Project Manager Construction

Professional Summary

Twenty three years in engineering, project management, architecture,

planning, construction inspections /quality control, in government and in

construction administration. Most recently, SCADA and Data

control/communication buildings for electrical substations. Several years

were as a construction administrator of architectural, structural, civil,

and MEP systems.

Licenses/Certifications

California License pending - Completed 9 month licensure process

April 2009

LEED Accredited Professional - United States Green Building Council

2008

Idaho Licensed Architect AR-2015

1994

ICC/ICBO, Building Codes Certificate, A B E R2 R3 & M Occupancies.

Whittier, CA. 1992

OSHA ten-hour construction site Safety Certificate

ICC/ICBO sponsored CABO/ANSI-117.1 Americans with Disabilities Act, title

II/III and applications 1993

Western Woods Products Association - Structural wood use and fire-rated

structures certificate 1992

California Licensed Architect C-22521, expired 2005

1991

Computer Modeling, Analysis, Scheduling, & CADD programs proficiency

Project Management and Presentation: Estimator, Excel, Word, Power Point,

MS Project, Primavera, Outlook.

Computer Aided Design and Drafting: AutoCAD 2007/2009 & 3-D/ intro- Revit,

ArchiCAD 7& 9, MicroStationV8

Energy Analysis: ComCheck / ResCheck, RADIANCE, NIBS-various, DOE-CONTAM,

EnergyPlus

Structural: ETABS, RISA 2-D, GP I-Beam, TrusJoist TJ-Beam, LP WOOD-E Design

Experience

COGNOSCENTE CA - Project integration and Architecture - Project Management

- Construction administration 2001 to 2007 - Business owner.

Secured consulting and architectural design contracts to developers and

project management/design teams as the Architect for new projects or as a

project manager, or as the construction contract administrator.

Designed luxury homes, log homes, commercial and industrial buildings and

their sites, including site-planning, for compliance with building and fire

codes, zoning, passive solar techniques applications, parking and utilities

layout. Provided Client/developer representation and advocacy. Personally

presented proposed designs at multiple agencies and public hearings.

Advocated and negotiated on behalf of the Client/property developer.

Advised and recommended choosing the project size, concept, quality level,

budget, and particulars to meet the Owner's and end-user needs. Researched

and interpreted infrastructure regulations, on-site roads and circulation

design standards.

As a construction administrator: Field inspected installed systems and

construction for code and design conformance. Interpreted and completed

unfinished designs of fast-track plans in the field. Interpreted and

clarified standard AIA, AGC, and EJCDC contracts language and the

specifications. Detailed structural and architectural drawings to fit as-

built conditions. Produced field-change documents and submittals detailing.

Projects done independently as Cognoscente

Doug Manschester Residence, - Contract Architect to Kevin McKee, 4,500 sf

Log home, lot 9 Creekside, Produced Construction Documents, Ketchum,ID

Sarah Gardner Residence, - 2,500 sf house on one acre site, Hailey, ID

Larry Miller Residence, - 3,500 sf house on five acre site, Hailey, Idaho

Design development/CDs.

Four High-end Timber framed or log residences, construction documents as a

contract Architect for EPIKOS design. Tamarack/Donnelly, McCall, ID.

Two Timber Framed Houses, Charles McClaskey Builders, McCall, ID

Speculative Log House, Hotchkiss/McClaskey builders, Donnelly, ID.

Resort Condominiums, Sittee Point, Belize, Central America. Contract

Project Architect for EPIKOS Design.

Lot 7 & 9 Creekside, - 2,500 sf log homes

Contract Architect - Multiple production log houses based on standard

plans. Lodge Logs, Boise, ID

Hailey Nursery, Hailey, ID. Architect and master planned 3.4 acre site,

roads and utilities. Produced design and structural calculations and plans

with construction documents and contracts for expanded polystyrene concrete

forms and passive-solar heating. Coordinated engineering consultants.

Generated all documents and conducted public presentations. Provided cost

estimate.

CTR Light Industrial Fabrication/Warehouse, Nampa, ID. Bethel Construction,

Mark Pasculli, Meridian, ID. 208-***-****. Project Architect.

. Master planned and designed building and site including access road,

utilities and fabrication building. Project budgeting estimate. Designed

using sustainable materials. Wrote specifications.

. Investigated foundation failures. Produced legal reports with

conclusions. Detailed retrofits/solutions.

Southern Pacific Railroad Train Depot, Horseshoe Bend, ID. Architect.

Planning, cost projections and design. Assembled proposal for Ultimate Log

Homes/builder/manufacturer.

