Kenton Reese 916-***-****(c) 559-***-****(h)

Project/Construction Manager 2844 Myrtle Ave,

Sanger, CA 93657

abg790@r.postjobfree.com

Education

B.S., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, California State University,

Sacramento, 1984

Experience

Kenton is an experienced Project Manager having worked in the following

types of projects: Electrical Power Plants and High Voltage Electrical

Transmission and Distribution facilities: Manufacturing and/or Process;

Federal, State and County Correctional Facilities both adult and juvenile;

Schools K-12; Courthouses both state and county; Federal Veterans Hospital

and state prison hospital.

Mr. Reese has 27 years of professional experience in the construction

industry having started in 1984. It is noteworthy that Kenton has worked

predominantly for the same firm for almost 18 of these years and only two

other firms during this time.

What Kenton's biggest asset and value to a Project is his ability to

understand a diversity of issues when there is the most confusion and

misunderstanding and make decisions to proceed. He has a wide range of

specialized technical knowledge and skills starting with his days as a High

Voltage Test and Start-up Engineer for Los Angeles Department of Water and

Power and completes with 22 years of diverse Project and Construction

Management experience. Kenton has demonstrated the ability to adjust to

many situations and responsibilities in order to successfully complete

projects as a Project Manager, Construction Manager, Project Engineer, Test

and Start-up Engineer and as an Electrical Inspector.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

ELECTRICAL POWER PLANTS AND/OR ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION

Sylmar Expansion Project, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los

Angeles, California: On-site Electrical Engineer for the Los Angeles

Department of Water and Power for this $150 million, 1100 MW, parallel

operation DC converter. Responsibilities included performing testing and

start-up, system commissioning, system design evaluation and modification.

Systems included power distribution including high voltage switchyard

equipment; site-wide distribution switchgear, breakers and motor control

centers; relay protective schemes; station service batteries; AC harmonic

filter equipment and power factor capacitor banks; water distribution

systems; and site-wide system Control and data acquisition systems for

large campus-style institutions and switchyards.

Intermountain Power Project, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power,

Central Utah: Test and Start-up Engineer for the multibillion-dollar, dual

800 MW, coal-fired generation plants with an associated 345 KV switch yard

and 500V DC converter. Responsibilities included serving as a member of the

testing and commissioning team for the 345KV switchyard and DC converter

from first equipment placement to final commissioning. Duties included 345

KV switchyard controls and relay schemes. Kenton was also a Test and start-

up engineer in the Generator Power Plant Group to test and start-up and

commission the electrical distribution and motor control centers for Unit

One and Two. His duties involved review of installation by the

construction group, accepting the various systems for test and then

directing and supervising test technicians through commissioning. He was

also the sole test and start up engineer for the all of the electrical

distribution for the coal handling, sludge and ash facilities.

Additionally he was the sole test and start up engineer for the entire fire

alarm and sprinkler protection systems, control and service air systems,

centralized vacuum systems and HVAC systems for both units and the coal and

sludge handling areas.

Edwards Air Force Base Site and Electrical Distribution Upgrade, Lancaster,

California: Title II Electrical Consultant for the construction management

firm providing services to the Army Corps of Engineers for projects valued

at up to $50 million. Duties included complete schedule analysis for the

base-wide SCADA and EMCS contract, assisting with technical concerns for

the electrical upgrade of the entire base-wide distribution system, and

performing electrical inspections of buildings and equipment to assist

various Corps staff.

MANUFACTURING AND/OR PROCESS

Microprocessor Manufacturing Facility, Portland, Oregon: Construction

Assistance Project Engineer for the construction management firm for the

facilities upgrade project included base-build infrastructure and the

installation of 630 process equipment tools including Litho, Thin Films,

Diffusion and Etch. Jacobs was the designer of record. Kenton's

responsibilities included electrical base-build, tool install, monitoring

design implementation and developing a relational database which correlated

current construction status to tool delivery dates. The information

included the electrical infrastructure and tool POC's and a separate

database for the process piping system POC's for all the tools. With the

database Kenton was able to completely update the construction status and

compare to each tools delivery date with only 4 hours work per week. The

Owner had previously been unable to perform this function despite a small

staff dedicated to that task.

Oakhurst Wastewater Treatment Facility, Madera County, Oakhurst,

California: Project Manager for this $17.2 million project that included

the decommissioning of the existing 0.25 MGD treatment plant, design and

construction management of new 0.5 MGD plant with near-term expansion to

0.75 MGD with capability for future long-term expansion to 1.5 MGD. In

addition to normal project management professional services Kenton was able

to utilize his test and start-up expertise to recommend improvement of

system performance with controls and piping design changes in the latter

stage of the project.

