Professional Background
Pontello Construction Management, L.L.C. - Project Director
05.2006 - 01.2010
The Ann's Place Project - Danbury, Connecticut
. Project Owner: I Can, Inc. - Local Non-Profit Cancer Support
Organization
. Project Type: 17,000 ft.2 Three(3)-Level Cancer Counseling and
Therapy Center
. Project Financial Sources: Capital Campaign-Fund Raising - $
1,100,000
. Project Cost: $ 5,700,000
. Pontello Construction Management, L.L.C. firm hired as Design-
Build Team Member
o Design-Build Team Members: The Morganti Group, Inc., Paul
Dinto Electrical Contractors, Inc., DCA
Architects/Planners, The DiSalvo Ericson Group, Roald
Haestad, Inc., Tighe & Bond Consulting Engineers and Haley
& Aldrich
. Comprehensive Construction Management services provided for I
Can, Inc., as Owner's Representative, to include:
o Design-Build Services - part of Project Meetings from
Conceptual to Final 100% Construction Documents
o Constructability and Plan Review - Design Phases
o Pre-Construction - Cost Estimating and Scheduling
o Construction Management Services - Field and Office
o Estimating and Bid Packages - Subcontractors
o Value Engineering and Cost Savings
o Permits and Approval Processing - City of Danbury, Town of
Ridgefield
o Bidding and Award Services - Contract and Administration
o Field Construction/Project Supervisory Services - Project
Manager and Project Superintendent
o Facilitator and Coordinator of Donated Materials, Labor,
Equipment and Services
Custom Vault Corporation - Assistant Project Manager - Modular Vault
Division 08.2003 - 08.2004
Ridgefield, CT - Sales, Installation and Service of Modular Vault Systems
and Bank Equipment
. Client Base: U.S. Postal Service, Brinks Armored Cars, Dunbar
Armored Cars, G.S.A.
. Vault System Applications: Military Bases, Pharmaceutical
Companies, Airports
. Prepared Bid Estimates, Subcontract Agreements, RFP's, RFI's,
Certified Payroll Reports, AIA Billings
. Coordinated Material Suppliers, Subcontractors and Logistics on
projects throughout the U.S.
Finance and Operations Manager
08.2001 - 08.2003
. Analyzed and Implemented Accounting System Requirements
o Reviewed company needs and established Cost Coding Items
o Trained and Directed Office Staff on Quickbooks Pro
Software
. A/R, A/P, Payroll
o Prepared and Analyzed Corporate and Project Budgets
o Prepared Weekly Cash Flow Analysis Reports
. Assessed and Implemented Construction Forms and Reporting
o Material Purchase Orders
o Work-in-Progress Reporting and Accounting
. Prepared Internal Commercial Insurance Audit Calculations
Executive Ledgers, Inc. - President/C.E.O.
02.1996 - 02.2004
Owner
06.1986 - 02.1996
Danbury, CT - Finance and Operations Consultant -
Residential/Commercial Contractors
Academia
Central Connecticut State University - Adjunct Professor
01.2010 - Spring Semester
New Britain, Connecticut
School of Engineering and Technology - Construction Management Department
Course: CM245 - Heavy/Highway Construction Practices
Education
Central Connecticut State University
09.2004 - 05.2008
New Britain, Connecticut
B.S. Construction Management - cum laude - 2008
. Alpha Lambda Delta - National Honor Society
2005
. National AGC Scholarship Recipient
2006
. Lincoln Mongillo Scholarship Recipient
2006
. C.R. Klewin/Michael J. D'Amato Scholarship Recipient
2007
. School of Engineering & Technology - Dean's List
2005 - 2007
. Dean's Student Advisory Board
2006 - 2008
. Construction Management Club
2006 - 2008
. Construction Career Expo, Director
2007 - 2008
. Presidential Citation, Nominee
2008
Certifications/Memberships
. 2008 Construction Supervisor of The Year - CT Associated General
Contractors
. Associate Constructor - American Institute of Constructors
. Pervious Concrete Technician - National Ready Mixed Concrete
Association
. Certified Flatwork Technician - American Concrete Institute
. OSHA - 30hr.
. American Society of Professional Estimators
. Notary Public - State of Connecticut
Community Services
. Director - Construction Career Expo - CCSU - New Britain, CT
03.2009 - current
. Guest Speaker - Dodd Middle School - Cheshire, CT - 8th Grade
Career Fair 2007 - 2008
. Guest Lecturer - CCSU - New Britain, CT - course: "Risk
Management" 12.2008
. Guest Lecturer - CCSU - New Britain, CT - course: "Construction
Building Estimating" 10.2009
. Guest Lecturer - CCSU - New Britain, CT - course: "Environmental
Engineering" 11.2009
. Guest Lecturer - CCSU - New Britain, CT - course: "Reinforced
Concrete Structure" 04.2010
Continuing Professional Development
. "Identifying and Preventing Deficiencies in Design and
Construction Documents"
University of Hartford - Construction Institute - April
2009
. "Introduction to Public Construction Law"
Connecticut Bar Institute, Inc. - March 2009