Europe Delicious Bakery/Grocery, Boise, ID - Project manager and project

Architect for mixed-use project. 11,000 sf, two-storey

grocery/bakery/mixed-use. Provided programming. Designed building systems.

Designed structure with structural calculations. Provided project budget

cost estimate. Equipment layout and installation details. Spearheaded City

approval process. Construction consulting to developer and construction

administration.

Gem State Truss Manufacturing Expansion, Nampa, Idaho, John Hubbard, Owner.

Project Architect.

24,000 sf covered manufacturing, shipping and storage facilities. Complete

architectural and structural design, planning and zoning compliance, codes

compliance process and all documents. Generated complete structural

calculations and architectural design, electrical plans and construction

documents with detailing.

Decoplast light industrial fabrication and distribution building, Nampa

Idaho. Project Architect.

17,000 s.f. light industrial warehouse and ASHTO compliant semi-truck

accessible distribution center and product mixing for north-west United

States region. Designed building and site. Developed complete construction

documents.

Industrial planned unit development, 16 acres - Madison Avenue, Nampa,

Idaho.

Master planned and coordinated consultant engineers for planning and zoning

conformance, grading, utilities upgrades and access. Generated all design

plan documents and conducted City review/negotiations and meetings.

Resort residential/Commercial mixed-use 320 acre planned unit development,

New Meadows, ID. Preliminary planning through schematic approval stage.

3 storey Mixed-Use commercial retail, McCall, ID. preliminary planning and

research.

3-story, resort residential condominium, Sittee Point, Belize, Central

America. EPIKOS design, McCall, ID. Contract Architect to produce concrete

frame design and architectural plans and specifications.

Thunder Spring Resort, Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho. Wareham Development, San

Francisco, CA. $125 million. Engineering/Architectural construction

administration and engineering manager - 2001 through 2005.- Eleven

buildings with underground parking, including roads and utilities. Evaluate

and Survey existing conditions under construction and complete detailing of

fast-tracked plans for architects and engineers. Buildings ranged in size

from 11,000 square feet to 95,000 sf, four stories. Procured materials and

estimated construction costs. Coordinated and resolved requests for

information and change-orders.

Project architect, project manager and architect-of-record for $2.3 million

building E. 23,000 s.f. resort residential condominium: Re-plan and re-

design log themed building to control costs. Complete design-bid-build

delivery.

. Planned tenant improvements for commercial, administration, resort spa,

swimming pools and meeting spaces.

. Investigated insulation failures, deciphered causes and design remedies -

multi-system interaction.

. Inspected construction for conformance to drawings, codes, and proper

edge/interface junctures/ terminations.

. Resolved construction conflicts created by competing needs of fire-rated

construction codes, envelope integrity, acoustic attenuation and

mechanical systems.

. Roof ice-dam and freeze damage investigations and solutions.

. Investigated and recommended least costly solution to acoustic flanking

and structure-borne sound.

. Saved $210,000 in concrete through cost/benefit analysis/redesign of

structural/architectural materials uses.

Wareham Development/McKnight Construction. Contract Architect and Project

Administrator 2004-2006

. Project Architect - Big Wood Gold Course Club House, Ketchum, Idaho.

Designed and prepared complete structural, electrical and mechanical

construction documents for 2nd floor addition.

. Safety Officer and OSHA compliance administrator for Building E, Thunder

Spring, Ketchum/Sun Valley, ID.

. Pine Ridge Resort Condos, Ketchum, Idaho. Living Architecture - Design

Architects. Construction Administrator, assist CM. Design Tenant

improvements. Code search solutions to fire-rated detailing.

Engineering Structural Solutions, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Consultant/Contract Architect 2004

. Design 440 acre resort community. Designed internal circulation/road

system, community facilities site with building, pool, recreational

vehicle storage, and maintenance facilities. Designed seven prototype

log cabin plans with all construction documents to incorporate passive

solar techniques.

. Plan-checked & coordinated design and deliverables for commercial

mixed/multi-use projects.

Steelhead Collision Center, Meridian, Idaho, Briggs Engineering - Dean

Briggs, Principal 2004

Project Architect - 1.67 Acre, 10,000 sf Light Industrial/Manufacturing,

Sales, Offices facility. Coordination with engineers and representatives of

equipment placement, overhead lubrication lines and components, lift and

spray-paint equipment layout and detailing of underground exhaust systems.

Coordinate automotive repair/paint. 1MBtu paint booth/curing class 1

flammable/hazardous materials use electrical environment.

