Wylie Bearup currently serves as a Faculty Associate in the Del E. Webb School of Construction (DEWSC). He previously served as a full-time Professor of Practice and the Beaver-Ames Heavy Civil Engineering endowed chair from July 2014 to July 2020. In that capacity, he has taught graduate and undergraduate-level classes, reviewed and submitted research proposals, and guest lectured on construction management topics in other courses.
Prior to joining ASU, Bearup worked for the City of Phoenix for 14 years and retired in April 2014 while serving as the City Engineer and Street Transportation Director. While with the City, Bearup pioneered the use of APDM creating processes and procedures to take full advantage of the new methods. Under his direction the City successfully completed more than 400 projects using Construction Manager at Risk, almost 100 Design Build projects, and approximately 5,000 projects using Job Order Contracting with an aggregate value greater than $6 billion.
Bearup was an active duty commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with assignments across the country and around the world. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in February 2000 after serving on active duty for 24 year career.
Bearup is a Registered Professional Engineer in Arizona. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Arizona in civil engineering, and a doctorate in construction engineering and management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2013, Bearup was selected as one of the Top Ten Public Works Leaders in the country by the American Public Works Association. In 2015, he earned the designation as a Design-Build Professional by the Design-Build Institute of America.
Bearup has been married to his high school sweetheart Yulon for 47 years and has two grown daughters, Darshon and Brianne, who are both ASU grads. Darshon now lives in Gilbert and Brianne lives in Windsor, CO, with her husband Ryan and their three children, Lincoln, Wilhelmina and Phillipa.
Construction project delivery methods, Virtual Design and Construction, design-construction interface, construction contracting methods, partnering and dispute resolution processes.
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 441 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 493 | Honors Thesis |
CON 541 | Public Works Capital Con |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 441 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 541 | Public Works Capital Con |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 593 | Applied Project |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CNE 243 | Heavy Constr Equip, Mthd, Matl |
CON 243 | Heavy Constr Equip, Mthd, Matl |
CON 441 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 491 | Construction Project Capstone |
CON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CON 493 | Honors Thesis |
CON 541 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 593 | Applied Project |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 243 | Heavy Constr Equip, Mthd, Matl |
CNE 243 | Heavy Constr Equip, Mthd, Matl |
CON 441 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 491 | Construction Project Capstone |
CON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CON 493 | Honors Thesis |
CON 541 | Public Works Capital Con |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CON 593 | Applied Project |
CON 680 | Practicum |
CON 790 | Reading and Conference |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 593 | Applied Project |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 223 | Strength of Materials |
CON 243 | Heavy Constr Equip, Mthd, Matl |
CNE 243 | Heavy Constr Equip, Mthd, Matl |
CON 441 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 491 | Construction Project Capstone |
CON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CON 541 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 593 | Applied Project |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 243 | Heavy Constr Equip, Mthd, Matl |
CNE 243 | Heavy Constr Equip, Mthd, Matl |
CON 252 | Bldg Constr Meth, Matl, Equip |
CON 441 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 491 | Construction Project Capstone |
CON 493 | Honors Thesis |
CON 541 | Public Works Capital Con |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
CON 593 | Applied Project |
CON 680 | Practicum |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 590 | Reading and Conference |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 223 | Strength of Materials |
CON 441 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 491 | Construction Project Capstone |
CON 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CON 541 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 593 | Applied Project |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASU 101-CON | The ASU Experience |
CON 223 | Strength of Materials |
CON 252 | Bldg Constr Meth, Matl, Equip |
CON 441 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 491 | Construction Project Capstone |
CON 541 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 593 | Applied Project |
CEE 593 | Applied Project |
Summer 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 590 | Reading and Conference |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 441 | Public Works Capital Con |
CON 494 | Special Topics |
CON 541 | Public Works Capital Con |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CON 252 | Bldg Constr Meth, Matl, Equip |
CON 494 | Special Topics |