JOEL PRETZ

ad27md@r.postjobfree.com

516-***-****

SUMMARY As a focus-driven, energetic individual with over 25 years of professional experience, an assertive team player with a great work ethic and excellent communication skills. Extensive knowledge in managing projects, reading, and understanding detailed construction drawings and specifications. Knowledge of Local, State, and Federal Fire and Life Safety codes. Well-versed in staff management, including training and mentoring others. Problem-solving abilities needed to get any job done properly, on time, and within budget using Critical Path Methods and Path Analysis. Can negotiate and supervise due to impressive leadership skills. I am a resourceful, detail-oriented, and highly organized individual who excels in any fast-paced environment.

EDUCATION Bachelor’s-Construction Management, HOFSTRA

CERTIFICATES OSHA Certified,

Construction Safety,

Construction Fire Safety,

Confined Space Entry

First Aid/CPR Lead Certified

Asbestos Certified

60 OSHA Suspended Scaffold

40-Hour Site Safety Manager

30-Hour Fire Safety Manager

SOFTWARE Office, Excel, Word & PowerPoint PROCORE, SAGE,

KNOWLEDGE MS NYC FD and DOB Codes (Proprietary Software)

WORK EXPERIENCE

JULY 2022 to PRESENT

McKissack: Managed and scheduled all aspects of DELTA TERMINAL, JFK International Air Terminal, LLC. (JFKIAT) Director for Terminal 4 at JFK Airport. Supervised the demo of the old terminal 4 location and worked with engineers/architects/contractors on the new build for terminal 4, managed all MEP (Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing) work, managed superintendents for terminal 4 asphalt and concrete pavement excavation, removal, and reconstruction; consisting of 1Million+ sqft of asphalt/concrete and the observation tower and Delta management offices. Managed the new sanitary drainage system including gravity base piping, pre-cast concrete forms, concrete panels, and taxiways. Responsible for estimating the project process as well overseeing standardized procedures and methods. Manage the day-to-day activities for the estimating department team of 20, this typically includes implementing construction related task; demo, foundation- including helical piles and all MEP including fire safety systems.

McKissack: Managed all subcontractors involved in the project including safety and the renovation of CONEY ISLAND HOSPITAL. Total build-out of parking garage location adjacent to hospital with ground level access managed construction safety enclosures for external oxygen tanks, examined drawings and met with superintendents to keep schedule and budget in place, supervised all MEP (Mechanical-Electrical-Plumbing) work.

JULY 2020 to JULY 2022

LARSEN & TOUBRO INTEGRATED ENGINEERING SERVICES (IES) (Current) Multinational engineering technology firm invested in engineering, construction, manufacturing, and financial services. PROCTER & GAMBLE: Assisted the team of roughly 250 members in defining and adhering to its own process to make sure project gets done according to schedule and budget, as well as assisted with the set schedule. Oversaw all major renovations projects with focus on cost reduction, defined scope goals of all projects pending, and current. Lead kickoff meetings with all board of directors, project managers sub-contractors, superintendents, and team members to coordinate ideas, schedules and factored them into a project plan and set clear expectation for the project’s plan.

LARSEN & TOUBRO INTEGRATED ENGINEERING SERVICES (IES) NESTLE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER: 180,000 Square feet testing Facility, with a budget of $70 million. Complete buildout project involved GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices). CGMP, including appropriate personal hygienic practices, plant equipment, sanitary operations, facilities sanitation, product, and process controls.

JULY 2018 to NOVEMBER 2019

NYCHA/SCA

Special Assignment Unit

Project Manager & SOW Director

Site Superintendent

With a budget of $180 million.

NYCHA Managed the rebuild of all boiler systems and installed wireless controls on each apartment and each of the facilities, to be able to control and monitor the

heating on each of these buildings.

SCA managed different small projects with

budget ranging from $1.8 to $8.6 million. With schools all over the NYC area.

JANUARY 2018 to JULY 2018

WALO BERTSCHINGER Ltd.: Project Manager & Field Representative

Managed the Construction and budget for: Buffalo Skyway Bridge. Hydro-demolition of all top deck and all the ramps. With a $19.3 million budget.

FEBRUARY 2014 to JANUARY 2018

NEW YORK BUILD IT BACK (FEMA): Project Manager & Field Representative.

Managed three different projects with various budgets ranging from $149 Million, $116 Million, $123 Million. Project involves the rehabilitation of homes damaged by Super Storm Sandy. Work involved working with the Governor’s office, FEMA, and the Federal Government. Weekly briefings with all the above entities, and homeowners to give an update on the progression of the work.

