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PAUL L. TROAST IV

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

An accomplished construction management professional with diverse experience on large-scale industrial

and commercial, residential and educational projects. Managed the performance of different parties,

including architects, engineers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, expeditors,

specialty consultants and attorneys. Projects have involved new building construction, renovations, tenant

build-outs and interiors, encompassing manufacturing plants, warehouse facilities, research laboratories,

health care centers, retail stores, and landmark structures. Led construction and design teams on various

delivery methods, such as Design/Build GMAX, Construction Management At Risk, Agency Construction

Management and Program Management. Developed productive working relationships with owners,

developers, suppliers, tenants, and government officials at the Federal, State and local levels.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Civic Builders Inc. (9/09 ? 10/13)

Vice President of Construction

? Developed and managed the construction department during a critical growth period of Civic Builder?s

history, successfully delivering the team?s core product to market with certainty of quality, schedule

and cost.

? Projects included:

? Bronx Charter Schools for the Arts (Phase III & IV), Bronx, NY, $2M upgrade

? Icon Charter School 2, Bronx, NY, 125,000sf, $57M constr. Cost, $81M project cost

? Hyde Leadership Charter School, Bronx, NY, 30,000sf, $9.85M const. cost, $21M project cost

? North Star Academy, Newark, NJ, 55,000sf, $16M const. cost, $25M project cost

? Urban Dove Team Charter School, Bronx, NY, $2M upgrade

? Pave Charter School, Brooklyn, NY, 44,000sf, $25M const, cost, $32M project cost

? Harlem Village Academies, Harlem, NY 45,000, $35M const. cost, $50M project cost

? Harlem Children Zone, Harlem, NY, 75,000sf, $50M const. cost, $93M project cost

? Harlem RBI, Harlem NY, 65,000sf, $18M const. cost, $25M project cost

? Heketi, Bronx, NY, 30,000sf, $6M constr. Cost, $11M project cost

? Blackstone Valley Prep., Providence RI, 30,000sf, $8.8M constr. cost, $12M project cost

Anbau Enterprises Inc. (2/06 ? 12/08)

Director of Construction

? Leveraged twenty-seven years of construction knowledge into a guarantee for meeting or exceeding

profit projections on high-end luxury residential development projects.

? Responsibilities include providing hard cost modeling as a critical element of ?Go? vs. ?No Go?

decision making process. Leading the selection process for design professional and monitoring the

progress of the design that lead to the timely and quality deliverables needed to achieve on time

construction start once the property was acquired. Implemented a CM GMAX delivery method in

order to reduce the down time for developing design documents and maintain the level of control on

the entire construction process as required assuring a quality product and minimizing unnecessary

additional cost. Initiated closeout procedures designed to turn over the project in an effective manner

to the new management, obtain interim and final NYDOB approvals, and successful financial closeout

of all consultants, vendors and contractors as required to limit risk and maximize profit.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)

? Successfully developed and lead a delivery method that resulted in profits of approximate $80MM

which exceeded expectations with minimum risk and residual liability.

? Projects included:

? 110 Central Park South, New York, NY, $181MM

nd Street, New York, NY, $56MM

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? 124 W23rd Street, New York, NY, $53MM

AECOM Company (12/97 ? 12/06)

Vice President, McClier (1/00 ? 12/06)

? Established a consistently successful track record with this leading construction organization,

providing oversight of multiple facets of construction, supervision of superintendents and sub-

contractors. Directed bid package preparation, equipment scheduling, preliminary site logistics, quality

control, interpretation of blueprints, and review of value engineering studies.

? Oversaw all construction activities in the Northeast Territory, which included recruiting and

evaluating employee performance, monitoring projects? process to ensure quality, timely and cost-

effective results, troubleshooting project issues and initiating solutions, establishing and monitoring

project budgets, and assisting with marketing efforts by establishing contact with potential clients.

? Consistently attained on-time completion of large-scale projects, from pre-construction to closing.

? Projects included:

? General Electric Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY, $219 MM

? Essex County Correctional Facility, Newark, NJ, 416 MM

? American Express Disaster Recovery, New York, NY, $30 MM

? New York Post Printing Facility, Bronx, NY, $100 MM

? Journal Register Printing Facility, Exton, PA, $15 MM

? Sky-Chef Kitchens, Newark, LaGuardia and Kennedy Airports, $20 MM

? Penguin Putnam Publishing, Kirkwood, NY, $15 MM

? Firemen?s Fund, Liberty Corner and Parsippany, NJ, $6 MM and $1 MM

? Scient, New York, NY, $4 MM

Senior Manager, AECOM Facilities (3/04 ? 12/06)

? Managed all construction activities for $216 million campus renovation program. Obtained TCO ahead

of schedule. Multi-year, multi-project program includes new construction of two laboratory facilities,

150,000 sq. ft. (design-build) - $85m and 75,000 sq. ft. - $25m; renovation of existing office and

conference facilities; and site/physical plant improvements. Managed staff overseeing construction and

design activities. Assigned to project after previous two (2) management teams were terminated.

? Directed multiple direct-hire, prime, and subcontractors performing work on concurrent projects

? Primary contact between program management team and Owner (General Electric)

? Coordinated multiple design team members to support construction activities

? Actively manage budget/schedule/quality to achieve project requirements

? Coordinated with Town/regulatory agencies to obtain Certificate of Occupancy

Senior Manager, DMJM (10/02 ? 3/04)

? Led the Design Team on the construction administration phase of the $416 million Essex County

Correction Facility in Newark, NJ.

