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Positioning Statement

VP/Director of Construction Development/Design/Facilities - Over 20 years

experience in leading efficient construction, design, and maintenance

departments within multi-unit organizations. Expert at delivering projects

on time and on budget, writing and refining departmental policy and

upholding the highest stringent ethical standards. Streamliner of all

complexities encountered during the development process, from concept to

finish.

Summary of Expertise

. Cost Reduction /Value Engineering . Environmental & Remediation

. CAPEX Budgeting/Analysis

. LEEDS Green Building Programs . Commercial, Institutional, Residential

. Risk Management/Security

. Acquisition/Disposition Integration . Energy Management/Utilities

. Tenant Improvements

. Leasing and Contract Negotiation . Sourcing, Procurement &

Purchasing . OSHA & Safety Programs

. Site Selection & Property Evaluation . Preventative Maintenance Programs

. Disaster Recovery Programs

. Government Compliance & Permitting . Space Planning, Design & D cor .

Project Due Diligence

Pertinent Professional Experience

Techmark Inc., Orlando, FL

2005-present

VP Construction & Facilities

. Head of operations for a construction and facilities services firm

serving the specialty retail, banking, restaurant, hospitality,

conferencing, medical and healthcare industries

Applebee's International Inc., Overland Park, KS

2004-2005

Director of Facilities

. Administered all functions related to capital construction and major

repair and maintenance (R&M) for all 480 corporate restaurants, warehouses

and support for over 1300 franchised facilities in 49 states and 16

countries

Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc. (Food Lion/Delhaize International) Tampa,

FL 1997-2004

Director of Engineering

. Directed development and capital improvement programs for a 142 big box

grocery, pharmacy, liquor store and fuel station/convenience stores chain.

Administered departmental budgets from $35 to $125 million annually

Education

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program

present

Florida Metropolitan University, Clearwater FL

B.S. Construction Engineering (Structural/Civil), Business minor

Bradley University, College of Engineering and Technology, Peoria Illinois

EXPANDED RESUME

Professional Experience

Techmark Inc, Orlando, FL

2005-present

VP Construction & Facilities

. Head of operations for a construction and facilities services firm

serving the specialty retail, banking, restaurant, hospitality,

conferencing, medical and healthcare industries

. Supervise staff of 13 in AutoCAD design, production, marketing, project

management and facilities services

. Coordinate projects in upwards of $6 million throughout US, Canada, South

America & Caribbean

. Succeeded in increasing significant profitability through gains in

productivity and employee efficiency by creating an environment of

community and trust, reversing negative trends and improving employee

morale

. Evaluated and restructured existing company, redefining employee job

functions and establishing a new company procedures manual for the entire

construction and facilities workflow process

. Negotiate and execute all supplier and client partner contracts.

. Saved company an estimated $650,000 in the first six months by locating

new competitive vendors and continuously bidding out formalized project

scopes

. Lead project account team to exceed monthly sales quotas and uncover new

revenue-gaining service ventures

. Coordinate all international shipping and logistics of materials and

equipment by container ships to multiple worldwide locations and schedule

labor crews to meet containers, unload and construct at final client

locations

. Oversee central offices, warehouse and fabrication facilities

. Succeeded in cutting company installation costs by over 60% within the

first year

. Initiated a new Emergency Service/Disaster Recovery Program and

contractor network along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts to assist our clients

with Hurricane Preparation and Flood Recovery with TM Ready Response Teams

. Created software applications to streamline the international supply

chain process, produced all new operations work forms, created new project

and logistics scheduling and developed a new change order system

Applebee's International Inc., Overland Park, KS

2004-2005

Director of Facilities

. Administered all functions related to capital construction and major

repair and maintenance (R&M) for all 480 corporate restaurants, warehouses

and support for over 1300 franchised facilities in 49 states and 16

countries

. Supervised a team of 19 employees for Construction, Facilities,

Maintenance, Design and Energy Management

. Coordinated Purchasing of Capital and Replacement Equipment

. Oversaw nationwide procurement of Energy Commodities contracts and

utility services participation programs . Saved the chain in excess of $1

million per year in decreased energy consumption by initiating new lighting

programs, energy efficient equipment and utility monitoring and adjustment

programs

. Developed yearly $135 million CAPEX budget and reported quarterly

reconciliation and updates

. Successfully coordinated with Operations to develop the brand new

national restaurant prototype

. Acquisition specialist for franchise takeovers, closing divested

restaurants and allocation or liquidation of assets

. Launched first Disaster Recovery Team and developed policy and procedures

for the emergency response plan

. Worked closely with Operations to ensure all restaurant facilities

consistently met FDA health codes, and participated in writing new policy &

procedures manual

. Held regular Safety Meetings for educating, and to keep company compliant

with OSHA, NFPA, EPA, ADA and all other federal and local jurisdiction

programs

. Instituted new corporate requisitioning program utilizing the PeopleSoft

system to be in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Accounting &

Financial Disclosure of Information for Public Companies)