MARCH 2012 to FEBRUARY 2014

INDEPENDENT LIVING ASSOCIATION: Construction Manager/Superintendent and Facilities Manager. Managed a few buildouts and rehabilitation of several properties regulated by OPWDD, with various budgets from federal, private, and public entities, ranging from $9.5 million, $6.8 million, and $6.2 million.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Reports to the Senior Project Executive Director to plan, coordinate, direct, and supervise personnel (depending on the size of the project), subcontractors, and vendors engaged in projects ensuring that work is completed on time, within budget and to the quality specified within the NYCHA rules and regulations. Develop strong relationships to ensure collaboration and communication with all management, CEOs, and decision-makers, influencers, architects, engineers, code enforcement officials, and other external customers critical to the projects’ success.

Represents NYCHA in all projects that involve meetings with Architects, Subcontractors and Vendor Relations; Conducts weekly client meetings with Staff and prepares/distributes minutes, develops and issues Monthly Status Reports.

Experience working on custom exteriors, curtain walls and facade projects. (Experience with Local Law 11)

Manages Budget and Financial Reporting, utilizes control tools such as change Order Requests and Logs, Change Event Letters and Logs through different management software. Maintains General Contract and Subcontract Documents.

Tracking and generating reports for each job site’s financials.

Consult and negotiate work procedures, scope, and scheduling, as well as work sequence, and project-specific safety plans. Experience managing project-specific Fire and Life Safety Systems.

Maintains Quality Assurance and Control, keeps control set of contract/shop drawings and issues regular reports to ensure all team members are working from the current design and follows up on delivery of materials to job site.

Creates, reviews, and distributes monthly schedule updates on projects. Establishes and monitors procedures for projects, including but not limited to

contract drawings, submittals, additional cost requests (plus related Change Orders), shop/contract drawings and ensuring any other information concerning the project is received, reviewed, approved, and released.

Implements HRCG’s Injury and Incident Free (IIF) program.

Supervises and keeps team engaged and encourages participation from junior staff.

Supervise all monthly inspections and follow up on resolutions on open.

issues. Organizes work, train and provide mentorship and leadership to junior staff.

Project and team manager for facades design, documentation and intended construction of large-scale housing and related urban projects.

Successfully managed Commercial, Public, State, and City projects, capable of

simultaneously managing multiple projects. Ensures daily job records project documents are current and accurate. Responsible for the daily management, supervision, coordination, and successful completion of site construction projects including but not limited to, asphalt paving, milling & reclaiming, drainage, curbs, sidewalks, masonry, and septic systems. Meet time and cost objectives with respect to contracting, scheduling, estimating, bidding and contract administration functions.

Expertise in procurement, writing project specifications, developing, preparing, executing and

contracts Management in: Materials Strategic Sourcing, activities and Vendor Management, Supply Chain, Facilities Management and Asset Management.

Pre-construction development of an initial schedule and provide detail as to what is required for project. Once schedule is developed and sequenced, update, maintain, communicate, and manage all subcontractors and vendors to the schedule.

Developing an effective plan with the Superintendent or Foreman for the project to determine the means and methods necessary, including individual work activities to meet project goals while maintaining a team mentality. Develop, maintain, and enforce a project site logistics plan and temporary facilities plan. Managed High-Rise Rehabilitations and Façade and repairs.

Development of Statement of Works (SOW’s), Non-Disclosure (NDA’s) and Master Services Agreements (MSA’s)

Managed Cost Analysis, Outsourcing, Professional Services Agreements, RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, Vendor Proactive communication with sales, scheduling, management, crews, subcontractors, and customers per company expectations providing onsite direction as needed. Responding to all inquiries on a timely basis.

Tracking and generating reports for each job site financials.

Ensures that all means, and methods are in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and contracts.

Maintained scope of work, materials and workmanship required for development and performed cost estimating.

Managed and monitored assigned projects from the development processes to delivering total project solutions.

Develop, review, approve and implement project budgets, schedules and contract bid documents review RFIs and Changed order.

These projects include Hydro-Demolition, UHPC for State, Government and Commercial projects.

Developed contact with senior staff, directors, and other influential staff within each project from conception, initiation to planning, execution, and performance/monitoring and project close.

Maintains customer satisfaction and responding to client concerns.

