Project Manager Construction

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Kent Sams

Objective

My objective is to become a member of a professional firm where I can use my leadership skills, construction experience, and ability to understand and control profit margins, improve profitability, and increase production. I am looking for longevity, a credible firm, ability to grow with a firm, and to be rewarded for the accomplishments obtained through hard work.

Summary

Senior Project Manager

Have been a Construction Manager for 22 years within the Institutional, Healthcare, Retail, Liturgical, and other commercial applications.

Have been a Field Engineer, Superintendent, Estimator, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, V P of Operations, and a Senior V P of Operations.

I have created open door policies for employees, have improved employee moral and production, increased productivity in field applications and reduced manpower, and found more affective applications to achieve ones goals.

Have been recognized a leader in the industry, a mentor to others, and a model for others to become.

My attributes are professional and employee/ publically driven. I care about the clients as well as the employees I work with. If all employees are strong, then the organization is strong. Rules and regulations are paramount to be followed by ALL company employees, without exception. I lead by example.

Professional Experience

2/2008 3/2010

Academy Sports + Outdoors

Katy, TX

Senior Project Manager

• Establish a Departmental Plan for each year then a long range seven year plan• Manage support staff• Perform manpower projections for the Department• Perform a standardization to review financial status of each project• Help refine the invoice tracking system as well as costing information required to oversee the status of the projects as they are in real-time• Wrote Capital Expenditure Request for each project• Performed Preliminary Budgets with current pricing for future projects• Help bridge the Departmental communications between Real Estate, Construction, Maintenance, Facilities, Finance, and Accounting• Managed design Team consisting of Civil, Structural, Architectural, and MEP• Reviewed and observed the bidding process• Write contracts to general contractors, vendors, and subcontractors/ suppliers• Produce punch-lists and review for completion• Oversee and produce pay applications and change orders• Gave reviews and evaluations for three employee reports• Helped develop and become a champion of the software for future projects in Expesite• Helped educate others and mentor them in the difference between retail accounting and construction accounting• Performed site evaluations prior to Real Estate signing an LOI• Attended projects several times during construction to review status and quality of PM supervision• Improved relationships with General Contractors and Subcontractors• Was able to establish discounts from Vendors and value engineer projects to help reduce Corporate Capital expenditures• Review and assist with budgets for Real Estate for building take over projects

6/2005 2/2008

KMS Consulting Group

Katy, TX

President/ CEO

• Establish a business plan for a new business and several new divisions• Develop a Construction Division with diversity (i.e.: commercial, industrial, technology, liturgical, and integration)• Established a safety program• Estimating projects and bidding projects• Develop a review process to track P&L’s• Control profitability on projects• Control labor costs and material purchasing• Produce project schedules• Process applications for payment• Produced schedules of value• Hands on operations manager• Provide support for layout and field engineering• Trained and educated to understand ALL facets of construction• Involved in extensive civil projects• Establish a safety program/ Policies and procedures plan• Develop a healthcare division• Help superintendents with projects to expedite and increase profits• Perform inspections and produce punch-lists

11/2003 6/2005

Excalibur Construction, LTD

Spring, TX

V P of Operations

• Responsible for business plan• Estimating projects and bidding Educational sites and Corp of Engineers• Project management• Field engineering and operating and manipulating the GPS System for surveying• Coordination of workforce• Writing contracts• Reviewing applications for payment• Reviewing quality of work and writing punch-lists• Owner and contractor communications liaison• Responsible for billing and collections• Scheduling equipment deliveries• Scheduling all projects• Business Development• Increasing productivity while reducing overhead• Producing punch lists prior to Engineers and Architects producing punch lists• Producing manpower projections• Producing Safety handbooks and policies

10/1994 2/2000

PBK Architects, Inc.

Houston, TX

Director of Field Services

• Increased consistency within the field operations• Increased the reputation of the firm, thus increasing client base• Review contract documents for code compliance• Inspect all aspects of construction and issue reports• Developed a construction feedback program to reduce the repetitive design mistakes found throughout contract documents• Was responsible for QA and QC on all projects• Producing budgets• Producing manpower projections and reviewing with administration• Reviewed school district properties for site and facility assessments

Education

Degrees

1976 1981

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX

Building Construction

Got married and only completed 3 years,

Personal Interests

Hunting

Trapshooting

Knife Making

Woodworking

Private Pilot

Producing Schedules and Budgets for projects

Relaxing with my wife and three daughters

References

References available upon request.

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