. Tracked equipment warranties, equipment assets & logistics and capital

replacement program

. Coordinated all national waste management and grease trap service

contracts

. Initiated indoor air quality service program and cooking exhaust duct

cleaning programs

. Tracked restaurant periodic survey and inspection programs, including

HVAC, gas, electrical and plumbing systems, roofing, environmental site

assessments, lighting and security and building automation systems

. Performed energy audits and developed improved energy management (EMS)

systems to identify, diagnosis, adjust and remedy wasteful company

locations through the use of automatic temperature controls

. Authored Applebee's Facilities Website, allowing property mangers and

franchise holders to receive updates on latest company news, current

national service providers and facilities contact information

. Saved company in excess of $300,000 by contracting with new national fire

safety certification firms

. Reengineered refrigeration system in chef preparation line to better

ensure compliance with FDA health codes and new stricter food temperature

requirements

. Improved Facilities Department service rating by 18% for remodels and

maintenance my first year

Kash n' Karry Food Stores, Inc. (Food Lion/Delhaize International) Tampa,

FL 1997-2004

Director of Engineering

. Directed development and capital improvement programs for a 142 big box

grocery, pharmacy, liquor store and fuel station/convenience stores chain.

Administered departmental budgets from $35 to $125 million annually

. Directed Warehouse facility/physical plant operations for 692,000 square

foot Warehouse & Distribution Center and eventual move to the new 1.2

million square foot corporate Distribution Facility

. Upon initial company acquisition, quickly established new departmental

infrastructure and procedural protocols

. Supervised a team of 38 employees in the company's Real Estate,

Construction, Architectural Design, Call Center/Dispatch, Field Maintenance

Services and Equipment Purchasing Departments

. Transformed newly acquired engineering department into a fully functional

entity by evaluating employee's strengths and talents and better utilizing

them to develop a productive, cohesive, spirit-filled team

. Negotiated and executed all Contractor, Supplier and Consulting Partner

contracts

. Designed and implemented store conversion programs from "Food Lion",

"Save n' Pack", "Medicine Shoppe" branded stores to the new "Kash n' Karry"

prototype formats

. Reduced the company's OSHA reportings by over 42% within the first two

years in this leadership role

. Implemented multiple company-wide exterior and interior Signage and Decor

change-out programs

. Designed new customer Drive-Thru liquor store and pharmacy units

. Worked extensively with outside Property Managers to maintain facilities

at the highest levels of repair

. Presented reports and written recommendations to President and operations

at regular intervals

. Designed and built new corporate office complex due to company expansion.

Coordinated entire office relocation to their new facilities. Moved and

configured large IT server mainframe and tied it in to new integrated

lightning storm suppression system and backup power generation systems

. Installed new corporate office card Security System with limited access

areas for multiple security levels

. Analyzed and amended all Real Estate leases, provided project estimates

and monitored landlord compliance

. Conducted new store site surveys & zoning analysis, and developed new

corporate site selection criteria

. Developed financial models for screening proposed capital expenditures

and to develop yearly CAPEX budgets

. Succeeded in minimizing costly construction changes to all projects by

developing a new strict Fixture Plan Signoff policy with Operations and

Merchandising team

. Organized and maintained a stringent data base for all prototype design

criteria and new specifications updates

. Developed four new flagship prototype store designs (25k, 38k, 44k and

49k square foot facilities)

. Reviewed and signed-off all engineering department contracts and invoices

. Reduced utility expenses by an estimated $880,000 yearly by retrofitting

higher efficiency lighting programs and improved store mechanical equipment

and installation of new energy management systems within 2 years

. Chaired development department meetings twice monthly and regularly

distributed updated operational reports

. Retrofitted upgraded refrigeration systems to ensure compliance with new

FDA health code requirements

. Oversaw State and local cooperative initiatives stemming from ADA and

Clean Air Act Legislation

. Developed the first Corporate Disaster Recovery Guideline in conjunction

with FEMA

ARA Corporation, Mount Vernon, NY

1995-1997

Director of Engineering

. Directed all construction and facilities activities for four retail

support divisions within the same organization

. Supervised a team of construction and refrigeration project managers in

multi-unit retail tenant fit out projects throughout the United States and

Canada

. Coordinated construction, purchasing, warehousing, logistics and

installation activity

. Company relationships liaison for their key retail customer accounts

(Home Depot, Staples, Pathmark, Shoprite, A&P, Waldbaum's, Food Emporium,

Edwards Foods)

