Gilbert L. Rodriguez serves as a Construction Schedule Subject Matter Expert and Senior Cost Engineer with Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic (NAVFAC Atlantic), supporting construction schedule development, cost engineering, risk analysis, and project controls across Navy Military Construction (MILCON) programs. His experience spans project delivery, construction management, cost engineering, schedule analysis, and program risk management.
Prior to his current role, Rodriguez served as a Construction Manager at Norfolk Naval Shipyard and later managed facility construction projects during an overseas assignment at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. Before joining NAVFAC, he worked in environmental and construction roles in the private sector, providing insight into both owner expectations and contractor execution challenges.
Within NAVFAC, Rodriguez contributes to enterprise initiatives focused on improving project controls, schedule quality, and risk-informed decision-making. He serves on NAVFAC's Headquarters Construction Schedule Working Group and supports efforts to strengthen construction scheduling standards, Integrated Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis (iCSRA), and digital project delivery capabilities. Rodriguez is also active in NAVFAC's AI Community of Practice, helping evaluate practical applications of artificial intelligence for project controls, schedule analysis, and risk-informed decision-making.
As a panelist, Rodriguez brings the government owner's perspective on construction planning, acquisition strategy, schedule certainty, cost realism, and program risk management. He will discuss how Industrialized Construction may influence procurement strategies, project delivery performance, risk allocation, and long-term outcomes across the Department of the Navy construction portfolio.