Manager Project

Jerry Williams

***** ********** **** *********: 952-***-****

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota 55347 E-mail: **********@*****.***

Jerry Williams

OBJECTIVE Seeks new challenges as a Contracts Manager, Project Engineer

or Business Manager to bring construction projects to

profitability.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

Contracts Development & Execution Business Office & Field

Management

Budget Preparation, Change Orders & Cost Control Technical

Knowledge

Project Supervision Quality Control Safety Team

Leadership Results

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

2001 to CHERNE CONTRACTING CORPORATION

2007 Project Engineer: Eden Prairie, Minnesota

. Managed heavy industrial projects in the petrochemical and

power industries, nationwide.

. Prepared and abstracted up to 26 subcontract packages per

project.

. Developed drawing and specification submittals; Performed

quantity takeoffs; Monitored project control and engineering

systems.

. Tracked over 70,000 craft man-hours of extra work for a power

project.

2000. FELIX Equities, Inc.

Project Manager: Atlanta, Georgia

( Managed $ 4.5 million Subcontract for Level 3 Communications

at 3 locations in Atlanta.

1998 to KIEWIT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - one of the largest general

contractors in the U.S.

1999 Contract Manager: Fairfield, New Jersey

( Managed $120 million in 7 telecommunications contracts

affecting owner and all subcontractors in building fiber-optic

network for Level (3) Communications Company in 5 Northeast

States.

( Also serves as Materials Manager, coordinating material orders

for the entire Northeast.

( Planning, hiring, scheduling, and monitoring work & billings

from subcontractors and material suppliers - to meet contract

specifications.

( Produces tight cost-accounting and frequent reports to top

management.

1993 to MFS NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES - Construction Division of WorldCom

1998 Regional Contracts Manager: Morristown, New Jersey: 1997 to 1998

( Managed telecommunications contracts between owner and all

subcontractors for 3 (internal) WorldCom projects totaling $40

million in New Jersey and Philadelphia.

( Directed all aspects, similar to position above, including cost-

accounting and reports.

Contracts Manager: Dallas, Texas: 1997

( Managed all owner and subcontractor contracts for a $40 million

Nortel/Sprint joint telecommunications venture involving 280

sites in Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin.

Project Business Manager: Chicago, Des Moines, Nashville &

Dallas: 1993-97

( Directed $38 million, 42-site, 600-mile fiber-optic

installation for Commonwealth Edison.

( Prepared budget, monitored performance and approved payments to

subcontractors.

( Performed payroll, accounts payable, billing, accruals,

quantities, month end financial reports.

( Administered all business-management and office operations;

hired and provided safety indoctrination to new employees;

oversaw equipment procurement, maintenance and insurance.

( Sourced and negotiated with vendors, handled warranty claims

and change orders, worked closely with Engineers on Cost Report

and reported regularly to ComEd.

( Earned special commendation for maintaining monthly projections

within 0.5% of goal.

1991 to NATIONAL SEAL CO. -manufacture/install geosynthetic liners for

landfills; Warrendale, PA

1992 Supervisor: Equipment, Purchasing & Warehouse

( Set up and managed 80 projects a year (Maine to Illinois), with

budgets up to $5 million.

( Acquired labor & equipment, scheduled & supported projects, and

maintained database.

( Organized and supervised $250,000-inventory warehouse

operations.

( Negotiated new equipment-rental agreements: Reduced rental

costs 25% in 6 months.

1990 to GLENWOOD BRIDGE, INC. Glenwood, Minnesota

1991 Contract Administrator / Office Manager, bridge and highway

construction company

( Prepared proposal submittals for U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers contract (awarded).

1989 to AMES CONSTRUCTION, INC. Burnsville, Minnesota

1990 Project Engineer / Office Manager: $40 million Minneapolis-area

section of Interstate 394

( Coordinated field crews, subcontractors and materials

suppliers; documented activities.

( Planned and prioritized utility relocations with gas, electric

and telephone companies.

( Organized schedules & agendas for weekly meetings with Minn.

Dept. of Transportation.

( Provided liaison with community: Addressed and resolved

business & resident concerns.

Pregraduate experience:

Summer D.H. BLATTNER & SONS, INC. Avon, Minnesota

1987 Quality Control Assistant, $2 million flood-control project

(Blue Earth River)

Summer HARDRIVES, INC. Maple Grove, MN

Laboratory Manager / Field Office Manager

1980. To ARCON / CHALLENGE CONSTRUCTION, INC. Mora, MN

1986. Field Office Manager / Assistant Project Manager

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

( Consistently ensures that multimillion-dollar contracts produce

profitable projects: recognized for always making money on

projects and for maintaining costs within 1/2% of budget.

( Brings a breadth of experience in both technical and non-

technical construction: Earned business/construction degree while

gaining firsthand experience in many types of construction; moved

through testing, quality control, purchasing, safety, warehousing

and inventory control, to contract administrator, project business

manager and area contracts manager for major projects.

( Excels at planning ahead and troubleshooting problems:

Organizes, budgets, hires, schedules and monitors expenses to turn

a profit; continually selected to manage the most challenging

projects.

( Adept at managing people, as well as projects and contracts:

Creates rapport and a team approach that makes people enjoy

working with him; draws on multiple experiences to relate to the

needs of diverse groups, such as in-house resources, temporary

hires, subcontractors and vendors; pays close attention to

details, budgets, change orders and overall conformance to

contract.

( Communicates effectively with people at all levels: Able to

translate technical information into terms understood by non-

technical people; keeps owners continually up-to-date; earns

widespread confidence and professional respect for knowledge,

abilities, troubleshooting and bottom-line profitability.

EDUCATION MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY; Mankato, Minnesota 1988

Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Mgmt & Business

Mgmt

Additional training includes: MFS Contract Managers Seminar;

multiple Business Manager Seminars; Ames Safety Seminar:

Construction Claims Management; Construction & Design Law Course;

American Red Cross: Advanced First Aid and Emergency Care;

American Heart Association: CPR and Emergency Cardiac Care

SOFTWARE MS Office: Excel ( Word ( Project ( Access (

dBase ( PowerPoint

Jerry Williams

15773 PORCHLIGHT LANE Telephone: 952-***-****

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota 55347 E-mail: **********@*****.***

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