Project Manager Engineer

Brian C. Potvin

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Elmhurst, IL *****

(H) 630-***-****

(C) 847-***-****

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Skills Summary

Senior Procurem ent & Construction professional with extensive experience large-scale residentia l

constr uction d evelopment seeking a career that will ma ke the most of m y leadership skills in

Procur ement, Constr uction Mana gement, Land D evelopment, and Consultant Mana gem ent.

Procur ement, contracting and cost control

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Project Mana gem ent

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• Conc eptua l Est imating, B udgeting and A cco unt ing

• Land D ev elo pmen t, In frastruct ure and V ertica l Con struct io n

• New Pro jec t D ue D iligen ce

• Cons ultan t Manageme nt - Arch ite ctura l, Civil, Str uct ural, Geot echn ica l e ngine erin g etc. .

• System and pro cess implemen tatio n

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Employment

Senior Project Manager – New England Build ers, Sko kie, IL

01/07 – Present

Senior Project Mana ger for a $100MM custom active adult development in Lake Bluff, I L, 40 unit

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condom inium d evelopment on the shores of La ke Michigan in Racine WI and a 70 unit m ixed use,

retail, condo/townhome development in downtown Lisle, I L (Pre-Construction Phase).

Responsible for the pur chasing and management of a ll phases of constr uction including but not

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lim ited to; consultants contracts, land development, infrastr ucture and vertica l constr uction.

Responsible for mana gement of onsite personnel.

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Responsible for bud geting, cost control, accounting, bank draws and profit / loss.

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Directo r of Purchasing & Operations – KB Home (Fo rmally Zale Homes) Schaumburg, IL

12/2000 – 08/2006

Responsible for leading the vertica l constr uction teams including puchasing, field production,

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custom er service and sched uling.

Reduced direct costs through extensive value engineer ing and the developm ent of strategic

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partnerships with subcontractors and vendors.

Implemented system and process upgrades to maxim ize the efficiencies of both internal and externa l

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team members.

Obtained the second highest custom er service rating throughout 32 d ivisions in 2005.

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Purchasing - Contracts Manager – Camb rid ge Homes, Libertyville, IL

06/1994 – 12/2000

Developed strategic partner ships with the subcontra ctor and vendor base to ensure the highest quality

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at the most responsible cost in a m utua lly beneficia l relationship.

Executed conta cts for subcontractor and materia l suppliers.

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Closely followed the com modity mar kets to ensure the best possible tim ing for commod ity purchases.

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Education

Bachelors of Science - Purdue University, West La fayette, IN – Construction Management

Internship – Citicorp R eal Estate, 200 S outh Wacker Dr ive, Chicago, I L

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