RESUME for TONY BAN

SUMMARY:

Professional estimator- construction manager with years of service to public and

private users, developers and contractors. Past president of Design-Build;

former vice-president and chief estimator of minority general contracting firm

and past construction manager to both the State of Michigan and San Jose State

University.

Extensive experience in construction operations including: field layout, field

supervision, general field supervision, estimating, project management and

executive supervision. Strong experience in purchasing procedures, negotiation,

claim avoidance, the bid process, contract administration and project

remediation.

Areas of work include high rise, office-ground up and remodel, educational, medical,

shopping malls including free-standing major retail, airports and heavy

industrial.

Self employed since 2003 as Claim Consultant and Independent Estimator.

EDUCATION / CREDENTIALS:

B.S. Architecture; formal Civil Engineering, Economics and Finance study; past

chapter president, American Society of Professional Estimators; past chairman,

Educational and Professional Activities Board – Engineering Society of Detroit;

contributor to book length analysis of school construction, New Tactics for

Building; seminar lecturer to Michigan Contractors on The Bid Process (written

by Tony Ban); and past part-time professor, College of Engineering, Lawrence

University for Estimating, Conceptual Estimating and Project Management.

WORK HISTORY:

11/03 to present Independent estimator and claims consultant: Clients include

school districts, general contractors and subcontractors. Work requires

extensive entitlement evaluation, determination, estimating, reports and

negotiation. California Expert Witness service also provided. (Full time after

5/2007)

06/05 to 05/07 Contract Administrator, Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC):

Purchasing duties from inception through final payment including change-

orders, compliance with FARS, negotiation and settlement.

03/04 to 05/05 On-site senior estimator for Abide International, Construction Manager for

the GSA, on $140MM Fresno Courthouse. Change order review and

negotiation directly with prime contractors and their major subcontractors.

07/01 to 10/03 Barry Swenson Builders – Estimator, Superintendent and Project Manager

on self generated D/B bid jobs: Santa Clara Court House completed with

zero punch list from owner’s architect, and Redwood City Child Care

Facility requiring extreme cost containment.

10/99 to 06/01 Gordon-Prill – Estimator, Superintendent and Project Manager on self

generated jobs. (Projects included work at Lockheed, IBM and a private

law office in San Mateo.

01/97 to 09/99 Midwest Steel Erectors – estimator on steel erection projects in the Bay

area. General Project Manager, Portland Airport steel parking structure.

01/95 to 01/97 Asked to return to Michigan for largest D/B project done by Schoenshek

Construction Co: high tech laboratory and dynamometer facility to

consolidate six diverse groups from Ohio and Michigan into one facility.

Job was full responsibility including all client liaisons.

1992 to 01/95 Self employed Construction Manager and Budget estimator at San Jose

State University. Responsibility for all SJSU Capital projects done during

that tenure including three parking garage seismic retrofits: entire bid-

process management, award recommendations, direct field supervision,

contract administration, change order negotiations and close-out.

1990 to 1992 Relocated to California from Michigan with Walbridge-Aldinger Corp. to

serve as on-site change estimator on Nummi Paint Plant project in

Fremont. All liaison with owner’s estimator on $30MM in changes

bringing the $22MM project to $52MM. Decision made to remain in

California after close-out of D/B business in Michigan.

1983 to 1990 President, DMC Corporation in Detroit Michigan area. All sales,

estimating, and project management for this medium size D/B firm.

Clients included General Motors, General Dynamics, Chrysler

Corporation and a variety of private projects. Simultaneous management

of multiple projects the usual order of business.

1980 to 1983 Vice President, Gough Construction Co, Detroit Minority general

contractor. Responsibilities included chief estimator, manager of field

operations and accounts receivable, sales support and all interactions with

public planning and building departments.

Prior to 1980 Two years general manager of medium size speculative building company,

where responsibilities included site analysis, procurement, marketing and

leasing the units; senior estimator and project manager for national general

contractor; eight years with major general contractor as expeditor,

estimator, senior estimator, layout engineer, assistant superintendent,

superintendent and project manager; and one year with a civil consulting

engineer doing line and grade on road work.

SELECTED ADDITIONAL PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Major Community Center Estimator and PM

Hospital addition Supt and PM

New State Office Building Estimator, Supt. and PM

Slip Formed Cement Silo CM job – estimator, Supt. and PM

65 overhead cranes – Chrysler…… Estimator, Supt. and PM

75 ton OH crane, D/B job, Chrysler Estimator, Supt and PM

New airport concourse, Delta……. Superintendent – Detroit Metro Airport.

Two new Department Stores……… Finish Superintendent

Oakland Mall Finish Superintendent

Honeywell High Rise Estimator

Pontchartrain Hotel High Rise……… Estimator and Assistant Supt.

Telephone Company substations… Estimator and PM

Four Major Detroit School Additions General Superintendent and Project Executive

Three story concrete library Estimator

Elementary School Building Estimator

D/B turnkey School Facility Estimator

Federal Office High Rise Estimator

Utility Company concrete projects Estimator

Bank addition Estimator

Pre-engineered Buildings Estimator and Project Manager

Major Strip Mall Estimator and PM

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