Mark Yerkes

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Cell: 717-***-**** Home :717-***-**** abkai4@r.postjobfree.com

Experience: Bachelors degree in Accounting. Project Manager, construction with twenty

three years experience, principally in design / build and negotiated bid / build projects,

working with facility owners, building committees, boards of directors and CEO’s to

develop and construct projects. I have extensive experience in determining feasibility of

alternative energy strategies and implementing LEAN methodologies, Earned Value

Management techniques and green construction methods. I have worked daily with

Microsoft Office 2003/2007, Microsoft Project, Primavera Expedition, Suretrack, P3,

IBM AS400 accounting, and Peachtree Pro. Budgeting, estimating and change order

management with Timberline and Excel.

President T.J. Harris Inc Lancaster Pa. 17608 717-***-**** 11-1-09 to present.

• Founded and developed construction management consulting firm working as

client’s agent performing owner’s representation, preconstruction, construction,

contract and program management services. Developed all internal and external

systems, as well as marketing plan focusing on the energy efficiency sector of the

existing building market in order to develop construction management

opportunities. Identified and responded to request for proposals with government

and private sector facility owners. Identified and worked to develop tax strategies

to allow private and public facility owners to maximize their opportunities and

worked to initiate legislative changes in order to enhance tax policy with regards

to energy efficiency for new and existing facilities. Applied for and achieved

Energy Star recognition for Reformation Lutheran Church, projected to be the

first church to earn the recognition in 2010.

Project Manager Horst Construction Company Lancaster Pa. 717-***-**** 12/2003 to

11/1/09

• Work with client CEOs, Boards of directors and building committees to establish

project goals.

• Develop project details in line with project goals working with the project owners,

subcontractors and design teams.

• Keep clients informed of changes to goals that impact schedule or price.

• Manage construction process and client expectations to stay within schedule and

budget.

• Maintain a collaborative atmosphere with all members of the client, construction

and design teams.

• Monitor schedule and make changes where needed to meet clients needs.

• Manage project contract and budget, monitoring changes in client needs and

maintaining project finances in line with expectations.

• Identified, tracked and developed change orders required to keep project in line

with client’s goals resulting in change orders greater than one half million dollars

or greater, both in added cost and in savings.

Key projects

• Shire Pharmaceutical 1200 Morris office fit out project: Work with Shire facilities

group to plan and implement the $20 million plus tenant fit out project for the

relocation of different Shire teams.

• Pines at Bordentown, Keswick Pines NJ. Develop planned 262 unit, $65 million

senior care retirement community, working closely with the CEO, guiding design

and assisting in maintaining project goals. Presenting project updates to the

Keswick Pines board as needed to keep leadership informed of project plan.

• Reformation Lutheran Church, Media, PA. Worked closely with building

committee and key stakeholders to complete project development and

construction of new additions and renovations to existing church facility.

• First Church of the Brethren, Wyomissing Pa. Worked closely with building

committee and chairpersons to develop and construct new church facility.

Managing the design team and other key stakeholders over a multiple year

process.

Project Superintendent Horst Construction Company Lancaster Pa. 4/1999 to 12/2003

• Constructed wide variety of projects in NJ and PA. Established and maintained

client goals and completed projects within project budget and schedule.

Key projects

• 2001 through 2003 Keswick Pines, Whiting NJ. Constructed new addition to

existing senior care facility and managed occupied space renovations to existing

healthcare facility.

• 2000 through 2001 Garden Spot Village phase two: Construction of $20 million

dollar addition to existing senior care facility.

Project Superintendent Contech Incorporated Lancaster Pa. 1994 to 1999

• Managed construction of occupied space renovations primarily in healthcare

facilities, working in patient care setting to maintain client operations. Examples

include heart catheterization labs, heart surgery suites, and intensive Care units.

Project Carpenter and Foreman Benchmark Construction Company Brownstown Pa.

1988 to 1994

Education:

• Bachelor of Science Degree Elizabethtown College, major in Accounting, May

2009 GPA 3.55

• LEED certification December 2008

• Villanova University Certificate Program Mastering Project Management 2002

• State of Pennsylvania carpentry apprenticeship; attained Journeyman in 1993

Social and Industry Organizations

• Rotary International

• CMAA

• USGBC

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