MARK E. HERRON
**** ***** **** ****., ************, FL 32256
904-***-**** - cell
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SUMMARY A seasoned construction professional with 18 years of
diverse project management experience
Efficient, time-tested management style producing
increased profitability of projects
Demonstrated ability to deliver results while focused on
customer satisfaction
AREAS OF Senior Project Management . Business Development
EXPERTISE Contract Administration and Negotiation . Design/Build
Proficiency
Budgeting/Estimating . Value Engineering
EXPERIENCE Marshall Company, Ltd. Corpus Christi, TX 2008-2010
Marshall Company was established over 40 years
ago and has built a solid reputation throughout
Southeastern Texas as a quality design/build
company with an emphasis on federal projects
and banking institutions.
General Project Manager
Referred to Marshall Company by a prominent Florida
engineering firm and was subsequently hired on to
streamline their project management procedures. The
position of General Project Manager was created to
increase the company's efficiency.
Assumed immediate control overall scheduling, change
order processes and project accountability
Implemented a one source "Project Managers Book" to
ensure that the new guidelines and control measures could
be easily tracked
Compass Group, Inc. Amelia 2005-2008
Island, FL
The Compass Group's primary focus is the
design/build arena, specifically in the
hospitality, medical, assisted living, and
multi-family commercial sector.
Senior Project Manager/Business Development
Implemented new policies and procedures to ensure
continuity among all facets of the company; oversaw
support and development of all project management
operations; reviewed all project budget analysis and
projections.
Created and implemented new cost-containment measures
resulting in increased profitability and a 20% increase
in market share
Acknowledged for consistently bringing projects in ahead
of schedule and with a positive deviation ranging between
7 and 13 percent
Recognized for successfully arbitrating contractual
matters and numerous change orders with owners and
subcontractors
Selected as Compass Group's primary negotiator for all
contractual dealings with owners, architects, engineers
and subcontractors
Southern Construction Group, LLC 2003-2005
Jacksonville, FL
Operating throughout the Southeastern United
States, SCG offers its clients the following
services: general contracting, design-build,
construction, management, general trades
contracting, and tenant build-out.
Senior Project Manager/Business Development
Directly and indirectly managed nine projects, including
but not limited to: estimating, overall project
scheduling, contract negotiations, labor projections, and
budgetary analysis; responsible for total project profit
and loss.
Reorganized and redirected large, problem-ridden
projects, resulting in restored balance and revenue
growth of 15%
Demonstrated sound decision-making abilities through
assessing critical project components and ensuring
accomplishment of project milestones
Ascertained viable solutions and effectively communicated
the corrective action to the clients and construction
management team
Siemens Medical Systems and Building Solutions, 1998-2003
Inc.
Siemens Medical Systems is a Fortune 100
worldwide company that is the industry leader
specializing in manufacturing and installation
of major capital medical devices. Siemens
Worldwide is a publicly traded company and has
revenues exceeding 100-billion dollars
annually.
Senior Project Manager / Business Development
Selected as one of a group of 12 to lead a corporate-wide
pilot program for "customer retention" for its 60-billion
dollar medical division. Successfully met and exceeded
expectations as the liaison manager between hospitals and
general contractors to ensure the proper building
components and safety guidelines were followed in
preparation for the installation of highly sophisticated
multi-million dollar diagnostic medical devices.
Through effective time and logistical management, was
consistently awarded monthly and quarterly bonuses based
on timely installations, customer satisfaction, personal
performance, and maintaining budgetary constraints
Conducted training seminars in "Effective Construction
Project Management" across the country to 64 fellow
project managers
Skyline Realty and Development, Inc. 1996-1998
Jacksonville, FL
Skyline Reality quickly rose as a large
development company in the Northeast Florida
region. Skyline Realty and Development has
recently been purchased by Skyline Realty
Services in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Project Director
Planned and executed land acquisitions and all
construction administration activities including cost
feasibility analysis and conceptual cost estimating for
ongoing and future projects. Responsible for growth and
profitability of a company that was to become a
burgeoning developer in Northeast Florida. Developed,
positioned, and introduced Skyline Realty and Development
to its first major corporate center and retail mall
development.
Elkins Constructors, Inc. 1992-1996
Jacksonville, FL
Elkins 52-year history is one of the area's
premier general contracting firms now ranked by
"Engineering News and Record" as one of the
nations top 400 contactors, and is ranked in
the top 50 for "Green Building Contractors.
Assistant Project Manager/Project Manager
Recruited from college as an assistant project
manager and exceeded the company's career track
by becoming a full-fledged project manager
within two years.
EDUCATION AND B.S., Architectural and Building Construction,
CERTIFICATIONS University of North Florida, Jacksonville
Certified General Contractor, Florida - License not
Currently Active
LEED- certified in Green Building Practices
OSHA-certified - 30-hour course