Project Manager Management

Cary Baker

SENIOR PROJECT / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

P.O. Box 280597, Northridge, CA 91328

Cell: 818-***-**** Residence: 818-***-**** Fax: 866-***-****

e-mail: ****.*****@*****.***

11/10 to Present: L.A. County dpw - Project Mgmt div 1 -

Topanga Library Alhambra

POSITION: Sr. Project Manager - (Independent Consultant contracted thru

Bernards Construction)

. Take-over Project Manager for troubled project (Project was

initially scheduled to complete in 2009)

. Management of A/E Teams & General Contractor on $20M dollar

Public Library project

. Management & Approval of Change Order Proposals, Change

Management & Negotiation

. Writes Board Letters for review by County Council, CEO, CAO,

DPW Mgmt & County Board of Supervisors

. Management of LEED Silver Certification Process, working with

both Design Architect and Contractors

. Management of RFI & Submittal Review Process & Value

Engineering

. Generates and Ensures Compliance with Project Completion

Schedule & Budget

. Ensures Compliance with Contract Documents & works closely with

IOR's

. Reports to Kamel Youssef, DPW, PMD 1

06/07 to 08/09: URS Corp - OSHPD - Skilled Nursing Facilities

CDVA Los Angeles

POSITION: Sr. Manager - OSHPD Design & Construction Administration

(Independent Consultant)

. Two Veterans Administration / Skilled Nursing Facilities on

Concurrent Schedules ($70M combined)

. Management of A/E Teams for completion of two Documentation

Packages (from 50% to 100%)

. Managed Internal & External Staff of 25 Architects and

Engineers performing Design Documentation

. Management of C/A Field Operations - Architects & Engineers at

two facilities (Ventura & Lancaster)

. Oversight and Management of RFI and Submittal Review, V/E

Process & Constructability Reviews

. Responsible for Managing Project Schedule, Budget, Release of

Documents & Building Commissioning

. Managed Post Approval Documentation Process including Agency

Approvals, Bulletins, ASI's, PAD's, etc.

. Reported to Srini Kris, V.P. & Keith Kajiya, V.P., Los

Angeles offices of URS Corp

01/06 to 06/07: Turner CONSTRUCTION cO. - SPD Group Division Manager

Los Angeles

POSITION: Division Manager / Special Projects Division (Independent

Consultant)

. Management of Staff Project Managers, Engineers, Schedulers,

Estimators & Safety (Staff of 20)

. Oversight and Management of all Subcontractor Contracts

. Responsible for maintaining Project Schedule & Budget on

multiple concurrent Contracts

. Managed all New Business Development Marketing Endeavors and

Presentations

. Managed Preparation of Bid and Negotiated Subcontractor

Contracts

06/04 to 01/06: JE Jacobs Engineering - OSHPD - LAC + USC Medical

Center Los Angeles

POSITION: Senior Construction Manager - Diagnostic & Treatment Bldg.

(Owner's Rep)

Senior Project Manager - Red Team (Overall Project Oversight)

. Sr. Project Manager as Red Team Lead on new OSHPD Construction

- 1.5 Million sq. ft., $1.2 Billion

. Dual Role as Sr. Construction Manager on Diagnostic & Treatment

Bldg. - Base Isolated 440,000sf

. Oversight and Management of critical project scope issues /

"Drafted Board Letters for County

. Mgmt of A/E team in pursuit of OSHPD Deferred Approvals i.e.,

Fire/Life-Safety, Seismic Bracing, etc.