Work for other Architects, Government and Engineers

POWER Engineers, Meridian, Idaho - Architect/Planner - Structural &

Mechanical production 2008 - 2009

Planned and designed electrical substations and facility buildings

shell and core as the project architect. Coordinated building systems and

installed equipment with structural, civil, mechanical and electrical

systems. Conducted building and fire code compliance research and generated

summary and analysis reports for utility client and County agencies.

Produced construction drawings, specifications and estimates/cost

projections. Hemingway Substation, Idaho Power, Inc., Middleton, ID.

Designed solar power plant site plans and support buildings, Ausra Energy,

Inc., San Luis Obispo/Carizzo, CA.

Medical office building structural shop drawings review. Power plant

drawing production, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Olson Associates Architects - Planners. Nampa, Idaho Architect/Project

Manager 1998-2000

Canyon County School District projects. Boise State University West campus

master plan coordination. Architect for religious, commercial/retail design

and production drawings. D.L. Evans Bank Remodel, Boise, ID. Designed Bank

Branch.

T.J. Scofield Architects, Boise, Idaho Architect/Project

Manager 1997-1998

Edwards 21-plex Theaters, Boise, ID, Construction field

representative for U.S. Bank - Inspect and approve infrastructure roads and

utilities. Authorize progress payments. Designed construction retrofit for

High security transfer station - Undisclosed location branch, U.S.Bank.

Commercial building design and production.

Contract Architect/Project Manager, Knox-Fitzpatrick, Assoc./Western

Personal Communication Systems/ Voice-Stream/ T-Mobile, Salt Lake City,

Utah architect-of-record 1997

Project manager for 47 cell-phone transceivers. Designed towers and mono-

poles on I-84 corridor; Idaho to East Oregon. Included Boise, ID metro

service area. T-1 site improvements: five buildings in Boise and Nampa, ID.

Design West Architects, Boise, Idaho Architect/Project Manager

1996-1997

Architect for $14 mil., Area 7, Caldwell High School, Idaho.

Architect for Blaine County Junior High School.

CSHQA Architects, Boise, Idaho Architect/Administrator/Utilities

Coordination 1995-1996

Assist Architect for Boise Art Museum expansion. Construction

Administration for Blue Cross headquarters.

HUD Regional Project Manager/ Administrator Grant Recipient East

Oregon/Southern Idaho 1994-1995

Project manager for multi-family, elderly housing, Offices & Disabled

Access modernization and new four-plex housing construction for HUD

Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Grant Program. Consulted to Housing

Authorities. Conducted/coordinated needs assessments and site selection.

Determined probable construction costs. Recommended project budgets.

Reviewed existing construction for Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards

and building codes compliance. Designed all projects and prepared

construction documents. Prepared all contracts and specifications.

Contracted and Coordinated consultant services. Managed the bidding process

and recommended finalists/contractors. Administered contracts and

construction information/changes. Conducted construction site visits for

conformance to design drawings/specifications. Managed certified payrolls

and Davis-Bacon labor laws enforcement. Supervised clerks-of-the-works.

Authorized progress payments. Initiated and coordinated hazardous

materials testing and abatement RFP and contract management. Safety Program

Administration and Inspections.

Assistant Director Building & Safety/ Plans Examiner, City of San Marcos,

CA. 1990 - 1994

Supervised staff of five building inspectors. Plan review $4 million to

$20M per month of commercial, Industrial, mixed-use, fueling stations,

multifamily, educational, institutional and residential projects for

compliance with structural, life safety, fire, building, electrical,

mechanical, plumbing, disabled access and energy compliance laws, codes,

and ordinances. Reviewed preliminary development plans and conditions for

all projects at the city planning stage and wrote portions of conditions,

Use Permits/public hearing resolutions. Consulted to planning and

engineering department staff on urban planning and architectural issues.

Coordinated planning, fire, and civil engineering communications to

applicants. Calculated and negotiated development and permit fees.

Conducted administrative legal tasks related to code enforcement.

Authorized issuance of all building permits. Administrated and coordinated

consultant and engineers contract plan review services. Inspected heavy

commercial & complex structural projects. Project Manager & Architect for

City funded projects. Served on consultant selection and GIS committees.

Senior Engineering Technician City of San Marcos, CA.

1989-1990

Capital Improvements & Development Division. Field review and report civil

engineering, grading, streets, improvements. Review, record and file civil

sewer, water, street plans, maps and plats.

Job Captain, Frederick Engineering. Civil and Structural Engineers,

Research Center, Carlsbad, CA. 1987-92

Construction and Contract document preparation for commercial buildings,

sea-walls & earth-retaining-structures, subdivisions, plat maps, and street

improvement plans. Structural Steel connection detailing from engineers

calculations. Load calculations & design. Estimating. Litigation

investigation of structural wood, masonry, steel, foundations and drainage

failures. Building code violations search. Prepared court exhibits. Field

review for engineer.

