MICHAEL E. STAATS

**** ** ******* ***, **** Linn OR Phone No. 503-***-****

email: abgzi5@r.postjobfree.com

Goal: Multi-disciplined construction professional seeking full time

employment in the industry. Offers both office and field skills garnered

over three decades. Strong knowledge of new construction, remodel, and

tenant improvement projects at both the residential and commercial levels.

Also offers intermediate knowledge of heavy construction projects.

Skills

Construction Project Estimating

Management

Project Supervision Contract Administration

CPM Scheduling Use of Negotiation as a

management tool

Develop project budgets Document management and

control

Apply Engineering Principles Safety Consciousness

Apply active listening Plan/Spec & Design/Build

techniques experience

Meet Deadlines Task Prioritization

Effective Time Management Word/Excel/MS Project

proficiency

Professional Highlights

< Project Manager (Small) for various projects under $1M in initial

contract value.

< Project Engineer for Federal, State and Public Works projects ranging

from $12k to $1.8M

< Superintendent for large projects such as: Apartment Complex, Fast

Food Restaurant, High School Gymnasium.

< Due diligence to realize 50% saving on specialty bid line item

otherwise valued at ~$250k

< Maintain consistent quality in efforts and workmanship, individually

and of those under my supervision.

< Knowledgeable in the fundamentals of Civil Engineering, Chemistry and

Electricity.

Work Experience:

Carpenter, Britewood Remodeling and Design, West Linn OR

4/05 to 10/10

* Wood frame for remodel and new construction projects, both residential

and commercial.

* Repair wooden structures and their component pieces as required by the

finding of dry rot.

* Form, pour, finish, and strip concrete foundations and stem-walls.

* Place and install epoxy based anchor bolt systems. (Hilti, Simpson)

* Place and roll prefabricated truss systems.

* Place, install, and seal flashings at roof lines, windows, doors,

decks, patios and demising walls.

* Place and install "Blue-Skin" weatherproofing system at all

penetrations of the building envelope.

* Perform installation of doors, windows, roofing, siding, and

sheetrock, hardwood flooring, ceramic tile surfaces and cabinets.

* History of safely, productively, and efficiently using and maintaining

ordinary hand tools, electric saws, pneumatic nail guns, gasoline

powered tools, and personnel/material transport equipment.

Project Manager/Project Engineer/Superintendent, Silco Commercial Const.,

Portland OR 3/98 to 3/05

* Negotiate, prepare, draft, and manage subcontractor contracts.

* Review, approve, or amend as necessary, monthly subcontractor progress

billings.

* Develop preliminary project budgets by estimating labor and material

costs required for new construction and tenant improvement projects.

* Prepare and issue both change orders and purchase orders.

* File for, and follow through design review, permits associated with

design-build projects.

* Draft, implement, distribute, and modify as necessary, critical path

schedules.

* Plan, schedule, supervise, coordinate and direct daily work activities

of project's employees.

* Obtain information from potential clients to determine project scope and

limitations.

* Use negotiation techniques as a management tool.

* Interpret and apply relevant construction contracting laws, regulations,

and procedures.

* Implement safety procedures and perform safety inspections.

Project Engineer/Administrative Assistant, Olson's Mechanical & Heavy

Rigging. 7/96 to 12/97

* Secure bids and quotations from Subcontractors, Distributors and

Manufactures.

* Write and issue change orders and purchase orders

* Issue and follow up on serial letters between GC, Owner, and

Subcontractors.

* Create and maintain project serial correspondence and document logs

* Responsible for initiating and tracking submittals.

* Calculate material and labor quantities.

* Organize and work with detailed records.

* Keep record of project expenses.

* Understand, use, and communicate technical information.

* Assist with business and managerial research.

Lead Electrician/Electrician, Porter Electric, Vancouver WA

10/93 to 7/96

* Plan, supervise and direct daily electrical work at numerous new

apartment complexes.

* Perform change orders as directed by the general contractor and/or

approved by company office.

* Calculate and submit monthly billing reports to the home office.

* Perform rough and trim electrical work.

* Install building's electrical services.

* Install transformer pads, secondary junction boxes, and underground

conduits.

* Produce as-built drawings of power lines, house and street lighting.

* Maintain inventories, ordering and purchasing as needed.

* Ensure that worksites are supplied with materials, safely run and

cleaned up on a daily basis.

Engineering Technician, Scott Wells and Associates, Portland OR

9/90 to 10/93

* Survey and digitally mapped the Upper Columbia River Slough.

* Conduct and supervise midstream water quality sampling surveys of the

lower Willamette River, the Lower and Upper Columbia River Sloughs.

* Draft, collate and analyze data for insertion into final report

documents.

* Perform laboratory tests on various water quality parameters.

Grade Checker/Laborer, Dirt and Aggregate Construction Co., Troutdale OR

1981 to 1988

* Read and interpret plans and specifications on various heavy

construction projects.

* Direct heavy equipment in the establishment of sub-grades.

* Perform optical and laser elevation checks during excavation and

embankment.

* Grade, lay, bed and backfill pipe up to 72" in diameter.

Education

1990 Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering, Portland State

University, Portland OR

1983 Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry/Biophysics, Oregon State

University, Corvallis OR

Certificates

State Of Oregon EIT, Registration Number 9150EIT

State of Oregon Life and Health Insurance License: 749343

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