Project Manager Engineer

C.J. (Christopher James) Goryance

*** ******** *****, ********, **** 44095-1651

Email: ******@*****.*** Cell: 440-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Acquire a mid to upper level project engineer / management position to utilize my Construction Engineering degrees,

acquired skills, and past work experiences to excel in the many areas of construction engineering and project

management.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2/2009 – 8/2009 Huffman Equipment Rental and Contracting Inc. - Eastlake, Ohio

Project Manager / Engineer

Huffman Equipment Rental and Contracting Inc. is a multi-million dollar marine based specialty company

specializing in marine construction, pile driving and dredging projects for organizations such as the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, ODOT, Lake Metro Parks and various private marinas along Lake Eire. As Project Manager, my duties

included overseeing all aspects of construction, conducting meetings and communication directly with the owner(s),

estimating, reviewing and analyzing statements of work, bid forms, assembling bid packets, etc.

My main project was Townline Park Waterfront Improvements, located in North Perry Village, Ohio on the coast of

Lake Eire. The $4.5 million project entailed complete redevelopment of the shoreline to include construction of two large

off-shore breakwaters, break walls, bin wall piers, mooring dock, floating piers, beach area, boat dock area, boat launch

ramp, shoreline rip-rap protection, and related duties.

6/2007 – 3/2008

Project Manager/Engineer Kraft Construction Company Inc. - Naples, Florida

Kraft Construction is Florida’s largest privately owned general contractor. As Project Manager/Engineer, my

duties included reviewing shop drawings and submittals, creating/answering RFI’s and change orders, maintaining

extensive schedules, altering/manipulating contractual drawings utilizing AutoCAD, as well as coordinating multiple

subcontractors all at once. Several computer programs utilized were Primavera Scheduling and Autodesk Constructware

Project Management programs, as well as various Microsoft Office Applications.

My project was The Collier County Emergency Services Center. It is a $60 million unique government project

which was constructed to sustain a Category 5 Hurricane and to remain self-operational in the event of a mass destructive

storm. It is a state-of-the-art facility constructed on top of 300 cast-in-place concrete piles, with a cast-onsite concrete tilt-

up exterior paneling system. The building houses a variety of emergency services including 911 Center, Hazmat,

Homeland Security, FEMA, Fire & Police Chiefs, and News Media.

4/2004 – 6/2007

Owner/Operator C. J. Construction Company - Eastlake, Ohio

Owner and operator, C. J. Construction, a successful construction business specializing in excavation, swimming

pool installation, landscape design and construction, concrete and masonry, waterproofing, drain tile installation and

repair.

Solely responsible for simultaneously managing multiple projects to include scheduling, estimating, equipment

maintenance and all administrative duties associated with owning a business.

EDUCATION

8/2003 – 5/2006 University of Akron Bachelor’s Degree Akron, Ohio

Construction Engineering

8/2003 – 5/2005 University of Akron Associates Degree Akron, Ohio

Construction Engineering & Technology

8/1998 – 5/2002 Lakeland Community College Associates Degree Kirtland, Ohio

Associates of Arts

*OSHA 20 Hour Certification

SKILLS

Heavy Equipment Operator and Surveying Expert Level 15 years experience

Auto CAD, Microsoft Office, Primavera, Topcon GPS, etc. Expert Level 10 years experience

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