Project Designer/Job Captain/Intern, Trittipo Associates, Architects, 2386

Faraday, Carlsbad, CA. 1986-1989

Prepared plans for high schools, college campuses additions, elementary

schools, food service facilities, gymnasiums, swimming pools and aquatics

centers, bus maintenance, fueling and transportation facilities,

administration centers, regional occupation program auto mechanics

vocational facilities, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning

remodels. Wrote specifications. Conducted bid and submittals processing.

Job Captain/Steel Detailer/Scheduler, Sun Valley Construction Management,

Ketchum, ID. 1984-1985

Detailed and drafted construction and shop drawings. Field coordinator.

Interpreted plans.

Construction, Michael Harmon Construction, Moscow, ID. 1983-1984

General labor/framing/staging/helper. Followed blue-prints/ plans.

Education

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - United States Green

Building Council, Classes/Training.

Construction Specifications Institute, courses in specifications,

contracts, Master Format system, EJCDC & federal contracts.

Professional Certificate Engineering Fundamentals, Cal State University,

Long Beach, CA

12 weeks over six months. Qualification required CSULB review of

transcripts for admission to program. Review of upper division engineering

courses to qualify for National Fundamentals of Engineering Exam -

Qualified.

Management & Supervision Graduate, Regional Training Institute, Mission

Viejo, CA, 6 month course, Instructor William Robling, P.E., Former Mayor,

Former Director Development Services, Retired City Engineer.

5-year professional degree - Building Sciences and Architecture -

University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. Cooperative professional program with

Washington State University courses/professors.

One year professional practice, project management principles, building

codes, specifications, contracts/legal, and construction administration.

One year principles and practice urban/regional planning and geography.

Four semesters structures design - 1) Vector mechanics, general structures,

trusses, long-span, wood design; 2) steel; 3) Concrete/composites,

foundations and frames; 4) Masonry, earthquake/wind/lateral. Two semesters

environmental control systems, building mechanical systems, energy

efficiency - passive methods/active systems, electrical & plumbing design &

materials, installation methods, codes and design, acoustics, lighting,

fire protection and signal systems. One semester site planning and

environmental analysis, land planning/design, grading and introductory

soils. One semester civil surveying, grading/drainage design and utilities

planning. Two years architectural systems and materials. Two years

architectural theory and planning. Two semesters Architectural history. The

total of undergraduate science/math courses and core courses is 164

semester hours for this degree.

Building Codes 1 & 2 plus Fire Codes Courses, 2 semesters, Palomar College,

San Marcos, CA. - 4.0 GPA.

Building Codes Certificate, ICC/ICBO - IBC/UBC types A, B, E, R-2, R-3 & M

occupancies. Whittier, CA.

ICC/ICBO sponsored Americans with Disabilities Act ADAAG and CABO/ANSI

117.1 Access Requirements.

University of California San Diego, Real Estate law course.

San Diego State University, Seminars - Regional and Urban Planning.

San Diego Chapter AIA, Site planning seminars

Ninyo & Moore Consulting Geotechnical Engineers, Geology & Geotechnical /

Soils Engineering Seminars.

CalTrans, Geotechnical & Soils Seminars: Piles, Structure Foundations,

Bridge Abutments and Rock-anchors

San Diego County Hazardous Materials Management District and Air Pollution

Control District, 1993, Hazardous and Industrial Materials Course.

AutoCAD, IVOCAD Boise, Idaho, technical training/support 1995

Western Woods Use and Fire Rated Construction, WWPA Certificate.

Dealing with Upset Citizens Seminar, San Diego State Univ. - San Diego

Assoc. of Governments Sponsored

Fire Dept. cooperative, Hazardous Occupancy Uniform Fire and Building Code

standards - Group Study

Hazardous and flammable materials classifications and containment methods -

Group Study

"City Scapes" - Urban & Regional Planning - Strategies for Urban Centers

Symposium, San Diego, CA

Yearly Continuing Education: Eight hours of subjects such as: Water

management in building envelopes; Design methods for healthy indoor air

quality; Designing with shear walls for mid-rise construction; Extreme

water savings- the frontier in plumbing and water systems; and ground-

source heat-pump planning and integration.

References:

Daryl Genz, M.Sc., P.E., Power Engineers, 208-***-****

Mark Hopper, Lead mechanic, Glanbia Foods, Inc., Gooding/Twin Falls, ID.

Certified Welder, Alpine Mobile Welding 208-***-****

Steve K. Smyth, M.Sc., P.Eng. (Canada) 604-***-****

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