Project Manager Construction

John D. Parris

*** ***** ****** ******* ***** . Wildwood, Missouri 63005

Home: 636-***-**** . ********@***.*** . Cell: 314-***-****

Experienced Highly Motivated Project Manager with 15+ years of Hotel

projects complimented with additional construction experience including

Government projects, Radio Stations, Schools, Restaurants, Tenant Finish,

Multi-Family and Single Family Homes.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

> Project Manager with 10+ years experience with Hotel construction that

includes ground up projects and renovation of existing Hotels ranging

from 3-story to 12-story projects with monetary values of $5,000,000

to $32,000,000.

> Experience with Government contracts, Elementary and High School

projects, Restaurant construction, Tenant Finish for medical and

retail, and Single Family homes.

> Developed and maintained relationships with various entities including

Owners, Franchise Partners (i.e. Marriott/Hilton), Project Lenders,

Governing agencies, Labor Trade Unions and numerous Subcontractors.

> Extensive experience in the bid process for projects including

analyzing, negotiating and finalizing of subcontract and supplier

quotes.

> Expertise in bidding, purchasing and coordinating of Furniture,

Fixture and Equipment for Hotels and Restaurants.

> Proven self starter with the ability to work independently with a team

first attitude for success.

> Utilize excellent business judgment and time management skills in the

field to ensure milestones and deadlines are consistently met or

exceeded.

SELECTED CAREER ASSETS

BUDGET

> Created initial construction budget based on history and pro forma and

worked closely with other divisions and entities to develop and

finalize final overall project budget.

> Coordinated construction bid process with construction subcontractors

and development suppliers and assembled all bids to review and analyze

relation to project budget.

> Negotiated and created all subcontracts and purchase orders for each

project to ensure the project remained within budget and Owner

standards were maintained.

COST MANAGEMENT

> Review and approve all subcontractor/supplier invoices to verify

materials were received and amounts are within constraints of

subcontract agreement.

> Review, quantify and process Architectural Supplemental Instructions

and Change Directives received from the Owner.

> Create and present monthly pay applications to Owner based on

percentage complete of overall project including any approved change

order directives.

SCHEDULE

> Work closely with Owner and other staff to create a schedule to meet

the client's requirements.

> Reviewed a two-week look ahead schedule with on-site superintendant to

anticipate issues that may influence any milestones or deadlines.

> Conduct weekly meeting with on-site subcontractors to discuss and

resolve any issues that may arise with material, manpower or other

factors affecting schedule.

> Update schedule to present to the Owner on a monthly basis of overall

project and discuss any issues that will affect the completion date.

COMMUNICATION

> Created monthly reports to review with the Owner which included

schedule, material submittals, summary of RFI's, summary of

Supplemental Instructions, summary of Change Orders, Progress Photos

and miscellaneous issues.

> Served as liaison for Owner with various entities including Project

Lender, Architect/Engineer, residual partners i.e. Marriott or Hilton

Construction representatives.

> On site contact for various construction entities when required

including trade union representatives, OSHA safety representatives,

Fire Marshal and other specific governing authorities.

> Point of contact for subcontractors and/or suppliers to resolve issues

that may arise throughout the duration of the project.

TEAM BUILDING/LEADERSHIP

> Provided leadership, guidance and direction for multiple site

superintendants, carpenters and laborers and other trade members to

achieve individual and team goals.

> Encouraged an outside the box approach to resolve issues that arise

throughout the project and maintained a "failure is not an option"

attitude.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROJECT MANAGER

February 2009 - July 2010 Diestelkamp Construction, Inc.

Fenton, Missouri

Reason for Leaving:

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER August 2005 -

September 2008

Citadel Construction Management, LLC. (Aka Dominion Construction, Inc.)

St. Louis, Missouri

Reason for Leaving: Lack of Work

PROJECT MANAGER October 2003

- July 2005

KCC Contractors, Inc.

Springfield, Missouri

Reason for Leaving: Project Completed

PROJECT MANAGER May 2002 -

October 2003

Knoebel Construction, Inc.

St. Louis, Missouri

Reason for Leaving: Opportunity with KCC Contractors

PROJECT MANAGER February

1996 - April 2002

Dominion Construction, Inc.

St. Louis, Missouri

Reason for Leaving: Lack of Work

EDUCATION

B.S., Construction Management Bradley

University Peoria, Illinois

?Member of the Bradley University Baseball Team

?Member of Sigma Nu Fraternity

TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Windows 95/ 98 /XP

Prolog Project Management by Meridian Systems

Microsoft Project

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