Areas of Expertise

Finance Construction Management

Years of Experience

With URS: 5 Years

With Other Firms: 15 Years

Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey

Degree: Marketing Management Science (Masters of Finance)

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey

Degree: Marketing Management Science (Masters of Science)

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey

Degree: Civil & Construction Engineering (Bachelors of Science)

Middlesex County College, Edison, New Jersey

Degree: Marketing Management (Associates in Applied

Science)

Degree: Mechanical Engineering (Associates in Applied

Science)

Registration/Certification

OSHA

10 Hour, and 30 Hour, 40 hour Certified

New York City: Registered Construction Superintendent

Mold Assessment certificate

Asbestos

Accredited AHERA: Inspector

Accredited AHERA: Management Planner

New Jersey Society of Asphalt Technology (Field Certified) Expired

New Jersey Society of Asphalt Technology (Lab Certified)

New York State Society of Asphalt Technology (Certified)

Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey

Continuing Education Classes: Code Enforcement

RCS, ICS, Plumbing, and Sub code Official, Construction

Official

Continuing Education in Certification of Construction Management

Hobbies

Running

Triathlons

Tennis

Biking

Swimming

Mud Runs (endurance)

Robert Van Clef

Project Manager

Summaries

Managerial responsibilities include Finance Analysis of cost of projects.

Other duties included project profile with the familiarity in various types

of building materials, road and airport work and estimating techniques.

Design and construction management experience on wide range of projects

including infrastructure and utilities, schools, industrial, commercial,

office building, hospital renovations, quarry operations, roadways,

airports and fast-track / design build projects. My experience includes

construction management, finance and accounting, payroll, and certified

payroll, coordination and supervision of trades, contract administration,

cost and time management, document control, estimating, scheduling,

negotiations, claims management and quality assurance. I am also adept NPV

and IRR techniques which at interfacing with contractors, public agencies

and tenants. Month end accounting, monthly forecast, budget variance

analysis, cost and expense variance analysis and weekly labor reporting.

providing relevant, timely, and accurate information to facilitate

effective and strategic growth

lead the financial planning processes for Recon sales (budget, projection,

strategic plan) to ensure plans are aligned with organizational strategy.

Provided customer focus and consultation as a review and approval of cost

saving initiatives. This includes appropriate financial justification for

all capital investments. You'll serve as a key strategist in forming

financial strategy for the Recon Business Unit

Project Specific Experience

New York City School Construction Authority (NYSCA) (6/2008-Present)

Lead Project Manger responsibilities for the oversight of Finance capital

planning, program management staff, construction management, accountable

for schools construction project for the New York City Schools Construction

Authority (NYCSCA). (Early Childhood Center) Management included both

design and construction. LEED building with responsibilities in GREEN

building requirements. Pre-construction review, demolition and shop drawing

review and submittals, for approval and acceptance, tracking with

expedition, and primavera Interface with the Department of Building on

permitting and code compliance. Cost estimating for proposal review change

order over view. Community relations with adjacent building owner,

developing license agreements, with construction interface with New York

City Mass Transit Authority (MTA), Con-Ed, Verizon, National Gas, and the

Board of Education.

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), New York City

College (10/2005-2008)

Senior Project Manager$10,000,000.00 upgrades and Job Order Contracts for

Hospitals and higher education renovations with procedures and protocols

Medical suites Scheduling and estimating, All cost construction operations

for additions and remolding on capital expenditures. Coordinate activities

of common pool of labor and resources for construction. Pre-construction

review and shop drawing review and submittals, for approval and acceptance,

tracking with expedition, and primavera Interface with the Department of

Building on permitting and code compliance. Cost estimating for proposal

review and contractor and Architect selection.

New Jersey Schools Construction Program Formally (NJSCC), Trenton, Camden,

Vineland, NJ (01/2002-5/2005)

Project Finance Manager for Abbott ruling court mandate, responsibilities

for the oversight of program management staff, construction management

firms, accountable for schools accounting and construction projects for the

New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation. Management included both

design and construction of multiple school construction projects ranging

from $1,000,000.00 to $100,000,000.00. Programming of space configurations

and the use of model spacing, shop drawing review and submittals, for

approval and acceptance, tracking with expedition, and primavera. The

projects incorporated both renovation and new school construction.

Management responsibilities included land acquisition services and site

feasibility, Affirmative Action requirements, auditing of construction

costs, pre-construction and design phase services, and designer and

construction contractor procurement, all facets of construction phase

services and post construction phase services. District and local board of

education meeting were attended as needed to comply with the needs of the

community. Interface with the Department of Community Affairs on

permitting and code compliance. Cost estimating for proposal review and

contractor and Architect selection. Managed several dozen Camden City

Health and Safety projects Design and Construction total cost exceeded over

$25,000,000.00 with less than 4 percent change orders. .

