Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc.
Matthew Burns has a diverse work experience in the legal field. Matthew has served as a Member on the Panel of Construction Arbitrators at the American Arbitration Association since 2023. Prior to that, from 2020 to 2022, they were the Vice President and General Counsel at Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc and later became the VP-Risk and Projects. From 2015 to 2020, they worked as an Associate General Counsel at Lehigh Hanson, actively participating in key executive-level business decisions and providing proactive counsel on various legal and business matters. Previously, from 2011 to 2015, Matthew was a Senior Corporate Counsel at Amec Foster Wheeler, specializing in commercial construction law. Matthew started their career as an Attorney at Flaster/Greenberg P.C. in 2005, managing litigation and reviewing contracts for construction projects. Matthew also gained experience as an Attorney at Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC and as a Law Clerk at the Superior Court of New Jersey.
Matthew Burns graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Political Science from the University of Maryland in 1999. Matthew went on to attend Rutgers Law School from 2000 to 2003, earning a Juris Doctor (JD) degree. In 2009, Matthew pursued further education at Baruch College, where they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Finance in 2012.
In addition to their formal education, Matthew Burns has also obtained several certifications. In December 2021, they completed the Mergers and Acquisitions certification program at Columbia Business School Executive Education. Earlier in April 2021, Matthew obtained the Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) Certification from the International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI).
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Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc.
Founded in 1992, Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc. has grown from a single site in Delmar, DE to five global locations. An AISC Certified Fabricator for over 15 years, we now carry Fracture Critical, Bridge Component Standard and Sophisticated Paint Endorsements in addition to Steel Building Structures certification. Crystal Steel serves the largest and most sophisticated clients in the industry, delivering steel to job sites up and down the East Coast on time and as promised to keep your critical path on track. Our fabrication is coordinated across our plants in Delmar, DE; Hatfield, PA; Memphis, TN; Federalsburg, MD; and Manila, The Philippines, offering a combined 260,000 sq. ft. of fabrication and design space and 350 staff. Crystal Steel is a certified MBE in multiple jurisdictions, giving your jobs not only quality steel delivered on time, but a competitive edge in bidding work. We have won numerous awards for our performance on large and small jobs and carry unlimited bonding capacity. Our Delmar shop has people working round the clock to make sure your job is managed, fabricated and delivered on time. Crystal Metalworks, Inc., our award-winning Miscellaneous and Ornamental Metals division based in Hatfield, PA, provides a complete solution for the steel package on your job. Our shop in Memphis, TN provides both Structural and Miscellaneous Metals to jobs throughout the Southeastern United States with the same level of quality that made Crystal Steel the go-to fabricator in the Mid-Atlantic. Our Manila office gives us one of the largest in-house detailing organizations in the industry, producing shop drawings for the most difficult jobs and allowing us to meet the most demanding schedules. Using virtually all industry-standard as well as cutting edge technology, Crystal Steel has been at the forefront of the digital revolution in the construction industry, always finding new ways to collaborate to shorten the time from contract to delivery.