Stephen Barnes, P.E.

Experienced CIVIL ENGINEER – MANAGEMENT & CONTROL – CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT and BUSINESS

Summary

Core Executive & Engineering Skills

Professional Engineer

Project & Corp Management

Problem Solving

Creative Solutions

Forensic Analysis and Reports

Business Development & Sales

Profit & Loss Management

Budgeting & Scheduling

Proposal Preparation & Contract Negotiations

Team and Relationship Building

Vendor & Supply Chain Development

Client Consultation & Development

Project Management, Engineering, Solutions and Finance

Extensive background in project and business management as well as, finance, operations in multiple industries

Expertly manages multi-million dollar budgets and large project schedules and Critical Path Management.

Expert at driving growth, while minimizing expenses.

Adept at planning and managing all project and business startup, development and turnaround.

Engineering Inspections, Creative Solutions, Reports and Experience in Diverse Array of Industries.

Diverse & Comprehensive Industry Knowledge

Heavy Construction Large Project Pipeline Installation - Project Management and Control

Commercial and Residential Property: Development, Analysis, Estimation, Restoration & Renovation

$200M Real Estate Syndication and Investor Offerings: General Partner, Finance, Management and Operations

Estimates, Reports, Proposal Preparation and Government RFQ Submissions for ecological requirements.

Real Estate Acquisition, Planning, Development & Management

Hazmat Chemical Recycling and Consulting

Oil & Gas Pipeline : Engineering, Construction, Management and Control

Import / Export – Multiple Overseas Business Transactions and travel with China and Europe

Interstate Highway Engineering and Construction

Manufacturing Process Development and Electric Utility Customer Interfacing and Consulting

Carbon Offset Program Development & Management / CO2e Trading

Key Accomplishments

Senior Cost and Schedule Manager of 100 mile, $1Billion section of Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Project

Senior Civil Engineer(PE) Project Manager for Special Projects on Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Construction Project

Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) : New York, Massachusetts and Alaska

Founded and developed two very successful companies building cash flow to tens of millions of dollars

Extensive proven background in development, structural engineering, operations, project, and business management within the construction, chemical manufacturing, oil & gas, and real estate industries.

Structural inspections and analysis to assess condition of hundreds large multifamily and commercial properties.

Conducted, assessed and managed millions of dollars worth of structural and renovation projects and repairs.

Prepared and estimated work for bid, such as a new toll exit interchange on the NYS Thruway

CEO/PM General Contractor specializing in building renovations, waterproofing and historic masonry restoration. Company was bonded, bid public and private work, employed 100 people, sales over $4M annually

Work History 1980 - Present

BARNES & Company / CEO

CIVIL ENGINEER/Consultant – STRUCTURAL FORENSIC INSPECTIONS, Cost Estimating, Engineer Reports

U.S. Forensics, Inc.

Structural Foundation Forensic Flood Inspections, P.E.

• Inspected Hurricane Damaged buildings for structural damage and repair assessment to their foundations.

• Prepared Professional Engineering flood damage assessment and analysis reports for structural damages and recommended remediation work, as well as, repair cost estimates.

Bechtel and Alyeska (Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Co.)

Senior Civil Engineer / Alaskan P.E. / Project Manager / Project Control Mgr.

Project Manager, Alaskan P.E. tasked to supervise, engineer & plan special projects, stream crossings, redesign

C.O.’s and environmentally sensitive 1000-person “stand alone” pipeline camp decommissioning.

Supervised contractor’s plan, work, operation, and performance/adherence to contract. Interfaced with State of Alaska and Federal officials, Fish & Game and other Governmental and Owner’s Representatives.

Approved/submitted periodic project invoices for payment; identified, created, estimated, approved and submitted change orders.

Cost and Schedule Manager: for 100 mile, $1 Billion section of trans-Alaskan Pipeline construction.

Tracked and Forecast construction line items against $1 Billion section budget.

Tracked and Forecast construction line items and managed Critical Path schedule.

