DAVID G. METZGER
Mill Valley, CA 94941
415-***-**** PH/FX
415-***-**** Cell.
ablm5q@r.postjobfree.com
QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS:
. Twenty years experience incorporating all aspects of federal, state, and
private construction contracting including Design/Build, Estimating,
Construction Management and Consulting.
. Viable relations with owners, agencies, subcontractors and suppliers.
. Practical knowledge of all phases of commercial construction and
construction management.
. Proficient in computer programs including; HCSS, Master Build Estimating,
Primavera P3/Expedition/Timberline/SureTrack, Excel, and Word.
EXPERIENCE:
Construction Consultant 2007 - 2010
Soil Engineering Construction, Inc.: Consulted on $4M+ Landslide project
including engineering and design of CIDH Stitch Pier and Tieback Retaining
Wall systems. Was then hired to supervise and manage project through
completion, including all aspects of subcontracting, purchasing, cost
control and direction of daily site activities. In addition, bid and
managed $800K+ public works projects for CalTrans and local authorities.
Dovel Development: Provide take-off and estimating on various General
Engineering bids
CKY, Inc.: Successful bidder on $12M+ Federal 8(a)/HUBZone contracts in
Washington, California, and Arizona.
Ghilotti Construction Co., Inc. San Rafael, CA 2005 -
2007
Project Manager: - Management of local and regional general engineering
public and private projects; value engineering, cost control, change order
requests and negotiations, correspondence with owners, architects, and
agencies.
Construction Consultant 2004 - 2005
Dovel Development: Provide take-off and estimating on various General
Engineering bids
JV Construction, Inc/LC Interiors: Marketing and Bidding for start-up GC.
33% successful bidding.
Baker Towing: Provide preliminary design & cost estimate for 10 acre mini
storage construction.
Maggiora & Ghilotti, Inc. San Rafael, CA 2001 -
2004
Estimator/Project Engineer/Manager: - Estimating and engineering on local
and regional general engineering public and private projects; value
engineering, cost control, change order requests and negotiations,
correspondence with owners, architects, and agencies.
Elder & Associates Construction, Inc. Louisville, KY 2000 - 2001
Chief Estimator/Project Manager: - Estimate and manage retail build-out
projects nationwide, value engineering, purchasing, cost control, change
order requests and negotiations, and correspondence with owners,
architects, and local authorities.
Thurman Company, Inc. Louisville, KY 1994 - 2000
Chief Estimator/Project Manager: - Review General Building job bulletins
and order plans and specs, solicit subcontractor bids, complete quantity
take-off using digitizer, and prepare total bid package. Negotiate and
write subcontracts, coordinate schedules, value engineering, purchasing,
cost control, change order requests and negotiations, and correspondence
with owners, architects, and local authorities. Provide assistance to
owner and architect on Design/Build projects.
Martech USA, Inc. Sacramento, CA. 1990 - 1994
Assistant Operations Manager: - Assisted in the general oversight of $10M+
construction projects on West Coast and Hawaii. Including; multi-project
purchasing, scheduling and coordination; personnel recruitment; hazardous-
waste training; invoice approval. Additionally, supervised and managed
environmental remediation projects in the Sacramento area
Project Manager: - On-site supervision of 10-30 personnel, project
scheduling, purchasing, coordinate vendor deliveries, direct daily work
activities and personnel, prepare daily and weekly reports, prepare and
negotiate progress payments, work stoppage notification, subcontractor
supervision and progress payment negotiations, correspondence with owner,
and state and local environmental quality authorities, claims preparation.
Estimator: - Review federal and state Requests for Bids and Requests for
Proposal advertisements, solicit subcontractor bids, quantity take-off
using digitizer, estimate time, material, and equipment, and prepare bid
package.
Project Engineer: - Pre-construction surveying, on-site engineering
changes, change order estimates and negotiations. Contractor Quality
Control, on-site environmental safety officer, supervise hazardous waste
handling removal and manifesting, environmental reporting, systems
engineering, cost control, and value engineering,
ACADEMICS:
Bachelor of Science; Purdue University; Lafayette, IN.
Major: Construction Engineering & Management;
Minor: Electrical Engineering
References Available upon Request