JUSTICE AND/OR FEDERAL

Kenton has experience on nearly $900 million worth of correctional

facilities as a field manager, project manager, assistant project manager,

construction manager, systems coordinator, inspector, and electrical

engineer, including the $122 million FCI Herlong and the $131 million Phase

One of the Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus.

Fifth Appellate District Courthouse, Judicial Council of California,

Fresno, California: Project Manager for this new 61,000-sf, three-story

courthouse that includes offices, a law library, a courtroom, security

rooms, a teleconference center, computer rooms and other support areas. The

project also included site improvements, landscaping and security fencing

around the adjacent parking area. Kenton performed Project management

professional services with no additional staff support. The unique problem

with this project was the extensive design errors and omissions. Almost

all of the Change Orders were the result of A/E E&O's. Kenton was able to

mitigate these impacts during the project so that the late completion was

due to the contractor's own inability to perform.

Campus Expansion and Renovation, Clark County Department of Family

Services, Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada: Project/Construction Manager for

the construction management firm for the $40 million, 143,478-sf expansion

and 22,252-sf renovation of the main campus. The project included detention

housing for 120 juveniles, a teen cottage, a special needs cottage in Child

Haven, addition of administrative space in a new building to provide Child

Haven with program space, a new booking area with holding cells and four

new juvenile courtrooms, and adjoining areas for District Attorney,

probation and courtrooms. Existing buildings were augmented with a new

central plant chilled water system and new site utilities feed. Kenton was

responsible for the management of the contractor, architect and Jacobs's

team. He negotiated closeout terms with the contractor and Errors &

Omissions (E&O) remuneration with the architect allowing the project to

finish within budget and without claims.

Spring Mountain Youth Camp, Clark County Department of Family Services, Las

Vegas, NV: Construction Manager for the youth rehabilitation facility

located outside Las Vegas. The $7 million project included three new

dormitory buildings and small central plant.

Fresno County Juvenile Justice Campus Phase One, Fresno, California:

Project Manager/Systems Coordinator for this $131 million, 480-bed, 565,000-

sf, full service juvenile justice complex. The facility includes a state-of-

the-art detention housing facility, a long-term commitment housing

facility, an on-campus school, courts, booking and release facilities,

health services, central plant, warehouse and laundry facilities, and water

and wastewater services. Funding for this project included federal grant

money administered by the State Board of Corrections. Kenton performed

detailed systems review looking for disconnects and missing scope prior to

installation. He found many items that could be mitigated "just in time."

Additionally Kenton was tasked to review all the major potential disputes

and potential claims. He was able to negotiate these from a total of over

one million dollars to several hundred thousand dollars. The largest

ticket items were HVAC issues and steel support bracing for block walls.

He developed a database for the security door hardware that was used to

verify completeness of product submittals and additionally the installing

sub-contractor found useful for his installation.

Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Herlong, Federal Bureau of Prisons,

Herlong, California: Deputy Project Manager and Electrical

Inspector/Construction Manager for a new $122 million Federal Correctional

Institution to house 1,152 medium-security inmates as well as an additional

128 inmates in an adjoining minimum security Federal Prison Camp.

Responsibilities included consulting for electrical and security

electronics, change order estimating and technical assistance on detention

security issues. Duties also included providing a database exchange

crosscheck between the contractor and the owner's design criteria for the

entire door hardware schedule. Kenton's deficiency list for the electrical

security systems required multi-million dollar corrective work before the

Owner would accept the project. The electrical sub and rejected all

attempts to mitigate the issues during construction.

California Statewide Electrified Fence Netting Project, California

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Multiple Sites, California:

Project Manager for the construction management firm for the $3 million

construction of bird netting on the electrified fences at 13 California

State Prisons. Responsibilities included all project management functions,

as well as inspection in lieu of the standard use of State inspectors.

Kenton was the only person assigned to the project. A unique feature of

Kenton's lone status on the fast paced and diverse locations was the

software he developed specifically for the project. The database system

afforded him a highly automated and low maintenance tool freeing time for

the extensive travel and field inspection load.