Prepared budgets and schedules for change order items. Managed 5 cost engineer’s work product.

Prepared cost studies, advised PM on schedule and cost variations, revisions and proposals for improvement.

Thunder Construction, Inc.

CEO / Project Manager

Founded General Contractor specializing in building renovations, waterproofing, structural masonry restoration.

Managed all phases of work scope direction and supervision: including engineering, design, estimating, contracts, planning, asset allocation, financing, project direction, supervision, inspection, cost and schedule control, invoicing and client relations.

Company bid private and public work, was bonded, employed 100 workers with $4.0M work product annually.

Won by public bonded bid and Performed $1M complex masonry restoration, including granite structural block replacements on National Historic Monument Fort Independence, Boston.

$4.5M interior/exterior masonry swing staging restoration of (3) 8 story tower Longwood Towers, Brookline, MA.

Both above projects performed simultaneously and completed within 15 months.

Personally controlled company while managing real estate development operation which raised over $40M in private equity and identified, inspected, acquired and managed $150M in income properties.

Supervised, planned and managed budget, cost and schedule control for project and company P&L performance.

Storm Damage Assessment, estimation and repairs to properties resulting from storm flood damage.

H & B Real Estate Development

CEO / Project Engineer / Project Manager

Directed all real estate project engineering, structural inspections, analysis, planning, strategy, acquisitions, marketing, asset allocations, investor relations, negotiations and implementation for over $250M industrial, commercial and residential properties.

Structural Engineering Inspections and repairs for hundreds large commercial, industrial & residential properties.

Strategies, Planning and Implementation resulted in >$150M investment income property acquisitions

Organized/supervised real estate management and development team and system to effectively operate and control individual P&L centers spread over dozens of locations, throughout the Northeastern United States.

Kuhn, Smith and Harris

Project Manager Hi-Rise Building Construction

Directed entire project build-out from demolition through turn-over, including building permits, contract control, sub-contractor performance, labor supervision, union relations, access, delivery and logistics of materials/equipment in-out of hi-rise buildings.

Oversaw multiple simultaneous Tennant office space re-builds in hi-rise buildings for General Contractor in Manhattan, NYC, some Fortune 500 clients.

Managed change order preparations/estimating, and client interfacing and relations

Peter Kiewitt Sons Co., Omaha, NB

Heavy Highway Construction Engineer, inspector, supervisor, estimator

Directed & Inspected contractor’s work product, laborers and construction work for specific sub-projects on intricate interstate highway section containing: multi-level bridge, interchange and rail road projects.

Company’s Bid Preparation, take-offs, estimate & bid submission of NYS Thruway exit through rock cut project.

Polar Technology

CEO / Project Engineer / Project Manager

Engineering Control and direction of field projects including - installation of hp chemical production and processing facility and equipment and controls, decommissioning of refrigerant systems on aircraft carrier US Saratoga, removal and replacement of SF6 gases from electrical power plant breaker jobs.

Supervised, planned and managed company’s strategy, planning, implementation, budget, cost and schedule control and responsibility for all project and company P&L performance for 2 semi-independent business manufacturing locations separated by 1000 miles.

Structural Design and Build of steel 10 tank rack, each tank weighing 10 Tons or 200,000 lb total weight.

Designed and operated a carbon offset program, member Chicago Climate Exchange trading CO2e credits.

Professional Development

Education & Military

Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Troy, NY

Masters of Business Administration – Engineering Economics / Boston University / Boston, MA

(Completed 1/3 MBA Degree Requirements at B.U.)

Masters-Engineering Economics / University of Alaska / Fairbanks, AK

(Completed 1/3 Master Engineering Degree Requirements with Arctic Engineering & Engineering Management)

Military: 1st Lieutenant Army Corps of Engineers.

Licenses

Professional Engineer

New York State P.E. - Current. NYS Department of Education License

Alaska and Massachusetts P.E. – previous, non renewal

Boston Builders License – Previous, non renewal

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