Project Construction

Location:

Bartlett, IL, 60103

Posted:

August 09, 2010

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Ryan J. Matthews

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*** *. ******** ***. #***, Bartlett, IL 60103 ( Ph: 847-***-**** ( E-

mail:*******@***.***

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Senior Project Management / Construction

Management / Employee Management

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I am an Experienced Construction Project Manager with exceptional track

record of completing fast paced and high profile projects within or on

budget. I have managed several multi-million dollar projects from budget

development through close out. I also have very good experience with direct

management of employees as well as mentoring and employee development.

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Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Personnel Management

Budget Development

Contract Review and Negotiations

Training and Support Planning

Performance Evaluations and Reviews

Workload and Territory Planning

Human Resources

Vendor Relations

Strategic Operational Planning

Team Development

Construction Project Management

. Budget Development

. Scheduling

. Bid Review and Approval

. Contractor Negotiations and Selection

. Contract Development and Execution

. Multi-department Coordination

. Change Order Development and Approval

. Project Controls and Oversight

. Project Reporting and Updates

. Multi-family, Mixed Use, Residential, High-rise Projects, Senior Living

Communities

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Professional Experience

OWL Hardwood Lumber Co.

Owl is a custom retail lumber company specializing in providing raw lumber,

millwork, ply-woods and exotic lumber species to its customers. Owl has

been in business for 25 years and has three Chicagoland locations.

Special Projects Coordinator-(1/2010-Current)

. Oversees OSHA Standards and Guidelines

. Customer Relations/ Service

. Retail Sales

. Bad Check Reconciliation/ Tracking

. Material Deliveries

. Inventory Control

AIMCO Capital Development

AIMCO is the nation's largest owner and manager of multifamily housing.

AIMCO owns or manages approximately 1,400 communities for both conventional

living and subsidized affordable housing as well. AIMCO operates in 47

states providing living to almost 2 million people.

Senior Director of Construction-Re-Development-Central Region (5/2007-

2/2009)

. Directly responsible for delivering $70 Million of investor credits

from LIHTC (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) Redevelopments

. Directly managed 2-3 multi-million dollar projects simultaneously.

. Fiscally responsible for establishing, monitoring, and maintaining all

project construction budgets and capital budget plans

. Responsible for all projects to be in compliance with all ADA and code

requirements

. Coordinated multi-department and multi-agency meetings to ensure that

all project, state, federal and various other guidelines were met

. Responsible for Bid Solicitation and Contractor Selection

. Responsible for contract development, negotiation and execution.

. Developed project schedule, scope of work and overall project

schedule.

. Actively worked with the Relocation Manager and Operations during

construction to ensure that all resident needs are being met.

. Conducted "Town Hall Meetings" at the project with the participation

of Relocation, Operations, Development and Transactions Departments to

ensure clear communication to the residents the construction process,

scope of work and any other expectations.

. Responsible for monthly Application for Payment meetings in

coordination with the Development Leader, Architect, and Investor.

. Responsible for tracking and approving all change orders and the work

associated with those change orders.

. Responsible for final punch, closeout documents and final project

signoff in coordination with the Development Leader, Operations,

Architects, as well as local and federal governing agencies.

Senior Director of Construction of CR/CI-Central Region (10/2006-5/2007)

. Managed 5-8 Directors of Construction (DOC's or Project Managers)

. Successfully led my region from worst to first.

. Managed Capital Replacement and Capital Improvement (CR/CI) work over

and 18 state territory and 240 properties as well as all property

insurance work.

. Reviewed Scopes of Work, Contractor Proposals/ Bids, and all project

contracts

. Created territory alignment, boundaries, and project budgets

. Conducted employee performance appraisals and reviews

. Actively conducted interviewing and hiring of employees

. Conducted weekly team meetings

. Completed the HUD REAC Training course located in Washington D.C.

. Responsible for cross department communication involving the

Operations, Transactions, HR and Asset Management Teams.

Pulte Homes

Pulte Homes is one of the nation's largest residential builders. In fifty

years Pulte has built over 400,000 homes. In the Chicago market Pulte was

ranked #1 in Customer satisfaction by the J.D. Powers and Associates.

Construction Lead Superintendent (6/04-10/2006)

. Lead Superintendent at a community that closed 61 homes in 1 month and

built 236 homes in 11months which equaled $59 Million in revenues.

. Responsible for establishing overall project construction schedule

. Oversaw every phase of the building schedule and all superintendents

and customer relations individuals at my project

. I was responsible for conducting weekly jobsite Sales Team,

Production, Construction and Safety meetings.

