Project Manager Construction

DENNIS M. McGAHEY

Ph.# 805-***-**** Email: *********@***.***

RESUME OF PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

Ventura Community College - Construction Technology courses:

Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, National Electrical Code &

Uniform

Mechanical Code

Certification courses for IAPMO - ICBO completed in summer of 2002.

Moorpark Junior College - 1978 Business courses:

Business Management and Business Supervision

All available music classes

OTHER SKILLS & CERTIFICATION

MS Word, Excel, Outlook

Timberline / Sage - Master Builder

SWPPP Compliance, cert. dated 1-21-05

Bilingual - Spanish

California Contractors State LicenseB-1# 589272

WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Manger: Gruen Construction Co. Inc.

May 2006 - December 31 2008

Full management position building bid take offs on Master Builder Software.

Developed competitive bids and work schedules for high end residential and

commercial projects. Attended weekly meetings and reviewed project status

and change orders with owners, architects and designers.

Completed projects on time and with in budget. I worked on many custom high

end home theaters.

Project Manager: Finton Associates

09/2005 - 04/2006

Managed a high end residential project & organized warranty work on

completed projects.

Worked hands on when ever needed.

Scheduled and procure all subcontractors bids and contracts.

Scheduled meetings with owners, their representatives, architects,

decorators, and subcontractors.

Record a comprehensive log of all RFI's C/O's along with keeping on task

with the schedule.

Complete RFP's for take offs with cost codes, for all extra work.

Insure all city inspections pass first time by job walks & regular site

meetings with subs using building code background.

Keep a file of daily and weekly reports.

Prepare meeting agendas and follow-up with meeting minutes.

Construction Superintendent & Options Manager - The Olson Company

08/2004 - 09/2005

Starting with models from 2400 to 3300 sq ft., I performed all

superintendent related duties required to build a 54 unit tract.

I worked closely with local inspectors from City of Ventura Fire Dept.,

references available.

With my experience, we were able to expedite the building schedule due to

MEP's inspections passing on every house I released for inspection.

These high end homes were built with all the techniques I pushed as an

employee of Quality Built, with the largest number of options this company

has ever offered.

I met with all homeowners and efficiently managed all options on the

project per job walks and sign offs by clients.

Inspector - Quality Built

12/ 2002 - 07/2004

I worked as a building and quality assurance inspector for firm hired by

companies that insure building developers.

Duties include travel from Orange County to San Luis Obispo County

inspecting all phases of construction focusing on litigation prevention

consulting and providing quality assurance for building developers as

mandated by their insurance companies.

I reviewed architectural plans and checked for discrepancies in the actual

construction; concentrating on risk assessment, methods of construction and

defect investigation.

If discrepancies or problems are found, I work with the developer,

architects and subcontractors to resolve issues.

A key job focus was on 1 and 2 hour rated assemblies on multi-family

projects, as well as forensic investigation of customer complaints on sold

units for developer litigation protection.

Developer / builders included The Olson Company, Bermant Development, S&S

Homes, Colmer Construction, Pacer Communities, Syncon Homes, American

Pacific Homes and many others.

I was tasked with scheduling all daily, weekly and monthly activities to

ensure all phases of construction were fully inspected prior to the next

building phase.

Tasks included visual inspection, preparing reports for items to be fixed,

maintaining digital photographic evidence and entering results into the

company software data base.

In addition, I provided training to superintendents and their subcontract

framers, plumbers, electricians, etc., regarding the various functions they

would be performing.

This includes instruction regarding windows, lath, plumbing, metals, and

all building codes to ensure they are in full compliance.

Some of my projects included the Pepperdine University student and faculty

housing 100% inspections, several 10,000 to 35,000 sq. ft. private

residences in Bel-Air and Santa Barbara as well as high end subterranean

multi-family

projects, with litigation prevention as my key role.

Independent General Contractor

03/1997 - 12/2002

Commercial and residential construction.

