Eugene L. Watkins III

*** ****** ****** **** **** Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919-***-**** acfd0h@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Multi talented high octane project manager with high tech passion and fortune 500 experience

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

THE SPEAR GROUP Durham, NC

The Spear Group provides highly trained auditors and project controls personnel to power, utility, pharmaceutical and engineering firms throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico

Construction Project Auditor 2009 - 2014

Lead five year independent audit of Merck & Co., Inc, pharmaceutical company; Audited construction costs of prescription grade drug manufacturing facilities, laboratories, cold storage warehouses and underground utilities; Annual audit findings yielded $350,000 to $700,000 return on $7B capital project. Responsible for operations in NC, VA, TN, SC, GA; Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, A3 Thinking, Kaizen Lean Principals of Manufacturing.

CASTLE & COOKE Kannapolis, NC

Owner of Dole Foods & NC Research Campus a 154 building, 350 acre, mixed use project

Project Manager, Commercial Real Estate Development March - August 2008

Collaborated with SVP at Turner Construction Company and Clancy & Theys Construction, to mitigate costs escalation in building materials. Reduced budget by $2M

Lead weekly progress meetings regarding commissioning, controlling and coordinating architects, engineers, consultants and contractors; Reviewed plans, scopes, estimates, proposals and negotiated prices, approved materials, vendor and subcontractor application for payment; coordinated issues with team members and monitored daily project progress

Built Core Lab, Central Energy Plant, Bio-Repository Warehouse and Parking Garage

LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST Orlando, FL

2nd largest US Publicly-traded Office & Industrial REIT, $6.7B revenue, 500 employees

Asset Manager May -August 2007

Monitored construction of 350,000 SF build-to-suit warehouse and 300,000 SF spec. building; project completed ahead of schedule

Lead internal audit, collected $100K account receivable

CITY OF AUSTIN Austin, TX

The City of Austin employs 12,000 people and has $640M in annual revenues

Contract Compliance Sr. Specialist March 2004 -August 2006

Investigated large scale capital improvement projects for accounting compliance;

Monitored $1B in payments; conducted 300 field audits, 400 claims, 5000 pay requests

Monitored bonding and insurance for required minimum coverage and expiration date

Reconciled monthly spending 26 internal departments, 70 project managers

Maintained hard and electronic copies of pay requests, vendor invoices & change orders

Maintained electronic database which tracked project financial status, alerted PMs of risks

Responsible for project records at closeout and duration of warranty period

TEXAS COMMUNITY BUILDERS Austin, TX

Multi-family affordable housing developer, 30 employees, revenue $26M

Construction Superintendent 1998-2004

Supervised construction of the Townhomes at Town Vista (260 units); The Gardens at Decker Lake (110 units); The Village at Crown Point (170 units); all three projects were funded by LIHTC

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

THE KENAN INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR COMPETITIVE ECONOMIES Chapel Hill, NC

University based think tank that provides research, education and outreach activities related to entrepreneurship, economic development and global competitiveness in North Carolina

Business Development, Sr. Research Fellow September 2007 - November 2008

Lead Dun & Bradstreet research which segmented North Carolina companies in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro, NC by revenue in excess of $100M, identified 2000 companies; Used phone and fax numbers to contact CEOs for in-person interview; actions resulted in one-on-one interviews with 250 CEOs

Coordinated on-site visits which involved overnight travel, factory tours, review of financials and candid discussions with CEO concerning company’s economic health, industry trends, drivers of revenue growth and market share; data gathered used to prepare recommendations for capital from NC Legislature based on global readiness

SPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS Chapel HIll, NC

IT hardware start-up Company selected as one of five inaugural ventures by Carolina Launch Pad, a pre-commercial incubator funded by the UNC Chapel Hill Provost Office

Business Development Manager November 2008-May 2009

Wrote business plan for patent pending device that enhances user control of medical, military and personal computing devices; Raised seed money through Angel Investor and Small Business IT grant; Responsible for identifying market opportunities and ultimately licensing IT

EDUCATION

MBA, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC Chapel Hill May 2006

BS Government, University of Texas, Austin, TX May 1998

PMP Certified Project Management, December 2005 PMI

LEED Accredited Professional (proficiency in sustainable building practices) May, 2008

Argus Real Estate Valuation, Level 1 certified program, April, 2008

ROCIP (Rolling Owner Controlled Insurance Program) Training, May 2004

SPIN Selling Workshop, Huthwaite, Inc. February 2007; Se habla Espanol

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