Michael Pekas

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Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

Home: 303-***-****

Cell: 303-***-****

Director of Construction

I have many years experience working on complex construction projects. I

am a hands on driven leader and trainer with an excellent safety record.

I am capable of managing projects ranging from $2M to $1B.

Skills

Bid/Award Process Jobsite Safety

Analyze Costs/Profits and Estimating Acceptance

Management

Contract Administration & Negotiations Create & Manage

Schedules

Project Closeout Create & Manage Budgets

Government Agency Liaison Coordination Meetings

Problem Solving Productivity Management

Education

BS, Civil Engineering, University of Colorado

AA, Architecture, Phoenix Institute of Technology

Training and Affiliations

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office - Word, Excel

Microsoft Project/Primavera

Agtek

Engineering Surveying

American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) - Soils & Materials Testing

Standards

Storm Water Compliance - Best Practice Field Training

Colorado Home Builders Association

American Concrete Institute

American Society of Civil Engineers

Career History

Project Time and Cost Inc. 2009. ($100M company - Consulting firm,

analyzing projects for Department of Energy, decommissioning and

decontamination of nuclear facilities, new facility construction

Project Manager/Cost Engineer

- Government Official Liaison.

- Meet with DOE weekly to discuss workload and review deliverables.

- Work directly with DOE staff to coordinate tasks and clarify

responsibilities.

- Manage staff to achieve DOE deliverable deadlines and goals.

- Work with Army Corp of Engineers to achieve their goals and

deliverable deadlines.

- Travel to DOE facilities and work onsite.

- Project controls, estimating and scheduling.

- Review contractor proposals and create Technical Evaluation

Reports.

- Review facility lifecycle baselines.

- Create and review baseline change proposals.

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Remington Development Corporation, 2004 to 2009. ($100M company - site

developments, excavation, sanitary sewer, water systems, storm sewer

systems, lift stations, pump stations, detention facilities, roads,

highways and open space/parks)

Director of Operations:

- Visit proposed site to determine conditions.

- Review plans to verify existing conditions to proposed conditions.

- Meet with government officials for plan approvals.

- Attend public hearings for plan approvals.

- Meet with property owners to work out agreements.

- Perform take-off of quantities from plans.

- Determine equipment to be used for project.

- Review project quantities to determine personnel needed for the

project.

- Calculate labor, equipment materials and subcontractors costs.

- Prebid meetings and prepare bid packages.

- Review bid packages/Select Contractors.

- Administer preconstruction and progress meetings with government

agency, engineers and subcontractors to make sure all parties

understand the project, schedule, and address questions and issues.

- Develop project construction schedule.

- Develop and maintain project budgets.

- Authorize equipment and material purchases.

- Negotiate and prepare trade contracts of subcontractors.

- Work with engineers and government officials on shop drawings and

submittal review.

- Prepare and review monthly construction pay requests.

- Prepare and review and execute all change orders.

- Develop and review all cost tracking, production and cost reports.

- Review with design engineer close out paper work.

- Address punchlist items with engineers and government officials for

acceptance and final payment.

- Direct and oversee Superintendent and construction team.

- Develop and implement job safety program.

- Conduct and maintain materials quality assurance and quality of

workmanship.

- Review and maintain construction compliance.

- Review and maintain contract documents.

- Prepare and obtain required permits from government agencies.

Manhard Consulting Ltd., 2004 to 2004 ($150M company - consulting

engineers, excavation, site developments, sanitary sewer, water systems,

storm sewer systems, detention facilities, roads, highways and parks)

Director of Construction Services:

- Visit proposed site to determine conditions.

- Review plans to verify existing conditions to proposed conditions.

- Perform take-off of quantities from plans.

- Prebid meetings

- Prepare bid packages

- Submit hard bids

- Administer preconstruction and weekly progress meeting with owner,

engineer and subcontractors to make sure all parties understand the

project, schedule and address questions and issues.

- Develop project construction schedule.

- Develop and maintain project budgets.

- Negotiate and prepare trade contracts of subcontractors.

