Project Manager
Resume:
Scott Van Buren
Ruston, LA *****
Seeking the position of Project/Property Manager
Note: Looking to relocate to Alaska where my wife was born.
Employment Objective
To obtain a position utilizing my skills and abilities developed through my experience in Project & Property Management, Business Ownership, Sales and Customer Relations. To broaden my career potential and opportunities for professional growth.
Professional Qualities and Strengths
Operational Efficiencies Productivity and Time Utilization Coaching and Mentoring Articulate Communicator
Team Building and Staff Leadership Relationship Building
Management Collaboration Strategic Visions and Project Planning
Professional Highlights
ML Construction 2010-Present
Project Manager/Business Partner
Direct, develop and manage sales, productivity, customers, employees and sub-contractors. Manage costs, quality and delivery of all materials. Implement safety procedures. Coordinate day to day operations of a commercial and residential construction company.
Key Contributions:
• Work with business and technical partners to scope work to achieve maximum business value with schedule, resource & cost constraints.
• Recognize the importance of quality workmanship and continually make certain proactive measures are taken to ensure all construction activities meet or exceed corporate and client quality criteria and standards.
• Creative approaches to problem solving and quality deliverables supporting business needs for projects.
• Excellent understanding and working knowledge of all contracts, work orders and similar documents governing each project and ensure internal compliance with applicable terms and conditions.
• Full understanding of duties and responsibilities of all staff positions.
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Professional Highlights Continued:
Key Contributions:
• Assigns duties, responsibilities and scope of authority to project personnel for projects or projects spanning multiple functional areas.
• Understanding of how company policies, procedures, practices and processes relate to projects and clients.
• Participate in required client meetings to include management, cost controls, construction and other meetings as required.
• Mentoring and training of other employees in creating training materials, activities and plans.
• Maintain project level work breakdown structure by tracking events, tasks, dependencies, and progress within a project plan.
• Responsible for the management of the project including work statements, work breakdown structures, develop and track budgets and schedules, track individual project tasks, provide risk analysis, tracking and resolving issues and action items.
Pyramid Construction 2003-2010
Business Owner
Provide full information regarding requirements for the project - a program which shall set forth the objectives, schedule constraints, criteria, space requirements, relationships, flexibility, expandability, special equipment, systems, and site requirements.
Key Contributions:
• Started the company on my own and built it into a 150,000yr business profit with 15 full time employees.
• Providing all of the material, labor, equipment (engineering vehicles and tools) and services necessary for the construction of the project.
• Provide building/planning committee to interface with Architect.
• Establish and update an overall project budget.
• Provide site information (through survey(s)) which describes physical characteristics, legal limitations, utility locations, written legal description, etc.
• Review and comment on designs that are presented by Architect to the Owner.
• Provide information and perhaps interface with local-government authorities (building inspector, planning commission, etc.)
• Provide subsurface exploration testing of soil for soil-bearing capacity (test borings) by a testing company in locations as directed by structural engineer (Architect can coordinate this).
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Professional Highlights Continued:
Key Contributions:
• Provide input on major building systems such as: type of heating, use of air-conditioning, special electrical needs, use of movable partitions (accordion or panel type), etc.
• Provide input on major exterior building elements.
Roof: shingles, single ply, etc.
Walls: stone, brick, wood & vinyl siding, stucco, etc.
Doors: wood, metal, glass, etc.
Windows: wood, metal; casement, sash, awning, slider, etc.
Walkway: concrete, stone, brick, etc.-
Lighting: incandescent, low pressure, sodium, metal halide, etc.
Education and Certification
22+Yrs Management and Business Ownership
HS Graduate 1985
Gulf Comprehensive, New Port Richey, FL
Certificate (ACCM)Accredited Community Manager
Certificate Certified Sales Consultant
President’s Award Academic and Commercial Driving Skills
Class A CDL Driver’s License
Commercial Pool Operators License
Propane Dispensing License
Additional Employment
Newby Management -Sarasota, FL 2001-2003
Property Manager
This property included 241 sites. Office Management, Sales of Modular Homes, Coordinate hiring Sub-Contractors, Managing Office Staff and Maintenance Supervision. Coordinate and speak at weekly business meetings to keep residents abreast of upcoming events and community changes.
Countryside Towing & Auto-Inverness, FL 1997-2001
Business Owner
Coordinate and manage the Shop and Office Personnel, Sales, Records, Parts and day to day operations. Started with one employee and a two bay garage and sold it as a 15 bay garage. We ended up with 7 employees and a fleet of Tow Trucks. I sold for a substantial profit.
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Additional Employment Continued:
Condor Property Management-Gainsville, FL 1990-1997
Property Manager
Manage office personnel, apartment rentals; coordinate all building and property maintenance. Address concerns and complaints from community. I was transferred out of state to take over another community. This property was double the size. I was asked to take it over due to the fact that it had previously had poor management. Once the property was running correctly I was transferred upon my request to manage another complex.
Technical Skills
• Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Address.
• Soft -Plans, Rhino (Architectural)
• Adobe Photoshop
• (other in-house programs)
Skills(Other)
• Heavy Equipment Operator
(Dozer, Track-hoe, Loader, Bobcat, Tractor)
• Hands on experience with all construction trades.
• Read and Design Blue Print’s
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