David John

David John, MBA, P.E.

Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator | Professional Engineer | Certified General Contractor

Construction • Engineering • Commercial • Environmental • Real Estate Disputes

Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Serving Parties Throughout Florida | Available for Nationwide & International Matters

Professional Overview

David John is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator with more than 30 years of professional experience spanning engineering, construction, environmental consulting, real estate development, manufacturing, and business operations.

A Professional Engineer and Florida Certified General Contractor, David brings substantial technical, operational, and business knowledge to mediation. His multidisciplinary background is particularly relevant to disputes involving property owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, consultants, businesses, and other participants in complex commercial and technical matters.

Certified as a Florida Circuit Civil Mediator since 2016, David combines his mediation training with decades of experience evaluating technical issues, managing businesses, working with regulatory agencies, and navigating complex professional and commercial relationships.

David has served as CEO and President of an engineering and environmental consulting firm and currently serves as Director of Regulatory Sciences for Bio-Tech Consulting in Orlando.

Construction & Engineering Mediation

David's combination of engineering, contracting, executive, and mediation experience provides a distinctive perspective on construction and engineering disputes.

As both a Professional Engineer and Certified General Contractor, he understands the terminology, contractual relationships, project responsibilities, technical considerations, and operational issues that frequently underlie construction conflicts.

David offers mediation services involving:

• Construction contracts
• Property owners and developers
• General contractors and subcontractors
• Engineers and design professionals
• Payment and performance disputes
• Project delays
• Engineering-related disputes
• Development and infrastructure projects
• Property damage and project-related conflicts

His technical background allows parties, attorneys, experts, and other participants to focus more quickly on the issues necessary to evaluate settlement.

Commercial, Real Estate & Development Disputes

David's experience as a business executive, consultant, engineer, contractor, and real estate professional provides practical insight into commercial and property-related disputes.

He offers mediation services involving contracts, business and partnership disputes, professional services, vendors and suppliers, commercial and residential real estate, property development, and construction and development agreements.

His multidisciplinary experience can be particularly valuable when a dispute involves overlapping construction, engineering, environmental, regulatory, real estate, and business considerations.

Environmental & Regulatory Disputes

David has extensive professional experience involving environmental consulting, restoration, conservation, mitigation, permitting, and regulatory matters, including involvement in Florida's environmental restoration and mitigation industry.

He offers civil mediation services involving environmental permitting, wetlands, mitigation and conservation, environmental restoration, regulatory conflicts, development issues, and engineering and environmental consulting.

His technical background provides additional perspective when environmental or regulatory issues intersect with construction, development, property, contractual, or commercial disputes.

Mediation Approach

David approaches mediation as a structured problem-solving process focused on helping parties and counsel evaluate disputes realistically and explore opportunities for resolution.

His approach emphasizes clear communication, practical problem-solving, structured negotiation, and consideration of the technical, financial, operational, and business consequences of continued conflict.

David works with parties and counsel to identify underlying issues, assess risks and alternatives, and explore practical solutions appropriate to the circumstances of the dispute.

Professional Background & Credentials

David currently serves as Director of Regulatory Sciences for Bio-Tech Consulting, an environmental consulting firm headquartered in Orlando. He previously served as CEO and President of an engineering and environmental consulting firm.

His credentials include:

• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator — since 2016
• Professional Engineer — Florida
• Professional Engineer — Texas
• Certified General Contractor — Florida
• Certified Environmental Professional (CEP)
• Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS)
• Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.) — United Kingdom
• European Engineer (Eur. Ing.)

David holds an MBA from Nova Southeastern University and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Auckland.