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- Work with engineer on shop drawings and submittal review.

- Review monthly construction pay requests.

- Review, process and execute all change orders.

- Develop and review all cost tracking, production and cost rejection

reports.

- Review with engineers and government officials close out paper

work.

- Address punchlist items with owner, engineers and government

officials for acceptance and final payment.

- Direct and oversee Foreman and construction team.

- Develop and implement job safety program.

- Review and maintain construction compliance.

- Review and maintain contract documents.

- Problem solve construction issues with owner, contractors,

engineers and government agency.

- Prepare and obtain required permits from government agencies.

A Plus Construction/Ames, 2003 to 2004 ($15M company - Excavation, sanitary

sewer, water systems, storm sewer systems, lift stations, roadways,

highways, site development, commercial and industrial)

Project Manager/Estimator

Estimator

- Visit proposed site to determine conditions.

- Review plans to verify existing conditions to proposed conditions.

- Perform take-off of quantities from plans.

- Determine equipment to be used for project.

- Review project quantities to determine personnel needed for the

project.

- Calculate labor, equipment materials and subcontractors costs.

- Prebid meetings and prepare bid packages.

- Submit hard bids.

Project Manager

- Develop and implement preconstruction and weekly progress meetings

with owner/government officials, engineer to make sure all parties

understand the project, schedule and address questions and issues.

- Develop project construction schedule

- Authorize equipment and material purchases.

- Negotiate and prepare trade contracts of subcontractors.

- Work with engineer on shop drawings and submittal review.

- Prepare and review monthly construction pay requests.

- Prepare, review and execute all change orders.

- Develop and review all cost tracking, production and cost rejection

reports.

- Review with design engineer close out paper work.

- Address punchlist items with owner and engineer for acceptance and

final payment.

- Prepare and obtain required permits from government agencies.

Supervision

- Direct and oversee Superintendent and construction team.

- Develop and implement job safety program.

- Conduct weekly project progress meetings.

- Conduct and maintain materials quality assurance and quality of

workmanship.

- Review and maintain construction compliance.

- Review and maintain contract documents.

- Prepare and obtain required permits from government agencies.

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Pulte Corporation, 2000 to 2003 ($6B Company - site developments,

excavation, sanitary sewer, water systems, storm sewer systems, detention

facilities, roadways and open space)

Director of Land Development

- Visit proposed site to determine conditions.

- Review plans to verify existing conditions to proposed conditions.

- Meet with engineers and government officials for plan approvals.

- Attend public hearings for plan approvals.

- Meet with property owners to work out agreements.

- Perform take-off of quantities from plans.

- Determine equipment to be used for project.

- Review project quantities to determine personnel needed for the

project.

- Calculate labor, equipment materials and subcontractors costs.

- Prebid meetings and prepare bid packages.

- Review bid packages/Select Contractors.

- Administer preconstruction and progress meetings with government

agency, engineers and subcontractors to make sure all parties

understand the project, schedule, and address questions and issues.

- Develop project construction schedule.

- Develop and maintain project budgets.

- Authorize equipment and material purchases.

- Negotiate and prepare trade contracts of subcontractors.

- Work with engineers and government officials on shop drawings and

submittal review.

- Prepare and review monthly construction pay requests.

- Prepare and review and execute all change orders.

- Develop and review all cost tracking, production and cost reports.

- Review with design engineer close out paper work.

- Address punchlist items with engineers and government officials for

acceptance and final payment.

- Direct and oversee Superintendent and construction team.

- Develop and implement job safety program.

- Conduct and maintain materials quality assurance and quality of

workmanship.

- Review and maintain construction compliance.

- Review and maintain contract documents.

- Prepare and obtain required permits from government agencies.

Oakwood Development, 1997 to 2000 ($300M Company - site developments,

excavation, sanitary sewer, water systems, storm sewer systems, pump and

lift stations, detention facilities, roadways and open space/parks) Project

Manager

- Visit proposed site to determine conditions.

- Review plans to verify existing conditions to proposed conditions.

- Meet with engineers and government officials for plan approvals.

