Robert P. Ludwig III
** ** * ** *** Suite *** • Miami, FL 33132 • Cellular 305-***-**** • acvvvu@r.postjobfree.com
Senior Project Manager
Combines 150 million P&L responsibility as a Real Estate Development professional with more than 24 years of experience in the Commercial and Residential building industry. A proven background in design, construction/renovation and project management of spec and custom homes, warehouses, hotel resorts, and office buildings for various projects. Expert project management skills, focusing on growth, through the development and utilization of computer technologies to track job progress, control project costs and schedule operational tasks that facilitate project completion on time and under budget. Multi-national experience as a foundation contractor with a specialty in specialized concrete design fabrication, LEED, solar, and installation has cultivated a strong passion for the energy efficient building industry (Green Building); including the research and development of new eco efficient products and alternate energy sources over the past 10 years.
Core Competencies & General Management Strengths Include:
Financial Turnaround & Cost/Cycle Time Optimization • Capital Planning & Performance Enhancement
Strategic/Operational Planning & Cost Containment • Global Market Evaluation & Licensing Agreements
Bachelor of Arts • Architecture/Business • University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Associate of Science • Computer Science • Bauder Collage, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Professional Experience
RAW Energy Materials, LLC Current
Pompano Beach, FL
www.RawenergyMaterials.com
Project Manager Consultant
World-wide recognized manufacture of green building products. Our corporate headquarters are in Pompano Beach, Florida with satellite offices in Dallas, San Antonio, TX, Atlanta, GA, Baltimore, MD, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Cosa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, and Asia.
Improve Energy Efficient and Solutions for FRB Rebar and Raw Energy corporations.
Supervise, direct and motivate contractors and employee teams of multi-disciplines for design and build.
ICC and ASTM certified building products.
Specialized in Wind and Solar framing that is non-corrosive and non-conductive. That is 2 time stronger then steel and 7 times lighter. (Similar to carbon fiber at a 10th the price and green).
Highly used in High Speed Rail Systems.
90 Percent of all the highways in Asia are reinforced with Rock-Bar and fibers. It allows for faster production of highways with longevity and sustainability.
ADAAG Consulting Services, LLC (ACS), 2015
Coral Gables, FL
Project Manager Consultant
Nationally recognized accessibility-consulting firm. Our corporate headquarters are in Miami, Florida with satellite offices in Los Angeles, New York, Dallas and registration in Louisiana Our day-to-day involvement with state and federal accessibility codes and standards, coupled with hands-on participation in the code interpretation process, results in unparalleled experience and technical knowledge in accessibility.
ADA Compliance
ADA Inspector and Plans Examiner
ADA construction tolerance analysis and determination for architectural barriers
and a evaluation of architectural barriers from a usability standpoint or equivalent facilitation.
Evaluation and determination of technical in-feasibility, structural impracticality, and specific site constraints or undue financial and administrative burdens in achieving ADA compliance
ADA construction cost estimates for mitigating architectural barriers
ADA custom self-evaluation checklist and survey protocol development
UFAS/ADAAG/§504 Design and Construction Consulting
ADA corporate policy development for compliance with Title I 29 CFR 1630.2 and 1630.9 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Florida Building Commission vertical accessibility and related waivers
R.C.I BUILDERS 2014-2015
Project Manager- Doral, FL
General contracting and construction Management Company. We have been building in the South Florida commercial and residential market for the last 30 years. The principals have over 50 years of combined experience in the construction industry. Specializing in the hospitality market, we have completed 24 hotels in the past 10 years. In a effort to gain more control and bring a better product to our clients and at the same time done more economically, we opened an in house concrete division to self-perform our concrete work in the 4th quarter of 2009.
We provide a variety of services to meet our clients' needs. Companies of all sizes and experience join us in a team-oriented process. This means we take on the appropriate level of responsibility to get the job done. Whether it’s the discrete detail required in a complex interior job or total project delivery - from pre-construction planning through post-construction maintenance - we add value where it’s wanted, and flexibility when it’s needed.
Pre-Construction Services
Project Management
General Construction
Construction Management
Design Build
Innovative Public Private Financing/Investment Solutions
Overseeing and managing the LEED construction of Resident INN by Marriott.
RFI’s of the sub-contractors, to the daily logs and permit issues related to the project.
The scope and progression of the project to the owners.
Providing oversight of OSHA safety on the jobsite.
PETRO-MED PETROLEUM, SA, Santo Domingo, DR 2010 to 2013
Consultant - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Oil and Gas Project Management Professional, overseeing broker transactions, construction of storage facilities and alignment of oil contracts and arranging paymaster:
Provide the leadership necessary to generate and deliver negotiations of buyer/seller oil contracts in highly competitive, rapidly changing global marketplace.
Develop and leverage strong positive client relationships to achieve outstanding results in profitability, customer service and quality performance.
RECLAIM RESOURCES LAC (A Green Energy Power Plant), Santo Domingo, DR 2009 to Present
Project Manager - Costa Rica, Columbia & Dominican Republic
www.ReclaimResourcesLAC.com
Construction supervision of waste to energy power plants and introduction of efficient green energy roadmaps for non-corrosive building products:
Establish best practices strategy that increased operational process efficiency by 15-20%, realizing an improvement in P&L, supply chain and manufacturing work streams.
Increase efficiencies and cost-cutting initiatives that reduced year-over-year, controllable construction costs by 12-20%.
Create and integrate new, high performing fuel storage facility methods that are efficient and long term.
Conduct multiple discovery sessions during global design blue printing phase and requirement gathering sessions.
Design, develop and provide guidance for efficient application architecture, business requirement gathering, gap analysis, process mapping and recommended best business solution to close the gaps during global Oracle implementations of supply chain manufacturing and finance streams.
