Nikolai Samarin

Email: abpbiq@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Playa del Rey

State: CA

Zip: 90293

Country: USA

Phone: 909-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Looking to join a firm where I could work as a Project Manager, estimator, assist in all types of construction, permits, etc.,

Educational Background:

Job History / Details:

Nikolai J. Samarin

8521 Pershing Dr., #5

Playa Del Rey, CA 90293

909-***-**** cell

Objective:

Seeking a position with a company that offers a challenge and potential for long term growth. I am a dedicated, hardworking individual specializing in Public Works and Private Sector Construction Estimating, Project Management and Negotiating with a broad 25-year background in Civil, Site work, Demolition, My goal is to join an existing viable company and increase the overall gross volume, profitability and possibly create additional profit centers.

Summary of Qualifications:

* Excellent leader, motivator, team player and communicator

* Superb written and oral presentation skills

* Excellent work history over the past 2.5 decades in Southern California

* Estimated nearly One Billion dollars in a 25-year span in Private/Public Sales

* In the past 24-years, awarded close to $150,000,000 in Public/Private Bids

* Keen insight to Public Contract Code/Inner workings of Public Works Bids

* Extensive "hands on" Construction knowledge in Estimating, Project Management and Field Supervision, Permitting with Building and Safety, worked closely with CONAD, BOE, GSD, all City of LA departments

* Proven track record with a very respectable capture rate

* Write Subcontracts, RFI's, Submittals, Transmittals, Logisitics,

Work Experience:

SR, Inc., Playa Vista/Culver West, CA

Estimator, PM and Superintendent

06/11-10/12

ALL-Phase Construction Co., Upland, CA

Estimating, PM, Sales/Marketing/Consultant

Consulted for KASA Construction, Ramirez Concrete and SR, Inc.

01/10-06/07/12

California Skate Parks Upland, CA

$12 Million dollar General Engineering Contractor

(Shot-Crete/Custom Structural Concrete)

PM/Estimator/Sales-11/04 to 01/10

Estimate/Negotiate/Manage/Supervise City Projects-Nationwide

Value Engineer Contracts/Issue PO's, Subcontracts/Initiate Change Orders

Involved in Special Projects for CEO throughout U.S.

Attend Weekly Agency Meetings/Attend Mandatory/Pre-construction Meetings

Complete/Comprehensive GFE/DBE Bid package completion

Involved in day to day operations with front office

Assist with Billings, Invoicing, Collections and Claims

Full responsibility of Shot-Crete/Skate Park Construction Division

LA Engineering Rosemead, CA

$27.5 Million dollar Public Works Contracting Company-5-Divisions

Chief Estimator/Director of LAE-01/2000-11/2004

Managed every aspect of the estimating department, over saw a staff of 2-Senior

Estimators, 1-Bid Coordinator and 1-Junior Estimator. Worked directly with 5-other Directors and reported to CEO. Worked on a daily basis with Project Management, Field Operations and Accounting. Excellent Specification reader and plan studier.

* Joined LAE in January of 2000 to spearhead site division from the ground up.

* LAE was operating at $10,000,000 annually at that time and with my assistance and direction, almost tripled the size of the company in a 5-year period with an average gross profit of 18% during that tenure.

* Bid projects ranging from $100,000.00 to $13,000,000.00

* Bid projects in Lump Sum, Unit Pricing or Negotiated

* Performed GFE's and worked with DBE's on City of LA contracts

* Conduct Site Visits prior to bid, attended mandatory job walks

* Solid background in Civil Works, Infrastructure, all aspects of site work

* Perform comprehensive take-offs, all facets of the bid

* Contact Subcontractors, Suppliers and Vendors for pricing

* Worked in HCSS, PCS Estimating Software

* Post-bid negotiation with Agency utilized CRIP, VE or CF.

* Outstanding record regarding Value Engineering and CRIP

* Post-bid buyout prior to submitting bid book to Project Management

* Assisted Project Management in developing Project Schedules/plan of attack

* Worked with Field Operations developing production rates/historical data

* Multi-faceted and multi-tasked mode of operandi, can handle multi-tasking

* Daily Study of Green-sheet and related advertising mediums for new bids

* Exemplary record of bid protests and related bid strategies

* Concentrated specifically on Municipal, County, State and Federal projects

* Responsible for capturing work for 5-divisions, 8-superintendents, 6-PM's

* Oversaw senior estimator in structural concrete, infrastructure/building work

* Worked with senior estimator in street and civil and minor highway work

* Mentored incoming junior estimator and bid coordinators

Additional Work History:

Western Rim-Escondido, CA-2-year stint developing an LA/OC division

Chief Estimator/General Manager-Public Works/Private Sector contracting

$8-10,000,000.00 -1998-2000

Granitex-Newport Beach, CA-1994-1995

Consulted for KASA Const., Ontario, CA

Consulted for Ramirez Concrete, Anaheim, CA

Belaire West-Buena Park, CA-1-year-$5,000,000.00 Gross Sales

Chief Estimator/General Manager-1997-1998

IPS-Redlands, CA-1993-1994

Terra-Cal-Baldwin Park, CA-2-years-$25,000,000.00 Public Works, Site Work,

Senior Estimator-1995-1997

Cross Roads Engineering-Whittier, CA-7-years-Private/Public Grading/Paving

Estimator-1986-1993

Education:

Construction Management-Cal Poly Pomona

Business Administration-Point Loma University

Salary $80,000.00

References:

Scott Rice, CSLA,

Steve Rose, CSLA,

Charles Strawter, CSLA,

Kevin Richer, LDDC, Civil Engineer

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