Project Manager
Resume:
MATTHEW M. JONES
*** ******* ****** #***, ******, MA 02115
*************@***.***
SUMMARY
An international construction professional with executive project management
experience, including an in-country assignment in post-conflict West Africa from 2008 to
present as leader of an innovative, environmentally- and socially-responsible investment in
affordable housing in Liberia.
Broadly experienced in technical, operational and financial project planning from
conceptual stages, including due diligence assessments and feasibility research. Successful
at working independently and remotely in challenging locations and environments.
Diverse experience in subcontractor and consultant negotiation, hiring, training, and
management. Thorough professional experience and training in schedule and budget
planning and implementation. Complete general contracting experience in estimating and bid
negotiation, scheduling, change order management, and project close-out processes.
Extensive experience in establishing and cultivating strong relationships with local,
national, and international partners, government agencies and officials, and community
stakeholders. Comprehensive educational and professional expertise in environmental design
and architecture. Thorough computer and software literacy, including Primavera and MS
Project, as well as three- and two-dimensional computer design programs. Outstanding oral
and written communication and presentation skills.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Broad Cove Group February 2007-July 2010
Ecohomes Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
Project Executive
• Primarily based in Monrovia, Liberia from October 2008 to present, while traveling regularly
to Ghana, Kenya and Senegal to meet with project partners and assess subcontractors, and
also interface with investors in Washington, DC, New York, and Boston.
• Evaluated future project opportunities and partnerships throughout Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria,
Kenya, Cameroon, and elsewhere in Africa.
• Established the overall parameters of project, including schedule, financial model and
budgets, as well as personnel, consultant, subcontractor and supplier needs of a 5-year,
US$25m, 1,100-home housing estate outside of Monrovia.
• Conducted due-diligence and feasibility studies on various aspects of project planning and
environmental impact, as well as test-market focus groups.
• Negotiated contracts with project suppliers, vendors, and personnel; hired and trained office
and field staff.
• Managed relationships with local, national and international partners, including
governmental counterparties, regulatory agencies, and community leaders.
• Collaborated with architectural and engineering teams to program roads, civil works,
infrastructure, utilities, common facilities/structures and amenities.
• Assessed local, regional, and global procurement needs to structure project supply chain.
• Identified environmental technology and “green” innovations, particularly solar energy
applications and the management of rainwater collection and wastewater recycling through
constructed wetlands engineering.
Suffolk Construction Company March 2002-April 2005
Boston, MA
On-Site Project Manager
• One of three project managers of the Historic Renovation of the Suffolk County Courthouse
in downtown Boston, with a US$90 million general contracting budget.
• Administered subcontracts, with managerial and financial oversight of 16 contracting
companies deploying more than 200 skilled workers on site, as well as architects, engineers,
and consultants.
• Managed budget, schedule, project correspondence, documentation, and site meetings.
• Adapted to financial, budget, schedule, and engineering constraints as project faced
unexpected renovation delays.
• Conducted change-order negotiations with owner’s representative.
• Executed project closeout of construction activity and subcontracts, as well as final reporting
to company management and owner’s representative.
Assistant Estimator
• Solicited and negotiated subcontracts and helped formulate construction bids for several
large educational, institutional, and residential projects.
• Managed relationships with architects, subcontractors, and investor representatives in
project development.
• Led clients through early development and pre-acquisition phases with assessments of
project feasibility, formulating design proposals and budget projections.
EDUCATION
Cornell University, Colleges of Arts & Sciences and of Architecture & Planning Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology/Concentration in Architectural Design May 2001
Architectural Association School of Architecture London, UK
Foundation in Architecture Certificate July 2006
Software Expertise
• Completed 12-month training course and possess work experience
managing projects using Timberline and Primavera Expedition.
• Extensive use of Microsoft Office, including MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint,
as well as MS Project.
• Managed project budgets and finances using Intuit Quickbooks.
• Thoroughly versed in 3D and 2D Design Software, specifically Rhinoceros 4.0,
AutoCAD, and Google Sketchup, and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop,
Illustrator, In-Design, Dreamweaver)
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