Stephen Barnes, P.E.
Experienced CIVIL ENGINEER – MANAGEMENT & CONTROL – CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT and BUSINESS
Summary
Core Executive & Engineering Skills
Professional Engineer
Project & Corp Management
Problem Solving
Creative Solutions
Forensic Analysis and Reports
Business Development & Sales
Profit & Loss Management
Budgeting & Scheduling
Proposal Preparation & Contract Negotiations
Team and Relationship Building
Vendor & Supply Chain Development
Client Consultation & Development
Project Management, Engineering, Solutions and Finance
Extensive background in project and business management as well as, finance, operations in multiple industries
Expertly manages multi-million dollar budgets and large project schedules and Critical Path Management.
Expert at driving growth, while minimizing expenses.
Adept at planning and managing all project and business startup, development and turnaround.
Engineering Inspections, Creative Solutions, Reports and Experience in Diverse Array of Industries.
Diverse & Comprehensive Industry Knowledge
Heavy Construction Large Project Pipeline Installation - Project Management and Control
Commercial and Residential Property: Development, Analysis, Estimation, Restoration & Renovation
$200M Real Estate Syndication and Investor Offerings: General Partner, Finance, Management and Operations
Estimates, Reports, Proposal Preparation and Government RFQ Submissions for ecological requirements.
Real Estate Acquisition, Planning, Development & Management
Hazmat Chemical Recycling and Consulting
Oil & Gas Pipeline : Engineering, Construction, Management and Control
Import / Export – Multiple Overseas Business Transactions and travel with China and Europe
Interstate Highway Engineering and Construction
Manufacturing Process Development and Electric Utility Customer Interfacing and Consulting
Carbon Offset Program Development & Management / CO2e Trading
Key Accomplishments
Senior Cost and Schedule Manager of 100 mile, $1Billion section of Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Project
Senior Civil Engineer(PE) Project Manager for Special Projects on Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Construction Project
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) : New York, Massachusetts and Alaska
Founded and developed two very successful companies building cash flow to tens of millions of dollars
Extensive proven background in development, structural engineering, operations, project, and business management within the construction, chemical manufacturing, oil & gas, and real estate industries.
Structural inspections and analysis to assess condition of hundreds large multifamily and commercial properties.
Conducted, assessed and managed millions of dollars worth of structural and renovation projects and repairs.
Prepared and estimated work for bid, such as a new toll exit interchange on the NYS Thruway
CEO/PM General Contractor specializing in building renovations, waterproofing and historic masonry restoration. Company was bonded, bid public and private work, employed 100 people, sales over $4M annually
Work History 1980 - Present
BARNES & Company / CEO
CIVIL ENGINEER/Consultant – STRUCTURAL FORENSIC INSPECTIONS, Cost Estimating, Engineer Reports
U.S. Forensics, Inc.
Structural Foundation Forensic Flood Inspections, P.E.
• Inspected Hurricane Damaged buildings for structural damage and repair assessment to their foundations.
• Prepared Professional Engineering flood damage assessment and analysis reports for structural damages and recommended remediation work, as well as, repair cost estimates.
Bechtel and Alyeska (Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Co.)
Senior Civil Engineer / Alaskan P.E. / Project Manager / Project Control Mgr.
Project Manager, Alaskan P.E. tasked to supervise, engineer & plan special projects, stream crossings, redesign
C.O.’s and environmentally sensitive 1000-person “stand alone” pipeline camp decommissioning.
Supervised contractor’s plan, work, operation, and performance/adherence to contract. Interfaced with State of Alaska and Federal officials, Fish & Game and other Governmental and Owner’s Representatives.
Approved/submitted periodic project invoices for payment; identified, created, estimated, approved and submitted change orders.
Cost and Schedule Manager: for 100 mile, $1 Billion section of trans-Alaskan Pipeline construction.
Tracked and Forecast construction line items against $1 Billion section budget.
Tracked and Forecast construction line items and managed Critical Path schedule.