- Attend public hearings for plan approvals.

- Meet with property owners to work out agreements.

- Perform take-off of quantities from plans.

- Determine equipment to be used for project.

- Review project quantities to determine personnel needed for the

project.

- Calculate labor, equipment materials and subcontractors costs.

- Prebid meetings and prepare bid packages.

- Review bid packages/Select Contractors.

- Administer preconstruction and progress meetings with government

agency, engineers and subcontractors to make sure all parties

understand the project, schedule, and address questions and issues.

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- Develop project construction schedule.

- Develop and maintain project budgets.

- Authorize equipment and material purchases.

- Negotiate and prepare trade contracts of subcontractors.

- Work with engineers and government officials on shop drawings and

submittal review.

- Prepare and review monthly construction pay requests.

- Prepare and review and execute all change orders.

- Develop and review all cost tracking, production and cost reports.

- Review with design engineer close out paper work.

- Address punchlist items with engineers and government officials for

acceptance and final payment.

- Direct and oversee Superintendent and construction team.

- Develop and implement job safety program.

- Conduct and maintain materials quality assurance and quality of

workmanship.

- Review and maintain construction compliance.

- Review and maintain contract documents.

- Prepare and obtain required permits from government agencies.

Terracon Consultants Western 1996 to 1997 ($100M Company - Consulting

Geotechnical & Materials Engineers for excavations, utilities, roadways,

highways, site developments, commercial and industrial)

Project Manager

- Manage Soils and Materials testing field operations.

- Prepare proposals for new projects.

- Hazardous materials operator.

- Hire and train field engineers.

- Obtain civil projects through bidding and negotiations.

- Meet with clients to problem solve geotechnical and materials

issues related to roadway subgrades.

- Implement soil stabilization techniques for highways and roadways.

- Cost estimating for labor, equipment, materials and clients.

- Solicit suppliers and subcontractors bids.

- Seek projects consistent with company marketing strategy.

- Install Piezometers

- Determine subsurface conditions, bedrock, weathered bedrock,

overburden materials.

- Field explorations for subsurface drilling with split spoon sampler

to classify soils and determine properties for engineering

purposes.

- Maintain job journals.

- Create construction schedule, monitor costs with project budget.

- Weekly meetings with clients to review projects progress and review

projects budgets.

CTL/Thompson Inc., 1990 to 1996($30M Company - Consulting Geotechnical &

Materials Engineers for excavations, utilities, roadways highways, site

developments, commercial and industrial)

Project Manager

- Manage Soils and Materials testing field operations.

- Prepare proposals for new projects.

- Hazardous materials operator.

- Hire and train field engineers.

- Obtain civil projects through bidding and negotiations.

- Meet with clients to problem solve geotechnical and materials

issues related to roadway subgrades.

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- Implement soil stabilization techniques for highways and roadways.

- Cost estimating for labor, equipment, materials and clients.

- Solicit suppliers and subcontractors bids.

- Seek projects consistent with company marketing strategy.

- Install Piezometers

- Determine subsurface conditions, bedrock, weathered bedrock,

overburden materials.

- Field explorations for subsurface drilling with split spoon sampler

to classify soils and determine properties for engineering

purposes.

- Maintain job journals.

- Create construction schedule, monitor costs with project budget.

- Weekly meetings with clients to review projects progress and review

projects budgets.

Staff Engineer

- Prepare geotechnical investigations, pavement studies and soil

stabilization reports for roadways, highways, site developments,

commercial and industrial projects.

- Field explorations for subsurface drilling with split spoon sampler

to classify soils and determine properties for engineering

purposes.

- Meet with clients to discuss concerns and issues with projects.

- Submit soil samples to laboratory for testing.

- Review laboratory test results to determine soil properties.

Sellards & Grigg Inc. 1986 to 1990($10M Company - Consulting Civil

Engineers for excavations, sanitary sewer, water systems, storm sewer,

detention facilities, lift stations pump stations, water and wastewater

treatment plants, roadways, highways, commercial and industrial) - Civil

Engineering Technician.