. Responsible for updating weekly and monthly corporate reports

. Completed Mentor Training and have successfully mentored 4

superintendents.

. Completed training on all phases of construction from Land Development

through Homeowner Closing.

. Conducted Pre-Construction Meetings with all homeowners prior to

construction of their home.

. Responsible for all required inspections throughout the homebuilding

process.

. Worked with the Product Development and Purchasing Teams to maximize

the quality, value and costs associated with the construction of new

homes.

. Responsible for project Loss and Replacement Budget

. Responsible for 1st line of approval for all onsite change orders.

. Completed OSHA 500 Training in 2004 and 2006

. Completed CPR Training and Certification in 2006

F.E. Wheaton Co.

Founded in 1894 and was a main supplier of lumber and coal to the greater

Chicago land area. Company eventually grew into an $80 million dollar

building material supplier focused mainly on custom home builders as

customers. Has recently developed a production builder side of the business

and has grown that side to $10 million in sales

annually over the last three years. F.E. Wheaton is a major competitor in

the Chicago land area as a supplier and distributor and has led the way in

technology for the industry in the Chicago land area with upgrading

computers and material tracking systems.

Production Field Representative (5/02 - 6/04) Chicago, IL

. Managed $3-4 Million in Sales

. Worked with large production home builders and residential building

companies.

. Managed the material ordering, delivery and onsite account management

of more than 15 projects.

. Worked daily without "Direct" supervision

. Ensured timely deliveries of all contracted materials to jobsites.

. Helped to organize and schedule material deliveries with the

superintendents from each builder.

. Completed Estimating School in 2003

. Keynote speaker in 2003 at a training seminar for new hires at Pulte

Homes on millwork, siding, hardware and exterior trim.

. Have a very good understanding of building products, quality, costs

and availabilities

Wickes Lumber Co.

Had been a nationally known and at one time the largest building material

supplier in the nation. Wickes supplied to both the residential sector as

well as the commercial.

Outside Sales Representative (6/01 - 1/02) Indianapolis, IN

Responsibilities included the bidding and estimating of material to

builders and contractors. Duties also included maintaining and servicing

existing accounts. I was responsible for developing a potential customer

list of over 400 non-Wickes customers in the Indianapolis area. I also

planned work related events, such as contractor cookouts, vendor plant

tours, and vendor training classes.

Indiana Foundation Company

Is a 20 year company and is a leader in the stabilization and repair of

foundations for homes, apartments and various other structures. Also

specialize in the "Watergaurd" treatment of basements and foundation

perimeters, along with basement wall stabilization and anchoring. This

company is one of two companies privileged to use a patented peering system

to repair and stabilize foundations. Its parent company is located in

Kansas, and is Kansas Basement Repairs.

Peering Crew Co-supervisor (Summers 1998 - 2000)

Responsibilities included installation and setup of foundation/

stabilization piers, Watergaurd, and basement anchors. This required the

understanding of the foundations, structures, soil type and layout of the

structure. Additionally, the installation of this equipment required the

use of various tools such as Jackhammers, hammer drills, hydraulic rams,

hydraulic pumps, back-holes as well as various other equipment and tools.

Other responsibilities included interacting with the homeowner to review

the scope of work to be performed. Each contract of work averaged $10.000

to $30,000 per job. The time frame for one job was generally 1 to 2 weeks.

JTB Contractors

JTB Contractors is a HVAC/ Plumbing company located in Franklin, IN. They

focus on the installation of HVAC systems and Plumbing into new

construction residential structures. This company also offers a full range

and on-call service department as well. JTB is a sister company to LD

Mechanical.

Apprentice Plumber (May - Dec. 1996, May - Aug. 1997, Dec. 1997)

My duties included the installation of plumbing in new construction homes

and apartment structures. I completed all levels of plumbing installations

such as Copper Soldering and the installation of PVC Pipe in multiple

scenarios such as Slabs, crawl spaces, rough-ins, and finish stage

structures. While working as an apprentice part of my duties included

reading blueprints, mechanical layouts, construction techniques, and to

participate in service calls. Additionally, I also gained significant

experience in the installation of water heaters, bathtubs, toilets, sinks,

dishwashers, flu pipes, LP gas hard pipe and flexible pipe, and LP gas

manifolds.

LD Mechanical

LD Contractors is a HVAC/ Plumbing company located in Franklin, IN. They

focus on the installation of HVAC systems and Plumbing into new

construction commercial structures. This company also offers a full range

and on-call service department as well.

Apprentice Plumber (May 1994 - Aug. 1994)