Prepared budgets and schedules for change order items. Managed 5 cost engineer’s work product.
Prepared cost studies, advised PM on schedule and cost variations, revisions and proposals for improvement.
Thunder Construction, Inc.
CEO / Project Manager
Founded General Contractor specializing in building renovations, waterproofing, structural masonry restoration.
Managed all phases of work scope direction and supervision: including engineering, design, estimating, contracts, planning, asset allocation, financing, project direction, supervision, inspection, cost and schedule control, invoicing and client relations.
Company bid private and public work, was bonded, employed 100 workers with $4.0M work product annually.
Won by public bonded bid and Performed $1M complex masonry restoration, including granite structural block replacements on National Historic Monument Fort Independence, Boston.
$4.5M interior/exterior masonry swing staging restoration of (3) 8 story tower Longwood Towers, Brookline, MA.
Both above projects performed simultaneously and completed within 15 months.
Personally controlled company while managing real estate development operation which raised over $40M in private equity and identified, inspected, acquired and managed $150M in income properties.
Supervised, planned and managed budget, cost and schedule control for project and company P&L performance.
Storm Damage Assessment, estimation and repairs to properties resulting from storm flood damage.
H & B Real Estate Development
CEO / Project Engineer / Project Manager
Directed all real estate project engineering, structural inspections, analysis, planning, strategy, acquisitions, marketing, asset allocations, investor relations, negotiations and implementation for over $250M industrial, commercial and residential properties.
Structural Engineering Inspections and repairs for hundreds large commercial, industrial & residential properties.
Strategies, Planning and Implementation resulted in >$150M investment income property acquisitions
Organized/supervised real estate management and development team and system to effectively operate and control individual P&L centers spread over dozens of locations, throughout the Northeastern United States.
Kuhn, Smith and Harris
Project Manager Hi-Rise Building Construction
Directed entire project build-out from demolition through turn-over, including building permits, contract control, sub-contractor performance, labor supervision, union relations, access, delivery and logistics of materials/equipment in-out of hi-rise buildings.
Oversaw multiple simultaneous Tennant office space re-builds in hi-rise buildings for General Contractor in Manhattan, NYC, some Fortune 500 clients.
Managed change order preparations/estimating, and client interfacing and relations
Peter Kiewitt Sons Co., Omaha, NB
Heavy Highway Construction Engineer, inspector, supervisor, estimator
Directed & Inspected contractor’s work product, laborers and construction work for specific sub-projects on intricate interstate highway section containing: multi-level bridge, interchange and rail road projects.
Company’s Bid Preparation, take-offs, estimate & bid submission of NYS Thruway exit through rock cut project.
Polar Technology
CEO / Project Engineer / Project Manager
Engineering Control and direction of field projects including - installation of hp chemical production and processing facility and equipment and controls, decommissioning of refrigerant systems on aircraft carrier US Saratoga, removal and replacement of SF6 gases from electrical power plant breaker jobs.
Supervised, planned and managed company’s strategy, planning, implementation, budget, cost and schedule control and responsibility for all project and company P&L performance for 2 semi-independent business manufacturing locations separated by 1000 miles.
Structural Design and Build of steel 10 tank rack, each tank weighing 10 Tons or 200,000 lb total weight.
Designed and operated a carbon offset program, member Chicago Climate Exchange trading CO2e credits.
Professional Development
Education & Military
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute / Troy, NY
Masters of Business Administration – Engineering Economics / Boston University / Boston, MA
(Completed 1/3 MBA Degree Requirements at B.U.)
Masters-Engineering Economics / University of Alaska / Fairbanks, AK
(Completed 1/3 Master Engineering Degree Requirements with Arctic Engineering & Engineering Management)
Military: 1st Lieutenant Army Corps of Engineers.
Licenses
Professional Engineer
New York State P.E. - Current. NYS Department of Education License
Alaska and Massachusetts P.E. – previous, non renewal
Boston Builders License – Previous, non renewal