Manage punch list and closeout process that nonconforming work is corrected to the client satisfaction. Monitors all costs for rework.

Produced reports on each project at agreed intervals and whenever substantive actions are required.

Monitoring of the overall safety coordinating with Safety Manager for the project and resolved quality issues on each of the projects and the development, coordination of material and equipment schedules.

Sets inspections and testing to ensure that the project is done to the quality requirements of contract documents and meets or exceeds regulatory requirements.

Promoted safety and efficiency, responsible for the project implementation and monitoring of the safety throughout the project.

Conducts safety coordination meetings to discuss safety requirements for major construction activities.

Manages all subcontractor’s safety standards; conducts post-incident investigations.

Managed all subcontractors and vendors on associated processes and procedures as well as planning and implementation of concrete frame/formwork jobs on each site. Made sure all projects were ready for inspections and audits.

Responsible for managing the project productivity, costs, quality, and safety consistent with company policies and practices. Manage Closeout process.

Directed site-specific Fire and Life Safety Systems

Prepared and reviewed client submittals, vendor in voices and change orders.

Liaised with clients and a variety of professionals including architects and subcontractors.

Prepared internal and external reports pertaining to job status progression and milestones.

Responsible for daily and weekly safety audits and developing safety summaries, reporting directly to upper management.

Assessed the sustainability, remediation, and environmental impact of projects.

Logged geotechnical data.

Conducted risk assessment for BIB program.

Consult and negotiate work procedures, scope, and scheduling, as well as work sequence, project-specific safety plans.

Conducted inspections and supervision of subcontractors for all work with Union and Non-Union Laborers work.

Managed project resources as well as scheduled material and equipment purchases and deliveries.

Managed site safety and security for each project following OSHA guidelines Supervised construction Superintendent, Project Engineer, Safety Personnel, and subcontractors.

Experience with OPWDD.

Management and operation of the construction of retail refrigeration systems.

JP Construction, Inc.

Coordinate, and manage every aspect of a building project from start to finish. Considering weather conditions, and timelines each project varies depending on what type of work needs to be done.

Joel Pretz

ad27md@r.postjobfree.com

516-***-****

Project List

Client: Port Authority of NY and NJ - JFK International Airport – Terminal One

Value: 9.5 billion, rehabilitation Project

Completion: July 2023

Client: HILLS Pet food (COLGATE)

Value: 28.5 million, rehabilitation Project

Completion: March 2022

Client: PROCTER & GAMBLE Company (P&G)

Value:125.7 million, expansion project

Completion: April 2022

Client: NESTLE

Value: 98.8 million

Facility upgrade

Completion: February 2022

Client: DOT NY

Project: Skyway Bridge - Buffalo, NY

Value: 180.0 million

Completion: July 2020

Client: DOT, IOWA

Value: 19.3 million (Ramps)

Managed Hydro Demolition DOT

Completion: July 2018

Client: DOT, IOWA

Project: Shelton Bridge - Sioux City, IA

Cramer and Associates

Value: 9.38 million

Bridge deck overlay

Completion: July 2018

Client: DDC/HRO

Project: New York Build it Back

General Construction Requirement Contract

Staten Island - Value: $149.9 million

Garrison Beach - Value: $116.8 million

Breezy Point, Far Rockaway - Value: $123.9 million

Completion: April 2018

Client: DOT NY

Project: Skyway Bridge, Buffalo, NY

Value: 23.39 million

Demolition of deck / UHPC installation

Completion June 2018

Client: Rikers Island

Project: New York City Department of Correction, 75-20 Astoria Boulevard, East Elmhurst, NY

Value: $19 million

Demolition and Concrete

Completion: July 2011

Client: New York Courts

Project: Bronx Civil Supreme Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY

Value: $11.2 million

Interior Renovation & Stair Remediation including Asbestos Abatement 30,000 sq. ft.

Completion: December 2011

Client: SCA

Project: Public School 107, 1301 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Project: New York City School Construction Authority, 30-30 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY

Value: $3.4 million

Completion: May 2008

Client: Corcoran Group

Project: 9201 Shore Road, Brooklyn, NY

Project: 362-272 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY

Value: $280,000 and up

Apartment Remodeling, Move-outs & General Maintenance, Waterproofing, Window Replacement - Property Management Firm

Completion: June 2007

Client: Essex Management

Project: 145 72nd Street, Brooklyn, NY

Value: $165,000

Property Management Firm Brick repairs and window replacement

Completion: July 2005

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