Project Manager Construction

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Gus A. Hurtado

Education 2002 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio,

Texas

(Overall GPA: 3.87/4.00)

Master of Business Administration

1986 Instituto Politecnico Nacional

(National Polytechnic Institute) Mexico City,

Mexico

Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering

Professional

experience 1998 - Present Zachry Construction

Corporation San Antonio, Texas

Estimating Coordinator

Working for the Estimating Department at the Corporate

Office, these are my primary responsibilities:

thoroughly evaluate conditions and requirements of bid

plans and specifications, supervise accurate material

take-offs and coordinate cost analyses, communicate

constantly and effectively with other estimators

involved in the projects to assure positive development

of the estimates, consult and apply company's historical

data without overseeing extraordinary issues that may

divert the price from past experiences, visualize

project strategy and generate schedule and overhead

budget based on a detailed study of project

requirements, customer's expectations, and anticipated

project team, and prepare for bid reviews and

presentations for external and internal customers.

Coordinated the estimates of the following projects that

led the company to be the successful bidder:

September-1998, FM 2696 in San Antonio. Contract

amount: $21,350,000.

July-1999, FM 1472 in Laredo. Contract amount:

$3,860,000.

September-1999, IH 410 at US 281 bridge connector in San

Antonio. Contract amount: $8,350,000.

January-2001, Loop 1604 in San Antonio. Contract

amount: $4,443,000.

August-2001, Loop 20 in Laredo. Contract amount:

$18,024,000.

December-2002, US 77 in Harlingen. Contract amount:

$67,994,000.

February-2004, US 281 in Edinburg. Contract amount:

$31,227,000.

March-2004, FM 1926 in Edinburg. Contract amount:

$5,461,000.

May-2004, IH 410 at Zarzamora. Contract amount:

$12,500,000.

August-2004, US 83 in Mercedes. Contract amount:

$97,320,000.

October-2004, FM 1764 in Santa Fe. Contract amount:

$14,618,000.

November-2004, Dallas N. Tollway in Frisco. Contract

amount: $83,973,000.

July-2005, US 77 in San Benito. Contract amount:

$4,061,000.

August-2005, SH 89 in Sinton. Contract amount:

$44,368,000.

September-2005, US 281 in San Antonio. Contract amount:

$83,653,000.

November-2005, IH 35 at Lp 363 in Temple. Contract

amount: $68,418,000.

May-2006, IH 410 Nacogdoches to Beitel Creek in San

Antonio. Contract amount: $116,819,000.

I sustain my contribution to field operations by working

on the resolution of outstanding claims of projects that

I coordinated.

My experience continues to evolve throughout direct

participation in several other large size projects,

Comprehensive Developments Agreements, and Joint

Ventures for both private and public sectors in

different areas of the heavy/highway construction

industry.

1993 - 1998 H. B. Zachry Company

San Antonio, Texas

Project Engineer/Project Controls Manager

Prepared cost projections and cash flow reports, trained

and mentored intern engineering students, as well as new

engineering graduates' entry-level Office Engineers.

Took increasing responsibilities on various highway

construction projects for the Texas Department of

Transportation in San Antonio, such as: expansion of IH

10 West between Wurzbach Road and De Zavala and

expansion of Eckhert Road between Huebner Road and

Highway 16. I worked as Project Manager and was in

charge of the entire operation of the expansion of

Wurzbach Road between Evers Road and Seville Road, and

IH 410 bridge widening at Medina Base Road, Ray Ellison

Road, and Pearsall Road. Represented the company in

Austin, Texas, at a partnering round table organized by

the Texas Department of Transportation in 1997. This

event was a presentation to members of the construction

industry from Great Britain that were interested in

benchmarking proven successful partnering experiences.

The Department of Transportation's office in San Antonio

selected the Eckhert Road project as a model to be

included in this conference.

1990 - 1993 H. B. Zachry Company

San Antonio, Texas

Office Engineer

Worked, as part of the Construction Management Team, at

the following projects: new construction of Eisenhower

Road and Woodlake Parkway for the City of San Antonio,

construction of La Cantera Parkway and miscellaneous

jobs at "Fiesta Texas" theme park for USAA in San

Antonio, US 290 drainage tunnel for the Texas Department

of Transportation in Austin, Texas, drainage and road

improvement at Cherry Street for the city of San

Antonio, pit construction at Covel Gardens Landfill for

Waste Management Incorporated in San Antonio.

Among my job duties, I prepared project progress

reports, controlled time sheets and purchasing,

developed construction schedules, assisted in

coordinating the execution of the projects, elaborated

detailed project status reports and monthly pay

estimates for customers, supervised subcontractor's

work, and processed financial reports for internal upper

management.

1988 - 1990 H. B. Zachry Company

San Antonio, Texas

Estimator I

Worked at the San Antonio Area Heavy Division District

Office. Reviewed drawings, specifications, and other

bid documents.

Assisted Estimating Coordinators in the preparation of

estimates and proposals of projects with contract value

up to $10,000,000. The runway expansion at the San

Antonio International Airport and the Laredo-Colombia

International Bridge, were among the jobs awarded to the

company during that period.

1987 - 1988 JonesKell Architects

San Antonio, Texas

Draftsman

Assisted Project Architects with architectural drafting

and elaboration of models.

Maintained filing system of architectural products and

new construction materials and technology.

1984 - 1987 Construcciones Carter

Mexico City, Mexico

Field Supervisor

Part time job while attending college. The company's

line of work consisted of placement of tile and natural

stone on floors and walls for commercial buildings.

My work consisted of general purchasing, supervision of

project development, drawing revision, and elaboration

of estimates, proposals, and cost breakdowns.

Formal Agtek Strata and Template Programs, 1988

Training Introductory Lotus 123, Safe Handling of Traffic in

Courses Construction and Maintenance Areas, 1989

DOS Hard disk management, Management Development

Program, 1991

Lotus 123 2.3 Intermediate, Quality Management, 1992

Word Perfect 6.0 for Win/Prod, 1993

Windows 3.1 Introduction, Lotus 123 5.0 Advanced, 1995

Primavera 503 Scheduling School, Symposium on Continuous

Improvement, 1995

Policies and Procedures, Coaching vs. Managing,

Understanding Differences, Traffic Safety in

Construction, 1996

Zachry Management Information System, 1997

Hard Dollar Estimating System, Excel Intermediate,

Environmental Issues in Construction, 1998

Win-Win Negotiations, Construction Project Improvement

by CII, 1999

Expedition 202A and 202B, 2000

Concrete Paving Conference, 2002

EPC Training, 2003

Lessons of Leadership, Marine Insurance, Technical

Presentations, Trenching Excavation, Leadership I, 2004

MS Outlook, Conexpo, Leadership II, Oracle Overview,

Methods & Meetings, 2005

Ethics, Smart Board, Leadership III & IV, AGC

Conference, 2006

TXDOT Training, Industrial Hygiene, 2007

Languages

Speak, write, and read Spanish at an optimum level.

References

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