BRETT WEST

***** **** ****** ~ Forest City, Iowa, 50436

641-***-**** acc310@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

Accomplished, results-oriented Construction Management Professional with

experience in large-scale general construction and wind industry

projects. Proven track record of optimizing quality, safety and profit on

commercial contracts, improving profit margins by as much as 23%.

Possesses unique combination of construction experience as laborer,

superintendent and project manager. Utilizes superior analytical and

critical thinking skills to develop effective solutions to various

project challenges. Leverages strong interpersonal skills to build and

maintain relationships with key stakeholders, subcontractors and

suppliers. Thrives in high pressure environments with multiple, changing

variables. Focused and motivating leader.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JTH WIND (A DIVISION OF HOLLAND

CONTRACTING CORPORATION), Forest City, Iowa 2011 - Present

Project Manager

. Serves as Vice President of Holland Contracting and elected member of

Board of Directors.

. Manages large-scale wind energy projects ensures delivery of high

quality, profitable, on-time and on-budget projects.

. Defines project schedules, collaborates with internal job site

superintendents or foremen on materials and labor needs; procures

materials and resolves issues quickly; negotiates and reviews

subcontractor's contracts.

. Cultivates strong relationships with various stakeholders, including:

owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors and material suppliers.

. Meets with vendors, contractors and superintendents on regular basis for

status updates and to discuss change orders, etc.

. Tracks project costs and delivers job cost information to accounting

department; approves invoices to coincide with accounts payable timeline.

. Develops project cost basis by estimating labor, material and equipment

costs.

Key Projects:

. Shooting Star Wind farm-Mullinville, Kansas

. Broken Bow Wind farm-Broken Bow, Nebraska

. Flat Ridge II Wind farm-Harper, Kansas

HOLLAND CONTRACTING CORPORATION, Forest City, Iowa 1994 - Present

Construction Project Manager (2005 - 2011)

Select Contributions and Accomplishments:

. Avoided potential $18,000 fine by documenting numerous days of inclement

weather that stalled project for two months; resulted in zero penalties;

consistently delivered projects on-time or documented valid delays,

avoiding fines of up to $1000 per day.

. Met project timelines by doing whatever was necessary, including working

in the trenches with crews nights and weekends, assisting with site clean-

up for walkthroughs, driving a four hour roundtrip daily for six months

to perform as superintendent, project manager and more.

. Ensured rapid correction of code violations; held subcontractor's draws

until inspections were passed.

. Increased specific project's profit by $215,000 by optimizing costs when

estimating labor, equipment and materials for 65 change orders.

. Delivered up to 23% increase in profit margin by negotiating costs with

subcontractors and material suppliers surpassing personal goal of hitting

6-8% increase for each project.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

. Improved customer satisfaction with a project owner within one month of

assuming responsibility for an ongoing project; owner communicated to

senior management a marked improvement in communication, response,

attitude and attention to detail.

Holland Contracting Corporation: Construction Project Manager (Continued)

Key Projects:

. Iowa Valley Community College Equine Center, FRF Architects, $6.7+

million

. City of Mason City Library, Holabird and Root Architects, $1.9+ million

. Iowa State University Learning Center, Iowa State University Architects,

$228,000

. Titonka Consolidated Schools, Allers and Associates Architects, $2.9+

million

. City of Waverly Fire Station, Gardner Architecture, $3+ million

Site Superintendent (2003 - 2005)

Laborer (1994 - 2003)

. Managed projects in the field involving concrete foundations and slab on

grade, structural steel framing, bar joists and metal decks and pre-

engineered metal building erection; read blueprints, communicated with

project managers and laborers and delivered quality work.

. Operated loaders, telehandlers, welding machines, concrete finishing

machines and dump trucks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Project Talk Project Management Software

. Primavera Suretrak

. MS Word

. MS Excel

. MC2 Estimating Software

. On-Screen Takeoff Estimating Software (OST3)

. Varco Pruden Estimating Software

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