Mike Vorster is the President of C.E.M.P.Central Inc. and the David H Burrows Professor Emeritus at Virginia Tech where he taught in the Construction Engineering and Management Program for over 20 years.
His teaching and research interests focus on construction equipment, estimating, cost engineering, and contract dispute resolution. He is a consultant to various companies in these areas and is the academic advisor to the Association of Construction Equipment Managers for whom he has presented a number of seminars and short courses focusing on the management of Construction Equipment. Mike is the author of Construction Equipment Economics and leads in the design and presentation of the Construction Equipment Management Program.
He is a member of the National Academy of Construction and the Virginia Tech Academy of Teaching Excellence. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering and an MBA from the University of Cape Town and a PhD from the University of Stellenbosch.