Pleasant Valley State Prison, California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation, Coalinga, California: On-site Electrical Engineer and

Inspector for the construction management firm for the $200 million, 1.1

million SF facilities. The 2,200 bed prison consists of four 500 bed medium

security facilities and one minimum security facility consisting of two 100

bed housing units. Responsibilities included design and coordination

reviews, estimating and change order negotiations, coordination and

inspection of all electrical systems and all electrical installations for

all contracts on-site. He was responsible for verification of campus wide

integration of security, life and safety and communication systems. During

this project he discovered the site wide Fire Alarm system had a basic

fault in the firmware (ROM communication protocols). This constituted a

complete failure of the system per CSFM. The system had been installed at

several previous prison sites and not been discovered. The corrective work

had to be retrofitted at all the other sites. He also inspected the site

excavation and recompaction for all building structures on site as well as

the perimeter security fences.

California State Prison, Kern County at Delano, California Department of

Corrections and Rehabilitation, Delano, California: Assistant Project

Manager for the construction management firm for the overall construction

of the $200 million new state prison and reception center utilizing a new

prototypical design concept. Kenton was the Project Manager responsible

for the site-wide communications and security systems. Responsibilities

included evaluating schedule impacts, creating and maintaining claims

files, conducting meetings and mitigations, and monitoring and reporting

contractor progress. Additionally Kenton assisted all other bid packages

in solving numerous design and installation problems in the capacity of

electrical engineer or inspector for door controls, lighting controls,

local intercom, and the high voltage electrical distribution switchgear.

Wasco State Prison, California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation, Wasco, California: Assistant Project Manager for the

construction management firm for the overall construction of the $200

million 400 bed, medium security facility, a new state prison and reception

center utilizing a new prototypical design concept. Kenton was the bid

package Project Manager responsible for the site-wide communications and

security systems. Responsibilities included evaluating schedule impacts,

creating and maintaining claims files, conducting meetings and mitigations,

and monitoring and reporting contractor progress. Additionally Kenton

assisted all other bid packages in solving numerous design and installation

problems in the capacity of electrical engineer or inspector for door

controls, lighting controls, local intercom, and the high voltage

electrical distribution switchgear.

HEALTHCARE AND/OR EDUCATION

Sierra View District Hospital Expansion, Porterville, California: Project

Manager for the construction management of expansion of the existing

facilities to include a new Central Utilities Plant and a three story

facilities expansion. The existing facility is a 163 bed full service

facility with a medical staff of 85 physicians and staff of over 800.

Nearly 8,700 patients a year receive care. They provide a wide range of

services including an Emergency Department (over 46,000 visits per year),

General Medical-Surgical (4,500 surgeries per year), a Birthing Center for

2000 births per year, Pediatric, Sub-Acute Care, Cancer Treatment,

Dialysis, and Imaging.

Medical Center, Veterans Administration, Van Nuys, California: Project

Manager/Resident Engineer for the construction management firm for this $50

million new construction and earthquake repair project as a result of the

Northridge earthquake. Served as a VA staff resident engineer on the new

replacement hospital and centralized computer center facility, and as

project manager for the replacement central steam boiler plant. The project

also included various structural repairs and additions to many of the

campus buildings, the tunnel system, site steam and electrical distribution

systems. On these projects Kenton performed in a dual role of Resident

Engineer and independent Project Manager depending on the project's

immediate needs and VA staff involvement. An interesting feature of this

project was the abatement and demolition of the damaged existing hospital

facility. This building had been damaged to the extent that it had been

abandoned immediately subsequent to the earthquake.

LAUSD Proposition BB Repairs (10/02 - 8/04), Los Angeles Unified School

District, California: Senior Construction Project Manger for the area

construction management firm on this combined $2.4 billion new

construction, modernization and repair project. Responsibilities included

budget projection, monitoring and program scheduling and reporting for the

staff of 10 Construction Managers and all their projects as well as direct

management of approximately 30 projects. Functions monitored and managed

included schedule conformance, design management and architect selection,

construction bid and award, construction management, contract closeout and

coordination of operations and maintenance training.

LAUSD Proposition BB Repairs (5/98 - 5/00), Los Angeles Unified School

District, California: Project Controls Manager and Construction Manger for

the construction management firm on this combined $2.4 billion new

construction, modernization and repair project. The Proposition BB Repair

Project was a combined $2.4 Billion repairs to schools and included various

new school constructions. Jacobs's involvement was as an area Project

Manager for four designated areas. Kenton's duties include various project

management and contract administration functions for the entire

construction management staff of 30 individuals. Additionally, to that end

he developed the in-house database system with data links to the Program

Director's project controls program and Primavera P3 scheduling program.

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