About Us
Lighthouse Consulting Group (“Lighthouse”) provides consulting services, expert testimony and project advisory support for construction projects and disputes around the world. Drawing on decades of practical experience, unique roles, and deep involvement in projects diverse in both geography and scope, Lighthouse was founded to provide a singular focus and personal commitment to the clients and construction industry that we serve.
Our Approach
Lighthouse leverages its experience and expertise to provide extremely high quality and trusted expert and advisory services for construction projects and disputes. The clear focus of our practice along with the competence and thoughtful composition of our team allows Lighthouse to provide consulting services and work product in an efficient and effective manner. Lighthouse’s professionals share an intense personal interest and commitment to the success of our clients and the outcome of our assignments that is rooted in thorough review, objective analysis and verifiable, data-driven results that are intended to be relied upon by our clients with confidence, respected by our peers, and trusted by decision-makers and dispute resolution neutrals to assist with their deliberative process.
Our Team
Lighthouse is committed to growing its practice by carefully selecting diverse and talented individuals who share our vision, approach, tenacity and enthusiasm for serving the construction industry. If you would like to be considered for a position with Lighthouse, please visit our Careers page for a list of opportunities.
Our Founder
Neil Gaudion founded Lighthouse in August 2020. A mechanical engineer by training, Mr. Gaudion has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. This experience includes “boots on the ground” engagements on large and complex construction sites, such as serving as the Project Controls Manager for a Global Fortune 500 company in the development of a $1.9 billion copper and cobalt production facility in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mr. Gaudion also had the opportunity early in his career to work on significant projects such as the Central Artery / Tunnel Project (“Big Dig”) in Boston, MA. This unique perspective provided valuable insights into the demands and processes of construction law practitioners and the expectations and needs of dispute resolution neutrals, and informed the fundamental importance of an expert’s independent role in providing analysis and opinions based on the objective consideration of all relevant project information that are clearly explained and supported by verifiable documentation and data.
Mr. Gaudion has testified in ICC and AAA arbitrations, U.S. courts, and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, and has been accepted as an expert in delay, disruption, project controls, project scheduling, cost estimating, schedule analysis, labor inefficiency, damages, change order review, claim analysis and other related areas of expertise. Since 2016, Mr. Gaudion has been recognized annually by Who’s Who Legal as a leading Construction Expert Witness and “thought leader” who is specifically recognized for “analyses and opinions” that “are thorough, objective, extremely high-caliber and persuasively delivered.”
Prior to founding Lighthouse, Mr. Gaudion served as the Global Co-Leader of the Construction Solutions Practice for a large international consulting firm.