Resume - James R. Chase
Experience:
Garcete Construction Company, Inc
Senior Project Manager / Estimator Aug '05 – May ‘10
• Project manager for the USDA's Poultry Research Facility, and other projects.
• Prepared bids and proposals for new government base building & renovation projects.
Dynasty Construction, Inc.
Senior Project Manager Aug '04 - Aug '05
• Managed high-end office interior projects and school additions ranging in size from
$250,000 to $5,000,000.
• Prepared estimates for negotiated and hard bid office interior projects and school
additions.
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Construction Manager Dec '00 - May '04
• Responsible for the design and construction of interior work under $250,000 (100+/-
per year).
• Managed construction related to ADA compliance, water damage & JCAHO
accreditation.
E.I. Kane Construction
Senior Project Manager Jun '00 - Dec '00
• Estimated and managed interior and small base building construction projects.
Hess Construction Co
Senior Project Manager Feb '00 - Jun '00
• Construction manager for school projects. Relocated the Silver Spring Tastee Diner.
Harvey-Cleary Engineers & Builders
Senior Project Manager Dec '97 - Jan '00
• Project manager for the design-build, fast-track, interior build-out of two Red Cross
blood testing and processing laboratories.
• Estimator and project manager for the comprehensive design-build renovation of an
historic 68-year old Red Cross office building at 431 18th Street, NW.
The Mark Winkler Company
Senior Project Manager Sept '95 - Dec '97
• Managed a $750,000 due diligence / pre-construction study related to the International
Monetary Fund's purchase of Pepco's headquarters building on Pennsylvania Avenue.
• Construction manager for the Millbrook project; a fast-track, 406 unit, $40,000,000
luxury apartment development in Alexandria Va.
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Centennial Contractors Inc
Senior Quality Control Manager Jan '93 - July '95
• Directed the quality control program for a $24,000,000 job order contract at
Goddard/NASA.
• Developed database to monitor more than 250 work orders plus hundreds of change
orders, per year. Prepared weekly schedules for over 50 active jobs. Prepared Means-
based estimates.
• Improved project close-out procedures. Expedited final payments. Cut average job
order close-out time in half.
Mobil Oil Company
Construction Management Consultant Nov '88 - Dec '92
• Managed the design and construction of over two dozen turn-key construction
projects, to include renovation of the world headquarters main entrance, and portions
of the board of directors' suite.
• Streamlined contracting procedures. Integrated the work done by general contractors,
Mobil's in-house work force and specialty subcontractors.
• Made certain that all work was completed on time, and to the very highest standards.
W. M. Schlosser Construction Co
Quality Control Manager Feb '88 - Nov '88
• Created an innovative, proactive, quality control program for the Waterside Metro
Station.
• Devised a system for tracking and expediting critical material orders.
• Coordinated the work of subcontractors.
Feb '88 - Nov '88Concentrated on and participated in learning the aspects of the electrical
trade.
Herry Program Management
Construction Manager Apr '87 - Feb '88
• Supervised the quality assurance programs for a Tomahawk cruise missile laboratory
and two Aegis fire control computer facilities at the Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Dahlgren, Va.
Education / Licenses / Military:
• University of Maryland, B.S. Civil Engineering
• Registered P.E. in MD, VA, and Wash. DC.
• US Army (4.5 years)
Contact Information:
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7746 New Providence Drive, #92 - Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 703-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***
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