Craig H. Unger, DBIA

Mr. Unger is President and CEO of Unger Security Solutions, LLC, a private business providing consulting services for the security and detention environment.  Mr. Unger founded the business upon his retirement from the federal government in 2003.

Additionally, Mr. Unger served as President of the Design-Build Institute of America (2003 – 2004), a national non-profit organization dedicated to the successful use of integrated design and construction project delivery services, serving as the organization’s lead spokesman and advocate for legislative, regulatory and government actions in design-build at the national, state, and local levels.

Mr. Unger is regarded as one of the leaders of the design-build movement in the public sector.  Before joining DBIA, he served for 26 years at U.S. Department of Justice.  Mr. Unger was the Procurement Executive for the Federal Bureau of Prisons where he led that agency’s design and construction program from a one-dimensional “low bid” approach to one that embraced alternate delivery systems.  Prior to his retirement from federal service in January 2003, he served as the Justice Department's Federal Detention Trustee where he was responsible for the detention of federal prisoners and undocumented aliens.  Mr Unger is currently a member of the US State Department’s Industry Advisory Panel representing the Overseas Building Operations.

Mr. Unger is a nationally recognized lecturer throughout the industry and has authored numerous articles and publications, including US Congressional reports and testimony.  He received a BA in Accounting from Bloomsburg University and an MBA from West Virginia University.  He is also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Publications:

• Design-Build for the Public Sector, Coauthor, Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2003  
• The Vortex of Integrated Project Delivery – May 2005
• Design-Build DATELINE: Government Affairs May 2004
• Design-Build DATELINE: High Performance Teams March 2004
• Design-Build DATELINE: Incentives-The Carrot and the Stick Feb 2004
• Design-Build DATELINE: Procurement Reform Jan 2004
• Report to the US Congress - Department of Justice “Detention Needs Assessment and Baseline Report" Aug 2002
• US Department of Justice “Statistical Compendium of Federal Detention: Trends from 1994 to 2001" Aug 2002
• Federal Bureau of Prisons: Public Affairs-Construction Sites and the Media 1995