OSU Foundation - Lan Zhang

Mr. Zhang earned his M.S. in construction engineering management program at Oregon State University in 1996. After working with several engineering and construction companies in the United States, he returned to China in 2004 and started CENTURY 3 Shanghai with his colleagues. Since then, working with multicultural teams and investments from more than 10 Western countries, Mr. Zhang has successfully executed a variety of complex projects including theme park, aerospace, automobile and high-tech industrial facility projects.

Currently, Mr. Zhang is leading CENTURY 3's research institute to develop and implement operation upgrading for digitalization. His clients include Xinyuan Semiconductor Manufacturer, Merlin and GKN Aerospace. He has served as construction management company project director for two major lands in the Disney Shanghai Resort, managing 100+ member staffs. From  2010 to 2012, he was project director for the BMW 15 U Project in Tiexi Shenyang, and he previously was project manager for CENTURY 3 clients such as SanDisk, Milliken and Applied Materials. These projects were executed safely, on schedule, within budget and met the client’s quality expectations as well as Chinese GB code. Mr. Zhang's other major clients include Universal Studio, Boeing, Intel, Texas Instruments, Micron, STS and Johnson & Johnson.

At the same time, Mr. Zhang is actively engaged with professional associations such as AACE, Truth Semi Group and IAAPA, where he presents his research and papers at annual conferences. He has dedicated himself to increase efficiency in engineering and construction to add value to his clients and to society.