Ken Davis

**** ******** *****

Austin, TX *****

Phone: 512-***-****

ab3idz@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

To become an integral part of a cohesive team advancing safely and successfully into the challenging and

competitive markets of the highway construction business.

Present Employer:

Ledcor. Inc. Sr. Estimator/Project Mgr. March 2012 - Present

11782 Jollyville Road

Austin, Tx. 78759

Setting up and establishing a new office in Austin Texas, bidding and building TX Dot and County Heavy

Highway Projects. Responsibilities include contract review, submitting qualifying documents, required

permits and all necessary bonds, insurance, etc.to bid projects followed by executing contracts, acquiring

material suppliers and subcontractors as required. Meeting with owners, scheduling and building projects

per plans, specs and budgets.

Previous Employer:

APAC-Texas, Inc. - Wheeler Co. Sr. Estimator/Project Mgr March 2010-December 2011

3099 N. IH 35

Round Rock, Texas 78664

512-***-****

Worked 16 months in San Antonio Area bidding public and private projects and then managed awarded

projects from beginning to completion. Helped office implement hardware/software applications during

Corporate transition, assisted in training other coworkers on industry specific software.

Additionally worked developing relationships with General Contractors to further our subcontracting

business in San Antonio and surrounding areas. Relocated to Round Rock Office for the last 5 months to

support Estimating Department there continuing to bid San Antonio and adding Austin/Central Texas

projects.

Austin Bridge & Road Operator/Crew Foreman: April 1987- May 1995

12112 Volente Rd., (RM 2769) Asphalt Operations Manager: May 1995- April 1999

Austin, TX 78726 Project Manager: April 1999 – April 2001

512-***-**** Senior Estimator: April 2001 – January 2010

Started in an entry level position on a asphalt paving crew 23 years ago with a employee

owned company that continually challenged and trained it's employees to advance into different positions.

Advanced from crew member to crew leader, ultimately running all asphalt crews for the area as Manager

of the Hot Mix Division for the Belton/Austin/San Antonio area in eight years. After 4 years running

Asphalt Operations became a Project manager for a couple years followed by the last 9 years estimating,

in the San Antonio/Austin/Dallas Area, public projects as well as private and design/build projects.

Including analyzing markets for projects, finding competitive advantages during, securing purchase

orders/subcontracts and buy out projects in order to achieve maximum profit, managing/minimizing risks

in all areas of the project to completion. My goal was a profitable job from bid, to start of production, to

attaining the end result of a safely completed and successful job. Acted as safety/radiation director and

worked on other special projects as needed such as materials sales/business marketing/subcontracting

work in order to maximize profits for the company.

Skills:

Proficient in Excel, Word, Power Point, Hard Dollar, HCSS and Agtek software. Trained in all areas of

contract review as well as the extensive process of detailed government documentation required to

properly execute to completion all types of highly regulated public and private work. Experienced with

many comprehensive and proprietary project management and job cost reporting programs; compiling

extensive reports from forecasting to costs at completion reporting. Field level knowledge includes

extensive equipment and materials/specification knowledge regarding Heavy Highway and Public Road

Building Construction.

Affiliations:

(ACEA) Austin Contractor’s and Engineer's Association, Austin, TX; Board Member 1995-1996

(AGC) Association General Contractors of Texas; (TXAPA) Texas Asphalt Pavement Association

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