New York City School Construction Authority (NYSCA) (6/1999-12/2002)

Procedures and protocol, Emergency response for Health and Safety Project

Manager for logistic procedures for (budgets, overruns, and

accountability), Supervise Project Managers with a labor force of several

hundred to complete required scopes of work. Responsible for the Overall

Construction Budgets of 50,000.00 to 10,000,000.00- million on emergency

expenditures Change order acceptance and rejection for payment to

contractors, Architects and subcontractors. Interface with New York

Department of Education on design criteria Field engineering and review of

remedial repair procedures for roofing and masonry, MEP, soils, and

asphalt. Was responsible for the coordination, direction and supervision

for contractor work activities, contract administration, project

scheduling, construction procedures and document control.

Hudson Bergen Light Rail Project, Jersey City, NJ, Director of Quality

Control (1/1995-6/1997)$700,000,000.00 design build project. Work included

supervision of all cost accounting and payroll quality control procedures

and protocol including infrastructure of in excess of 2 million linear feet

of electrical duct bank. Duties included construction manpower safety

controls and meeting review, and random drug testing for all site workers.

Record documentation for New Jersey Transit auditing and control. Develop

techniques, professional capabilities of Project Managers, superintendents

and staff for testing and control plans. Work included a 30,000 square

foot maintenance facility for central control and train repairs. Steel and

concrete bridges, flyovers over Path tunnel into NYC. Duties included

oversight of the inspection staff, which was responsible for all

construction services including administration, contractor coordination

inspection scheduling and cost control for over runs, and document control.

Rail construction on active roadways and intersections

Newark International Airport (2/1995-6/1997), Reconstruction of runway and

taxiways, including annual maintenance. Manager of Q A and Q C.

Responsible for overseeing a quality control of staff on various government

projects including, Port Authority, Department of Transportation. Manage

Lab, remolding and reconstruction of facilities for NJDOT compliance

Maintain and control procedures for NYDOT, NJDOT, PADOT, NYNJPA, NJ

Transit, and City agencies. Foundation quality control and field

engineering of retaining walls, coffer damns, and shoring. Supervise and

manage design procedures (soils, structural, windows, electrical, HVAC, and

roofing). Provide technical and budgetary assistance to program manager.

Installed 90,000 tons of Port Authority asphalt mix within one week, with

less then two percent penalties. Manage and program quarry operations for

quality assurance and compliance, to achieve agency requirements. Duties

included asphalt mix design, for all agencies with control procedures and

stringent engineering constraints being kept in all operational phases of

airport, and road construction.

Various Design and Construction Projects, Project Manager / Field Engineer

(1/1993-2/1999), Facilities Maintenance, Change order acceptance and

rejection for payment to contractors and Architects, tracking with

expedition, and primavera. Responsible for the Overall Construction

Budgets of 25- 100 million on capital expenditures Scheduling,

estimating, of Intuitional, and commercial buildings for additions and

remolding residential. Management for foundation design, quality control

and field engineering of retaining walls, coffer damns, and shoring.

Design of shop drawings, review, submittals, and approval. Track, evaluate

and refine budget and schedule protocol. Projects include parks, baseball

fields, parking garages, shopping malls, docks, damns, and airports.

Maintain and quality control procedures for NYDOT, NJDOT, NYNJPA, NJ

Transit, and City agencies

Design and field engineer components for specific applications

Pharmaceutical Automation experience. Correspond shipping and receiving

from Japan, California to the East Coast. JIT inventory control on all

machinery and parts. Schedule, instruct, seminars for repairs on injection

molding machines. Manage Landlord Director of Construction .relationships.

Summary reports and manage all projects in construction. Schedule

production procedures for an increase of 95 % in service and quality.

Oversee all construction operations; also decreasing construction

completion by 15 %. Responsible for service and construction for the Tri -

State operations, also space configuration. Coordinate accounts payable

and contract billing. Support Acquisition activity during modeling process

with budget and technical assistance.

Professional Societies/Affiliates

CMAA, Toastmasters International (Red Bank Chapter)

Chronology

2008-Present Lead Project Manager

URS Coporation Construction

Managers, New York, NY

2005-2008 Senior Project Manager

TDX Construction

Construction Managers, New York, NY

2002-2005 Project Officer (Design & Construction)

New Jersey School Construction

Corporation NJSCC, Trenton, NJ

1999-2002 Project Manager

TDX Construction Construction

Managers, New York, NY

1997-1999 Director / Cost Estimator Quality Control

Pernni / Slattery Civil Engineer Consultants,

Jersey City, NJ

1995-1997 Manager of Quality Assurance and Quality

Control

Mount Hope Rock Products Quarry, Asphalt Plant,

Paving Crews, Mt Hope, NJ

1993-1999 Project Manager / Field Engineer

Frank H. Lehr Associates Civil Engineer Consultants,

East Orange, NJ

1988-1993 Finance Manager Mechanical Engineer

Nissei America Injection Molding Manufacturer,

Somerset, NJ

1984-1988 Cost Finance Operations Manager

Tricil Inc. Solid Waste Hauler

Syracuse, NY

1984. Cost Analysis Facilities Manager

Raritan River Steel Steel Manufacture,

Perth Amboy, NJ

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