Ten years of commercial and industrial construction experience that
includes jobsite project management and preconstruction in the US and
overseas.
Last project worked on was a large scale power plant construction
overseas.
GAMA INDUSTRY A.S. 1/2010 - 9/2010
Jobsite Technical Office Manager
Project: Alkhalij 4x350 megawatt Power Plant - Overseas
. Multi-Billion dollar, 1400 MW electrical power plant. Manager of
jobsite Technical Office Department that handled Billings, Schedules,
Progress Calculations, RFIs, Changes and Claims, Contracts, Management
Reports, Planning and Forecasting, Technical Correspondences, Meeting
Minutes, Drawings Management, Quantity Measurements, Procurement
Management.
. Supervised four project engineers, project scheduler, and technical
document tracker.
. Reported to jobsite manager. On a day to day basis worked with Bechtel
of USA, which was the Owner's Engineer and representative.
. Work pace required long hours, worked 70+ hours/week for the entire
duration.
. Good references from GAMA, Bechtel and the Owner.
TURNER CONSTRUCTION - New York, NY 2007 - 2009
Project Engineer
Project: New York Aquarium - Brooklyn, NY
$15 Million Structural retrofitting and interior renovation of an existing
Aquarium Building and a Con-Ed Utility Hub. Handled Buyouts, Cost Reports,
Trade Coordination, Billings and Change Orders, Schedules, Submittals,
RFIs. Also took the project manager role.
MATT CONSTRUCTION - Santa Fe Springs, CA 1999 - 2007
Assistant Project Manager
Project: Nordstrom South Bay - Redondo Beach, CA (2007)
$2 Million partial seismic retrofit and interior renovation of an existing
retail store. Handled Cost Reports, Trade Coordination, Schedules, RFIs.
Assistant Project Manager
Project: Mater Dei Athletic Complex - Santa Ana, CA (2005 - 2007)
$ 16 million Masonry & Steel Gymnasium including adjacent offices and
maintenance building, competition pool, and site work. Handled Buyouts,
Cost Reports, Change Orders, Billings, Submittals, RFIs, Schedules,
Closeout.
Senior Project Engineer
Project: Fantasy Springs Hotel - Indio, CA (2002 - 2005)
$ 60 million 12 story, 250 guestroom, 2 star Hotel, Podium Building,
Sitework and Central Plant building. Worked on Bidding, Preconstruction,
Construction and Claim Preparation. Handled Buyouts, RFIs, Submittals,
Costs, Delivery Tracking, Schedules.
Project Engineer
Project: Pacific Electric Loft Conversion - Los Angeles, CA (2002)
$ 23 million 314 unit historical loft conversion project. Worked on bid
award and preconstruction phases. Wrote and priced work scopes for
subcontractors.
Project Engineer
Project: Century Plaza Towers Elevators - Santa Monica, CA (2002)
$ 2 million elevators and elevator lobbies addition to an existing 4 story
parking garage. Handled entire spectrum of tasks to run the job.
Project Engineer
Project: Hollywood Renaissance Hotel - Hollywood, CA (2000 - 2002)
$ 75 million 22 story, 3 star, 640 guestroom hotel included renovating
existing tower and adding a new adjacent tower. Responsible from various
trades by handling Change Orders, RFIs, Submittals, Schedules, Issue
resolution, delivery tracking.
Estimator (1999 - 2000)
Worked on bidding and budgeting of more than 50 projects. Tasks included
quantity takeoffs, analyzing quotes, preparing budgets and estimates in
CSI or system formats.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration
California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA - 1999
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey - 1997
(ABET Equivalent with English instruction.
Ranks #1 in Turkey in engineering, admits from top 1%)
OTHER
Certifications:
. Construction Management (University of California in Los Angeles),
. LEED,
. OSHA - 30 Hours,
. Engineer In Training (EIT).
Computer Skills:
Proficient in all of the following: Prolog, AutoCAD, Primavera,
Constructware, MS Project, MS Office, Timberline, Suretrack, Paydirt,
Website Programming.
Foreign Languages:
Spanish (advanced), Turkish (fluent), German (intermediate).
Availability and Status:
Available to relocate and travel. Can work for any employer in US
(Permanent Resident).