not only technical, project
and claims specialists, but they are also experts at
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I am excited to take on the challenges in my new role, but I
have big shoes to fill. Kevin O’Neill who was my predecessor,
has been with the company since they started in the Canadian
market in 2014. Following in Kevin’s footsteps, I’m looking
forward to leading our diverse and talented Canadian team
and continuing to expand our local and global presence.
Outside of my daytime responsibilities, I enjoy teaching at the
University of Calgary as part of their Project Management
Certificate program. I enjoy learning from and teaching
others. Approaches to resolving constructions claims in
Canada have evolved over the past 25 years, and I hope to
continue working with the construction industry to resolve
construction disputes quickly, fairly, and in the most costeffective ways possible.
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