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John M. Williams

**** ***** ***** ********, ** 98249

abiimd@r.postjobfree.com 360-***-**** (cell)

P roject/Construction Management P re-Construction Services

• Seasoned professional with extensive construction and pre-construction experience

i n both public and private sectors

• Public sector work includes: K-12 schools; higher education; hospital; air terminal;

m unicipal; law enforcement; water storage; and public housing

• Private projects include: office; warehouse; retail; bank; church; medical/dental

office; historic building renovation; tenant improvement; and multi-residential

• Managed or supervised the management of 80+ projects – including typical GC self

performed work (concrete, carpentry, etc.)

• Prepared or supervised the preparation of 500+ hard bid estimates and numerous

conceptual/preliminary construction and development budgets

• Experienced with Sage Timberline estimating software as well as SureTrak and MS

P roject scheduling software

Work Experience

February 2009 to present – i ndependent construction and development project manager,

operating under H ighland Project Management, Inc.

June 1999 to December 2008 – I sland Construction, Inc. Oak Harbor, WA - hired as a

senior estimator/project manager; promoted to Construction Manager and Vice President in

February 2000; supervised the pre-construction and construction processes for public,

p rivate and in-house construction and development projects; in-house projects included

feasibili ty, land acquisition, project financing and sales processes; most projects were

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located in the Puget Sound/Seattle area, with a few in Central and Southern WA; public

p rojects include buildings for WA State Ferries and WA State Parks; private sector work

i ncluded commercial retail and office buildings, banks, churches, multi-residential, custom

homes, and medical/dental office tenant improvements; in-house projects include single-

family residential plats, multi-residential (both condominium and apartment), low income

t ax credit housing projects, commercial retail and office buildings, and self storage projects

John M. Williams continued

J uly 1996 to May 1999 – i ndependent cost consultant/expert witness /construction

estimator for a variety of industrial, institutional, commercial, and multi residential

p rojects located in the western states and Bri tish Columbia; clients included Port of Seattle,

Washington State Convention and Trade Center, various hospitals, school districts, and

p rivate corporations

April 1981 to 1996 – co-founded, owned and managed the general contracting fi rms Hearn

S tratton Construction L td and FW Hearn Construction L td, with offices in Edmonton

A lberta, Vancouver Bri tish Columbia and Scottsdale Arizona; project types included

i nstitutional, K-12 schools, higher education, commercial and multi-residential; and were

located throughout Western Canada, the Canadian Arctic, and the Phoenix/Scottsdale area;

clients included the Government of Canada, the provinces of Alberta and Bri tish Columbia,

Vancouver In ternational Airport Authority, University of Bri tish Columbia, various

hospital boards, school districts and private corporations

June 1975 to March 1981 – estimator and project manager for the general contracting

f i rm Cavan Construction, based in Edmonton Alberta; projects were primarily in the public

sector and included schools, hospitals, government buildings and public housing

Education

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Construction Engineering Technology from Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

E dmonton Alberta; multiple industry related continuing education courses including

construction/contract law and value engineering

Membership & Certifications

Member AACE In ternational (formerly known as American Association of Cost Engineers)

Certified Cost Consultant (CCC); Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors

P rofessional Quantity Surveyor (PQS)

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