Project Manager

MATTHEW DAMERON FINNEGAN

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EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Goal-orientated professional with eight years experience in project

pricing, procurement, and contract administration. Strong skills in

developing and implementing project procurement plans including requests

for quotation, bid evaluation, award negotiation, award administration, and

award closeout. Experience on major Design Build, Design Build Operate,

and CM at Risk projects in excess of $320 million. Hands on experience

with:

Project Pricing Project Buyout & Award Administration

Negotiation

Award Closeout Vendor Management Subcontractor Management

International Logistics Inventory Management Critical Deadlines

Team Leadership Spanish Language M/W/SBE Programs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CH2M HILL, Denver, CO 2005-2009

A global leader in full service engineering, consulting, construction, and

operations

Contracts & Procurement Lead for Water Business Group, Spokane County

Wastewater Treatment Facility

2007-2009

Successfully managed procurement team in equipment and subcontract pricing

for $200 million design-build-operate wastewater treatment facility

resulting in project award

. Developed design-build pricing strategy and procurement plan

. Evaluated bids on over 50 process equipment and subcontract packages

valued at over $50 million

. Corresponded daily with estimating and project controls departments

ensuring a profitable and competitive bid

Process Equipment Buyer for Water Business Group, City of North Las Vegas

Water Reclamation Facility

2008-2009

Handled pricing and procurement of process equipment for $250 million CM at

risk water reclamation facility

. Formulated request for quotation packages and bidders lists and analyzed

quotations of process equipment valued at $40 million during project

pricing stage

. Negotiated contract terms and conditions, recommended preferred vendors,

and awarded process equipment packages valued at $4.2 million during

project buyout

. Demonstrated cost saving equal to five times annual salary

Process Equipment Buyer for Water Business Group, Western Corridor Recycled

Water Project at Luggage Point

2007

Procured process equipment for $320 million design-build wastewater

treatment plant; the project was part of the largest reverse osmosis scheme

in the southern hemisphere and faced an extremely accelerated schedule due

to regional drought

. Oversaw formation of qualified bidders lists, creation and issue of

request for quotation, analysis of bids, negotiation of contract terms

and conditions, contract award, and expediting of critical path process

equipment valued at $6 million

. Worked across companies within an alliance relationship to finalize

design, procure, and expedite equipment from around the world within half

the time of comparable projects

Federal Contracts Administrator for AFCEE, FEMA, and USAID projects 2006-

2007

Responsible for proposal and subcontract administration duties in

accordance with the FAR and other federal regulations

. Developed proposal plan for $140 million base operating services project

win; tailored the procurement process to meet the owner's needs through

the formation of supplier and subcontractor packages, creation of

qualified bidders lists, issue of RFQ/RFP's, and analysis of pricing

while meeting advanced M/W/SBE criteria

. Responsible for establishing and overseeing 40 Basic Ordering Agreements

to restore Biloxi, MS Air Base from damages sustained by Hurricane

Katrina

. Developed and implementing property management program for FEMA Hurricane

Katrina Temporary Housing and USAID Sri Lanka Tsunami Restoration efforts

NUTRAMEDIX IRELAND, Shannon, Ireland 2002-2004

Manufacturer and global distributor of nutritional supplements

Sales and Entity Formation Manager

Responsible for performance of start-up European office for US based

company

. In country manager of company formation, product registration, and market

expansion

. Supervised international logistics including procurement, customs

clearance, and just in time inventory management

. Oversaw 40 practitioner and distributor accounts in Eastern Europe,

Western Europe, and Asia

EDUCATION

BS International Business-Minor in Communications, 2002

Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL

. Three times regionally recognized student athlete (4.0, 3.6, and 3.8 GPA)

Spanish Language Study, 2001

Instituto de Lengua Espanola, San Jose, Costa Rica

. Assessed as having advanced speaking proficiency; emphasis on cultural

awareness

Building and Negotiating a Better Deal Conference, 2005

CH2M HILL, Toronto Office

OTHER

. Dual citizenship - United States and European Union

. Community development planning/leadership experience throughout Central

America, the Caribbean, and Western Europe

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