All phases hands on new construction and renovation projects, mostly multi-

million dollar homes in Malibu, Beverly Hills and North Ranch, Ca.- Home

inspector; Construction consultant work. Worked on complete restorations of

5 Ernest A. Batchelder fireplaces as a skilled mason and tile man.

Project Manager - Kenstruction Company (Camarillo)

08/1996 - 03/1997

Superintendent for residential and commercial projects.

Responsible for plan submittals and permits; coordinated work schedules,

and prepared project budgets and maintained timely completion deadlines.

Independent General Contractor

01/1995 - 08/1996

Kitchen, bathroom and pool remodeling projects; extensive masonry, concrete

and

tile work as well as redwood decks.

Custom homes and commercial TI's

1993-1994

Worked with the City of Costa Mesa and HUD on two apartment buildings.

I was the primary contractor and supervised the entire project which

consisted of complete interior and exterior renovation.

Construction Consultant

1975-1995

I specialized in final inspections for occupancy permits on all types of

residential and commercial buildings.

I am knowledgeable in fire, handicap, California energy and Title 24

building codes.

I worked for several companies as a part time consultant for troubled

projects; in most cases these projects

lasted from thirty to ninety days. I assumed the project manager's position

solving problems and supervising work in all trades for final inspection.

Consulting services for projects over various years included the following:

K.E. Curtis Construction Company - Supervised installation of vapor

recovery systems in all Shell Oil Company service stations in Bakersfield,

and Mobil Oil stations in Mojave and Antelope Valley, CA.

Hared Construction - Supervised the completion of the Agoura U-Haul service

building.

I worked on several office tenant improvement projects as well as shopping

centers.

Culver Studios - Consultant renovating old structures after the studio was

purchased by Gannett Publications.

The job included major post beam construction for bearing wall removals.

Ely Fienburg - Consultant for the owner of Corsa Self Storage in Westlake

Village to complete the city inspector's checklist for the final inspection

and occupancy permit.

The project also required compliance with handicap and fire department

requirements.

Malibu West Swim Club - Consultant to the board of directors for club

renovation projects.

Tree Top Lane Homeowners Association - Worked as a consultant preparing

exterior paint specifications and other documentation for maintenance for

presentation to the association.

I worked as a consultant for all maintenance contracts.

1990-1992

During this period, I received my California State License #589272 for

general contracting.

I worked on the construction of several multi-million dollar custom homes

as superintendent.

In addition, I did several TI's for local business owners

Self Employed

1985-1989

Worked for many local business owners in the community where I had lived

for the last 22 years.

The projects included remodeling their personal residences as well as new

construction at their business locations.

1982-1985

Owned and operated Custom Fabricators Fine Woodworks - a full service

cabinet shop.

I manufactured commercial store fixtures as well as complete residential

kitchens, office interiors and custom wall units.

I was bought out and was given a years work in North Ranch a high end

custom home community.

1982-1985

Worked as a part time consultant for the Marburg Hills Homeowners

Association.

I also worked as a consultant for the Dahl-Davis management Company and

several other homeowners associations.

Frank Diedrichs, Architect

1979-1983

Supervised construction of multi-million dollar custom homes as well as

major remodeling projects in Malibu, Westwood and Beverly Hills.

I worked hands on doing foundations framing & masonry.

I was 23 when I built my first house 5500 sq. ft. from the ground up in

Beverly Hills located on Summit Dr. across from Pick Fair, which was a

property owned by Mary Pickford. Both were sold when she passed away.

Jerry Buss the Lakers owner purchased the mansion. My client purchased the

empty lot. We did extensive caisson and grade beam construction.

Then I built 7 full masonry fireplaces which all stacks were to be seen

from the front of the house per owner request.

They all survived the Northridge quake!

Fahnestock & Company General Contractors

1978-1983

General construction work, commercial and residential.

I supervised new projects as well as maintenance and repairs on commercial

buildings and shopping

centers. Including hand s on supervision in all trades.

Monroe Masonry

1971-1977

Began employment as a laborer moving up to full mason responsibilities.

Became a journeyman at brick, block, stone and concrete finishing.

Built several medium sized masonry buildings and strip mall centers as well

as interior and exterior custom work on large homes. During the rainy

season I worked for friends in other trades, thus complete knowledge of

everything from ground up.

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