Project Manager Construction

Mr. Cotant possesses an extensive and successful background in business

management related to real estate development, building / campus design and

construction, and facility maintenance, The experience has been obtained

through 20+ years of concentrated involvement with national / international

projects and programs, with PRODUCT DELIVERY TO THE CUSTOMER as his primary

& continual objective.

He has obtained an all encompassing property development and building

project/program management perspective through employment with:

( Owners and Developers

( Public / Private Partnerships

( Architectural / Engineering firms

( General Contractors

Prominent Corporate employers include top Fortune 500 and NYSE traded

companies such as:

( The Boeing Company

( AT&T

( Cornell Companies, Inc.

Highly ranked Engineering News Record (ENR) employers include entities such

as:

( Jacobs Engineering

( DLR Group

Notable government agencies worked with include:

( Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Numerous State Correctional

Agencies

( Department Of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DoE)

( Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security

Agency (TSA)

( Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Numerous Port Authorities

Interaction with this cross section of discipline and company types has

provided solid experience in building and maintaining numerous structure

classifications, including manufacturing facilities, Class A and corporate

offices, medical facilities, high rise hotels, shopping centers, water and

waste water facilities, airports, financial centers, nuclear facilities,

and most recently correctional facilities.

Due to this unique blend of employer and building type experience, Mr.

Cotant possesses an invaluable "umbrella" of knowledge, capabilities and

insight for large development and expansion programs. This is evidenced by

very recent efforts where he reduced overall new campus build costs by 23%

($28M) while increasing complex enclosed space by 100,000 SF.

NOTABLE QUOTES

CEO and Chairman of the Board "I know who to call when I need something

built."

Chief Administrative Officer "You're the best I've ever seen at what you

do."

Corporate Senior VP "Your comprehensive management skill set is exactly

what we needed."

Corporate Senior VP "Your tenacity and focus was the commitment necessary

to secure this 'win' for our credibility to Wall Street. Well done!"

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

( Established organization Vision, Direction & Operational Parameters, then

Directed national $200M/year capital expansion and maintenance effort for

NYSE listed corporation

( Reduced standard campus template cost $28M while increasing facility

footprint by nearly 100 KSF

( Initiated & conducted master planning for three national campuses

totaling up to 2.8 MSF on 385 acres

( Senior Project Manager for design/construct of $200M office

tower/cafeteria - $6M under budget

( Negotiated owner required construction changes from $50M down to $42M -

$8M in owner savings

( Improved standard institution build cost by $4M through advanced space

planning & modeling

( Directed $10M tenant improvement program and subsequent six month move-in

of 6,000+ employees

( Managed $1 Billion + in competitive/negotiated design, construction and

consultant proposals, with ensuing award, contract administration and

closeout - individual contracts to $190M

( Proposed, negotiated and led implementation of Operations Business Plan

for a startup configuration management and special projects group of 30

employees

EMPLOYMENT and EXPERIENCE

Director, Design & Construction, 10/07 to 11/10

Cornell Companies, Inc. - Houston, TX

$18M to $100M Project Values $200M annual budget

National Director for all facility site selection, planning, entitlement,

design, construction and maintenance.

