Dr. Elif Deniz Oguz Erkal is a Senior Associate in the Construction Consulting practice of Exponent. She graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a PhD in Construction and Engineering management focusing on safety performance measurement and predictive analytics for serious injury and fatality prevention. She specializes in data and knowledge management systems, predictive analytics, and organizational design and assessments. Previously she worked in the oil and gas industry as a contracts manager and completed her earlier graduate work in Carnegie Mellon University, which had an emphasis on operational networks, and organizational learning in construction.