Mickey & Schneider Inc. 1981 to 1986($10M Company - Consulting Structural

Engineers for roadways, highways, commercial, industrial and residential) -

Structural Engineering Technician

Projects

Denver Tech Center Commercial Bldgs. & Sites - $11.1M - City & County of

Denver

Highlands Ranch Utilities & Roadways - $23.9M - Douglas County

Denver International Airport - $500M - City & County of Denver

Kendall Farms Utilities & Roadways - $6.6M - City of Loveland

Jordan Road and Bridges - $12.3M - CDOT

Cottonwood Subdivisions Utilities & Roadways - $57.8M - Town of Parker

King Sooper Stores - $7.2M - Evergreen

Safeway Stores - $6.4M - City and County of Denver

Eastlake Village Subdivision Utilities &Roadways - $7.2M - City of Thornton

Brighton East Farms Utilities &Roadways - $30.5M - City of Brighton

136th Avenue Improvements and Box Culverts - $9.4M - CDOT

Buckley Air Force Base Runways - $1.6M - US Government

Fountain Creek Levees - $3.2M- Army Corp of Engineers

Folsom Field Renovation - $1.3M - University of Colorado

Invesco Field/Mile High Stadium - $100.7M

C-470 Roadway and Overpasses- $89.2M CDOT

Chambers Road Improvements and Bridges - $5.6M- State Highway

Colorado State Parks Roadways - $4.9M

Saddlebrook Subdivision Utilities & Roadways - $19.2M - City of Arvada

Dancing Willows Subdivision Roadways - $21.4M - Jefferson County

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Dancing Willows Utilities - $4.3M - Denver Water

Bowles Avenue Improvements - $1.1M - Jefferson County

Indiana Street Utilities & Improvements - $2.3M - CDOT

Alkire Street Utilities & Improvements - $1.2M - City of Arvada

Wild Grass Subdivision Utilities & Roadways - $45.6M - CDOT, Jeff, County &

Arvada

Canyon Creek # 9 Utilities & Roadways - $1.2M - Town of Erie

Broadlands West Filing No 1 Utilities & Rdwys - $7.7M - City & County of

Broomfield

Broadlands Filing # 4 & 20 Utilities & Rdwys - $5.6M - City & County of

Broomfield

Castle Highlands Subdivision Utilities & Roadways - $8.6M - Town of castle

Rock

Interstate 25 Improvements - $56.4M - CDOT

Castle Pines North/Santa Fe Roadways - $4.7M - State Highway

Foothills Park & Recreation - $2.4M (404 Permit Army Corp of Eng)

Green Valley Ranch Subdivisions Utilities - $22.7M - Denver Water

Willowbrook Water & Sanitation District - $4.3M

Green Valley Ranch Subdivisions Utilities - $18.6M - Denver Wastewater

Metro Wastewater Plant - $1.6M

Green Valley Ranch Filings Roadways - $111M - Denver & Sate Highway

State of Colorado Dam Reclassifications - $1.5M (State Permit)

Wetlands Projects - $3.6M Army Corp of Engineers (404 Permits)

Jefferson County Airport Runways - $1.9M

Harvest Ridge Subdivision Utilities & Roadways - $2.5M - City of Thornton

York Street Improvements - $1.9M - State Highway

Weatherstone Subdivision Utilities & Roadways - $15.6M - City of

Westminster

Sheridan Street Improvements - $2.5M - State Highway

City Of Wheatridge Roadway Monumentation/ROW - $3.9M

Douglas County School District Sites - $20.7M

Broomfield School District Sites - $4.4M

48th Avenue Improvements and Bridge - $9.7M - City & County of Denver

Steele Street Improvements - $1.7M - CDOT

128th Avenue Improvements - $750k - CDOT

Highline Canal Improvements and Bridges - $1.6M

Church Ditch Water Authority Improvements - $3.3M

Coon Creek Improvements - $2.6M - Urban Drainage (CLOMR & LOMR)

Woman Creek Improvements - $4.3M - Urban Drainage (CLOMR & LOMR)

Department of Energy Facilities - $100M

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