Project Manager Engineer

Van C. Graves, Jr.

Email: *********@*******.***

**** ****** ****** • Royal Oak, MI 48073 • 517-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To work a challenging position in the construction industry that will utilize my proficiency and offer room

for advancement.

EDUCATION

Michigan State University

B.S. in Building Construction Management

East Lansing, MI 48824

Graduation Date: December 2000

WORK EXPERIENCE

Project Engineer: White Construction, Detroit, MI October 2004 – December 2008

• Organized complete take offs and estimates for bids.

• Reviewed contractor’s proposals for omitted scope and completeness.

• Scheduled, organized and headed project scope buy out meetings.

• Wrote contracts and purchase orders for execution.

• Worked closely with project manager to develop project budgets and billings for owner review.

• Helped manage and control the project costs.

• Examined RFI’s and submittals for review and distribution to all parties.

• Created and maintained document control logs.

• Collected, reviewed and assembled closeout documents for the owner’s end use.

• Assisted project manager in contract closeout negotiations and settlements.

• Worked onsite with superintendent to monitor work progress and resolution of site issues.

• Scheduled and instructed inner office Prolog Management training seminars.

• Helped oversee a development team and our implementation of plans to improve the company.

Project Engineer: Michigan Industrial Group, Detroit, MI December 2000 – August 2004

• Prepared detailed take offs and estimates for bids.

• Prepared, distributed and advertised project bid packages for bid.

• Awarded and wrote contracts, Issued purchase and change orders to contracts.

• Reviewed quotations for their accuracy to maintain budget.

• Created, maintained and tracked detailed schedules to insure projects stayed on schedule.

• Submitted progress reports to the owner for review.

• Attended and contributed at weekly owner’s and contractor’s jobsite meetings to help problem solve.

• Assisted Corporate Safety Director with site safety.

• Reviewed submittals and RFI’s, Helped develop company document tracking procedures.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Bloomfield Park Building “E” – Phase I, Pontiac, Michigan

• GC for construction of a new five level parking structure with retail spaces ($13.5M)

University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan

• Renovation of the old Kindred Hospital to house the new UDM Dental School and Clinic ($12.2M)

Detroit Water and Sewage Department, Detroit, Michigan

• Upgrade of seven multiple sites power transformers and infrastructures ($12.5M)

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St John Health Systems, Detroit, Michigan

• Construction of the new 68,000sf St. John Detroit Riverview Hospital – MOB addition ($6M)

• New Macomb Ambulatory Care Center ($13M)

City of Pontiac Growth Group, Pontiac, Michigan

• 38,000sf renovation and development of Strand Theater ($4M)

Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan

• Rouge Steel-Heritage Project ($18M)

Detroit Public Schools, various projects

• FLICS – Renovation of the old Renaissance High School into a specialized middle school ($8M)

• Central High School – Addition and Renovation to the existing facility ($32M)

• Kitchen Upgrade Package – Renovation of 11 school kitchens ($850,000)

• Heilmann Elementary School – CM for construction of new school ($19.6M)

• Beard Elementary School – CM for construction of new school ($17.5M)

DTE Energy, Detroit, Michigan

• Installation of a stairwell pressurization system in two stairwell towers ($500,000)

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Proficient with Auto CAD, Expedition, Prolog Manager, Microsoft Office, Primavera Project Planner,

Timberline Precision Estimating, Microsoft Project, Sure Trak, Adobe Acrobat and Crystal Reports.

CERTIFICATIONS/REGISTRATIONS

• Timberline Software Corporation Achievement Award.

• Safe2Build certified.

• 2 hour Asbestos Awareness.

• Site Sense Trained by Crew Training International.

• American Red Cross Adult CPR & First Aid.

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