? Managed eight separate design teams and served as the primary point of contact on all design matters

with the Essex County Improvement Authority, Essex County Executive Offices, Department of

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)

Corrections, Department of Community Affairs, the agency contract manager, ten prime contractors,

local municipalities, and several client consultants.

? Represented DMJM at bi-weekly Project Executive Meetings, bi-monthly Essex County Board

Meetings and Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders Board Meetings.

Senior Project Manager, New York Post Printing Facility (12/97 - 1/00)

? Performed a wide range of functions, which included developing budget estimates for all stages of pre-

construction; recruiting a team of construction personnel; bidding, negotiating and awarding all

subcontracts; resolving close-out change-order issues with the client and the subcontractor community;

advising the design team on cost and time saving methods of construction during the initial phase;

conducting negotiations with labor unions and other labor organizations; coordinating partial and final

building permits and certificates of occupancy; negotiating and closing out McClier?s general contract

and every subcontract.

Boston Properties, Inc. (5/94 - 12/97)

Construction Manager

? Assembled and administered the entire project team, from design, construction, subcontractor to

suppliers; directed overall project costs and schedules from conceptual estimates and schedules to

actual subcontract award, change-order negotiation to eventual close-out; obtained Building

Department approvals, Certificates of Occupancy and zoning sign-offs.

? Projects included:

? United States Postal Service (Phase I), 90 Church Street Station, New York, NY. Renovation,

remediation and landmark restoration of 15-story, 900,000 sf facility built in 1936 to receive

updated building service to accommodate tenants for the next 60 years. Completely gut and rehab

top 3 floors for a new tenant (135,000 sf) $34.4 million design and construction.

? United States Postal Service (Phase II), 90 Church Street Station, New York, NY. Design, gut

and fit out approximately 765,000 sf of tenant space, encompassing 255,000 for USPS operations

and 510,000 for base building tenants. Prepared conceptual estimates and schedules for lease

negotiations with tenants. Cost: $65 million design and construction.

? New York Daily News, Jersey City, NJ. Renovation of an old Clorox manufacturing facility (23

acres, 450,000 sf) for a state-of-the-art newspaper printing facility. Directed all facets, including

design and construction of the facility from ground breaking to occupancy, as well as coordinating

the press, material handling, equipment and installation of computer systems. Also oversaw

contracting and installing a $1.5 million security system. Cost: $47 million design and

construction; $155 million overall development.

The Henderson Corporation (4/92 - 5/94)

Project Manager

? Responsibilities included all phases of contract from fast-track design, cost controls, quality controls,

material deliveries, submittals, owner-township relations, pre-purchase of major equipment such as

cooling tower, air handlers and chillers, validation of building for FDA inspection, and development

and monitoring of computerized project schedule.

? Projects included:

? Kiwi Shoe Polish, Springfield, PA, design/build $3 million laboratory building.

? LTS, fast-track design/build renovation of existing building to accommodate 100,000sf

warehouse, 50,000sf office space and 20,000sf quality control labs. $23 million.

? Tank Farm, design/build project. $2 million.

Bomar Builders, Inc. (4/91 - 4/92)

Project Manager / Estimator

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)

? Directed contract negotiations, purchase orders, subcontracts, project scheduling, shop drawing

submittals, payment applications, change-orders, building permits, cost control, complete bid

submission, and pricing.

? Projects included:

? Sears, Roebuck & Company, design/build training and service/distribution center, 40,000 sf.

? Visiting Nurses Association of Southern Jersey, design/build 50,000 sf headquarters facility.

Brown & Matthews Construction (10/89 - 4/91)

Project Manager

Superintendent / Project Engineer

? Responsibilities included contract negotiations, application for payment, submittals, building permits,

project close-out, subcontractor requisitions, scheduling, change-orders and submittals.

? Projects included Safety Kleen, Butler Aviation, Hyatt Regency and Lord & Taylor .

Mahony-Troast Construction Company (1983 - 1989)

Estimator, Assistant Superintendent / Project Engineer/Laborer

? Responsibilities included: Quantity take-off, bid assembly, cost engineering and subcontractor

evaluation. Organizing daily manpower, processed change-orders, ordered materials, oversaw layout

construction, verified drawing and handled labor grievances. Benchmark verification, setting slab

evaluations, setting anchor bolts and base plates, concrete testing, layout of building, layout of tilt-up

panels. Oversaw demolition, material staging/handling, daily clean-up, temporary protection,

dewatering, labor grievances, and equipment removals/replacement. Material handling/placement,

rubbish removal, building layout, general clean-up and timekeeping

? Projects included:

? Conlux Addition, alternations, $1 million.

? Union Center National Bank, new building, $4.2 million.

? BASF Corporation, alternations industrial, $500,000.

? Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, addition, $4.7 million.

? Intercare Health Systems, new building, $2.8 million.

? New Jersey Bell Telephone, alteration, $1 million

? Price Club Merchandise Company, Inc.

? Whittier-Rule, 200,000sf warehouse

? Benjamin Moore Paints, alterations, $7 million.

? BMW, 300,000sf tilt-up warehouse

EDUCATION

Fairleigh Dickinson University

B.S. Degree in Construction Engineering Technology, Magna cum Laude

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