Project Manager Management

Matthew E. Gardiner **********@*****.***

* ******** ****, **. *****, MO 63122 Ph: 314-***-****

Summary Statement

Project and Operations Management Specialist with over five years of

supervisory experience who builds success from fast-paced business

environments. I thrive on challenges, continuous improvement, and

professional growth. My demonstrated successes in project scheduling,

achieving key milestones, identifying resource requirements, and delivering

results are recognized across all levels. I established a strong record of

consistently exceeding all P&L responsibilities through a strong commitment

to management and the company.

Education

Purdue University, School of Management, West Lafayette, IN

December 2003

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management

Minor: Industrial Engineering

Computer Skills: Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MATLAB,

FORTRAN, HeavyBid, HeavyJob

Professional Experience

E. Meier Contracting

Director of Operations

Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities August

2009 - January 2010

- Developed and implemented an aggressive plan to track all costs and

profitability results on both a job specific and a task specific matrix

to effectively manage and improve productivity and profitability

- Managed over thirty men, equipment, trucking, material suppliers, and

subcontractors (as required) for multiple projects on a daily, weekly,

and monthly basis

- Responsible for hiring, training, and managing of all new employees

including the creation of a secondary five-man production crew that

successfully out-performed estimated production quantities over a three

month period

- Delivered informal performance reviews on a semi-regular basis and

created a formal performance review process to focus on the company

policies, procedures, and goals

- Implemented proactive plan to resolve scheduling and jobsite specific

concerns with a focus on customer needs before they became a source of

conflict through open communication and active management of clients,

project managers, and field operations

Byrne & Jones Construction

Operations Manager

Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities March

2008 - July 2009

- Regularly deliver and reinforce top management's safety message to

personnel in the field by developing employee training programs,

supervisory accountability systems, and accident cost reporting systems

- Scheduled men, equipment, trucking, material suppliers, and

subcontractors (as required) for ongoing projects on a daily basis

- Dispatched and re-routed material trucks on a daily basis as needed

with ultimate accountability for minimizing cost and downtime

- Conducted accident investigations including action items to correct the

situation(s) and target dates for completion

- Conducted weekly scheduling meetings including a review of previous

weeks projects and their productivity and forecasted profitability

- Delivered informal performance reviews on a semi-regular basis and

assisted the Director of Operations in her formal performance review

process

- Handled all paperwork and training for newly hired field personnel

Project Manager/Estimator

Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities August

2005 - March 2008

- Responsible for all pre-construction, construction, and post-

construction activities

- Responsible for specific management of company crews, subcontractors,

suppliers, and all other aspects of any given project

- Directly involved in developing and sustaining customer relationships

- Controlling all costs and performing all other responsibilities in

effectively building various projects ranging in size and scope from

$1,000 to $500,000

- Performed basic Quality Assurance/Quality Control duties demonstrating

a general knowledge of industry and government specifications, handbooks

and standards as they relate to individual projects

- Performed all other project administration including planning,

scheduling, health and safety programs, and purchase agreement

administration as required

Operations Support

Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities March

2004 - August 2005

- Assisted Operations Department on a daily basis dispatching,

scheduling, and resolving minor issues

- Assisted with steadily increasing responsibility the management and

operation of the Missouri Valley Asphalt plant including repairs,

inventory, and managing daily orders and mix designs

- Responsible for direct supervision of approximately thirty-five

material delivery drivers and ensuring productivity, profitability, and

cost containment of the drivers on an individual basis

Special Project - HeavyJob Implementation October

2008 - July 2009

- Led enhancement to use HeavyJob software to provide jobsite

information to management in a more accurate, comprehensive, and readily

measureable form while reducing end-user cycle time by days

- Provided innovative and unique training for twelve foremen and

superintendants with minimal computer experience on Microsoft Windows,

Outlook Express, HCSS HeavyJob, and all other relevant computer skills

- Developed process for managing updates and troubleshooting problems,

created unique training materials, prepared goals and objectives, and

managed timelines for achieving incremental goals during the

implementation and improvement stages

- Demonstrated an ability to effectively deal with changes in work

environment by understanding how different individuals are impacted and

focusing on the beneficial aspects of the change to encourage everyone to

work together during a potential difficult transition

Special Project - Creating & Auditing Internal Equipment Cost Schedule

March 2007 - July 2009

- Independently located, collected, organized, synthesized, and

analyzed data from accounting, operations, mechanics, suppliers, and

other sources to update and create an hourly base rate to be charged

internally for the use of over 100 pieces of construction equipment

- Provided detailed quantitative and qualitative justification for

forecast of fixed costs, incremental maintenance costs, and expected

hours of usage by general trends, associations, and cause-effect

relationships

Saint Louis University Men's Lacrosse Program

Head Coach

Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities August

2003 - July 2009

- Organized and executed practices, games, fundraisers, and advertising

campaigns

- Represented the program's interests to the conference, league, and

other third parties

- Special Recognition: Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference 2008 Division II

Coach of the Year

- Special Appointment: Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference 2009 Tournament

Director

- Special Position: Elected Commissioner of Great Rivers Lacrosse

Conference for 2009-2010

Purdue University Men's Lacrosse Program

Interim Head Coach

Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities

December 2001 - December 2003

- Performed all duties of Head Coach while spearheading a search for a

permanent replacement

- Only undergraduate student approved by the Central Collegiate Lacrosse

Association to act as Head Coach

- Special Recognition: Achieved only back-to-back playoff berths in

Purdue history

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