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P), Montvale, NJ

1989-1995

Sr. Project Manager

. Administered the construction of new facilities and the conversion and

expansion of company owned stores for the New York Metropolitan area (A&P,

Waldbaum's, Food Emporium)

. Regional area encompassed over 430 stores from 22,000 to 80,000 square

feet in size, and annual construction budgets ranging from $85-120 million

. Key leader in forming a new construction department within the newly

acquired Waldbaum's store chain by adapting and implementing programs,

creating a cohesive working relationship between the two sister companies

. Coordinated store construction, architectural design, purchasing, HVAC,

refrigeration engineering, MEP, data & communications and energy management

programs

. Conducted weekly project meetings

. Re-designed new high volume customer service and pharmacy centers for

more efficient work environments

. Developed upscale d cor and lighting schemes, greatly improving eye

appeal and product presentation value

. Obtained required government and permit approvals

. Led regional Emergency Response Team on several hurricane and blizzard

store outages

. Remediated structural failure after major store roof collapse due to snow

load. Mobilized contractors and restoration crews to clean up and quickly

rebuild roof structure. Reopened facility to the public within 48 hours

. Environmental Hazardous Materials cleanups for several sites: Asbestos &

Contaminated Soils remediation

Ronetco Shoprite, Inc., (Wakefern Food Corporation), Ledgewood, NJ

1987-1989

Director, Engineering and Maintenance

. Established new Construction, Purchasing and Maintenance departments from

the ground up, eventually phasing all departmental responsibilities away

from the Wakefern Foods cooperative

. Maintained staff of 10 construction and maintenance personnel

. Recognized for completing 24-hour round-the-clock remodels at several

locations including all new shelving, casework, and complete refrigeration

and HVAC system change outs within a single 3-day weekend

. Reported directly to company president/CEO

. Directed all development functions of retail chain and their affiliated

portfolio of properties

. Produced feasibility analysis studies for the acquisition of land for

developing new shopping center sites

. Designed and developed new futuristic corporate headquarters and

warehouse facility

. Maintenance Department responsibilities included supervision of

maintenance staff, and administration of multiple vendor service contracts

. Developed new energy management program which won state awards in 1988-

1989 for excellence in facility control applications. Facilitated light

refixturing and electronic ballast replacement programs which greatly

reduced overall energy consumption company-wide

. Developed and implemented a new preventative maintenance program that

resulted in a 30% reduction in same-period maintenance costs

. Implemented a store floor safety program, reducing customer falls by 34%

. Assisted in scheduling relief staffing due to striking labor unions

throughout the Shoprite companies

. Hazardous Materials/Asbestos remediation at several locations -

Environmental Health and Safety

. Assets tracking and record keeping of all equipment and purchases

Hand Construction, Inc., Trenton, NJ

early experience

Project Manager, Superintendent, Carpenter

. Our family owned GC firm, specializing in retail, hotel, hospital and

university projects up to $6 million

. Projects in malls, assisted living centers, military bases, factories,

power plants and water treatment facilities

. Constructed large scale multi-unit residential tract development projects

as well as high-end custom homes

. Duties included compilation of shop drawings, contracts administration,

estimating, purchasing, drafting, CPM flowchart schedules, invoicing,

permitting, codes compliance, warehouse, company fleet and delivery

operations

. Negotiated with Labor Union officials, building code & health inspectors,

engineers and subcontractors

Education

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program

present

Florida Metropolitan University, Clearwater FL

B.S. Construction Engineering (Structural/Civil)

Business minor

Bradley University, College of Engineering and Technology, Peoria Illinois

Chapter President of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Junior and Senior years

Additional Qualifications

Certified General Contractors License #CGC1506790

Certified Mechanical Contractors License #CMC1249409 (HVAC, refrigeration,

hospital gas systems)

OSHA & NFPA Regulation Safety Certification Courses

Proficient in JCAHO Certification Requirements

Military & Government Contracting - Use of forms & documentation for the

U.S. Corps of Engineers

Real Estate State Licensure courses, Illinois and New Jersey

Software Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Frontpage, Project,

Visio 3D

Proficient in AutoCAD LT, Primavera, Timberline, Adobe

Photoshop/Illustrator, MAS 90/200, Peoplesoft

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