Project Manager Management

Stephen L. Smith

**** *. ***** ***. ********* Heights, IL. 60004

847-***-**** abmswk@r.postjobfree.com

PROJECT MANAGER / ESTIMATOR

Driven, energetic professional with extensive experience in project

management and estimating all phases of electrical construction including

design of lighting, power, fire alarm and low voltage systems. Skilled in

finding solutions that insure safety, security, integrity, productivity and

profitability. Skilled with customer relations and contract negotiations.

. Project Management

. Contract Negotiations

. Purchasing

. Electrical Design

. Business Proposal Preparation

. Vendor Relations

. Client Relations

. Estimating

CAREER HIGHLlGHTS

Designed and drew electrical for the CNA building while working for an

Architectural Firm

Lighting award given for my design of WGN studio

Estimates and project management of many projects in and around Chicago

Designed, Estimated and Managed the first retail store with Low Bay HID

fixtures for the Warehouse Club-Niles IL

Estimated and managed Fire Alarm System for the John Hancock center

Professional Experience

Continental Electrical Construction Company 2004 - 2008

Project Manager/Estimator

. Estimated and secured commercial projects with annual sales in excess of

$2,000.000.00

. Profitably managed commercial projects including new construction,

remodels and build outs

. Responsible for ordering, negotiating, and value engineering materials

including lighting, distribution equipment, and fire alarm equipment

. Identified new opportunities with existing customers while exceeding

their expectations on current projects

. Continually completed projects on time and at or below forecasted costs

. Surpassed sales goals by a minimum of 12% each year

. Efficiently prepared close out documents on project completions

Progress electric Company 1988 - 2004

Senior Project Manager

. Responsible for customer accounts with annual sales in excess of

$2,000,000.00

. Doubled the size of the business and personal accounts during tenure

. Expanded business into voice/data, fire alarm and security systems

. Estimated and managed the fire alarm system for The John Hancock Building

and build outs over an 8 year period with contracts totaling over

$8,000,000.00

. Continually, estimated, secured, and managed the most profitable projects

to on time completion.

Mohawk electric Company 1970 - 1988

Estimator/Project Manager

. Designed the first retail store with Low Bay HID fixtures for the

Warehouse Club-Niles IL

. Designed and built many projects in and around Chicago

. Purchased materials for projects

Maron electric Company 1969-1970

Designer/Estimator

. Designed projects

. Trained in estimating and project management

Graham, Anderson, Probst & White Architectural Company 1965 - 1969

Electrical Draftsman/Designer

. Design and drafting of buildings such as The CNA building

. Designed lighting for the WGN studio

UNITED STATES ARMY

1966-1967

education / certification

. Chicago Technical College Tool Design course

. Project Management course (CE certificate) at William Rainey Harper

College

. Estimating Course as taught at University of Wisconsin

. US Army Signal School Communications Center Specialist

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

. Accubid Estimating

. Unit price estimating

. Design in power, lighting and low voltage systems

PROJECT CUSTOMERS

Field Museum, Smurfit Stone, Sears Tower, Sedgwick CMS, 200 W. Monroe

Building, Lord & Taylor,

Macy's, Construction Management Programs, ICG, Skender Interiors, Leopardo

Construction Co., IAI, WYCC, McNulty Bros and many more.

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