. Management and replies to contentious Change Orders on Key

Capital Issues requiring special resolution

. Reported to Brad Bolger, DPW / Rich McMahon, JE Jacobs

10/01 to 06/04: TUTOR-SALIBA-PERINI - OSHPD - UCLA Medical

Center Los Angeles

POSITION: Manager - Change Management Department (OSHPD Construction)

Manager - Q/A - Q/C Department

. Overall Project Construction Management - OSHPD New

Construction & Remodel

. On-site management of Project Engineers, Estimators,

Schedulers & Safety Department

. Management of RFI, Submittal and Change Order Processes on

Contractor's side

. Managed Q/A - Q/C Department & Process - Conducted

Preparatory Phase Meetings w/Subs

. Management & Coordination of Sub-contractors day-to-day field

operations

. Worked with OSHPD, IOR's & A/E teams to manage day-to-day

field issues, V/E / Constructability Reviews

. Code Interpretation and Negotiation Specialist with

Municipalities in Support of Project Needs and Goals

. Budgeting, Scheduling, Cost Tracking & Mgmt of Project Cost

Controls for all Field Work

01/01 to 02/02: TETRA / PARSONS - KIEWIT / WASHINGTON CONSTRUCTION J.V.

Los Angeles

L.A to Pasadena Metro Blue Line - Light Rail Train Maintenance &

Office Facilities

POSITION: Director of Construction Administration (Independent

Consultant)

. Managed C/A on Mixed-use Office & Light Rail Train Maintenance

Building, Car Wash & Blow-down Facility

. Managed Field Staff (Architects & Engineers)

. Provided Field Design Correction & Modification to

Construction Documents

. Managed RFI, Submittal Review Process & Coordination with

Municipalities

. Management of Project Closeout & Bldg Commissioning

02/99 to 01/01: TUTOR-SALIBA-PERINI CONSTRUCTION - Pier 400 / Port

of L.A. San Pedro

POSITION: Director of Construction Administration (Independent

Consultant)

. Managed Field Staff (Architects & Engineers) in support of

"Design-Build" Delivery Method on a $1.3 Billion Dollar Port

Facility consisting of over 22 Structures, including Office

Buildings on 850 acres dredged from the Los Angeles harbor

. Provided Field Design Correction & Modification to

Construction Doc's, V/E & Constructability Reviews

. Management of RFI, Submittal and Change Order Processes

. Managed Q/A Q/C Process for General Contractor

. Code Interpretation and Negotiation Specialist with

Municipalities in support of Project needs and goals

. Managed installation & Commissioning of Fire / Life-Safety

System in all Buildings

. Managed Project Closeout & Commissioning

02/97 to 02/99: BAKER DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION MGMT, INC.

Los Angeles

POSITION: Self Employed - Independent Consultant

. Programming / Planning, Pre-Construction Services, Bid

Preparation, Bldg Commissioning & Closeout

. Architectural Design / Engineering, Construction Management and

Construction Administration

. On-site Mgmt of C/A Team, Documentation Modification &

Interpretation for General Contractor

. Management of Field Staff & Sub-contractors RFI's,

Submittals, Change Orders & Correspondence

. Budgeting, Project Scheduling, Cost Tracking and Project Cost

Controls for all Field Work

. V/E, Constructability Reviews and Fast track support to

General Contractor, A/E & Owner

. Partial Project List:

Kaiser CRP Facilities, Downey (CRP-2)

Misc. Medical Office Remodels & Facility Upgrades

(Huntington Medical Group, Pasadena)

LAUSD - Multiple Middle School and High School Projects -

HNTB / Yang

LAUSD - Bond Measure Improvement Projects

Amgen Biotech - Newberry Park

American Airlines Terminal 4 Remodel

03/95 to 02/97: AURIGA ENTERTAINMENT, INC. - Resort Hotel & Theme Park

- Dubai Moorpark

(Subsidiary of International Bechtel Corp.)

POSITION: Director of Design & Construction Administration

. Management of design, engineering and construction project

management of a $1 billion dollar theme

park (Magic World) and resort hotel in the United Arab Emirates

. Management of all engineering and construction interfaces

including International Bechtel

. Responsible for overall project management from programming

through project close-out

. Generated all interim and final project hard and soft costs

as well as scheduling

. Management of all creative teams including architecture,

interior, retail and food, show design, show ride

. Identified and hired project staff

. Hired consultants, contractors and vendors through

competitive bidding and negotiation of contracts

. Responsible for enforcement of all vendor contracts

. Staff of 75 Internal; Architecture, Engineering, Contracts

Administration, Scheduling & Accounting

10/93 to 03/95: MCA / UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD

Universal City

03/94 to 03/95: USH P&D Permanent Employee on Contract

10/93 to 03/94: Full-time Consultant/Developed Retail Concept

Store

POSITION: Director of Planning & Development

(Retail, Food, Entertainment & Attractions)