( Established vision, direction, startup and operation of formal

Design/Construct Organization to successfully lead $200M national

expansion program

( Interviewed, contracted with and managed design, construction and

consultant companies for expansions/modifications of existing facilities

up to $50M and development of new/Greenfield buildings and campuses up to

$100M

( Supervised building site acquisitions up to 200 acres and property

entitlement/development efforts with government entities up to $14M

( Responsible for on schedule & under budget delivery of high quality

complexes at up to 4 national locations concurrently

( Directed all federal and state proposal efforts related to property and

facilities with values to $120M - Yearly proposal success rate of 20%

accomplished following Cotant employment

( Responsible for direct customer interaction for business development,

negotiations and approvals

( Instituted metrics to control all program budgets/costs, schedules, and

quality requirements

( Supervised deployment of web-based Maintenance program across 16 national

campuses

( Derived most cost & operationally efficient/effective facility layout

while incorporating customer needs

( Developed and Implemented corporate design & construction standards for

all new correctional facilities

Senior Manager, 10/05 to 10/07

Jacobs Engineering - Dallas, TX

$134M Project Value $1B Project and Program Values

Senior Manager for design of 200,000 SF Radiological facility with LEED

Silver Certification for Department of Energy (DOE) - $134M project value

( Led project development reviews, negotiations and approvals with customer

and consultants

( Developed and administered master integrated and cost loaded design

schedule of 450 + tasks

( Successfully deployed and managed strict nuclear NQA-2000 (National

Quality Assurance) requirements for entire design process

( Managed design team of ~ 60 professionals through design process into

Construction Administration

Senior Manager for development of Caribbean financial center, including

completely independent infrastructure, banking facility/office towers,

hotel, housing, retail, airstrip, and marina - $1B value

( Directed development of Program Execution Plan document and Operations &

Sequencing Strategy

( Generated & managed 4 tier integrated master schedule of 700+ tasks and

program budget

( Managed preconstruction consultant contracts for surveying, geotechnical,

environmental, geological and archaeological

( Developed detailed General Contractor selection process and recommended

selection parameters

Regional Manager/Senior Manager, 05/01 to 10/05

The Boeing Company - Dallas, TX; Seattle, WA

$1M to $200M Project Values $1.2B Program Value

Regional Manager for direct report personnel and associated teams during

design and installation of baggage screening equipment at northeastern US

airports in support of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - $1.2B program value

( Supervised design, construction, commissioning and closeout efforts for

scanning/baggage equipment installations and related tenant improvements

at 8 major US international airports

( Provided management direction for design reviews, Requests For Proposals,

negotiations, estimate reviews, Change Control Boards, field construction,

and project closeout

( Directed preparation of numerous TSA Task Order and IDIQ proposals for

air, land and water ports, in accordance with DHS and Federal Acquisition

Regulations (FAR) requirements

( Negotiated Task Order changes directly with TSA management in Herndon,

VA, continually pursuing customer "Best Value" while managing employer

Profit/Loss

( Generated and implemented new and/or improved processes to decrease

project duration/cost and improve quality - eg. new change process reduced

cycle time 65%

( Managed development of government schedules and budgets, teaming directly

with customers (TSA and airports) to obtain requirements/criteria and with

design/build contractors to derive timelines/costs

( Project values between $1M and $20M and timelines from 1 month to 1 year

Senior Manager for RFP response and product deployment at international

airports and Department of Defense (DoD) bases, including Saudi Arabia,

Thailand and Marshall Islands - to $200M project value

( CoAuthor of confidential white paper regarding potential acquisition of

Australian company's Intellectual Property related to national biometric

identification software and processes, 2005

< Directed preparation and submittal of Qualification Statements, Proposals

and Reviews for airport security efforts at new Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

