THOMAS D. SPARKS

My success is Exceeding Client satisfaction through products and services

in the Construction Industry.

SUMMARY

. Successful in Business Development and direct sales of Design/Build

Services.

. Completes projects on time and within budget, approve submittals, site

inspections, safety, pay request, warranties as a Project Manager.

. Supervision of office staff, construction managers, and three national

Sales office locations.

. Produces estimates and bid reviews, schedules project activities and

subcontract negotiations, invoice approval, and supervises site

superintendents.

. Maintained company-wide responsibility for hiring field labor, E.E.O.,

and served as Association Building Contractor's representative.

(Former Vice President ABC)

. Possesses extensive experience in cost estimate and tracking, cash

flow, bid packages, payment schedules, and progress meetings and

reports.

. Wrote proposals, determined pricing, and made presentations to

potentials clients.

. Negotiated contracts and maintained ongoing customer relations.

. A dedicated team player committed to providing high quality support

and excellent problem-solving skills at all organizational levels.

. Designed, estimated, and managed self-funding projects by reducing

client's energy cost through performance contracting.

Partial list of clients/projects include:

- DuPont Chemical - Calloway County

Hospital

- Vencor (nursing homes) - Kentucky Fried

Chicken

- Airport Authority of Louisville - Forest

Fair Mall

- KY Air National Guard -

Clarksville/Montgomery Schools

- SYSCO Foods - Fort Steward, SC

/WIT

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Project Management for LG&E Enertech had a cost saving of 12 percent

average increase in gross profit margins per project during my

employment.

. Purchased 36 single family homes in an 8-month period for ResCare and

renovate them for mentally and physically challenge persons.

. Completed three school districts projects Clarksville, TN, including

new HVAC system in five elementary schools with off-site controls

program through a router and mainframe, and monitoring of two

additional schools in a two-month window value at $5.7 million.

. Achieved and maintained best safety program in the nation. Received

AGC State and National Award. At present we had work 34 months without

a lose time accident.

. Managed the design and construction of a new $47 million, 100-acre

site, Kentucky Air National Guard Base, including seven buildings,

ramps and taxiways. Received commendations from the Air Force for

being ahead of schedule and under budget.

. Marketed and constructed metal building line through Rockford, Star,

Varco-Pruden, and Butler System.

. Designed, engineered, and marketed metal fabrication for the refinery

industry.

. Managed project construction of a 127acre site, two million square

foot shopping mall, Forest Fair, with a 2000 car-parking garage.

Construction included a new expressway interchange and all within a

200 million dollars construction budget.

. Managed a service group, Koch, which functioned as a specialty

contractor working in the petrochemical and chemical industry, doing

turn around work throughout the United States and internationally.

. Designed and selected contractors for design/build contract for a 26-

story airport control tower meeting FAA specifications and

regulations.

. Coordinated efforts of three general contractors, sixteen

subcontractors, and five anchor tenants on a construction project

comprising two counties and two cities. Plus the State of Ohio at

Forest Fair.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Energy Construction Manager Thomas HR Solutions, LLC

Present

Operation Manager, AACON GC, LLC Louisville, KY Business

closed 2006-2009

Senior Project Manager, BCD, Bardstown, KY Down

Sized 2002-2006

Project Manager, LG&E/Enertech, Inc., Louisville, KY Down

Sized/Sold 1998-2002

Program Manager, Magna CM, LTD., Louisville, KY

Note: Purchase by LG&E Enertech in 2000

Program Manager, Luckett & Farley Architects, Louisville, KY Down

Sized 1995-1997

Project Manager, Regional Airport Authority, Louisville, KY

Contract 1994-1995

Division Manager, Koch Engineering Co., Wichita, KS Return to

Louisville 1989-1994

Construction Manager, L.J. Hooker Development, Cincinnati, OH

Closed 1988-1989

Project Manager, Carnegie Construction, Inc., Cincinnati, OH Closed

1985-1988

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Construction Management, University of Cincinnati

Associate Degree, Architectural Design, University of Cincinnati

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings, Varco-Pruden

Lighting Design by General Electric

Dale Carnegie Motivation

Advanced Marketing Skills at UC

Continuing Real Estate Studies

Rockford Steel Building Design Systems

CERTIFICATIONS and MEMBERSHIP

OHAS 10 Hour

Training

E.ON Passport

Safety Trainer

Kentucky Board of Realtors

Home Builders of Louisville

Engineering Technician, ASCE No. 051800

US Green Building Chapter of KY (LEED)

Army Certification as a HVAC Inspector

MSD Erosion Control Specialist

AIA of Kentucky -Allied

RESNET - Professional HESP Auditor

BPI - Building Analyst

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office 2007 XP, P 3 Scheduling, Microsoft Project 2007,

Expedition, Excel 2007, Group Wise, Outlook, IBM Job Cost, Custom Excel

Cost Estimating, Novell Perfect Office, Quicken, Digital Camera, Power

Point Communication, Publishing, used Daily an IPhone and the Internet

Email.

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