Project Manager Customer Service

Raul A. Alvarez

*** ******* ***** ( West Chicago, IL 60185 ( 630-***-**** (

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Construction Manager / SENIOR Project Manager

SEASONED CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL WITH A DEMONSTRATED MASTERY IN THE

SKILLS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ESTIMATING, SCHEDULING, BUDGETING/COST

CONTROL, FIELD SUPERVISION, FINANCIAL REPORTING, CLIENT RELATIONSHIP,

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, COMPUTER SKILLS, SAFETY/INSURANCE, ABILITY TO

COMMUNICATE, BOTH WRITTEN AND ORAL. ?. DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN MANAGING

LARGE, SINGLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND CAPABLE OR MANAGING MULTIPLE

PROJECTS AND OVERSEEING MULTIPLE PROJECT MANAGERS. ?. POSSESS STRONG

COMMUNICATION, ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS ?. DEMONSTRATED ABILITY

TO TRAIN OTHERS AND MONITOR THEIR WORK FOR QUALITY AND COMPLETENESS.

Key Skills

. Strong operations background with proven track record in the areas of

financial administration, estimating, client relations, profitability,

planning and budgeting. Responsible for Owner/Contractor Agreement

negotiations as well as monitoring job cost, change order management and

project scheduling.

. Participate on Design Development providing the necessary liaison, when

required, during the preconstruction phase of CM Projects.

. Initiate and maintain liaison with client and A/E contacts to facilitate

successful project execution. This includes attending client-initiated

meetings and ceremonial events as well as maintaining contact to ensure

their satisfaction with on-going projects for marketing purposes.

. Establish project objectives, policies, procedures and performance

standards within boundaries of corporate policy.

. Manage financial aspects of contracts to protect client and company

interests: review and approve budgets, cost reports, fee payment, rental

equipment, income, expenses, etc. Perform the final review of internal

items such as Cost Analysis Worksheets, Monthly Billing to Owner, General

Conditions Estimate, Labor Cost Report, and Monthly Reports.

. Coordinate, manage and supervise the work of project and support staff.

Provide support, direction and encourage training of subordinate team

members.

. Actively leads internal team(s) that focuses on continuous improvement of

the business.

. Promote the growth and development of client, subcontractor and vendor

relationships.

. Exceptional Preconstruction skills from preparation of accurate project

budgets thru subcontractor bidding, negotiations and awards and effective

project management form implementation thru closeout. Effectively

reduced project costs in excess of 20% thru strong value engineering and

subcontractor negotiations.

. Experienced with various computer software programs: Microsoft Office

(Word, Excel, Project, Outlook and PowerPoint), Timberline and Suretrak.

Employer Summary

LEOPARDO Companies, inc. - CHICAGO, IL - Senior Project Manager, April,

2000 to February, 2010

Responsible for the overall management and successful completion of High

End Corporate Interiors, Retail, Banking, Manufacturing, Data Centers,

Building Redevelopment and Base Core and Shell projects as well as

successful coordination and execution of new base building and tenant

improvement design build projects. Backed by strong credentials and a

proven history of on-time, on-budget and high-quality project

completions.

Consistent achiever of high revenues and high profits - Generated in excess

of $1.5MM yearly profits three years in a row (2006, 2007 & 2008)

accomplished by aggressively managing general conditions, schedule and

subcontractor performance. Exceeded client expectations by meeting

schedule and budget constraints while still meeting or exceeding profit

goals.

Received Recognition Award (Eagle Award) in 2001 and 2008 for being the

highest revenue producer in the Interiors Market.

Successfully turned around underperforming Self Perform Division (Drywall,

Carpentry, Painting and Flooring) into a profitable and well-organized

venture with revenues in excess of $19 Million per year.

Representative Projects:

. CNA Building - Chicago, IL - $32,000,000 - 10 floor, 24 month

redevelopment and renovation of existing base building infrastructure

including replacement of existing HVAC, electrical, plumbing and

communications systems to allow single tenant building convert to

multitenant building.

. Much Shelist Chicago - Illinois - $5,250,000 - 3 floor, 75,000 SF law

firm build out with 16-week construction schedule.

. Computershare Investor Services - Chicago, Illinois - $6,500,000 - 3-

floor 2-phase interior office build out for stocks clearinghouse.

. Commercial Facility - Chicago, Illinois - $2,500,000 - 17,000 SF

construction of new retail center (base building), concrete footings and

foundations, structural steel, EPDM roofing, exterior masonry walls,

storefront system and interior build out for new Grocery store.

. Glenview State Bank - Northfield, Illinois - $2,000,000 - 20,000 SF

construction of new retail banking facility and base building space for

future tenants

clune construction co - Chicago, il - Senior Project Manager, April,

1995 to April, 2000

Responsible for the overall management and successful completion of High

End Corporate Interiors, Retail, Banking and Data Center projects as well

as successful coordination and execution of base building and tenant

improvement design build projects. Proven history of on-time, on-budget

and high-quality project completions.

Responsible for Owner/Contractor Agreement negotiations as well as

monitoring job cost, change order management and project scheduling.

Project types include Lump Sum and Guaranteed Maximum Price.

Representative Projects:

. 360 N. Michigan Avenue - Chicago, IL - $18,000,000 - 22 floor, 18-

month renovation of existing base building infrastructure including

replacement of existing HVAC, electrical, plumbing and communications

systems. Project received CREO Award for Best Restoration in the

year 2000.

. Mercer Consulting Group - Chicago, Illinois - $6,500,000 - 5 floor,

60 week renovation and expansion for benefits consulting firm.

. Ameritech ISC - Project Cortez - Arlington Heights, Illinois -

$7,000,000 - 6-floor customer service center build out.

Dewindt Corporation - chicago, il - Project Manager

The Rose Group - Morton grove, il - Project Manager

Interior construction management - chicago, il - Project Manager

inryco construction/calibre building corp. - Oakbrook Terrace, il - Project

Manager

Education & Certifications

Institute of Technology (Monterrey, Mexico) - BS Architecture

keller Graduate school of management (chicago, IL) - MBA

OSHA 30 Hr Certification

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