Project Manager Engineer

CAREER SUMMARY

I am a Licensed Professional Engineer with a comprehensive awareness of

the complete construction process from site selection to project closeout.

I am proficient at project scheduling and subcontractor sequencing in

order to complete projects on time. I am comfortable estimating projects,

negotiating subcontractor contracts and managing subcontractors. I am

skilled in value engineering and project cost tracking in order to

complete projects within budget. My broad past experience, decisive

problem solving and outstanding communication and organizational skills

allow me to simultaneously manage multiple projects effectively and

successfully.

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering - Purdue University; West

Lafayette, IN

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

J&B Builders, Inc. - St. Charles, IL (General Contractor, Design/Builder)

Vice President April 2010 - Present

Increased responsibilities for daily company business decisions in addition

to Project Manager Responsibilities listed below

Project & Development Director May 2002 - April 2010

Project Manager on the following representative projects:

o Federal Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) with the Illinois

Air National Guard - Two year federal government contract to provide

general contracting services throughout the state of Illinois

o 62,000 square foot mixed use office and retail development - Design

build project that included preconstruction services as well as

construction services. Project included rezoning/subdivision, A/E

management, complete site development and construction of three stand

alone buildings.

o 16,000 square foot medical office center - Design build project that

included A/E management, site development and construction of multi

story medical office building

o 32,000 square foot retail center - Design build project that included

A/E management, site development and construction of multi tenant

retail center.

o Various interior tenant build outs with over 15,000+ sf general office,

16,000+ sf medical office and 15,000+ sf retail build outs - Provided

initial space planning based on Client requirements, A/E management to

produce permit drawings, construction of interior spaces

o Remodel of the Lemont Public Library - Remodel of existing finishes for

Teen area of library

o Various 7,000+ sf luxury custom homes - Construction of high end

custom residential homes

Key Accomplishments:

. Successfully prepared and wrote MATOC proposal resulting in the 2 year

contract

. Expedited preconstruction phase and obtained Village approval for Mixed

Use Office and Retail Development within 6 month time period (process

typically takes 9-12 months)

. Produced initial conceptual space planning and associated cost estimate

for representative interior build outs resulting in construction

contracts. All projects were completed for less than initial estimate.

Design Build project responsibilities included management of A/E firms;

presentation of proposed projects at various City meetings in order to

obtain rezoning, subdivision and development approval; Estimation of

projects including value engineering ideas; Space planning for prospective

tenants and associated cost estimate for construction of the interior space

(space planning completed in AutoCAD and 3D SketchUP)

Project management responsibilities included successfully bidding and

negotiating all subcontractor and material contracts for representative

projects; Preparation of client and subcontractor contracts; Estimation and

preparation of client change orders; Monthly cost reports and cost

tracking; Project scheduling

Office management included the supervision of two Project Engineers and a

Project Superintendent; Additional general office responsibilities included

the preparation of marketing brochures and maintaining the company website

Paul H. Schwendener, Inc. - Westmont, IL (General Contractor)

Project Engineer January 2001 to May 2002

Estimating/Preconstruction for the following projects:

o Assisted Living Facility in Glenview, IL (Chestnut Square at the

Glen)

o City concession stand in Bolingbrook, IL

o Fire station in Bolingbrook, IL

Representative projects:

o 19 million dollar apartment complex

o Bolingbrook concession stand

o Joliet Junior College Student Housing

Key Accomplishments:

. Expedited project schedule for concession stand to achieve occupancy in 6

weeks

. Assumed Project Manager responsibilities for apartment complex

construction after dismissal of original project manager

Project Engineer responsibilities included preparation of subcontractor bid

packages and subcontracts; obtaining Owner/Architect approval for

subcontractor submittals; estimation and preparation of owner change

orders, maintaining project schedule; conducting weekly status meeting and

meeting minutes; completing monthly cost and status reports.

K2N Crest - Oak Brook, IL (Consulting Forensic Engineers)

Engineer September 1997 to January 2001

Investigation and consulting experience included accessing the structural

condition of existing retail, industrial, high-rise, parking and multi-

family structures; writing investigation reports detailing findings,

conclusions and repair recommendations; assisting Principal Engineers on

litigation project work for various cases; Writing service proposal for

potential clients

Design responsibilities included the preparation of repair drawings and

technical specifications for structure repairs including masonry, concrete,

steel, curtainwalls, exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS) and

waterproofing

Construction management duties included serving as the Owner's

Representative; providing construction administration services to Owners

and Facility Managers; conducting field visits during the course of the

repair projects

Collins Engineers, Incorporated - Chicago, IL (Design and Investigation

Engineers)

Engineer : January 1994 to September 1997

Representative structural design projects:

o Reconstruction of Sinnissippi Dam including 500 foot concrete overflow

spillway, 500 foot gated spillway with a reinforced concrete slab and

piers, equipment storage building required to house the mechanical

components of the dam, reconstruction of

o Pulaski Road over I-55 in Chicago, Illinois

o Two-span prestressed concrete multiple box beam bridge

o Various structures required for temporary shoring, bridge jacking and

excavation support

o Repair of concrete piling and steel potable water tanks for the U.S. Navy

o Produced bridge inspection reports for the Indiana Department of

Transportation

BP - Naperville, IL

Summer Intern : 1991 to 1993

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

SureTrak, Microsoft Project, Timeline, AutoCAD, Sketchup 3D Modeling,

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook,

Microsoft Front Page 2000, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemaker.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Green Building Rating Systems for New Construction & Major Renovations

Green Building Ratings Systems for Existing Buildings

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