Project/Construction Manager, Architect

KENNETH TOLBERT, RA

P.O. Box ******; Houston Texas 77245-1019; 832-***-**** or 713-***-****

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OBJECTIVE

Senior Project Manager, Departmental Director or Vice President; Design, Construction, Facilities position providing for the coordination of all efforts, administrative and technical to assure the most efficient, cost-effective, on time completion and execution for all project types as demonstrated and proven by 20+ years of professional Management, Leadership,Coordination, Attention to Detail & Communication of successful service delivery needs ________________________________________

PROFILE

Highly Motivated, personable design and build professional. Have a successful 20 + year career track record of managing projects totaling in value of approximatley $4.0 billion dollars; my principle responsibilities included responsibility for management of project’s design and construction delivery, including schedules, contracts, design criteria establishment, budget development, client relationships and project teams coordinaton.

Flexible and versatile -- able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. Poised and competent with demonstrated abilities to easily transcend cultural differences. Thrives in deadline-driven environments. Excellent interpersonal confidence savoir faire skills.

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SKILLS SUMMARY

• Project Management

• Value Engineering

• WrittenCorrespondence

• Reports Preparation

• Facilities Management

• ManagePersonnel/Consultants

• Customer Service Integrity

• Schedule/Time Management

• Builds Teams Effectively

• Construction Quality Assurance

• Architectural Design

• ProblemSolving/Innovative

• Organizational Ability

• Professional Presentations

• Property Management

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager to Principle Facilites Project Manager Providing Project, Architectural Design and Construction Management Services:

• Responsible for management of project’s design and construction delivery, including schedule, contracts, design criteria, budget, client relationships and project teams coordinaton. The types of projects managed include the renovation of Healthcare, Research, Academic, Business, Student Housing and Infrastructure Campus and Building needs and Campus wide Security Initiatives. The total value of projects managed with UTMB = $680 + million. On average I actively managed 18 to 24 Projects.

These UTMB summary client needs projects examples include: Jennie Sealy Hospital Replacement

Facility - $353M; Management of Hurricane Ike damaged buildings (a FEMA initiative) - $162M; Animal

Research Bldg. Interior Buildout - $17M; Student Housing - $10M; Basic Science Bldg. Renovations –

$8.6M; Center for Aging - $6 million; Waverley Smith - Labor & Delivery Expansion & Operating Suite

Mod’s - $4.1M; Campus Day Care Center $3.1M; Ophthalmology Dept. Renovations - $5M

Campus Bldg’s.Security System Upgrades - $2M; School of Allied Health Science Renov. - $25M;

Ophthalmology Operating Rooms - $4M; BioChemistry& Molecular Biology Department Remodel - $2M

And Other campuswide Academic, Business, Research & Healthcare Inititives - $78M

Project Management, Pre-Constuction and Construction Services Projects Deliverable Needs Provided:

• Management of projects in excess of $1.2 billion dollars for O’Brien Kreitzberg (URS Corp) Construction Managers; My principle responsibilities included managing and verifying project costs, developing and maintaining budgets and schedules, facilitating and maintaining good client relationships, managing and reviewing project designs for construction acceptability and bid-ability, managing the bidding process, managing contracts developments and negotiations and providing excellent design and project management team facilitation skills needs. I have facilitated many project related Value Engineering studies that identified and implemented cost savings of approximately one-hundred twenty one (121) million dollars throughout the client projects listing provided below.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, continued

I provided services for these sample client projects:New York City Dept. of Transportation - NY;

New york City Police Department – NY; Doral Inn Hotel – NY; Suffolk County Community College – NY;

Westchester Community College- NY; Baton Rouge Airport – LA; St George Ferry Terminal – NY;

Rikers Island Kitchens – NY;Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment – NY;Buffalo International Airport – NY;

Port Authority of Allegheny County, Lite Rail Development Studies. - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania;

New Olympic Stadium and Old San Juan Court House-San Juan-Puerto Rico;Brooklyn Courthouse – NY;

Columbia University – NY; Phoenix Court House – Arizona; Ft. Lauderdale International Airport – Florida;

JFK International – NY; Richmond International Airport – VA; Miami International Airport – Florida;

Freshkills Landfill – NY and University of Pittsburgs Schools – Pennsylvania.

Architectural Design & Details Mastery and Construction Adminstration Organization and Procedural Skills Development:

• Numerous positions in project management and architectural projects development with the firms

identfied below. My early years in successfully providing professional services for architectural design &

construction administration projects needs. During this period I also provided professional A/E and

management services for delivery of Design Development & Construction Documents expertise

for convention centers, elementary schools, Industrial and commercial retail centers, fire stations, post

offices, neighborhood civic centers, custom residential and high, medium & low rise residential housing

initiatives.

Sample client projects are identified here: Genadier Realty Corp.,Brooklyn,- NY; NYS Urban Development

Corp.- NY; Accessible Architecture,- NY; Defonseca Architects, - NY; Shinda Management, - NY;

Merck & Company, - NY (NJ);Lockwood Greene Arch.Engineers & Mgrs,- NY;HC Hwang & Partners, - TX;

Mosely Associates, - TX; Fluor Engineers, - TX; Woodrow W. Alexander, Architect, TX;

Kenneth Wise, Architects, TX; Lammers Partnership, TX and Army Corps of Engineers, TX

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

Principal Facilities Project Manager 2001 to 2010

O’BRIEN KREITZBERG (URS, Corp.) Construction Managers, New York, NY

Project Manager (Preconstruction Services.) & Resident Engineer (Construction Services.) 1996 to 2001

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EDUCATION

University of Houston, Graduate Studies, toward Masters of Business Administration

• Acquired 30 credit hrs. towards MBA degree.

Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia

Bachelor of Architecture

• Five-year first professional degree requiring 15-20 credit hrs. per semester.

• Licensed to practice Architecture in State of Texas

• NCARB Certified Architect

• Member APPA (Association of Physical Plant Administrators)

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COMPUTER & ASSOCIATED SKILLS

• Microsoft Suite Proficient

• Primavera Schedule Software

• AutoCAD

• VMP (Value Methodology Practitioner (Former) Certified

• Member (Former) Project Managment Institute

• Health & Training Certification (OSHA 29 CFR 1926)

Available for relocation

P.O.Box 451019|Houston,Texas 77245-1019|(832)215-0951or713-***-****|**************@*********.***

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