. Started as a consultant and 5 months later became permanent

. Directed creative team on launch of Universal Studios

prototypical concept store

. Managed $50-100 million dollars in annual capital

improvements from business plan to completion

. Responsible for overall project management from programming

through project close-out on all retail

and food facility development

. Directed project staff, including managers & accountants

responsible for facility design & construction

. Responsible for preparation of, and adherence to project

budget, schedule and business plan

. Assisted in the identification and hiring of project staff

. Hired consultants, contractors and vendors through

competitive bidding and negotiation

. Responsible for enforcement of all vendor contracts

DIRECT REPORTS:

. Construction Managers, Schedulers, Show Designers, Architects,

Graphics, Contracts Administrator, Manager of Finance (Staff of

25 internal)

REPORTED TO: Vice President Planning & Development

02/91 to 10/93: WARNER BROS WORLDWIDE RETAIL

Burbank

12/92 to 10/93: Permanent Employee

02/91 to 12/92 Full-time Consultant to Vice President Store Planning

& Construction

POSITION: Theme Design & Construction Manager

. Retail store design and construction

. Opened the first 125 Warner Bros Studio Stores, including the

first 6 international stores

. Project costs ranged as high as $15 million

Assisted in pioneering the international marketplace for Warner

Bros Worldwide Retail.

. Creative Director of 30K square foot Manhattan Store

DIRECT REPORTS:

. Architects, Engineers, Construction Project Management, Mgr.

of Maintenance (Staff of 12 internal)

REPORTED TO: Vice President Store Planning & Development

02/86 to 02/91: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

Glendale

12/89 to 02/91: Walt Disney Imagineering ( WDI )

02/86 to 12/89: Disneyland, Anaheim (Consulting Architect)

POSITION: Project Architect

. Consulting Architect on park oriented facilities including

"Big Thunder Ranch," Anaheim

. Design and Construction Management of "Tomorrowland 2055," a

Proposed $190 Million Dollar

Renovation, Disneyland, Anaheim

. Design and Management of "Splash Mountain," Florida

. Member of Disneyland Strategic Planning Committee

12/81 to 02/86: CHARLES KOBER ARCHITECTS

Los Angeles

POSITION: Project Architect

. Managed numerous teams on retail and commercial projects

. Coordinated all aspects of design and development through

construction documents including

construction budgets and overall quality control

. Established estimated internal costs and billing to client

. Extensive communication with principals, clients and general

contractor

Projects included: General Growth, The Fallbrook

Mall, West Hills, California

Six Flags, "The Powerplant," Baltimore,

Maryland

Motown Records Corporate

Offices, Hollywood, California

1979 to 1981: ABRAMS & TANAKA ASSOCIATES ( Food Service Specialists )

Santa Monica

POSITION: Project Manager / Designer

. Acted as a liaison between architectural, engineering and food

service equipment consultants and general contractor.

Coordinated all aspects of planning and design-engineering

feasibility on large scale high-rise

hotel projects and related food service operations

. Extensive communication with owner, developer, design

disciplines, general contractor and local municipalities

. Hyatt Regency's: Washington, D.C., Beaver Creek,

Waikoloa, Baltimore and Atlanta Perimeter

1975 to 1979: HOWARD HIRSCH & ASSOCIATES ( Hospitality

Specialists ) Santa Monica

POSITION: Project Manager / Designer

. Worked with developers, principals, architects, interior

designers, contractors and engineers to

establish a coordinated design effort, in order to amalgamate

the large hotel interior spaces with

the general building architecture

. Hyatt Regency's: Louisville, KY, West Palm Beach, FL,

Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, IL

EDUCATION: Pepperdine University

Bachelor of Science in Business Management

Graduating Spring 2012

California Architectural Registration / NCARB

Currently in Progress / 6 of 9 Exams Complete

California Licensed General Contractor

AFFILIATIONS: CMAA, ASCE, ASME

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