LINDSEY HOPKINS FOUNDATION (A Non-profit Green Edu.), Miami, FL 2009 to Present
CEO of North America and Caribbean - Dominican Republic and Costa Rica
Create educational requirements for local public on upcoming projects on how to recycle and use Green products. Map-out design requirements on Green products to direct local public on profit control and theft prevention measures:
Spearhead and generate fundraising events to raise capital for training classes at local companies and the private sector.
Successfully negotiate with the Bahamian government to accompany and enhance building efficiency in the territories of the Bahamas, Costa Rica, and Dominican Republic.
Authorize complete shop drawings for all designs observing strict Green and energy efficient construction standards utilizing concrete and higher building standards for steel structures with an interest in alterative True Green products.
EFFICIENT BUILDING SOLUTIONS, Miami, FL 2006 to 2012
CEO North America Dominican Republic, South &Central America
Distributer of new sustainable and green building products for South/Central and all of the Caribbean for new companies beginning to export:
www.newrebar.com, www.rawenergy.com
Construct Green Energy Power Generation Plants utilizing all necessary materials to produce cost effective measures.
Improve Energy Efficient and Solutions for New Rebar and Raw Energy corporations.
Supervise, direct and motivate contractors and employee teams of multi-disciplines.
Monitor project risks and scope to identify potential problems to proactively create solutions.
Promptly address escalating issues that may have impacted operations.
Produce and authorized stage plans, highlight reports, risk logs and requests for change.
GULF ATLANTIC INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA, N. Miami Beach, FL 1992 to Present
General Manager and State Certified General Contractor
Rehabilitate and construct real estate and serve as a hurricane specialist for property maintenance:
Manage between 1,500 to 3,000 inspections for Property Appraiser/Inspection Company a month covering North Central Florida to the Florida Keys.
Oversee and approve construction plans of all projects.
Direct a team of architects, engineers and contractors successfully completing within project scope: on time and under budget.
Supervise, direct and motivate sub-contractors and employee teams of multi-disciplines
GLOBAL GROUP CONSULTING SERVICES, SA, Miami, FL 2009 to 2012
CEO - Costa Rica and Dominican Republic
Green Development Consultancy with a proven ability to identify and capitalize on business opportunities; with an outstanding track record of understanding, defining and shaping the customers' needs. Traveling regularly to different locations in the Dominican Republic, Central & South America to assist public sector organizations, multinationals and private companies:
Achieved rapid progression in major projects from the planning stage through to completion.
Achieved 25% cost savings by instituting solutions, researching lower prices, controlling quality, and maintaining schedules.
Proven ability to improve SOPs (standard operating procedures) and people by promoting best business methods.
Directly supervised a team of specialists, working with clients, to assess their existing business practices, identifying weaknesses in order to recommend optimization solutions.
Early Positions:
A-1 Security Title Insurance: Licensed Title Agent (2006 to 2009) • A-1 Funding: CEO Human Resource Management (1999 to 2007) • Southeastern Property Appraisers Florida: CEO/Field Inspector (1996 to 2003) • Fiberand, Inc.: Project Manager (1990 to 1999)
Licenses & Professional Certifications
Water Waste Collection System Certification, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2012 • State Certified Roofing Contractor, State of Florida, Florida, 2006 • Lender, Dept of Finance, Florida, 1999 to 2006 • Real Estate Title Agent, Dept of Finance, Florida, 2006 • Certified Green Builder NAHB Cert. 2005 • State Reg. Appraiser, State of Florida, Florida, 1995 to 2002 • Approved FEMA LIC. Contractor, 2001 • Mortgage Brokers LIC. Dept of Finance, Florida, 1998 • Certified General Contractor, State of Florida, Florida, 1989 • Backflow Prevention Cert # L01-11-9111 • MRF Operator Cert # USGBC Certification • Green Certified Contractor • ICF Certified Contractor and Distributor for South Florida, Central & South America, and the Caribbean • My Safe Home Certified Contractor • Green Specific Building Products, Basalt Rebar, Basalt Fibers, and Biomass Products
Professional Training Coursework
U.S. Green Builder Council Member, Miami, 2005-2010
ADA Compliance and Inspections ICC 2015
PMP Certification, NOVA Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale, FL 2012
Landfill Design and Construction FBPE, PDH, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2012
Master Certification of Concrete Placement, WOC (World of Concrete), Las Vegas, NV 2012
Placement and Installation of Previous Concrete Certification WOC, Las Vegas, NV 2102
Optimizing Clarifier Performance & Flow Measurement FDEP OCP W/WW CEUs, U of FL Gainesville, FL 2012
Back Flow Prevention Certification, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2011
MRF Operators Certification Training, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2011
CAM Licensing Training Gold Coast School of Real Estate, FL 2011
Certified Civil Law Mediation, NOVA University, FL 2010
Florida Water Conservation Coordinator University of Florida Treeo Center, Gainesville, FL 2010
Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Energy Conservation HB 697, U. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 2010
Life, Health, and Variable Annuity, Gold Coast School of Insurance, Miami, FL 2009
Leeds Certification LIC, Professional Publications, Miami, FL 2008
State Roofing LIC, Gold Coast School of Construction, Ft Lauderdale, FL 2006
Home Inspection LIC, Gold Coast School of Real Estate, Ft Lauderdale, FL 1996
Real Estate Appraisers LIC, Gold Coast School of Real Estate, Ft Lauderdale, FL 1995
Real Estate Sales, Gold Coast School of Real Estate, N Miami, FL 1987
Accessibility Inspection and Plan Title II, III and FHA ICC, 2015
Achievable Barrier Removal AIA, 2015