Airport in Thailand, and at 4 Saudi Arabian International Airports

< Managed US based missile component testing lab and repairs/upgrades to

remote launch facilities

Lead Project Manager for Design/Construct organization during earthquake

repair program at 4,300,000 SF operating manufacturing facility

Project Manager/Program Manager/Lead Manager, 9/96 to 5/01

PDS Technical - Seattle, WA

Projects Values to $32M

Project/Program Manager - AT&T Wireless - 6/00 to 5/01 - Managed deployment

of vendor hardware and software on remote national initiatives

( Responsible for project planning, scheduling, resourcing, HW/SW

order/install/test, metrics, change management, and closeout

( Supervised teams up to 50 personnel and projects to $32M

( Coordinated up to 126 national locations for each hardware/software

deployment

Lead Manager - The Boeing Company - 9/96 to 6/00 - Managed software change

management, special projects & supply chain management groups replacing

400+ legacy software systems with 4 "off the shelf" systems

( Administered development & rollout of highly structured group operations

plan, detailing roles and responsibilities over a specific timeline

( Implemented group startups with resource requirements, staffing,

statement of work delegation & training

( Supervised up to 16 direct report employees and organization of 30

personnel

Senior Manager/Construction Manager, 4/95 to 9/96

DLR Group - Phoenix, AZ; Honolulu, HI; Seattle, WA

$35M to $120M Project Values

Senior Manager for design & construction of waste water program in Phoenix

suburb of 20,000 residents (Public/Private Partnership) - 2.1MGD treatment

facility and 80 miles of collection piping

( Coordinated direct staff of 5 managers, government officials and 100+

design/supplier personnel

( Developed, implemented & monitored program cost/earned value reports &

integrated master schedule

( Developed & deployed service connection procedure for ~ 700 customers

( Reviewed & approved all estimates, change orders and project invoicing

( Presented monthly budget and schedule progress reports to Executive Body

( $35M project value

Construction Manager for design & construct start of 800,000 SF retail mall

expansion in Hawaii

( Developed and managed $7M design budget and master design schedule

( Established and administered over $400K in design consultant contracts

( $120M design/construct value

Senior Project Manager/Project Manager, 3/87 to 4/95

The Boeing Company - Everett, WA

$500k to $190M Project Values $1B Program Value

Senior Project Manager for staff of 5 managers during design/construct of a

2,000,000 SF fast-track office, parking garage & cafeteria complex - Part

of $1B 777 airplane expansion program and Largest office structure in

western US - $190M project value

( Selected 120+ designers, contractors and suppliers, and managed

corresponding contracts

( Responsible for permitting, budget/costs, 13.5 month construction

schedule, quality and safety

( Managed implementation/negotiation of 2,000+ owner changes, with $8M

savings

( Established baseline budget/schedule and tracked progress via earned

value metrics

( Met occupancy requirements while $6M under budget

( Implemented commissioning and close-out proceedings

The Boeing Company Continued...

Project Manager for design & construction of two 200,000 SF manufacturing

buildings with cafeteria/office areas, $2M to $20M budget AND design &

construction of 50,000 SF and 80,000 SF two story office complexes

( Coordinated owner & city requirements with designer & contractor during

extreme fast-track conditions

( Established, monitored & maintained project budgets, fast-track schedules

& quality

( Coordinated/performed change order estimates, negotiations & field

inspections

( Managed complete relocation of existing office and manufacturing areas

into 2 new manufacturing buildings meeting numerous occupancy deadlines

( Office buildings completed within 5 month Extreme fast-track

design/construct schedules while maintaining budget, quality and safety

( $2M to $20M project values

Project Manager for design and construction of office, manufacturing and

site improvements across 8,000,000 SF manufacturing facility and 1,000 acre

campus

( Completed structural, mechanical & electrical upgrades to primary

manufacturing equipment

( Managed numerous tenant improvement projects and related office, shop and

equipment relocations

( Supervised building equipment preventive and routine maintenance efforts

( Majority of efforts completed in employee occupied and operating areas

( $500K to $2M project values

Project Engineer /Estimator, 6/85 to 12/86

Grove, Inc. - Las Vegas, NV

$40M to $100M Project Values

Project Engineer for construction of a 28 story, 800+ room hotel addition

on Las Vegas strip

( Documented, reviewed and approved submittals from 30 to 40 subcontractors

( Reviewed, negotiated and approved subcontractor change proposals

( $40M project value

Estimator for competitively bid commercial projects ranging in value from

$500K to $100M

EDUCATION and CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science - Montana State University, 1985

Major: Construction Engineering, Honors Graduate

Minors: Industrial & Management Engineering and Business Accounting

Licensed Professional Civil Engineer, State of Washington, November 1994 -

Present

Certified Program Manager, Battelle of Seattle, WA, 1993

Fluent in all Microsoft software applications and Experienced with CAD and

Primevera

Curtis G. Cotant, PE

5901 Andover Drive, Allen TX 75002

Mobile - 214-***-**** ********@*****.***

http://sites.google.com/site/curtcotant

Curtis G. Cotant, PE

5901 Andover Drive, Allen TX 75002

Mobile - 214-***-**** ********@*****.***

http://sites.google.com/site/curtcotant

director of facility Design and construction

( Program & Project Management ( Business Development

( Property Acquisition & Development ( Facility Planning

( Building Design & Construction ( Facility Maintenance

( Projects up to $200 Million ( Programs over $1 Billion

( 20 + Years National / International Experience

( Licensed Professional Engineer

( Certified Program Manager

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